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University reform, part II: the barriers
Australian universities are admin-heavy, have high student-academic ratios and in recent years have seen a race to the bottom in standards, related to a battle over student numbers. The selling out of previously amassed reputation by reducing entry barriers most recently became official policy at UNSW and the University of Sydney (the 'no ATAR' rule that is hurting UWS), but merely followed standard practise in many other places. These forces have long been foretold by academic papers of decades past, so those looking to get their teeth into the question how it all came about should glance at this paper from 10 year ago, or this other old one, or this most recent one.
Government is now also waking up to this reality, witnessed most recently by a consultancy report by Ernst and Young that says about the future that "University asset bases and administrations will need to be significantly leaner than they are today." In the US too has the explosion of administrators who give themselves fantastic salaries but don't seem to add much been noted.
Whilst the Australian audience, which includes the education ministries and the general public, does not seem to realise the full scale of the governance problems in the university sector, even the insiders who do know the problem face an uphill battle in trying to think of solutions. Indeed, in this respect the consultancy report mentioned has no clue as to what to do and merely pushes hollow phrases like 'universities will need to have a clear strategy'.
Rather than discuss what is wrong with popular particular proposals, like vouchers or privatisation, let us mainly try and get a handle on the quite baffling array of barriers that any solution has to navigate. Along the way you will get an appreciation for just what the underlying economics of our universities really are:
- Forget about anything that requires a wholesale increase in standards, mainly because that would cost us the overseas students who come for our easy degrees (the really smart ones do not come here unless by mistake). Hence a university inspectorate or something that would truly try to enforce high uniform standards for degrees is unlikely to get real traction. Indeed, as almost 40% of the population gets pushed through university, one can by implications not have super-high standards for normal undergrad courses.
- Forget about anything that costs more money. The call for reform only has a chance when times are lean and people are looking for savings.
- Forget about anything that needs the tertiary education unions on-side. You see, what are superfluous workers from the point of view of society includes fee-paying members from the point of view of the unions. They are members precisely because they need more protection than their more useful counterparts. Hence unions will be violently opposed to anything that would actually lead to real cost cutting.
- Forget about the active help of the academics. Sad to say, but when it comes to it, we are cowards. We have cushy jobs and those of us who are the best placed to push through ideas and reforms have the cushiest jobs of all, meaning they have a lot to lose and almost nothing to gain. We don't mind telling you to what to do and engender a brain-storm session like this one, but realistically speaking we are not going to do it ourselves.
- Forget about mandating anything to do with who works at universities, like ratios of academics to administrators or rules on consulting. The reason why this is off the table has to do with the ambiguous answer to the question which part of government actually controls universities. You see, most things to do with budgets goes via the central government, including HECS fees, central grants, student Visas, etc. Yet, the legal power in universities rests with their senates or university councils. These are ultimately appointed mainly by the local state ministers for education who otherwise have few dealings with the universities in their state. This gives the local ministers the incentives to pay little attention to whom they appoint on these councils whilst blaming Canberra for everything. This is truly a knotty problem because universities exist by local and national acts of parliament. The current situation reflects the balance of responsibilities for education across these two tiers of government. To streamline the outside lines of authority operating on universities would require changes in the relative power between states and the commonwealth (one way or the other), no doubt in the face of furious lobbying by all concerned. To end up with one body that truly controls universities (local or central, does not matter) would then only occur if the problems are so open and so vast that people are desperate. Till then the state ministers have every incentive to look away whilst the commonwealth lacks the actual ability to force university rulers to do their bidding. Hence anything involving the appointment of the top people in universities (the core power) is immediately off the table.
- Forget about anything that requires lots of student mobility, such as competition between universities in different cities or even competition between existing universities within cities. The main reason why this is off the table is that mobility in general in Australia is low and students now overwhelmingly stay at home in order to avoid the very high costs of accommodation if they move out. Hence the cost of accommodation and the strong local social ties of their students mean universities have captured markets. They do not need to compete for a large slice of the students and the number of people they do need to compete for (those with strong disciplinary interests or particularly knowledgeable parents) is too low to care about. You can see the results of this captured-market thinking all over Australia: the Perth experiment is basically an exercise in wangling more money out of the people who go there anyway, copying the same experiment in Melbourne where there was a bit of a local competitor (Monash) who made them pay somewhat for dumbing-down their degrees. The ability to muddle the waters via all those fake 'accreditations' has meant that the competition on quality is furthermore really a very thin market. Competition on quality is basically now no longer existent for the mass degrees.
- Forget about anything that implies elite universities and 'other universities'. A popular fantasy amongst GO8 scholars is that they should get more money and all the money going to research at other universities should go to them. Pure myth. Why? This is where the egalitarian culture and state governments get into the act: the egalitarian ethos makes it impossible to allocate central money solely to selective entities, unless one takes away the title of 'university' from most of the others. Yet that in turn is impossible because we all want our kids to have a university degree even if they are not smart enough to have a real one, which again is an egalitarian wish. So politicians will block any move to take university status away from any of the existing ones. Moreover, state governments want their local universities to be 'world leading', even if they are out in the bush and have few students. There is simply no way that state governments would agree with plans to officially have their universities labelled as second-rate. Quite the contrary: expect all these forces to further level the playing field between all the universities in the future.
- Forget about the private sector coming in to save the day, either in the form of private universities somewhere remote or as overseas universities taking over some local entity. Indeed, forget about private sector forces within any of the universities that currently pretend to be run like the private sector. Why? Because the real 'rent' on which all the big universities float is neither their reputation nor their captured market of current students, but rather their property. The big inner-city universities are sitting on billions of dollars of prime real estate that they are only allowed to use for teaching and research. Their returns are paltry compared to just putting apartment blocks on the same land. If they were thus truly private or run for-profit, they would cease being universities in a second and just sell all their buildings and land. For the same reason is it simply too expensive for any overseas or private university to buy their way into the Australian system.
Would-be reformers of the Australian higher-education system thus have to be exceedingly clever and creative. They must come up with a way of improving the incentives within universities so that it fires the ones that are useless and increases the power of those more useful, yet they must do this with their hands tied behind their backs. They must brave the current powers-that-be, including the unions. They can neither pour more money into the system, change the legal governance structure, call in foreign or private forces, concentrate research in a select few universities, mandate standards, or count on mobility as an organising force. Oh, and it shouldn't be too hard to explain either because otherwise no politician will run with it.
All that the would-be reformers potentially have on their side is parts of the commonwealth bureaucracy and limited public and business support. Some of the academics will cheer them on, but don't expect real help from them either.
Seems like an impossible challenge, does it not? It has certainly been too much for a whole generation of would-be reformers.
I do not have the answers either. I have some vague ideas that I will put in future posts (along with discussing the ideas of the commenters!) but nothing I would put my hand into the fire for. It is really a tough one.
Since they are the only ones with something real to gain, perhaps it should be concerned parents and budding students who should try and think up something that would actually have a chance. Or perhaps concerned businessmen should take up the challenge? Or perhaps a coalition of them?
So, with a clearer picture of all the barriers and incentives, I encourage the readers to put mode ideas in the thread below. The ones put on the comment thread sofar include a couple of quite innovative ones (and I do plan to come back to them!) and it would be useful to see a few more!
