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Cash to higher education will be reduced by £180 million next year in a bid to save money. The budget cuts include the withdrawal of nearly £10 million allocated to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Oxford has warned that its distinctive tutorial system, the one-to-one teaching regarded as vital to the ancient institution's world class ranking, will have to be scrapped if the cuts are made.
The threat comes as nearly half of universities across the UK finalise "unprecedented" plans to make thousands of staff redundant in anticipation of the budget reductions.
In a document sent to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), obtained by The Sunday Telegraph, Oxford said that if its share of the £10 million pot designed to help maintain old buildings was axed, funds would have to be diverted from elsewhere for building maintenance, leaving less available for core elements of teaching.
If the Government makes the cuts, Oxford said it will require an alternative source of cash "to continue to offer" the weekly tutorial meetings that students have with senior dons. The system was recently described as one of the "twin jewels" of Oxford, along with the collegiate structure, by the new vice-chancellor Andrew Hamilton.
"The tutorial system has given Oxford its worldwide reputation for teaching at undergraduate level," said the report to the HEFCE. "We know that this is one of the key elements that attracts the best students, both nationally and internationally, to come to study at Oxford.
"We believe that there is a clear public benefit to the UK economy from the teaching in Oxford ... The targeted allocation provides essential support for teaching and we believe it should be maintained. If it is not, then we suggest that alternative methods should be found to allow Oxford and Cambridge to continue to offer their distinctive teaching."
Critics claim the funding cuts hit Oxbridge disproportionately and are part of a Government attack on "elite" institutions. Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, said earlier this month that students from poor backgrounds should be given lower grade offers from leading universities.
David Palfreyman, the warden of New College, Oxford, and director of the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies, said less wealthy colleges could not sustain the tuition system in the face of cuts.
"Research shows our students work harder than most because we keep them on their toes," he said. "In the tutorial system, they can't hide. We are a relatively rich college and we will do our damnedest to keep it going but I don't know how poorer colleges are going to struggle through.
"The Government needs to consider very carefully whether it keeps the excellence flagships like Oxford afloat. One of the reasons students from China buy in to British higher education generally is because of the reputation of Oxford and Cambridge."
Financial pressure on the sector as a whole is leading to redundancies. The University and College Union said that more than 5,000 jobs were at risk. Leeds University is looking to cut up to 700, while 115 staff will be lost at Sussex and 160 at Reading. Other universities planning job losses include Bristol, Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester Metropolitan, Swansea, Bath Spa and Gloucestershire.
"The scale of this is unprecedented in the last two or three decades," said Matt Waddup, the union's head of campaigns. "It will have an undeniable impact on the student experience. Staff to student ratios, which are already high, will get higher. Lecturers will have less time to give students in their academic work and on pastoral issues."
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said: "Funding for universities is at record levels – even after taking these efficiency savings into account. It is right that when the nation is tightening its belt in a tough fiscal environment, we ask the higher education sector to do the same."
Cambridge University said that the cut would reduce its teaching budget by 8 per cent. "We are concerned about the threat to excellence," its submission to the HEFCE said.


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12 ways to save on term life insurance
You're the sole breadwinner whose income keeps your family afloat, a parent with young children, or you're helping your kids pay for college. Regardless of the stage of life you're in, buying life insurance is a way to help cover your family's costs in case of your untimely demise.
Although a wide range of life insurance options are available, one of the most popular is term life, which covers you for a certain length of time, such as 10 or 20 years, and compensates your loved ones if you die during that time.
While price is certainly a major consideration when you're looking for life insurance, you also need to be sure the company you choose is financially sound and will be around through the years, says Marvin Feldman, president of the non-profit Life Happens. "You don't want to buy something you can never get serviced."
Like so many other decisions these days, good starting points are searching online and seeking recommendations of reputable life insurance companies from your circle of friends and consumer reviews, Feldman says.
Once you've got your choices narrowed down, you can start looking for the policy that offers you the best coverage at the best price for your own personal situation. Typically you can figure out how much life insurance you need by adding up your debts -- your mortgage, your credit card balances, car payments -- so you have enough coverage for your survivors to pay them off. You also need to account for replacing your salary and for future expenses, such as college tuition.
When you've determined that, you can follow these tips to help you save on your insurance premiums.
1. Shop around. Never rely on the price quote of just one life insurance provider. By shopping around you'll find the company that offers the best price for your age and health that will cover your needs. Comparing quotes online is an effective strategy, but be sure to give accurate information. Your lowest quote can be used as a price point from which to work when finding the best policy with affordable rates.
2. Buy when you're young. If you purchase life insurance when you're young, you'll pay far lower premiums than if you wait until you're older to buy. This can save you a significant amount of money over the decades.
3. Avoid guaranteed policies with no medical exam. You may be tempted to skip the medical exam when deciding what type of policy to buy -- but don't. Typically "guarantee issue" policies are for people in poor health who have trouble finding insurance companies willing to take them on as a high risk policyholder. No-exam policies are more expensive than standard life insurance policies and often pay out less to your beneficiaries. Even if you have a medical condition, you are likely to get better rates by taking an exam and purchasing a standard issue policy.
4. Don't come up short. Don't try to save money by purchasing a policy for fewer years than you really need. If the term of your policy is up in 20 years and you want to renew it, you'll pay higher rates because the premiums are tied to your age. Buying a short-term policy and renewing it repeatedly, isn't a prudent way to save money - you're better off with a longer term policy.
5. Maintain your health. "It's always better to buy life insurance before your health becomes an issue," Feldman says. "If you wait till you really, really need it, it may be too late to buy it." Or if you are able to obtain it, you'll pay a higher price. But you're not stuck with higher rates forever if you can improve your well-being and keep it going for at least a year. Once you have a policy, if your health improves, say you quit smoking or your cholesterol or blood pressure levels are back at healthy levels, ask for a rate reconsideration.
6. Consider your medical conditions. If you do have a medical condition, you'll find that some life insurance companies may be more willing to offer you coverage than others, Feldman says. One provider may offer a better rate even if you have diabetes or a heart condition than other companies will.
7. Look where you work. Check to see if you can purchase group life insurance beyond what your employer provides as an employee benefit. It's typically inexpensive, but it might not be enough to meet all your needs. In that case you should consider purchasing additional coverage at work from the insurer that offers the group coverage, beyond that the employer pays for. . You may also want to buy an additional policy on your own in the regular marketplace as benefits are limited for group life policies and that coverage will end if you leave your company.
8. Bundle up. Insurance experts recommend bundling your coverage, so you might decide to purchase your homeowners insurance and auto insurance with one company, and receive discounts on your policies. You also might be able to bundle your life insurance with other types of insurance. Feldman says you won't get a break on your life insurance premiums, but you could receive discounts on your other policies, such as auto insurance.
9. Round up for coverage amounts.. Life insurance companies have "break points," so even if you figure you need $425,000 worth of insurance, you'll typically get a better rate if you buy $500,000 worth of coverage.
10. Round down for age. When it comes to age, be sure to buy when your age will "round down." For example, if you are going to be 40 at the end of December, buy a policy in the first six months of the year when your age will be rounded off at 39.
11. Join the club. If you're a member of a group or an organization, such as your university alumni association, you might be eligible for a discounted group life insurance policy.
12. Pay your bill in one yearly installment. Some insurance companies charge fees for monthly payments, so once you find a policy you want to purchase, ask if you can save money by paying annually. Typically, the fewer payments you make, the less you spend on premiums.
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Yes, the talk show host is now engaged to her long-time boyfriend, following a romantic proposal a few days ago in East Hampton, New York. Romantic and totally unexpected, we should say.