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So, here is a thought for all those academics reading this post. I am a mere practitioner and I earn my keep as an independent consultant. Its hard earned, and I have to develop and maintain many skills to keep going. My partner is an academic (I hope she is not reading my post) and her university is trying to stream-line its syllabus scheduling system. The upshot is that they plan to sack several administrators and instead put the obligation on the academics to get with a new system, which evidently would mean more work for them. My partner's response is that this is yet more administrative hassle, and detracts from her ability to research. I gave this opposition short shrift, and she rightly observed that I was better remunerated than her and that the quid pro quo for her quieter life was lower pay. So maybe one way to deal with all this, is to take the axe to administration, but give the academics a harder life and more money. I suspect this will be difficult, because many value a quieter life more than more money. As a bastardisation of Keynes " to make the rich/some academics work harder you need to give them much more money, to make the poor/some other academics work much harder you need to pay them a little less.
I'm not sure academics would prefer fewer admin staff – much of the admin workload would be shifted to them.
The simplest solution would be to tie federal funding levels to admin/academic ratios. Though I'm sure the universities would find some way to game the system.
Do we have any particular evidence that the marginal administrator lessens the administrative burden on faculty? How much time do we spend jumping through hoops that had no reason to exist but for the imagination of some administrative unit at the University?
I also worry about administrative illusion. I was hired after the administrative explosion, but from what I can gather from the veterans, a lot of nice-sounding schemes were shot down in the old days because faculty recognised that they'd be the ones bearing the costs and that the costs were higher than the benefits. Now, administrative illusion sets in: we reckon that some scheme can be handled by Registry and so it's a great idea. Until we get the new processes and forms that are implemented by the administrators to give life to the new scheme.
It would be really interesting to see whether time use surveys for academics would show any real decline in the administrative work undertaken by faculty with the rising number of administrators.
I suppose a counterargument would be that national governments now demand a whole lot more reporting and so the appropriate counterfactual is that admin burden on faculty would be even higher but for the administrative assistance.
Bruce, Matt,
Yes, I can see what you are thinking; all the extra administrators are surely taking the load off the academics? It is a logical thing to think, but on average, I would say 'no, that is not what is going on'. Essentially, a lot of admin is in terms of activities that simply would not exist without those administrators. Let me give you an example.
One of the things city-based universities have started doing in recent decades is to co-opt secondary schools in their curriculum. This means that universities offer kids in their last year of secondary school the opportunity to already do an accredited course for their university. On top of this, they give presentations, pamflets, websites, open-days, etc. All this is to lock in as many kids as possible to a particular university. Much like the drug pusher stands on the school playground to create demand by handing out freebies, so too do universities now ensure that when they leave secondary school, kids are already indoctrinated by them and have credit points with them and no-one else.
Now, I hope you can see that this strategy makes perfect sence from the point of view of some part of the university: you invest to create a captured market later on. It requires a lot of admin but also creates work for the academics who have to do these presentations and courses.
Still, at the overall level, these are not cost-effective activities. From the point of view of society they are a pure waste, i.e. all they do is shift students from one potential university to another. But also from the point of view of the individual universities, the costs are probably higher than the gains but these costs are decided upon at the faculty level whereas they really come from the overal university accounts so an internal governance problem allows them to exist.
The net effect is more work for everyone; lots of admin doing the marketing and maintaining of these relations and lots of academic time in the presentations and meetings surrounding it. In the optimal system though none of these activities would even exist and there would be both fewer administrators and more free academic time.
Universities now have lots of these things. Training courses for academics. Alumni activities. Assurance of teaching programs. Visitation committees. Etc. Activities that make some sense for some part of the university but that from the point of view of society should not be there at all.
I can't quite see what is going on here. The adage, "half the marketing budget is wasted, but we don't know which half" comes to mind. If the administrative resource is partly a "make work" scheme then clearly great waste and society would be better off with reduced university funding (on condition that the unis applied the cut to admin). But if, on the other hand, part of the admin is the activity of marketing, then regrettable though such activity is, is this not just the natural consequence of a system of funding based on student numbers?
same point applies: you would not want the marketing to be there, just as you don't really want the heart foundation and the kidney foundation to compete for charity dollars. Insofar as you want universities to compete and to advertise their differences, you want them to do that on actual differences, but their incentives are to simply advertise their existence and generic greatness.
And even then, one should not think of this as occurring rationally by a calculating center that properly evaluates the costs and benefits. Rather you should see in the same way as the bureaucratic theory of Niskanen: all kinds of little groups spending money on fairly ineffective activities as a means of keeping and spending more of the overall budget and to have more employees. If you talk to them, VCs are often remarkably ignorant of what their own university's admin is doing.
Marketing is the by-product of a competitive system, and I think not a waste overall even if some particular marketing efforts cost more than they are worth. A lack of competition gave us a system that academics view with nostalgia, but I think was a period of much weaker overall performance than now.
So here is an interesting little debate. Paul points to the great waste in admin, of which marketing a promotion seems to be a large part. He suggests it would be better if unis focussed on content instead of all the flotsam. Andrew suggests marketing is bringing unis into the real world. maybe part of the problem here is that unis (and students) are slowly adapting to a world in which the former chase the latter (whereas previously the latter the former). They are taking time to get good at this changing role, but perhaps the dynamic will improve over time and there will be less marketing waste and better decisions by students, in turn shaping the unis. Joshua Gans' recent blog on UWS seemed to suggest that it was working this way.
you confuse a university with a business. If universities were truly run for profit, the 30-40% superfluous administrators and most of the marketing would be axed overnight. And, as point 8 makes clear, the universities would instantaneously stop being universities and sell their true assets to convert into apartment blocks.
Don't buy into the fantasy that universities are currently run like businesses. Some people in universities pay themselves as if they were CEO's, true, but it aint the same as being a real one!
student mobility exists, but is remarkably low, particularly for the major inner city universities. Besides, they already are about as big as you want universities to be (40,000 students). We'd probably be better of with universities a little smaller!
Still, the main point to make about marketing is that you should not see it as being rationally decided upon by a cost-benefit calculating center. That again would be confusing a university for a well-run business. It's a very different beast.


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Stream the new Protest The Hero album
Tilting against Windmills is so boring. Will comment back with every song opinion lol.
you really don't like Tilting Against Windmills? i actually really dig that song.
whole album rules really. i honestly couldn't name one bad track. this might be their best album (or at least most consistent)
damn, album goes hard
Kezia will always be best.
4 songs in and it's a 3.3 for me. Without prejudice was solid
EDIT: so was yellow teeth
huge nostalgia band for me. first two albums are pretty fun but scurrilous was godawful and so is this. absolute shit
both this and scurrilous are both underwhelming agreed. They're not trash though.
EDIT: so far tilting through windmills all the way through plato's Tribawls just blends together.
Really boring meat of the album. also lol how rody screams so much on a life embossed, when all he
did when they toured on scurrilous was talk about how much screaming sucks. His cleans are so
uninspired on this album. Going down to a 2.5. first two songs are great but thats it. also Rody's
vocals are way the fuck too loud. also why are the drum cymbals so fucking low in the mix, yet the
snare is loud as shit cmon people.
EDIT 2: mist is pretty cool
EDIT 3: Propagandhi guest spot!
Zoop zoop suck it haters! This band is just another rip of Periphery. Fuck them, Periphery came first and Periphery rule all. Even Meshuggah. If you disagree you're an immature idiet.
fucking good album. Much better than Scurrilous.
Much varied and full of great instrumental stuff (and of course Rody still kicks ass vocally), even if being lyrically shitty sometimes.
Plato's Tripartite, Without Prejudice, Drumhead Trial and Clarity are great. If there is one track I didn't like, its A Life Embossed... so many good ideas done in a messy way.
lol i don't even know what to say to that weedblunt... i mean kudos for liking Periphery, i dig them too... but come on man
anyway.. this will probably end up in my top 5 for the year. definitely top 10 even if it slides some
I'm thirty minutes in I think, and it's a drag how boring this is. Rody singing really dumb lyrics really fucking loudly over boring tech shit for most of it. I dunno, maybe it's just cuz it's on YouTube.
this album is a hard 2.5 very underwhelming. Rody is so boring on this one and he's way the fuck too loud.
MadMikeLove, do you like this album?
perfection. nothing else to be said
This kills
Digging: Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor
me 2
Weedblunt, that has to be a joke, right? PTH have been around like 4 years longer than Periphery and if you think Periphery own Meshuggah, you may need to reevaluate, man.
thats a quote from a youtube comment
This is so goddamn good.
yeah weedblunt is kidding its a youtube comment haha
no fortress or kezia, but better than scurrilous.
Digging: People Under the Stairs - O.S.T.
Is the immature iDiet the one with candy, cakes, and chips? Because it sounds delicious.
I wish the guitar work was closer to Fortress but it's too early to pass judgement on the record.
Album's great, but I really miss the screams - they seem to have lost a bit of the hard edge now. I'm enjoying this, but tbh it just sounds like "Scurrilous Part 2" to me on 1st listen
As good as Scurrilous. AKA all right. Disappointed tbh
Digging: VASA - Colours
After multiple listens this grew on me... I like it a lot now. Totally digging yellow teeth and onward
This is actually decent.
Album slays. The vocalist has character.
A little too eclectic at times, vocals still grate on me.
"Album's great, but I really miss the screams - they seem to have lost a bit of the hard edge now. I'm enjoying this, but tbh it just sounds like "Scurrilous Part 2" to me on 1st listen"
Did you even listen to it? This album probably has the most harsh vocals of any PTH album.
Digging: Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
Just listen to A Life Embossed.... thats some harsh vocal shit.
from Clarity to Plato's Tripartite the album is just perfect... Im still growing on the second half
Album is pretty damn good. Which is pretty surprising given how bad Scurrilous was. Love the Sequoia Throne throwback in Animal Bones
Not a fan of the sound on this, it's so sterile and clean.
"Love the Sequoia Throne throwback in Animal Bones"
That part made me way more happy than it should have, but whatever.
rody stepped it up a ton on his harsh vocals, damn!
Did you even listen to it? This album probably has the most harsh vocals of any PTH album.
Pot calling the kettle black
the lyrics are figuratively the worst thing ever
This album does NOT have the most harsh vocals of any PTH, not at all.
But the ones that are there are amazing so that's fine
whoa shit essence sighting
weedblunt for comment of the year
Digging: Anathema - The Optimist
Album is phenomenal
It sounds like they combined elements from every album they've written and mixed it together. Will probably listen to 10 times and then get addicted to it like every PTH release.
Fortress will always be the best though
Kezia would like a word with you ^
Haven't had the time to listen to this in full yet, doing so now.
Listened a few more times. Definitely dig this more than Kezia and Scurrilous. I'm hearing a lot of very major-y pop-prog melodies everywhere which is pretty fun. The classical outro to mist is AWESOME. It's really impressive how much the riffs have improved from scurrilous too.
Mist is amazing. Makes me feel.
Really solid shit right here
Digging: Roger Waters - Is This The Life We Really Want?
Pretty cool they would do an entire song about Newfoundland haha.
I'd rather stream my piss into the face of andcas's girlfriend.
dude when you troll that blatantly no one finds it funny, just sad ^
How'd you know I was crying?
actually that was pretty funny if i must say
I take it he didn't get the reference.
If you get blueballs on the Internet Beef, it's your own damn fault.
i just dont get why you're bringing the cat fight to other threads really >>
I'm trying to upset you.
well im not upset lol, i literally just told you i found it sad >>
Sadness is a negative emotion.
oh you
Mist is awesome, going to spin this some more.
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Okay, so that the game looks good in a screenshot (and a trailer) isn't the be all and end all but it certainly helps - and considering CoD 5 uses the same engine as CoD 4 we'd expect no less. When we hear that four-way co-operative play of the continuous drop-in drop out kind is at hand in the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 versions our appetites are whetted further. That the Wii version will be tailored for use with the Wii Zapper (should you so wish) and have its own customised two-way co-op mode (to cope with the lower hardware specs presumably) is icing on the cake.
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Around the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday's game.
Note that the Australian and Dominican Baseball Leagues were off last night.
Here is the rundown of what Cleveland players in fall and winter ball did yesterday:
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- Ezequiel Carrera (RF-CF): 1-for-4, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 E. Just another routine day from Carrera, reaching base twice, stealing a base, and struggling in the field. Still, this offseason has been a good start for Carrera headed into Spring Training.
- Hector Rondon (RP): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO. Make it 13 straight scoreless outings for Rondon, another player successfully using the winter league to put himself into a better position. I for one am excited to see what 2013 is going to hold for Rondon and cannot wait for the season to start.
- Eric Berger (SP): W (1-4), 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 SO. And yet another player in the Venezuelan League. Berger now has 33 strikeouts in 35.2 innings while only walking eight; he may be turning 27 in April, but there is still a chance for the left-hander, especially considering his strong SO:BB.
Puerto Rican Winter League
- Matt Langwell (RP): L (0-2), 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR. Langwell started off his outing well, getting a grounder back to himself. The next batter finished the game with a walk-off home run. That was the first run Langwell allowed in winter ball, though, so one slipup can be forgiven.
- Giovanni Soto (RP): W (1-0), 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO. Soto, on the other hand, had a very strong game in his first multi-inning outing this winter. After six walks in 4.2 innings, Soto's no-walk showing is a strong step in the right direction.
Mexican Winter League
- Karim Garcia (RF): 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SO. Garcia just turned 37 years old, but he is still plugging away in Mexican leagues. He has hit eight home runs in 32 winter games after hitting 22 in 101 games over the summer, great numbers for the outfielder.
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Insurance-Canada.ca Newsletter Archive
Issue 2007-09: February 27, 2007
This newsletter is for members of the Canadian Insurance Industry, and those who serve it. The newsletter is published weekly, and notes information mostly about the use of the Internet and related technologies in the industry. Some is international, where we feel it is relevant to Canada.
Update on "Business Intelligence" Conference on March 5.
Last chance to catch our only Technology in Insurance Conference this year - register today!
Don't miss the great topics and top-notch speakers, including James Barber, North American Insurance Sales Manager, Information Builders Inc. who in his topic "Accelerating P&C Agility Through Effective Information: A Case Study:" will address:
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- how they delivered prompt business results within an enterprise architecture,
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For registration and more information on the Business Intelligence conference.
eBusiness and Technology
DMTI Spatial launches the Location Hub™ using a SaaS delivery model for enabling Location Intelligence in the Enterprise.
MARKHAM, ON – Feb 5, 2007 – DMTI Spatial™ (DMTI), a leading provider of location intelligence solutions launches the Location Hub™ using the Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model. This new market offering represents a more practical and strategic approach to enabling location intelligence in the Enterprise.