"He said that there was a reason he'd brought me there to the beach, and that he loved me and was committed to me, and I said, 'Yeah, I know that, you didn't have to bring me here to tell me that,' " Couric tells People. "Finally he said, 'Couric, I'm trying to propose to you,' and I was stunned."
Couric, who lost her first husband to cancer in 1998, said it took a few moments to say yes because she was "so confused," but she had "made it a priority" awhile ago to find love once again.
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Paris usually has a fabulous feel to it but sadly due to the past events it feels a little sad. Hopefully after a grieving process the wonderful people of Paris will find their way back and not let the destroyers win.
It's been a slow start to the year for me as I have had my dear 95 year old mum with me for two months, I'm so lucky to have her but as anyone with an elderly parent knows you lose them a little bit at a time. I am so lucky to have had such an inspirational woman for my mother, she taught me I could do anything I put my mind to as long as I worked for it.
I was very sad to drop her home in WA again knowing less of her will be there next time I see her even if she hasn't gone.
I'm really looking forward to this year at Scarlet Jones! As always we are forever changing! Hence our January Sale!! (Don't miss it it's really good) out with the old and in with the new waiting in the wings.
Come Feb we start to prepare for the cooler season by adding fabulous new stock from around the globe to both Hawthorn and Alber Park stores.
Anyway hope you enjoy my photos of the next few weeks of inspiration and anything that catches my eye in Paris.
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As a parent of two small children under the age of five I have been forced to accept certain things about life. One of those things is that children and random small tiny pointless objects that have no apparent value will always find and cling to each other and clutter my home and clog my vacuum. I've stopped fighting it, and I've surrendered, instead trying to join them in their obvious and impervious fascination and glee over these teeny tiny "giblets" (jib-lets) as we so fondly call them.
Brass Buttons, old coins, sea-shells, smooth sea glass, forgotten bottles, banged up boxes, figurine animals, gem stones, bottle caps, and old keys to no-where. The tinier their treasure, the more delighted their reaction. When they come home from a day of adventure and tumble in over each other in an effort to excitedly empty their grubby fists full of do-dahs for my review I "ooh" and "ahh" and marvel at their clever finds and broken bits and baubles. They look at me with the shining eyes of utter joy, and I am four again remembering the magic and wonder of tiny things. The little something's that make that part of my children's day complete however are truthfully only momentarily appreciated by me, and replacing the fleeting joy is a deep resentment as their luster dulls to resemble clutter and junk on counters, in drawers, and displayed on kitchen windowsills. I feel their giblettness stifling my very being as I clean out my car, closets, and garage which all seem invaded by trillions of tiny trinkets.
For the past few months I have been collecting these little treasures
in ball glasses and small boxes, not really knowing why I was doing it.
I would examine each piece and look at the precious object knowing the
effort to be free of them was futile.
I have collected the beads, baubles, buttons, necklaces, plastic tokens, figures, and broken bits and I've photographed them. The colorful glass container of them has inspired me, and I've finally decided to make art as a peace offering to the god of small things. Maybe by doing so they will live more significantly, or perhaps as a collective community of bits of brokenness that combined, make a more impactful, strong and compelling statement about their true place and significance in the universe, our lives and in the lives of my children.
My other suggestions for my readers who may also find themselves surrounded by small things:
- Take all the trinkets and devise an elaborate treasure hunt. Wrap little sacs of treasures and bury or hide them in various X spots on the treasure map you hand them. They will thoroughly enjoy rediscovering their precious things
- Gather some Mason Jars in different sizes and keep the tiny items contained as if on display for all the world to see and use it as a conversation piece when people visit.
- Make artwork, sculpture or shadow boxes of the items so that their usefulness extends into the creative realm.
- Use buttons, beads, and coins for simple mathematical lessons or make your very own board game and use the trinkets as the pawns to be moved as the game progresses.


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I like to use the
stmaryrd symbol $\lightning$ for contradictions, but
\require doesn't support
stmaryrd nor
wasysym (both packages have the lightning). Are there any MathJax alternatives?
I like to use the
$\begingroup$ I don't recall ever seeing a lightning-bolt symbol used for a contradiction, so I suspect it will confuse a number of readers. Most common in my experience is $\, \Rightarrow\!\Leftarrow\ \ $ $\endgroup$ – Bill Dubuque Apr 15 '15 at 18:27
1$\begingroup$ It is common in our university, and it looks cool :) $\endgroup$ – Wesley Strik Dec 11 '18 at 12:10
MathJax has a
\unicode extension, so you can specify the codepoint of a desired symbol per
\unicode{x21af} (for the contradiction lightning) as in
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$\begingroup$ Thanks, that's what I hoped for. Playing around with its size now. $\endgroup$ – AlexR Apr 15 '15 at 8:50
1$\begingroup$ I found $\unicode{x26A1}$ and $\unicode{x2607}$ also. $\endgroup$ – robjohn♦ Apr 15 '15 at 8:50
$\begingroup$ Testing
huge: $\huge\unicode{x21af}$
Large$\Large\unicode{x21af}$ $\endgroup$ – AlexR Apr 15 '15 at 8:52
1$\begingroup$ You can even simply put the character verbatim in the code: $1+1 = 2 ↯.$ It also works for the size: $\Huge ↯$. $\endgroup$ – Najib Idrissi Apr 15 '15 at 9:01
Honestly, I generally think that words are better than symbols here, especially when there is no universal "contradiction" symbol. So I'd suggest to go with something to the effect of
..., this is a contradiction.
1$\begingroup$ Sometimes I find this too clunky. Especially when giving a one-line proof for a small remark via contradiction. (If $X$ were $Y$, then $1=0$ \lightning) reads more compact and can be ignored more easily by the eye if the reader isn't interested. $\endgroup$ – AlexR Apr 15 '15 at 8:24
2$\begingroup$ I get what you're saying. If it's a contradiction to a basic mathematical fact, I'd probably leave out any further indication and rely on the reader being able to discern that a contradiction has been found. (I.e., if I'm quickly trying to convince someone that every
bar, I might just leave a parenthetical remark to the effect of "otherwise $4$ is prime".) In other cases I generally prefer to point out what is being contradicted (some assumption, some more advanced fact, etc.). $\endgroup$ – user642796 Apr 15 '15 at 8:45
4$\begingroup$ I rarely see the lightning symbol. I have usually seen "$\rightarrow\leftarrow$" or "$\perp$" as a contradiction symbol. $\endgroup$ – robjohn♦ Apr 15 '15 at 8:57
2$\begingroup$ @robjohn: You should watch The Flash. :-) $\endgroup$ – Asaf Karagila♦ Apr 15 '15 at 9:18
$\begingroup$ I'm a first year maths student and have already seen the lightning symbol and another symbol, ※ used by teaching staff. $\endgroup$ – lukeuser Oct 22 '17 at 2:44
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CT: Where the weddings are not just Martha/Stewart
This weekend, this NY-based writer and his fiancé will head to Connecticut to wed. That situational reality makes this New York Times story feel not only professionally newsworthy, but also personally appropriate:
GREENWICH, Conn. — They wanted a New York wedding. "Our lives are here; our friends are here," said Janis Castaldi, 56, who lives in Westchester County with Lizz Endrich, the woman she married on May 21.
But New York has not approved same-sex marriage. "It got to the point where it doesn't look 100 percent good right now. When you have Greenwich, Conn., 20 minutes away, I said, 'Why are we waiting?'
Gay New Yorkers Head to Greenwich for Weddings [NYT]
You're losing out, New York. Since you recognize us on the state level yet refuse to perform our unions here at home, you are doing nothing but exporting the karmic and financial windfalls that equality could bring to the state.