Gartner EXP Survey of More than 1,400 CIOs Shows CIOs Must Create Leverage to Remain Relevant to the Business.
STAMFORD, Conn., February 14, 2007 - Two out of three enterprises want to grow faster than the market in 2007 making competitiveness a key goal for CEOs. CIOs are aware of the business priorities in 2007 and the need to improve processes, workforce performance and attract new customers. However, CIO near-term priorities remain internally focused on IT services, according to a worldwide survey of more than 1,400 CIOs by Gartner Executive Programs (EXP). Gartner analysts warn that this disconnect will place CIOs and IT at risk.
Policy and Product Management
SunGard iWORKS Launches Assumed Reinsurance Solution.
Atlanta, GA – February 22, 2007 – SunGard today announced the availability of SunGard iWORKS ProSume, an assumed reinsurance administration solution supporting professional organizations with assumed reinsurance business. SunGard iWORKS reinsurance solutions support the assumed and ceded reinsurance process for general insurance carriers and professional reinsurers. These global solutions are designed to meet the demands of the reinsurance professional regardless of geography and complexity.
SunGard Acquires Maxim Insurance Software Corporation.
Atlanta, GA – February 13, 2007 – SunGard announced today that it has acquired Maxim Insurance Software Corporation (Maximsoft), a leading provider of premium billing systems for the property and casualty industry. Maximsoft will become part of SunGard's iWORKS product family. The transaction, the terms of which were not disclosed, is not expected to have a material impact on SunGard's financial results.
Industry's Ability to Predict Loss Drives Auto Insurance Rates Lower: I.I.I.
TALLAHASSEE, FL, February 9, 2007 - Florida's auto insurance market is highly competitive because insurers have the ability to incorporate into their pricing decisions a broad range of actuarially sound underwriting factors, including a policyholder's occupation and education, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).
ASCnet Announces 2007 Educational Program.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2007)The Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the user group for Applied Systems agency management technology, is announcing a power-packed educational program for 2007 that will be punctuated by regional meetings and culminate with the 22nd Annual Technology, Education & Networking Conference (TENCon) in October.
Keal Technology founders receive Ernst & Young, Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
CONCORD, February 2007: The finalists for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, Atlantic Canada were on hand October 5, 2006 at the Marriott Harbour Front Hotel in Halifax for an evening gala celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of Atlantic Canadians. Pat and Lily Durepos captured the Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Service category.
Business of Insurance
Conning Research: Potential for Antiselection and Arbitrage in the Life Industry is on the Rise.
Hartford, CT, January 22, 2007 - The life insurance industry is facing a change in the way investors, agents and individuals respond to the increasing availability of financial and medical information, according to a new study by Conning Research & Consulting, Inc. New advances in medical technology and the availability of medical, genetic, and lifestyle information increase the threats of antiselection and arbitrage in life insurance, but also present opportunities for insurance companies.
Wealth Management in North America: Clients, Products, and Providers: Report Published by Celent.
New York, NY, USA - January 22, 2007 - In the report, Wealth Management in North America: Clients, Products, and Providers, Celent takes a snapshot of the wealth management industry at the start of 2007. According to the report, there are three different major client segments to be considered by wealth management providers.
Consumer Information
Ontario's First Safer Living Home Completed: ICLR and Insurance Industry.
SUDBURY, ON, Feb. 19, 2007 - Confronting the challenges of increasingly destructive weather-related catastrophes will require new ways of doing things. And that's exactly what the Designed...for safer living program is all about. Today the program celebrated a milestone as Ontario's first safer living home, designed to withstand winds of 200 km/hour, was completed in Sudbury.
Aviva lowers automobile insurance rates in Nova Scotia.
The owners of 47,000 vehicles insured through the Aviva Canada group in Nova Scotia started paying lower automobile insurance rates as of February.
SGI provides rebate and applies to reduce rates.
Thanks in part to safer driving, SGI is returning $100 million to its customers through a rebate on their 2006 auto insurance premiums. In addition, SGI has applied to the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel for a general rate reduction of five per cent with rate rebalancing, which would mean more than half of SGI customers will be paying less for their auto insurance.
Marketing and the Market Place
Industrial Alliance Auto and Home Insurance becomes an AIR MILES(R) Sponsor.
QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 19, 2007 - The President of Industrial Alliance Auto and Home Insurance, Michel Laurin, is delighted to announce that Industrial Alliance Auto and Home Insurance is now an official AIR MILES(R) Sponsor. This four-year partnership between the two parties will officially take flight on February 19.
Insurance discounts for motorcycle and ATV enthusiasts - La Capitale General Insurance partners with Motodirect and Quadnet.
QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 21, 2007 - La Capitale General Insurance is proud to announce their new partnership with two major players in the recreational vehicles' sector, Motodirect and Quadnet. La Capitale offers to all members of these two communities, a 10% premium discount on their motorcycle and ATV insurance.
Latest spotlight report from Eastbridge Consulting Group gives insight into what benefit managers are looking at when choosing a voluntary carrier.
AVON, CONNECTICUT, USA (February 20, 2007)-Competition has been intense in the worksite market for a number of years and it shows no signs of letting up. To stay ahead of the game, it is important that carriers really understand all of their customers-including the employer/benefit manager.
Canadians Aged 55+ Have Not Integrated The Internet Into Their Daily Lives: Ipsos Reid.
February 15, 2007 Vancouver, BC - A new study released by Ipsos Reid, Older Canadians and the Internet1, has found that older Canadians lag significantly behind those in other age groups when it comes to their online usage and proficiency, showing that 'digital' divide is still alive and well in Canada.
Landslides with Peter Bobrowsky: Friday Forum, March 23, 2007, by ICLR.
The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction is pleased to invite you to participate in a workshop with Peter Bobrowsky, Senior Research Scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada. In the last 150 years, landslides have killed more individuals in Canada than all other natural hazards combined. Direct and indirect economic losses resulting from landslides are estimated to be in the range of $200-$400 million per year.
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The Spring meeting of the heritage group I am actively involved with meets this weekend. Our Insurance Canada BI Conference follows on Monday. Needless to say it is already a hectic week. If you are attending the conference next Monday, I look forward to seeing you there.


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Crombie, Robert (2002) Unemployment Policy in Australia: The Pertinence of French-Style Reductions in Work Time. In Hanna, B, Woodley, E, Buys, E, & Summerville, J (Eds.) Social Change in the 21st Century Conference Proceedings: Refereed Conference Papers, 22 November 2002, Brisbane, Queensland.
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Nov. 24, 2012
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Last Time Out
• Loyola enters Sunday's match coming off a loss to future Patriot League foe Navy, in a 71-60 game in Alumni Hall.
• Senior Katie Sheahin posted her fourth-consecutive double digit score, totaling 63 points in the 2012-13 season alone.
• Fellow classmate Alyssa Sutherland led the team in points against Navy, going 6-11 from the field, and connecting on two free throws. The senior leads the team in rebounds, averaging 5.8 a game.
• Junior Nicole Krusen continued her hot-streak from behind the arc, making three of her four three-point attempts against Navy.
• The Greyounds went 12-13 from the free-throw line on Tuesday, a season-high 92.3 percent for Loyola.
Scouting the Tigers
• Three Tigers scored double figures to pull out a 62-44 victory over the UMBC Retrievers, on Tuesday night. Both Loyola and Towson have brought home wins from UMBC, the first of the season for the Greyhounds, and the third win for the Tigers.
• Nyree Williams scored a career-high 22 points against UMBC, combined with 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Williams averages 12.7 points/rebounds per game.
• Tanisha McTiller scored 11 points, and was just shy of a double-double, with nine boards. Michelle Peebles was the third Tiger to score double digits, recording ten points.
• Towson tallied their third consecutive game scoring 30 plus points in the paint, after playing the Retrievers on Tuesday. The Tigers have also out rebounded every team this season, recording 47 total boards to UMBC's 29.
Series with Towson
• Towson leads the series 26-12 against the Greyhounds.
• The first Loyola win was recorded in 1977, as the Greyhounds defeated the Tigers 71-51.
• The Greyhounds are 6-11 at contests held in Reitz Arena, with the last victory in 2004.
• Last year, a buzzer-beater layup by Towson ended the game 56-54. The Greyhounds lost a hard faught battle, as the teams tied three times, and the leader changed twice. The Greyhounds had three players score double-digits, while Towson's Krystin Fields tabbed a 20 point game, recording 14 rebounds and two steals.
Up Next
• Loyola heads to Howard for a 7 p.m. tip off on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Loyola vs. The MAAC
• Loyola was picked to finish third in the preseason coaches poll. The Greyhounds finished only 16 points behind Niagara University. In a unanimous vote, the seven-time defending champion Marist College Red Foxes took first.
• The Greyhounds went 9-9 in conference play last season, notching a 6-3 record against teams when playing them for a second time.
• Marist was the only team that swept Loyola during the regular-season. The Greyhounds split with every other team besides Siena, who they beat in both meetings.
• The Greyhounds are 192-191 all-time against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponents, including 69-57 under Head Coach Joe Logan.
• Logan has the most wins of any Loyola head coach in program history against conference opponents.
• The Greyhounds are 115-79 at home against the MAAC, including 38-25 under Logan.
• The Greyhounds are 78-111 on the road against the MAAC, including 31-32 under Logan.
Shining Sheahin
• Junior guard Katie Sheahin enters her final season as the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year, earning a spot on the preseason conference first team.
• Sheahin led the Greyhounds in scoring last season, totaling 453 points for an average of 15.1 per game. She was the fourth player in Greyhound history to average more than 15 points per game since 1990, joining Patty Stoffey, Lynn Albert and former teammate Miriam McKenzie.
• Sheahin also led the team in steals with 102, the second most in a single season in Loyola history, as well as assists with 93, and blocks with 34.
• She ranks fifth all-time at Loyola with 94 career blocks and was one of the top guards in the country last season, at 1.1 blocks per game. She finished the 2011-12 season ranked fourth in the MAAC.
• Last season, she scored in double figures in 11-straight games to end the year.
• Over that stretch, Sheahin averaged 16.4 points per game to go with 5.4 rebounds and 3.4 steals.
• Sheahin scored 20-plus points three times last season, including back-to-back games against George Washington and American. She tied her career-high with 28 points at George Washington.
New Kids on the Block
• All five freshman made their collegiate debut in the season opener agaisnt the Hartford Hawks.
• Diana Logan was the first rookie to score double digits against UMBC Nov. 17, 2012. The guard went 4-8 from the field, connecting on one basket from downtown.
• The freshman class has played for 135 minutes, scoring 30 points in four games.
Checking the List Twice
• Senior guard Katie Sheahin was named the 2011-12 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, as voted on by the league's coaches.
• It was the second-straight year Sheahin earned the honor, becoming just the second player in conference history to be named Defensive Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons.
• In 2011-12, Sheahin led the conference with 3.4 steals per game, recording 102 total thefts, the second-most in school history.
• She also ranked fourth in blocks at 1.1 per game, turning back 34 last season.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
• Katie Sheahin scored her 1,000th career point against Iona on Feb. 10, 2012, becoming the 20th player in Greyhound history to reach the achievement.
• It was the second season in a row that the Greyhounds had a junior reach the 1,000-point mark after Miriam McKenzie did so in 2010-11.
Home Sweet Home
• The Greyhounds are 0-1 at Reitz Arena, tied with games on the road.
• Head coach Joe Logan has led the team to 31-33 on the home hardwood, with a 0-1 record this season.
Marshall Madness
• Sophomore guard Kara Marshall earned 2012 preseason All-MAAC second team honors, in only her second year as a Greyhound.
• Marshall finished her rookie year ranked second on the Loyola All-Time Freshman scoring list with 329 points last season. Only Patty Stoffey scored more points as a freshman at Loyola with 443 in the 1991-92 season.
• Marshall finished the 2011-12 season ranked ninth in the MAAC in conference games at 13.0 points per game, and ranked second among freshman overall in scoring at 11.0 points per game. Overall, she ranked first in the conference among freshmen in steals (2.0 per game) and third in 3-point field goals made (1.5).
• Last season, she tied for fifth in three-point field goals made with 45, and also was ninth in free-throw percentage, connecting on 78-of-96 (81.3-percent) from the line.
• The 5-8 guard earned a spot on the 2011-12 All-MAAC Rookie team.
Cruisin' Down the Hardwood
• Junior Nicole Krusen recorded her first career double-double against UMBC Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. The guard posted 15 points and ten boards, going 5-8 from behind the arc.
• Krusen led the Loyola reserves last season, with 3.9 points per game. The six-foot guard connected on 31-of-90 3-point attempts in 2011-12, leading the team at 34.4-percent.
Moving Forward
• In 2011-12, the Greyhounds were led by Alyssa Sutherland and Nneka Offodile in the post, with Sutherland averaging 6.8 points and Offodile averaging 5.8 per game.
• Sutherland also averaged 5.0 rebounds and was second on the team with 74 assists and tied for fourth with 53 steals last season.
• Sutherland was in double figures six times last season, including a career-high 18 points in a win at Niagara. She also had four or more rebounds 17 times.
• Offodile pulled down 4.8 rebounds per game and was second on the team with 20 blocks in 2011-12. She shot 82.5-percent (33-for-40) from the free-throw line.
• Offodile also scored in double figures six times last season, with a career-high 11 points twice and recorded five or more rebounds 16 times.
Hitting the Free Ones
• Four Greyhounds have crushed every shot from the line, including Nicole Krusen, Alyssa Sutherland, Steph Smith, and rookie Tiffany Padgett. Junior Nneka Offodile follows close behind, hitting .833 percent from the free-throw line, going 5-6 in the 2012-13 season.
• Senior Katie Sheahin went 8-8 fom the free-throw line against Maryland in 2012.
• In 2011-12, the Greyhounds finished fourth in the MAAC, hitting 72.0-percent (391-of-543) of their free-throw attempts.
• The percentage ranked as the fifth highest single-season team percentage in Loyola history.
Double Trouble
• Sheahin started the 2012-13 season where she ended last season.
• Offensively, the senior posted double figures for every game of the 2012-13 season.
• Last season, Katie Sheahin scored in double figures in 11-straight games to end the year.
• Over that stretch, Sheahin averaged 16.4 points per game to go with 5.4 rebounds and 3.4 steals.
Not Your Average Joe
• Head coach Joe Logan enters his eighth season at the helm for the Greyhounds, with a 110-108 career record. He has led Loyola to two MAAC Title games, and a WNIT invitation in 2009.
• Logan became the all-time winningest coach in Loyola women's basketball history with a, 67-54, win at Siena on January 7, 2012.