Connecticut gets the happiness. Connecticut vendors get the commissions. And what does New York get out of the deal? Annoyed LGBT people who are forced to put a few more miles on their car and a little more annoyance on their schedule, but who will never -- NEVER! -- allow inequality to permeate their hearts. Our deal-minded brains may be more than Bridgeport than Wall Street, but this tradeoff hardly seems like a good bargain!
The time to correct the inequity is now, New York. We are seeking equality for gays and lesbians, not just equality for gays in Lisbon.
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WASHINGTON — Only one in five children with asthma has the disease under good control, sobering findings that are helping to fuel a shift in care.
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The change: A stronger focus on day-to-day symptoms, not just the bad attacks, so that more of the 20.5 million Americans of all ages who have asthma can breathe easier without limiting their activities.
Federal guidelines due this summer are expected to urge doctors to more closely monitor whether treatment is truly controlling everyday symptoms and improving patients' quality of life — and to adjust therapy until it does.
Already, a campaign is under way to teach patients to recognize they need better help, and how to convey that to a doctor. If the doctor's happy that you've had no flare-ups but doesn't know you had to quit playing soccer to do it, you're not achieving good control.
Too often, physicians don't realize how severe symptoms are, says Dr. Jill Halterman, a pediatric asthma specialist at the University of Rochester. With children, their own parents may underestimate symptoms.
It's more complicated than denial: When wheezing while running or waking up at night coughing has been routine for years, people may not know to complain.
That's the goal for adults, too, as specialists shift from asthma's severity as the chief treatment guide to this broader goal of asthma control, adds Dr. Allan Luskin of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
"They can live normal lives but it takes work," says Luskin, who is working with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's new patient campaign. "Patients and doctors need to understand that asthma can be controlled and we really ought to expect nothing less."
No cure
Asthma is a chronic lung disease caused by inflammation inside airways that in turn makes them super-sensitive, narrowing in response to irritants that wouldn't bother a healthy lung. The result: recurring episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and difficulty breathing. Attacks can be triggered by numerous things — breathing someone's cigarette smoke, exercise, cold air, stress, viruses — but roughly 60 percent are triggered by allergens.
There is no cure. But there are very effective daily medications that reduce inflammation and prevent flare-ups, especially if people also minimize their exposure to environmental triggers. Yet asthma still kills more than 4,000 people a year, and causes 2 million emergency room visits and half a million hospitalizations.
Many are children, and Halterman took a closer look at why. She analyzed almost 1,000 asthma sufferers culled from a federal study of child health in Alabama, California, Illinois and Texas.
Some 37 percent had not been prescribed preventive medication despite current guidelines, a long-recognized problem.
The surprise: 43 percent did have those medications, yet still experienced persistent symptoms, more than one attack in the last three months, or both.
"This is a group that has been largely neglected in the past because we've done our thing — prescribe the appropriate medications and the hope was the child should do well," Halterman explains. "At that point, still much more needs to be done."
Only some of the control gap can be explained by skipping doses. To address that, Halterman has begun a study in Rochester, N.Y., schools to see if children fare better when school nurses give them their morning asthma medicine than when they have to remember to take it at home.
Also, secondhand smoke overwhelms asthma medicine's protection, she found.
The challenge is how to find those patients who follow the rules yet still don't achieve good asthma control, so they can get a timely treatment change.
Time for change
This summer, an expert panel established by the National Institutes of Health is to update national guidelines on asthma care — and while they're still being finalized, the latest draft suggests that challenge will take center stage. Among the steps under consideration are for doctors to closely assess patients' control every few months, looking for vital clues: Have you missed any work or school because of asthma? Changed any of your activities? Sleeping worse?
That's the kind of frank exchange the asthma foundation campaign aims for patients to spark now.
"I learned early on you have to be an advocate for your child," says Leslie Ayres, whose 8½-year-old son Kenneth plays hockey and football in the brutal cold North Pole, Alaska, despite serious asthma.
Kenneth struggled to run without wheezing for several years, until at age 7 his parents found a doctor who ordered more aggressive treatment. As his lung function improved, so did his laps around the ball field.
The newer hurdle is teaching Kenneth to use his rescue inhaler at the first sign of trouble. Winded during hockey tryouts recently, he hesitated — "I felt kind of embarrassed," Kenneth explains — and got a frank lecture that asthma can kill.
"Now I know you have to take it when you need it."
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Ragnarok Odyssey ACE Comes to Europe and North America This Winter
Ace news, huh?...I'll get my coat.
Ragnarok Odyssey Review
This is bright, funny, compulsive and technically proficient, a direct counter to the po-faced, clunky-controls of Monster Hunter. You have wonder why on Earth this wasn't a UK launch title, such is its accessible and likeable nature.
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The makers of Lollipop Chainsaw, No More Heroes and more have been acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment


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My superjet currently is bone stock but hopefully shortly will have some upgrades done to it. From what I am told it is going to be night and day difference and I am hoping they are correct because for what parts cost it should be LOL. Just placed a large order and just waiting for them to arrive. Below is a list of the parts I have coming.
MSD Enhancer
Wamiltons Superjet Freestyle Intake Grate
Bilge Kit with Bilge Start/Stop Switch
Factory B Pipe with Wammer Mod
I have also included some pictures of the ski currently, sorry there is no engine pics yet but it is just the stock motor. I will update pictures when I get more.
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21st Sunday After Pentecost
by Rev. Lura Groen
The way I've always heard this text preached is:
"Jesus says we won't get into heaven if we don't give all our money away. But that can't possibly be true - because grace - so we must have to explain away this story somehow. Maybe it's a metaphor. Maybe it only means *this particular* young man. Maybe it's only because *he* loves his wealth too much, and we could give ours away any time we want! So we don't have to. Or maybe it's all just a trap to remind us we need God's forgiveness, right? Right?"
And, I don't know about you, but I'm tired of those sermons. I'm tired of explaining away the demands that Jesus makes upon us and our money. I'm tired of telling people Jesus couldn't possibly have meant what we all just heard him say. I don't want to keep preaching the Jesus who asks us to be nice and do a better job of living our middle class lifestyle.
(Or, trying to get to that middle class lifestyle, for those of us who aren't there, or feel it slipping away.)
What if Jesus means all this, and the claim upon us is real? What if our wealth, at least for those of us who have it, really is keeping us out of the kingdom of God?
So, here's where I'm going to do a thing that looks like the mushy equivocation we've all heard in mediocre sermons on this text. But I think it actually makes this text harder for us. And also more alive, more full of life and love and promise and holiness.
Here's the equivocation: Jesus doesn't say heaven. He says kingdom of God. And I'm not sure those are the same thing. And the rich young ruler says "eternal life." Which still may or may not be the same thing as heaven.
This text forces us to confront: what do we really mean by eternal life, by the kingdom of God? I suspect that few of us are still picturing clouds and harps and flowing robes, but I guess many of us have both anxieties and desperate hopes about what happens after we die, after our loved ones die.
But, "eternal" aside, I don't believe that's what either the rich young ruler or Jesus are talking about here. I think they're talking about the infinite life that comes from following Jesus on this wild adventure, and about the grand dream that God has for how the world can be.
You know this dream, we all have it somewhere hidden in our hearts. The dream of the world as we all wish it could be: children are safe, playing joyfully. Families are together. Everyone has enough to eat. We have time and energy to create art and music and all sorts of beauty. No one is lonely, everyone is surrounded in love. God is in our midst.