• Coach Logan has led Loyola to two 20-plus win seasons in his tenure, including tying a program record with 21 wins in 2010-11.
• Logan is assisted by Alisha Mosley, Jill Glessner, Keith Booth, and Director of Basketball Operations Erica DiClemente.


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The top films at the North American box office
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK Feb 16 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting Friday, led by "The Lego Movie," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters.
1 (1) The Lego Movie ........................$ 48.8 million 2 (*) About Last Night.......................$ 27.0 million 3 (*) RoboCop................................$ 21.5 million 4 (2) Monuments Men..........................$ 15.0 million 5 (*) Endless Love...........................$ 13.4 million 6 (3) Ride Along.............................$ 8.8 million 7 (*) Winter's Tale..........................$ 7.8 million 8 (4) Frozen.................................$ 5.9 million 9 (5) Lone Survivor..........................$ 4.1 million 10 (x) That Awkward Moment....................$ 3.3 million
Last weekend's rank in parentheses. (*) = new release CUMULATIVE TOTALS: Frozen........................................$ 376.0 million The Lego Movie................................$ 129.1 million Lone Survivor.................................$ 118.4 million Ride Along....................................$ 116.1 million Monuments Men.................................$ 43.7 million About Last Night..............................$ 27.0 million RoboCop.......................................$ 26.4 million That Awkward Moment...........................$ 21.4 million Endless Love..................................$ 13.4 million Winter's Tale.................................$ 7.8 million
"Ride Along," "Lone Survivor" and "Endless Love" were released by Universal Pictures, a unit of Comcast Corp. "That Awkward Moment" was released by Focus Features, a unit of Comcast's NBC Universal unit. "Frozen" was distributed by Walt Disney Co. "RoboCop" and "The Monuments Men" was distributed by Sony . "About Last Night" was distributed by Screen Gems, a unit of Sony. "The Lego Movie" and "Winter's Tale" were released by Warner Brothers, a unit of Time Warner.
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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Headed Down a Southern Way
This week on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, a live broadcast from the newly re-opened Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana. With special guests, country and folk singer and songwriter Iris DeMent, vocal powerhouse Jearlyn Steele, and singer Hilary Thavis. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, musical director Rich Dworsky and the Street Corner Orchestra (Jon-Erik Kellso, Richard Moten, and Brian O'Connell), and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
- Is available as a free podcast. Download the MP3 file here.
Audio available Sundays at noon.
Segment 1
- 00:00:00 Logo
- 00:00:13 Tishomingo Blues
- 00:03:40 GK opens, talks about the "cold snap" in New Orleans
- 00:05:26 Iko Iko- GK and band
- 00:09:35 POEM script
- 00:12:42 GK intros Jearlyn Steele, talk about Mahalia Jackson
- 00:18:37 Didn't it Rain- Jearlyn Steele with Richard Dworsky and band
- 00:16:36 Guy Noir script
- 00:26:45 GK intros Iris DeMent
- 00:27:30 The Night I Learned Not to Pray- Iris DeMent
- 00:32:06 Powdermilk Biscuit Break
Segment 2
- 00:33:48 GK talks about the Saenger Theatre, damage caused by Hurricane Katrina
- 00:35:37 Hashtag script
- 00:37:25 Hesitation Blues- Hilary Thavis and band
- 00:40:50 City of Flowers- GK and band
- 00:43:24 GK talks about New Orleans, getting lost in the city, history, Jelly Roll Morton
- 00:46:30 Mamie's Blues- Richard Dworsky and His October Boys
- 00:54:07 GK brings Iris DeMent back
- 00:54:52 The Kingdom Has Already Come- Iris DeMent
- 00:59:42 When My Mornin' Comes Around- GK and Iris DeMent
- 01:04:28 Intermission- Down in Honky Tonk Town
Segment 3
- 01:08:35 Greetings
- 01:11:30 Beautiful- GK and Richard Dworsky
- 01:16:18 Too Short Blues- Hilary Thavis and band
- 01:18:19 Wolf script into "Once in Awhile"- Richard Dworsky and His October Boys
- 01:27:00 Here In My Arms- Jearlyn Steele and Richard Dworsky
Segment 4
- 01:31:08 News From Lake Wobegon
Segment 5
- 01:43:50 Sing the Delta- Iris DeMent
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The measurement of broadband ultrasonic attenuation in cancellous bone-a review of the science and technology
Langton, Christian M. & Njeh, Christopher F. (2008) The measurement of broadband ultrasonic attenuation in cancellous bone-a review of the science and technology. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 55(7), pp. 1546-1554.
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The measurement of broadband ultrasonic attenuation (BUA) in cancellous bone at the calcaneus was first described in 1984. The assessment of osteoporosis by BUA has recently been recognized by Universities UK, within its EurekaUK book, as being one of the "100 discoveries and developments in UK Universities that have changed the world" over the past 50 years, covering the whole academic spectrum from the arts and humanities to science and technology. Indeed, BUA technique has been clinically validated and is utilized worldwide, with at least seven commercial systems providing calcaneal BUA measurement. However, a fundamental understanding of the dependence of BUA upon the material and structural properties of cancellous bone is still lacking. This review aims to provide a science- and technology-orientated perspective on the application of BUA to the medical disease of osteoporosis.
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Hello guys and girls,
I am wanting to create a single direct connection from one room to another using "cat5e" cabling.
I want to put a port in one room of the house, connect the cable to that, and run that to the other room, where the other port is where I connect the cat5e cable to.
Here is a little diagram I drew up:
Shot at 2007-07-30
Any help would be greatly apreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Hi Peter! Welcome to the forum. :rockon:
What specifically do you need to know? If you're looking to tie between two computers without a hub or a switch you'll need a "crossover" cable.
Yes what do you want to do on the network? Share internet? Share files only?
More info please.
Thanks for the replies,
I basicly have a router connected to my main computer, which is connected directly to the internet.
I want to run a ethernet cable from my router into a port into my room, and for it to lead to my other room, where there will be a port where i plug a ethernet cable into the wall port, straight to my laptop, if that makes sense??
p.s wireless is not an option.
You cannot, or should I say shouldn't, "daisy chain" Ethernet wiring. The proper way to distribute the wiring is a home run from your router or switch to each destination. If the router has a limited number of ports then a switch should be used to add additional ports. The maximum length of any given run is 100M (328 ft). You could put the switch in your room, uplink to the router, then distribute the wiring to the office and any other locations.
I basicly am just running a direct cord from my router straight to my other computer, but trying to do it through the wall with ports on the wall.
Is that not possible??
It sounds like you have your router in one room, and you want to connect a PC in another room to that router. As SecretSquirrel said, the max distance of Ethernet Cable is 100M or about 330ft.
But from a 50,000ft view of things, you want to take a Cat5 cable, plug into your router....plug the other end into the wall....from there the cable goes to another rooms wall jack, where another Cat5 cable plugs into it, and then into your other PC/Laptop.
If this is what you want to do....why is wireless not possible, unless you're living in a turn of the century house with plaster/lathe walls with chicken mesh inbetween (hell on wifi)..
See the Cables to Go web site and see if this is what you're looking for.
Easy enough to do... go get a couple RJ45 Cat5e rated faceplates from Home Depot or electonics store and punch down pin for pin...