And Jesus talks about that dream as the kingdom: somehow already true with God, in some deeper, more real reality. Some spiritual truth that exists somewhere, that we come from and will return to, that already exists for our loved ones who have passed on, and will exist for us some day. God's dream for our world that is already living in our hearts, that sometimes, sometimes we catch a glimpse of, a dream that we can work to imitate here on this earth.
And, dear friends, I think that somewhere buried inside of us, we already know that dream can't be true when some of us have much more money than others of us. It is not a part of this dream that some of us live in rich, white, landscaped suburbs with good schools and reliable trash collection, and others live inside the neighborhoods that we call the ghetto. We know, in the depth of us, that CEO's making hundreds of times what their workers make is not a part of this dream, nor is a market that trades stocks in others' labor. This spiritual reality we so desperately want on earth doesn't match choosing where to live based on school districts for our kids, because we know that some schools just won't be good enough for them. This both hurts our siblings, and keeps us alienated from them.
We hate it, but we know. And we know that we can't be living the infinite life God promises if we are living that life. That if we have more money than someone else, that is keeping us out of the dream we all share for a better world.
You feel that rich young ruler's sadness now? I do. And Jesus sees that sadness, and looks at us with love.
Here's a place our sermons can help people explore the ways that the discrepancy
between the dream with share with God for a just world, and the way we live our lives, separates us from the community God is building.
I had a dear friend who had spent time living with people who had much less money than her. Knowing what their houses looked like changed the money she spent on her own home. Because she never wanted to live in a place that her friends would be embarrassed or ashamed or confused to visit her in.
Having much more money than other people alienates us from those other people, from ourselves, and from God.
I suspect that we could expand this to all of the other forms of wealth we might have: White privilege. Christian dominance. A patriarchal culture. Heterosexism. For those of us who have those things, they deeply alienate us from ourselves, from other people, and from God.
And here Jesus invites us on a wild adventure, a radical challenge, a new way of living. There is infinite life in choosing to live a new way. There is something eternal about every choice we manage to make that is about sharing our wealth. And there is a something truly good in thinking of our wealth and power differently.
And Jesus promises us there will be a new richness, a different power, in living as part of the kingdom of heaven. There will be times when it will hurt, will be difficult (that little line he throws in there about persecutions!) but it will be worth it. Like all good things. Another truth we know.
And yes, there will be forgiveness when we fall short. And yes, there is heaven at the end of our life.
But the way to the infinite life in God's dream is through radically reorganizing our wealth, giving up our power.
And this is the center of Jesus' message: the eternal, infinite, immeasurable life always is on the other side of the hard stuff, the sacrifice, the self-giving. But it is joy everlasting.
And Jesus has gone ahead of us.
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CfP: ADA 4th International Education Conference 2019 in Baku, AzerbaijanConferences 13.05.2019
ADA 4th International Education Conference 2019
Towards Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education: Opportunities for Action
Recognizing and addressing key development challenges facing the world today, the global community has been committed to set out the fundamental strategies and actions to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. This universal aspiration reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development makes all countries and relevant stakeholders act globally, nationally and locally in collaborative partnership to contribute to the attainment of the transformative, far-reaching goals in areas of vital significance for humanity over the next fifteen years. Translating these global goals and targets into measurable actions to progress toward common vision, the national governments acknowledges their responsibility for localizing and taking ownership over this development platform.
As an example, Azerbaijan, one of the United Nations Member States, has undertaken considerable actions in this direction: deriving from the 2030 Agenda, National Coordination Council for Sustainable Development (NCCSD) was established by the President's Decree (2016), a national strategic roadmap with ambitious goals, targets, and indicators has been approved, policy dialogue with main international and national stakeholders on longer term Sustainable Development of Azerbaijan have been initiated, a range of policy documents, state programs have been adopted. Specifically, in the field of education, it is to be mentioned the approval of the State Program on the Development of Inclusive Education (2018-2024), the State Program on the Enhancement of International Competitiveness of Higher Education System of Azerbaijan (2019-2023), the inclusion of target 7.3.1 on increasing quality education at all levels in the national strategic roadmap (2016), the allocation of scholarships to increase access to tertiary education for underprivileged youth and adults (2018).
This year's ADA Education Conference theme is pivoted around Sustainable Development Goal # 4, namely, ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. Increased access to a quality education in a lifelong learning perspective is a keystone of sustainable economic and social development. The SDG# 4-implementation requires us as scholars and practitioners to expand our awareness of the voices, actors and knowledge producers that have been involved in the educational research and policy development process. Thus, ADA University in partnership with the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan and GCRF COMPASS project is delighted to invite researchers and policymakers in the field of education to submit their research papers to be presented at the ADA 4th International Education Conference. The Conference aims at bringing together scholars, policymakers, independent researchers, educational practitioners, students and other stakeholders interested in national and international education development to present research analyzing educational strategies around the world and in Azerbaijan to reflect on best practices, discuss future steps and suggest policy recommendations for inclusive and equitable quality education system. The Conference will focus the conversation on analysis of knowledge produced at the national, regional and international levels, with a view toward exploring best practices around the world and to re-envision possibilities for cooperation and mutual support in advancing education research and practice. This year we additionally accept papers from international researchers and scholars to bring comparative and international perspective into the conference work.
ADA University encourages proposals on the topics that are in line with the education outcome targets and means pointed out in the SDG#4 – Education (https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg4):
- Ensure free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes;
- Ensure quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education;
- Ensure affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university;
- Ensure acquisition of technical and vocational skills needed for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship;
- Ensure elimination of gender disparities in education and equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
- Achieve of youth and adult literacy and numeracy;
- Ensure the acquisition of knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture's contribution to sustainable development;
- Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, nonviolent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all;
- Expand the number of scholarships available for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programs;
- Increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries.
The Conference is intended to be broad, encompassing panel discussions, presentations of research papers and poster sessions that build on the expansion of the parameters of knowledge production and educational practice in the process of national and international education development. Authors presenting at the conference get opportunity to have their abstracts (executive summaries) published in the conference proceedings.
Criteria for paper submission
Research proposals (both abstracts and presentations at a later stage) are accepted in Azerbaijani, English and Russian. The length of abstract: minimum 500 words with three key words.
Important dates and deadlines
Deadline for the submission of abstracts: February 28, 2019
Successful applicants notified: March 14, 2019
Deadline for the submission of executive summaries: May14, 2019
Deadline for the conference registration: June 4, 2019
Date of Pre-Conference Workshop: June 18, 2019
Date of Conference: June 19-20, 2019
Please submit your abstract (by email only), using the abstract submission form by February 28, 2019 to ADA School of Education at firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include "Abstract for ADA Education 2019 conference – Your Name" in the subject line of the e-mail.
Abstracts should include the following details: title of paper, full name(s), affiliation, current position, an email address, and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Abstract submission must follow all general guidelines put forward by ADA University.
Registration for the conference and fees
Submission of your paper or proposal does NOT automatically register you for the conference itself. Everyone planning to attend the conference must complete the registration process. Online registration for the ADA 4th International Education conference 2019 will be available in mid-April 2019 at ADA University Conference webpage.
The registration fee is 45 AZN.
*Included in the registration fee: admission to all sessions, plenaries, daily refreshment breaks, conference booklet etc.
Payment should be made via bank transfer or online at https://online.ada.edu.az/payment/ which will be activated in mid-April 2019 at ADA University Conference webpage.
ADA University bank accounts information can be found at https://www.ada.edu.az/frq-content/plugins/policies_x1/entry/20190124110820_44110000.pdf
Limited travel grants, mainly covering airfare expenses, are available for international and regional researchers. These grants are contingent upon the successful review process by the Conference Organizational Committee.