But I too am curious why wireless is not an option. I have a 3000 sq feet home build C 1960s and not easy to retro fit. Got 3 Linksys wrt54G uploaded 3rd party firmware and have build a mesh network to cover the whole property (house and yard) with MAC filter and WPA security in non-broadcast mode...
Works like a charm and can even stream avi's wireless to Media Centres from my Server to my TV upstairs...
I currently have wireless and after a number of different trys the signal is just not getting the strength I need or are the speeds as good as the ones on the computer directly connected to the internet.
The room is not really that far from the exisiting room and I figuered its the best way to get the max speeds for internet seeing as I will need fast and reliable internet.
I wouldnt mind going the wireless option so long as I can get maximum speeds and minimal drop outs.
It's not hacking or illegal as the GL oler wrt's and the GL versions run LINUX Open Source.
But it still doesn't beat wired, as I can't stream DVD VOBs... but pretty much all MP3s, avi's from youtube, good quality avi's, etc....
yes, well you kinda confused me with that, but all I know is im not very fammiliar with linux, also for it all to stream on your tv, you need some sort of receiver or something on the tv?
Basically, I've built a mesh network using consumer products that's now owned by Cisco. So similar to the config as municipalities are putting up with their roaming hotspots, but at $50 a router, it's dirt cheap. And I can take my laptop or PDA to the edges of my property and still have Internet access. Very useful as I have a detached workshop about 50 feet away from my house.
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Jokes take off alongside South Africa taxi airline plans
By Helen Nyambura and Yumna Mohamed
JOHANNESBURG, June 30 (Reuters Life!) - South Africa's national taxi service, often derided for its reckless drivers, shoddy vehicles and cramped interiors, aims to launch a budget airline in September, one of its officials said on Thursday.
The planned service in an already crowded field of discount carriers may face a rough ride from consumers who hold the taxi service in low esteem, with the announcement sparking a slew of critical comments on social media.
"We are fully aware of those negative connections, which is an advantage because we know where to improve. We want to break from the past by introducing a new service," said Nkhululeko Buthelezi, business development manager of the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco).
The taxi group has defied critics for years by expanding its business despite complaints about what critics say is a dicey and dangerous service.
The council plans to list its airline on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, he said.
"We will be launching the airline on September 16," he said.
The first flights are expected in November from Pretoria to the Eastern Cape as well as to Cape Town, Fares will be about 600 rand ($88.78) one-way.
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Casino Night
The Tallmadge Chamber of Commerce will host a Casino Night March 8 at Underwood Hall, 1945 Mogadore Road, Kent. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner will be served and tables will open at 6:30 p.m. Coat is $70 per person.
There will be 18 tables for sponsors on a first come, first served basis: 11 blackjack, one hold 'em, once craps, one let it ride, one roulette, one Caribbean stud, one three-card and one chuck a luck.
The cost is $125 dollars which includes displaying the advertiser's name and contact information and the dealer will pass out the advertiser's business cards for each person at the table.
Also, there will be a money sponsor. The money sponsor will get their logo and information on every cash dollar and their business cards will be "clipped" to the money. The money sponsor will go to the highest bidder and starts at $400.
Chamber is also asking for major prizes for the auction and auction items for the prize money at the end of the night. A total of 35 awards are being sought.
December luncheon meeting
The Tallmadge High School a capella choir will perform at Chamber's Dec. 18 luncheon meeting at the Community Center, 80 Community Road.
Networking starts at 11:20 a.m. followed by lunch at 11:50 a.m. Reservations are required.
Grand opening
Blue Target Firearms, 294 West Ave., a new member of Chamber, is hosting a grand opening Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The ribbon cutting will be at 10:15 a.m. Prizes will be awarded all day, so stop in and welcome them to the community.
Featured Business of the Month
Chad Loughry of Flagstar Bank was drawn for the Business of the Month at our November meeting. Chad recently joined Flagstar Bank, a residential mortgage company, located at 168 East Ave.
If you would like to participate in our Featured Business of the Month program, just attend the luncheons and "drop" your business card into the basket to be drawn for the Business of the Month. You will get your business name featured on our website, and a short blurb" in the Chamber Chatter column in the Tallmadge Express, along with a mention in our next newsletter. One business card a month will be drawn at the luncheon meetings.


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Truly unique Oakridge Meadows, classic 60`s home (built 1967) (3400 sq ft) on an incomparable spacious lot overlooking Clara Brenton Woods. Remarkable entrance with stained glass windows, slate entryway flooring and pecan wall leading to spacious family room. 2-piece powder room, and laundry. On main level you`ll find refinished parquet floors, large living-room and open dining room with wood burning fireplace. Most windows updated over past 15 years. The large eat-in kitchen features solid wood cabinets, and generous counter space and cupboards. 3rd level features more parquet and exquisite hand-crafted wrought iron railing. Master bedroom is a private suite with added den, 3-piece ensuite and walk-in closet. Back entrance opens to lovely landscaped rear yard with inground concrete heated pool (20 x 40). Updated and maintained annually.Gas hookup for bbq, and newer bbq included. Truly unique home!!
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"When we decided to sell our home, we called Joyce Byrne. She took the time to explain all the steps needed. Her expertise was invaluable to us. As part of her services a home inspection was provided as well as professional staging.
Joyce went above and beyond to sell our home down to the smallest details. Her website is a fantastic resource of real estate information. After our experience with Joyce we have not hesitated to recommend her every chance we get.
Thanks Joyce for everything you and your team of professionals did to make this a simple, quick and easy process for us."
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My name is Kathy Courtney. I know June Power through her selling my house this past
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Terry, Sheri and Joy of Team Beckett are my real estate heroes…
I first approached Team Beckett 3 years ago with the intention of selling my investment property in Woodstock. Terry prepared a detailed analysis of the property and based on market conditions, advised me to hold off on selling the property. Early this year, Sheri contacted me and we went through the property valuation process again. In this current market, it had become a much more favourable time to sell, so with a bit of luck and Team Beckett on my side, my property was sold with a much better outcome than I had ever expected…
Why are Terry, Sheri and Joy my real estate heroes?
· Good advice: From the decision of when to sell, to which improvements should be done to add value to the property, I felt that Terry had my best interests at heart.
· Communication: Sheri did a fantastic job of following up with me and keeping me updated throughout the entire process. She was super-efficient at scheduling viewings of the property, coordinating with my tenant and other agents and their prospective buyers.
· Knowledge and experience: Terry and Joy have great depth of real estate experience and knowledge, and I appreciated the time they took to make sure I understood the marketing strategy and details of the legal process.
· Value: I considered selling privately to save the real estate commission, but since I live a distance away from the property, I decided to work with an agent. I'm so glad I did. Team Beckett exceeded all my expectations, and resulted in a much better outcome than I could have achieved selling on my own. Terry, Sheri and Joy each have their own individual strengths; combined together, they make an impeccable team. Words can't express how thankful I am to have worked with them.
"I would like to thank Joyce Byrne and her team for their professionalism and knowledge during the sale of my home. The amount of useful information provided to me was extremely helpful.
I believe the amount of information and paperwork asked of me, provided the potential buyers with everything they needed to make an informed decision, making the selling of my house seamless and efficient.
From the complimentary staging advice and home inspection to the vast amount of information provided for after the actual sale, these extras definitely added value and a calmness to the whole experience. Thanks so much!!!"