Questions can be directed to ADA University School of Education at email@example.com or 4373235 (ext.189 or ext. 417)


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A long and overdue Week-in-Review from the cc//SC2 roster is well in order!
ESEA – With the season quickly coming to a close, cc//SC2 has one more match against "Double D" to play to decide which way their current 10-4 season record will go. If victorious, cc//SC2 will be tied for 3rd with vVv!
MLG Dallas – The MLG 2011 Pro Circuit started off this weekend with its first stop at the Dallas Convention Center with Michael "cc//Jaeger" Marcin began his mission on fighting through the brackets. Unfortunately due to performance against a strong Zerg player and technical difficulties, cc//Jaeger was eliminated from the tournament in Round 3 of the Lower Bracket to vVvRigid in a 1-2 series.
Ann Arbor Open #2 – Crack Clan's Michigan SC2 Force consisting of Phil "cc//Lizzuma" Johnston and Justin "cc//Jroy" Roy along with the team manager and coach Eric "cc//keK" Collins competed in the Starcraft II Ann Arbor Open #2.
Coincidentally the Ann Arbor Open #2 took place on the first Saturday of April which is the annual date for the Ann Arbor Hash Bash which made cc//keK leave only one statement about the event… "Stoners everywhere…" cc//Lizzuma and cc//Jroy both being in opposite ends of the brackets, ended up playing each other in the Upper Bracket Finals where cc//Lizzuma took a 2-0 victory on Xel' Naga Caverns and Metalopolis.
While the lower bracket was finishing off between a nearly two hour series between Terran player "iPSynTH" and Zerg player "Bad". During this break cc//Lizzuma took the time to do an impromptu cast with ICCup.TV's prodiG to co-cast the Edmonton Starcraft 2 Tournament that took place in Canada.
But during the games, iPSynTH finally claimed victory after the long 45+ macro games to play cc//JRoy, eventually defeating him in the series 2-0.
The grand finals began around 11:00PM between cc//Lizzuma and iPSynTH in a TvT match up that would carry on throughout the night until about 1:00AM with cc//Lizzuma defending his title as reigning champ.
cc//JRoy was asked about what happened in the 0-2 series against iPSynTH and commented…
"Well, the opening game was a simple setup for my typical best of 3 series opening. Did my best with some DT Expand harass to take an early lead going into the mid-game, which he handled well with minimal loses and ended up getting an economic lead to win.
Second game I thought with the size of the map(Tal' Adari) he would choose to go for a macro game but unfortunately a 3 barracks timing attack subdued me and finished out the series 0-2 in his favor."


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- Dennis Avery, R.I.P. - June 22, 2020
- I Finally Read Walden - May 5, 2020
- COVID-19 Reading: A Sand County Almanac - April 21, 2020
I learned just now that Everett Moffat, a founding member of Heartland's Board of Directors, passed away in March. This is sad news. An obit appears below.
Everett was one of a several traders at the CBOE and CBOT who joined Dave Padden in starting The Heartland Institute in 1984. He was never a very large donor of money, and stepped down from the board during a time when he was unable to contribute at all, but he had an abundance of energy and enthusiasm that more than compensated. He was a "hard-core libertarian," and made sure the people around him knew that.
He was very proud of having been a founder of Heartland, and said he brought it up frequently in conversations with friends and colleagues in the many years that followed. (I see it's included in his obituary.) In 2008, he met with Dave Padden and me to discuss returning to the Board. It was a great meeting, but his finances were still precarious, and he ultimately decided he couldn't make the financial commitment. He could be counted on to attend our annual benefits and other events.
Everett was a gambler, a risk-taker, a chain-smoker, and a salesman. He was also self-aware. He once told me that salesmen such as himself are the easiest people to sell to because they are so quick to become enthusiastic about something .
For a short period of time, Everett worked more directly with … I hesitate to say "for" … us, on a fundraising plan that involved selling raffle tickets for a new house. It was a classic Everett scheme –– and it didn't work. We sold too few tickets and had to cancel the raffle … but it was fun getting to know Everett better and watching him work. I remember once … he emerged from his office, smoke billowing out behind and around him, his eyes watering and his cheeks red with excitement, to discuss some new idea he had or contact he had just made. You couldn't help but love the guy.
He had a beautiful family and doted on his kids. I recall trying to play tag football with them once, and the little boys ran circles around me. Talented little dudes … and the last time I tried that. I last talked to him less than a year ago, and I don't recall him mentioning a health condition. I see from the obit that he was 68 … he seemed a lot younger than that, but then, he was only 38 when I first met him.
Everett was one of a kind, and will be missed. Our prayers and condolences go out to his family and friends.


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Had to really look thru all the shrubbery and trees to get a view of anything, otherwise just a narrow path to the end and back.
Loved the raised garden beds, was able to feel like walking thru a fall park, with all the bright colors and leaves. Park was clean, plenty of people walking thru, a lot walking their dogs. Wish there where more swings, only 4 so first come. Area history was interesting.
Great trail, super smooth to ride on and got a chance to see some great wildlife on the lake as well. Some stairs do get pretty steep to carry bikes up, but you'll be able to cover most of the ground on a bike no problem.
Nice ride along this part of the trail. Beautiful views of the Lehigh River and along the canal. Some color on the foliage is looking awesome. Road our EBikes round trip 29 miles.
For parking set you GPS to 635 Chester Creek Rd. Brookhaven PA for one end of the trail. The published Knowlton parking address is incorrect. Parking at the other end can be found, as noted, at 426-436 Lenni Rd. Aston PA. There is also parking near Mt Alverna Rd and Iris Ln in Media PA.
Great short ride for a sixty year old rider like myself, not too many hills, pleasant surroundings and good people.
Had fun biking it, but didn't expect the challenge. Rode the longer Little Jersey trail first, which was pretty smooth and flat. This trail is not smooth. Wife crashed 3 times. Not a rail trail. Gotta have some rough trail mountain biking experience to safely negotiate entire trail.
A crucial part to the ongoing redevelopment of the Philadelphia waterfront, the Delaware River Trail takes cyclists and walkers past a variety of environments and attractions over its relatively short length.
As of Oct. 2020, the trail is comprised of 3 formal, designated segments, linked by sidewalks along Christopher Columbus Blvd. The sidewalk between Washington Ave. and Penn's Landing Road is currently being upgraded to a trail, with the portion from Penn's Landing to Spring Garden St. slated to follow in the next couple years. When finished, there will be a continuous, multi-use greenway extending from Fishtown south to Pier 68, forming part of the Circuit Network and linking Center City via the Spring Garden Street Greenway and Camden, NJ via the Ben Franklin Bridge.
The northern segment of the trail begins at Penn Treaty Park in the Fishtown neighborhood. Constructed on the site where city and PA founder William Penn signed a treaty with the Lenape Indians, this park is popular with locals in the warmer months of the year and is noted for its memorials to Penn and marking the site where the treaty was agreed to, as well as benches that offer breathtaking views of the Delaware River. Also note the abandoned power station located immediately north of the park. Although currently dilapidated and an example of urban decay, plans are underway to redevelop this property into a concert hall in the near future.
From Penn Treaty Park, the paved, asphalt trail heads south, passing an apartment complex currently being developed, and rounds the north, east and south sides of Rivers Casino. Here, the trail passes through lush gardens with colorful plants and numerous small animals and warbling birds. Pedestrians have the option of using a small, stone path that runs directly along the riverfront to take in panoramic views and observe the birds that frequently perch on an abandoned pipeline that sticks above the water.