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Thank you again,
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Puncture resistance, speed, and lightweight -- together at last. The Supreme is the lightest and most robust tire in the heavy-duty Schwalbe Marathon line, pairing an exceptional ride quality with outstanding durability.
The RoadStar triple rubber compound delivers excellent traction on wet or dry surfaces, with water dispersing channels for a little extra piece of mind when cornering. This multi-density rubber is also hard wearing where its needed most, so the Marathon Supreme is still rolling long after many other tires would have called it quits.
Schwalbe's HD SpeedGuard puncture protection breaker uses tightly woven fibers to keep sharp objects out without taking on too much weight or sacrificing a supple ride. The LiteSkin sidewall material is also incredibly cut resistant yet light, and the Supreme's folding bead construction furthers the weight savings even more.
Available in Black with reflective sidewall stripe. Size 700c x 35mm (37-622mm ISO). Folding bead. 430g.
Applications: Training/Recreational, Commuting/Urban
ISO (ETRTO) Size: 37-622 mm
Min Pressure: 50 psi
Max Pressure: 85 psi
Ends Per Inch: 67 epi
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Best tandem or touring tire - period. WBW saved me $$ and shipped fast. What else do you want?
I bought this tire to replace a non-folding Gatorskin on the back of my Co-Motion tandem. The rear tire on any tandem wears at least three or four times as fast as the front due to the weight and torque. While this is not a perfect rear tandem tire (haven't found one yet) and while it might be a few grams heavier than the comparable folding Gatorskin, I've found it rolls every bit as fast. It's definitely more puncture resistant than the Gator. I have had one goathead pierce it in 600 miles whereas by that time, with the previous tire, I'd had several. This tire rides softer than it looks (it looks hard). The reflector strip, while it looks like a bit of a whitewall during the day, is very reflective and pumps up the safety factor. The tread is not noisy at all. I don't know of a better all around rear tandem tire than this one. I've noticed some squaring off after 500 miles but, again, this is on the back of a tandem and to be expected with any tire (unless the stoker is light as a feather). Nice tire.
Bought this tire to place on the rear wheel of my Co-Motion tandem. 700c 28. Was getting more than the usual number of puncture (goat head) flats with a Gator with only 700 miles on it and it was time to try something else. The Gator actually got a slice in it as well. This is a whole different tire. Great tandem tire. Smooth, quiet ride. Not jarring. At fast rolling as the Gator, which surprised me. And much more durable. The reflective strip, which originally looked kind of like a white wall to me is amazing reflective on gray days or in the rain. Like any tire on the back wheel of a tandem, it's starting to square off after about 500 miles but this is to be expected due to the torque and weight on the back wheel of a tandem. But no tire is absolutely bombproof, unless you go with rubber that is so thick and hard that the ride really suffers (think, small little animal in Texas, part of it's name rhymes with brillo). I've gotten a goat head puncture with it but the sealant in the tube closed in right up. I'm convinced the goat heads we have here in NM could puncture a metal coffee can. All in all, a really good tire. Should sell for $10 less, though. Buy it on sale. And it's a German company but the tire is not actually made in Germany, which is disappointing.
I have used both these and Schwalbe Big Apple tires on my electric bike, which is a Bionx Townie men's bike. Presently I am on Marathon Supremes. The total bike weight conversion is about 65 lbs. Both tires have amazing grip. This Marathon Supreme takes more air pressure (85 lb compared to 55 psi on the Big Apples) and I do get a minimal but definite mileage gain from the higher pressures on this tire, about 6-8%. With a normal 30 mile range on my battery, a reserve of a couple of miles might be huge, depending where I have gotten myself to on a long ride. Both of these two Schwalbes have amazing grip, so much I am constantly scraping my pedals on the inside side of turns. All Schwalbes are tremendous tires, with great puncture protection and durability. I wouldn't ride on anything else.
You can feel and see the quality when mounting the tires. They roll well and give a great ride I don't have may miles on them yet but i anticipate a long life based on the reviews I have read. Reflective stripe is a nice addition to nighttime visibility.
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When visiting South Korea, there are the traditional museums and sites to see. The country is soaked in history and culture, so there is much to do. Then, there are the more peculiar sites. You know, places like this sculpture garden dedicated to screwing.
Note: This article is NSFW and has content some readers might find offensive.
Behold Jeju Loveland! Located in Jeju Island, the erotic theme park is home to over 140 saucy, silly, and downright funny sculptures that all have one thing in common: sex. No wonder the park is 18-and-up only. (There is a kid-friendly recreation area where adults can drop off their young ones while they go look at giant dicks.)
Loveland opened back in 2004 after art school grads began creating these interesting monuments to bumping uglies. The theme park is way over the top, which seems to invite visitors to take goofy pictures:
The island itself is a favorite destination for honeymooners, thanks to its beautiful mountains and beaches. This theme park is certainly not Jeju Island's main attraction, but if you are visiting, it looks like fun.
If you are interested in visiting Loveland, you can find out more about "the only sexual theme park in Korea" right here.
Another unusual theme park to check out in South Korea is the toilet theme park.
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As scientists predicted that the number of people on the planet would reach 7 billion today, Sussex Police advised motorists to expect longer delays on the A27.
The increase in humanity would inevitably mean extended travel times for drivers using the congested Offington Corner roundabout at Worthing in particular, said a spokesman.
"The explosion in numbers is such that we might even have to think the unthinkable – advising the public to use the A259."
Sussex Police had been trying to contact the United Nations for projections on how the growth would affect the south coast dual cariageway but had received no response, he claimed.
"We understand that the UN has its hands full preparing for massive inequalities between nations in housing, work and food but they must understand that we need to plan for possible tailbacks on the Holmbush slip road at Shoreham-by-Sea."
As world resources continued to dwindle and countries experienced mass exodus as a result of famine and war, police were advising people to leave longer to use the park and ride in Worthing town centre, he said.
"By the end of this century the world population is expected to be 10 billion. That gives us just 89 years to sort out that off-peak resurfacing work between between the B2233 Nyton Road junction and the A29 junction at Fontwell.
"We're watching the UN's projections very carefully and in case of a doomsday scenario we've got 200 cones at the ready."
* The head of Worthing's Shopmobility charity says he has been trying in vain to personally phone UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon to gauge whether the town will now have enough scooters for the elderly.
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Sweet Moments is an online store version of our Seaford shop. We have been importing and selling fine quality chocolates from Belgium for many years. As well as the loose chocolates we also stock some really nice confectionery from around Europe. Many products are packaged in house, especially at seasonal times, and are not listed online. We also welcome you to visit our Seaford store, where some of the finest quality chocolates from Belgium await.
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Twenty head—among them one Bar Cross cow with an unbranded calf some eight or ten months old.
I found I could get no attention there, while I carried an unbranded one.
In a dell in the forest we espied some "mavericks," or unbranded stock.
A maverick is an unbranded calf that has been weaned and shifts for itself.
His name's gone over the ranges as a counter of unbranded stock.
You see, Mr. Harding, you are the first Englishman he ever encountered; fact is he is range bred, unbranded and wild.
"I say he's lyin'," observed a squatter, whom Thomas Ransom had discovered ear-marking an unbranded calf.
The title to many of these colts, branded and unbranded, was very much mixed up, and indeed still in the Courts.
All the other cattle owners did, so Maverick claimed all unbranded stock.
Then there's a bunch of wild, unbranded yearlings, probably twenty or thirty, over on that pasture by the cliffs.