Continuing south from River's Casino, the northern segment of the trail follows Sugarhouse Drive south past the towers of the Waterfront Square condo complex. Here, the trail divides into two, with pedestrians directed left onto a sidewalk, while cyclists are to use a specially designated asphalt lane to the right. Note the fountains in front of Waterfront Square and the views out toward the river, where a small estuary has been developed. This segment of the trail between Penn Treaty Park and Spring Garden Street is also part of the East Coast Greenway, the long distance megatrail currently being developed from downeast Maine to Key West, FL.
The middle segment of the trail begins about a mile to the south at the north end of Penn's Landing, and follows the River Promenade past a dog park, plazas and the Independence Seaport Museum. Here, trail users have the opportunity to learn about Philadelphia's heritage as a seaport and can also tour several of the decommissioned ships and a submarine. Immediately south of Penn's Landing, Spruce Street Harbor Park gives trail users the opportunity to leave a lock on the Philadelphia Hope Fence outside the Hilton Hotel or grab a bite to eat from several food vendors. The Korean War Memorial and the controversial monument to Christopher Columbus are also located here.
The trail again diverges from Christopher Columbus Blvd. across from the intersection with Washington Ave., just south of the Gloria Dei Church. This mile-long segment differs from the northern and middle sections by crossing through sections of abandoned waterfront that have been reclaimed by nature and transformed into open space. Check out a section of old parking lot that now has vegetation growing up between cracks in the pavement and is now designated a rain garden and marvel at the array of colorful plants on Pier 48, an old wharf that was covered with dirt and now supports a small woodland. This experimental nature preserve is intended to attract both land and water based flora and fauna and also includes a walkway off the southern part of the pier where people can observe the river or go fishing as well as a spiral stairway ascending to a small observation platform. From Pier 48, the trail passes a plaza that provides additional opportunities for fishing or observing the river and continues through a grove of trees and a meadow before dividing into a second "green boulevard" next to the Wal-Mart off Tasker Street. Trail users will be surprised by the serenity of this segment and will find it hard to believe they are in a major city.
The trail's southern terminus is at Pier 68, another former boat dock that has been transformed into a park. The giant loungers here provide a great place to rest at the end of your walk or bike ride.
With its detailed landscaping, a route that passes several historical and cultural sites and providing numerous opportunities for active and passive recreation, the Delaware River Trail is a great counterpart to the Schuylkill River Trail and another great link in the Circuit trail network. The only thing keeping this trail from getting a full five star rating is the graffiti on parts of the southern segment, which, although minor, nonetheless mars the look of an otherwise great example of urban renewal.
If you start this trail on Rose Valley Road , between Wallingford and Swarthmore , you can easily navigate it all of the way to Smedley park. Once you get there, there are other wooded trails that you can also try. Mostly off road , but you need to cross a couple of small roads and then Baltimore pike to get to Smedley park.
Beautiful section for a long run in the morning. Very serene and peaceful
The trail has some sections that were paved but don't think that means smooth, the paved sections were more bumpy than the gravel sections. The short slightly hilly trail is quite close to the road. The highlight was riding the paved trail across the street along Liseter Road.
One more thing, could TrailLink use street addresses for parking areas, it would make life so much easier for those of us using Waze or Garmin to find our way to trails.
We were looking for short trails near each other and this trail fit the bill. It was one of eight that we rode in one day. We started at the north end and rode to where the paved section stopped. We could see what looked like a poorly maintained single track trail across the street and decided to pass on riding that section. The trail surface is in great condition on the paved section, but other than that not much to see here.
TrailLink is a free service provided by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (a non-profit) and we need your support!


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The Spotter in the spotlight this time is Tjaša Janovljak, our long time (10 years!) Spotter from Ljubljana. Tjaša loves traveling, photography, oh and saving the world! What she loves about Ljubljana is its charm and that while it's not as big as other European cities, it tries really hard to offer you the same…
Check out some of Tjaša's favorite spots:
Azil Bookshop Café New Square
"What used to be a tiny bookstore called Azil (Asylum) is now a bookshop café that combines two bookstores and a café. The atmosphere here is truly cozy and you can almost smell all the knowledge that the shelves store!"
Full article: Azil Bookshop Café New Square
The Roman Pyramid
"A piece of history renovated less than a century ago by the architect Joze Plecnik. Because of its stone structure, free climbers spend hours here, hanging on the wall, trying to learn the grips. On the top of the wall, you can relax, have a beer or just watch shirtless climbers training their muscles."
Full article: The Roman Pyramid
Stara roba – Nova raba
"The first thrift store in Slovenia, which is how Stara roba – Nova raba is promoted. The name has a nice play on words in Slovenian and it means 'used items – new usage'. It's needless to say that this place is full of interesting things and full of history."
Full article: Stara roba – Nova raba
Check out all Tjaša's articles on the Ljubljana blog


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Volume 27 - Article 24 | Pages 705–718
Employment and household tasks of Japanese couples, 1994-2009
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Objective: The paper examines changes in the relationship between employment and household tasks of Japanese couples, using data drawn from national cross-sectional surveys in 1994, 2000, and 2009 of persons aged 20–49, and from the 2009 follow-up of the 2000 survey.
Results: Wives' employment is structured by their husbands' employment time and earning power, as well as by their family situations, including the presence and age of children and co-residence with parents. Housework hours of husbands, though very low, increased over time, while wives' hours decreased. Wives' housework time decreases as their employment time increases. Marriage dramatically increases women's housework time but produces little change in men's time. Husbands' housework hours are positively correlated with reported marital satisfaction of both spouses.
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Noriko O. Tsuya - Keio University, Japan
Larry L. Bumpass - University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States of America
Minja K. Choe - East-West Center, United States of America
Ronald R. Rindfuss - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States of America
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LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER VELAR: FIRST OFFICIAL PHOTO OF THE NEW SUV IN ENGLISH. Land Rover offers a preview of the first official image of the new Range Rover Velar. The Velar is the new SUV that will go to great lengths to list a place higher than the Evoque, and one lower than the Land Rover Range Rover Sport.
At the Geneva Motor Show 2017 (9 – 19 March 2017) will see him for the first time ever and on that occasion will be revealed all its novelty, with technical, mechanical and list prices that, presumably, will depart from about 60,000 euros.
Aesthetics, from what we can detect, reveals a True Sports Utility Vehicle that is well suited to even the most disconnected. The mechanics, however, is provided by premium materials for lightening the overall weight and therefore better performance.
"We define Velar Range Rover" Avant Garde ", because it enriches the Brand by infusing a new dimension of glamor, modernity, and elegance. The Range Rover Velar changes everything. " This is what declares Gerry McGovern, Land Rover brand Design Chief.
Range Rover Velar is the new SUV that will go to great lengths to list a place higher than the Evoque, and one lower than the Land Rover Range Rover Sport. Clearly derives from the latter, a shortening of the pass to 2 meters and 87 cm 80 cm in length 4 meters and contains, in the face of a mass traveling from 2,470 kg in the lightest configuration.
The Interior, and not only have a minimal configuration, highly technological, which uses touch surfaces to control infotainment and air conditioning. It's the Touch Pro Duo 10-inch display, the upper adjustable with a range of 30° c, the bottom one completed by touch knobs. Velar marks a stark change of pace at forefront of design for Range Rover and the cockpit synthesizes the best of this breakup.
The latter had been announced by Range Rover teaser and already felt the wind of change, with a headband to enclose the light units, soft and enveloping. Can be found on the front, with a snout more pitched than do Evoque or Range Rover Sport. The graphics of led lights follows the family feeling, all new interpretation instead of the bumper. The beltline is tall and upright D draws a window frame better connected and more soft than usual. Pausing on the headlights, led lights are standard on all versions of Velar, the novelty is, instead, by Matrix laser led projectors, capable of covering up to 550 meters in front of the car, with the high beam light beam.
Clearly, the combination is standard with the adaptive system.
There are copper-colored inserts on the bodywork, the bonnet, the doors, to the bumper. There is an overall sense of refinement that finds its maximum expression in the handles flush with the bodywork: extremely clean lines and improved aerodynamics, which out of Range Rover Velar reaches the best value ever for a Land Rover, with a 0.32 Cx.
It's a SUV that promises ample space for luggage, 632 liters volume in classical configuration, become 1,731 liters by breaking down the rear seats. High towing capacity, ben 2,500 kg, Assistant to the trailer available on request.
To ensure these qualities, the intelligent all-wheel drive, with the optional locking rear differential. 8-speed automatic transmission on all versions of Velar, five at launch, and then receive the most powerful 4-cylinder petrol engine of casa Jaguar-Land Rover, the 2-litre 300 horses and 400 Nm Ingenium. To get started, 2-liter four-cylinder diesel will be 180 horses Velar (430 Nm), 240 horsepower (500 Nm) and diesel V6 3 liter 300 horsepower (700 Nm). You can choose between the 2.0 petrol turbo 250 horsepower and 365 Nm Ingenium and the 3-liter supercharged V6 from 300 horsepower and 450 Nm. The six-cylinder engine options adaptive air suspension series will have a maximum ground clearance of 25.1 cm (21.3 centimeters for Velar with spring suspension and shock absorbers Classics) and a capacity of Ford that can touch the 650 mm (600 mm spring-damper versions). Adaptive technology will be standard regardless of the type of suspension choice.
The myriad of technology solutions, from driving assistance on and off road, is requiring a treaty to list the features. more original, however, is in the Land Rover Activity Key, a smart key replacement, which can leave inside the vehicle when you are engaged in outdoor activities, with the risk of losing the key or damaging it: a bracelet dirt-proof, and waterfalls, we will bring with it and just move it closer to the door of the car to unlock it or block it.
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Waiting on the Prospects of the 2008 MLB Draft
Bob Toth | On 28, Apr 2013
While much of the country watched closely as their favorite NFL teams stocked up this weekend on new prospects who could pay immediate dividends on their respective football teams, it is easy to lose track of players and drafts in Major League Baseball due to the expansive minor league system utilized in the sport.
It has been five years now since the drafting of the class of 2008. One of the more intriguing players to watch for the Cleveland Indians from that class this season will be Lonnie Chisenhall.
The former first round pick (29th overall) in that 2008 draft, Chisenhall made his first Opening Day roster for the Indians this season, after appearing at the major league level in each of the previous two years. He was given the starting nod after the team parted ways with Jack Hannahan after the completion of the 2012 season. Hannahan had been presumably keeping the seat warm at the hot corner for Chisenhall for the last two years.
Chisenhall is one of several players worthy of note in the Cleveland organization that has ties to the 2008 draft class.
Undoubtedly, the Indians are preparing for the 2013 First-Year Player Draft that is scheduled to begin on June 6th, surprisingly less than six weeks away thanks to the lack of attention the MLB draft gets compared to the NFL and NBA drafts. If all things go as planned, Cleveland will continue to distance itself from its previously-earned reputation as an organization that does not draft well.
Throughout the 2000's, the Indians swung and missed at several players that they had picked as first round talents. Names like Corey Smith, Derek Thompson, Dan Denham, Alan Horne, J.D. Martin, Mike Conroy, Matthew Whitney, Micah Schilling, Michael Aubrey, Brad Snyder, Adam Miller, Jeremy Sowers, Trevor Crowe, Johnny Drennan, David Huff, and Beau Mills have not made lasting or noteworthy contributions to the professional game of baseball.
Several of them failed to even reach the major league level, either in Cleveland or elsewhere. Many of them may be complete unknowns to the average Cleveland Indians fan.
Only Jeremy Guthrie (2002 – 22nd pick) has had a prolonged opportunity and any significant success out of this batch of "top talents" in the amateur draft, and he has done his primarily outside of Cleveland in Baltimore, Colorado, and now Kansas City.
The Indians have yet to see a truly successful first round pick since CC Sabathia in 1998.
The Indians needed to use a player like Sabathia to help supplement the void of minor league talent through trades. Some trades have worked out well in favor of the Indians – see Casey Blake for Carlos Santana; Mark DeRosa for Chris Perez; Austin Kearns for Zach McAllister. Other trades, like the Sabathia trade and the trade of Cliff Lee, failed to bring in the quantity and quality of players to make up for the established talent leaving the city of Cleveland.
The 2007 draft will hopefully mark the end of a horrendous string of bad drafting.
That draft left plenty to be desired. Of the 48 players drafted in total by the Indians that season, only 17 signed with the team. Just one – Josh Judy (34th round) – appeared in a major league game with the Indians. Corner infielder Matt Hague, an 11th round pick who did not sign with Cleveland, was drafted by Pittsburgh the following year and played sparingly down the stretch with the Pirates in 2012. Pitcher T.J. McFarland (2nd round) was selected by Baltimore in the most recent Rule 5 draft and has appeared in five games this season for the Orioles in relief.
Bo Greenwell (6th round) and Kyle Landis (18th round) are still with the organization. Greenwell was just activated to begin his season at Double-A Akron, his highest advancement in the organization during his six years with the team. Landis started this season in Akron as well.
"I think the last three years, our drafts based on the expected value of our picks have been very good," team president Mark Shapiro said in a conversation with Pat McManamon of Fox Sports Ohio published on October 25, 2012. "The prior five to six years before that, certainly we did not have good drafts. And we're suffering for that now to some extent."
Things changed within the organization after the 2007 draft, and beginning with 2008, the talent joining the club has at least looked a bit better on paper. One could say it was due to the low bar set by nearly a decade of underwhelming drafts, but when compared to other teams around the league, their results have at least looked respectable. They made the necessary adjustments internally to begin to dispel their previous draft woes.
The Indians owned late picks in each round of the 2008 draft after coming off of their very successful, but ultimately disappointing, season that saw the club claim the AL Central but fall short of glory with a late collapse in the American League Championship Series against Terry Francona's Boston Red Sox.
Chisenhall has been the early highlight of the draft for Cleveland. He is ranked 13th of the 46 players drafted in the first round (including compensation picks) in career WAR (1.4). Just two players drafted above him – Buster Posey and Aaron Crow – have become All-Stars. Crow was drafted by the Washington Nationals but did not sign; he re-entered the draft the following season and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals. Seven players drafted above Chisenhall have yet to make it to the majors and several others have had minimal experience, at best, in the big leagues.
Several big names or top prospects around the game were drafted within 15 picks after Chisenhall, including future All-Stars Lance Lynn (39th by St. Louis) and Wade Miley (43rd by Arizona). Two pitchers acquired in the offseason by the Tampa Bay Rays for James Shields – Jake Odorizzi and Mike Montgomery – were selected as compensation picks by Milwaukee and Kansas City, respectively. Recent Indians' killer Conor Gillaspie of the Chicago White Sox was selected 37th by San Francisco.
Trey Haley (2nd round), Cord Phelps (3rd round), Tim Fedroff (7th round), and T.J. House (16th round) are all on Cleveland's 40-man roster. The latter three are playing at Columbus; Haley just recently made his first appearance of the season for Akron. House was just promoted to AAA. Phelps has already spent time on the Cleveland roster this season.
Matt Langwell (11th round) spent time in Columbus last season and started the season as a Clipper. Fellow member of his draft class, Adam Abraham (13th round), has joined him in the Ohio capital this season in the outfield.
Pitcher Bryce Stowell (22nd round) and catcher Roberto Perez (33rd round) are both with the Aeros. Perez was promoted for a time to Columbus to help out a roster depleted of catchers due to the injuries in Cleveland to Santana and Lou Marson.
Clayton Cook (9th round) has struggled with injuries. He reported throwing his first bullpen session during the second week of April while on the comeback trail. He had reached Carolina of Single-A in 2012 on his progression through the minors.
Several other players who had reached the Double-A level during their minor league careers from the 2008 draft class have left the organization.
Zach Putnam (5th round) was dealt prior to last season to Colorado for pitcher Kevin Slowey. He appeared in two innings in two games for the Rockies and is now at the Chicago Cubs Triple-A affiliate.
Jeremie Tice (6th round) was released towards the end of Spring Training. He had played for Akron in 2012.
Eric Berger (8th round) spent time at Columbus in 2012. He was traded to Houston on April 15th for additional catching help after organization depth was exposed by several injuries to backstops.
Former Indians' minor leaguer Donnie Webb (10th round) was in Double-A Jacksonville in the Miami Marlins organization last season. He played 18 career games at Columbus during his time with the Indians organization.
Marty Popham (20th round) is pitching for Double-A New Britain of the Minnesota Twins' organization. It marks the fourth straight season he has appeared in Double-A action after spending parts of 2010 and 2011 between Akron and Columbus.
Twenty-one players did not sign from that draft class, including Adam Warren (36th round pick; was drafted in the 4th round by the Yankees the next year).
Ten of the Indians' first eleven picks in that draft have reached Akron or higher. The lone exception was 4th round pick, pitcher David Roberts.
Fourteen of the 29 players drafted have advanced to Double-A or higher in their brief professional careers by the end of 2012. On paper, it already looks substantially better than the 2007 draft that netted a total of 17 players, many of whom never played beyond A-ball.
Twenty picks after the second round selection of Haley, the very solid closer of the Atlanta Braves, Craig Kimbrel, was selected. He won the 2011 NL Rookie of the Year Award and is a two-time NL All-Star. He has received Cy Young and MVP consideration in each of the last two seasons and has led the NL in saves. Last season, he was 3-1 with 42 saves and a 1.01 ERA. He had a disgustingly low WHIP of 0.65 and struck out 116 batters in 62 2/3 innings. Two different times last season he struck out a batter in 20 consecutive appearances.
Tigers catcher Alex Avila was selected in the 5th round with the 21st pick. He was taken 22 spots after the Indians unsigned pick Roberts.
Oakland starting pitcher Tommy Milone was selected in the 10th round with the 9th pick by the Washington Nationals, ten picks after Cook. He was 13-10 last season for Oakland with a 3.74 ERA in 190 innings over 31 starts. He threw one complete game and gave up just one earned run in six innings of work against Detroit in the 2012 ALDS.
Cleveland has acquired several other players who were members of the 2008 draft over the last few years.
First round supplemental pick Bryan Price was one of the pieces of the Victor Martinez trade that also brought Justin Masterson and Nick Hagadone to the Indians. He was selected by the Boston Red Sox with the 45th overall pick. Price has spent parts of the last four seasons at Akron. He played 13 games at Columbus last season and has already logged two games there this season as well. He is currently on the Aeros roster.
Pitcher Jason Knapp was one of the key components of the Lee trade. The Philadelphia Phillies selected him with the 25th selection of the 2nd round. Injuries derailed his career early, as he was never able to advance beyond Single-A. His injury has made the haul from the Lee trade an unsuccessful one.
Reliever Bryan Shaw was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks just two picks after Knapp. He was acquired this past offseason as part of the Shin-Soo Choo trade. He has a pair of saves and an ERA below three in his major league career.
Pitcher Scott Barnes (8th round) was one of San Francisco's picks in 2008, but he reached the major leagues with Cleveland last year after being converted to a reliever. The left-hander was acquired by the Indians in 2009 for Ryan Garko.
Also skipped by the Indians in the 2008 draft was an outfielder out of Arizona State University by the name of Jason Kipnis. Selected with the 135th pick overall in the 4th round (23rd pick) by the San Diego Padres, he did not sign. The Indians selected him in the 2nd round the following season.
The Indians may not have had star players emerge so far from the 2008 draft, but they at least established some minor league depth and serviceable options at the end of the bench and bullpen. Outside of a handful of All-Stars that have come from this draft class, the Indians did not miss on many players.
When looking back, the good players a team misses on are often regretted as much as the bad ones they drafted. It is easier to forgive missing on a player like Kimbrel or Milone than it would have been than a Posey.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 13, 2018) - Leadership Middle Tennessee, Inc. (LMT), the regional leadership organization that encompasses a 10-county collective of community leaders in Middle Tennessee, announces the 42 members of the incoming Class of 2019. The class is selected by a vetting process within the leadership of the LMT Board of Directors. For more information on LMT, please visit www.leadmt.org.
"This 19th class is made up of a diverse group of members from different industries and communities across Middle Tennessee," LMT President Lee Rucks said. "I'm excited for another year of leadership development as we come together to improve our region from the community level."
Class of 2019 members listed by county:
Beth Batson - Supervisor of Human Resources, Student Services, and Policy, Cheatham County Board of Education
Sandy Obodzinksi - President & CEO, Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee
Mitch Ballard - Founding Partner, DevDigital
Todd Bowman - Business Performance Advisor, Insperity
Jessica Breaux - Senior Regional Consultant, Middle TN, Tennessee Valley Authority
Chris Cotton - SVP of Business Affairs, Heart Bridge Media, LLC
Nancy Keil-Culbertson - Chief Development and Marketing Officer, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
Mark Hamilton - General Manager, Dekalb Office
Tari Hughes - President & CEO, Center for Nonprofit Management
Kristal Knight - Executive Director, Emerge Tennessee
Kristen Rector - President & CEO, Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee
Mary Margo Turner - Partner, Attorney - Ruby Winstead Turner, PLLC
Leonard Belmares II - Founder, Attorney at Law and Judge - Belmares Law, PLLC and Town of White Bluff
Bob Kucher - Vice President of Partnerships and Programs, PENCIL
Paul Pitney - CEO, Dickson County Family YMCA
Robyn Graham - Operations Director, The King's Daughters' School
Brenda Hogan - Manager of Population Health, Farm Bureau Health Plans
Christa Martin - Assistant to the President, Columbia State Community College
Kelley McCall - Director of Finance and Administration, Columbia Power and Water Systems
Britney Campbell - Senior VP of Marketing and Public Relations, Legends Bank
Allan Groves - Co-Owner, DQ of Clarksville
Erinne Hester - Assessor of Property, Montgomery County Government
Angela Jones - Commissioner, The Clarksville Housing Authority
Paul Turner - Vice President of Operations - AJAX Distributing Company
Jonathan Garner - Partner, Walker & Garner
Laurie Riley - Owner & Operator, Hey Belle Boutique, LLC
Alisha Wix - Diversity and Inclusion Director, Skanska
Tracey Binkley - Financial Advisor, Senior Vice President - Morgan Stanley
Patrick Cammack - SVP of Economic Development, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
Elaine Boyd - Senior Advisor, TN Dept. of Environment and Conservation
Jennifer Flanagan - President & CEO, Salvus Center, Inc.
Larry Hale - Business Owner, Hale Financial Services, Inc.
Kathleen Hawkins - President, Hendersonville Area Chamber of Commerce
Kendrick Curtis - Assistant Director, Middle Tennessee Industrial Development Association
Edward Glynn - Chief Medical Information Officer, HCA PSG
Karen Saul - Area Chairman, Tennessee, Arthur J. Gallagher
Amy Sutton - Employee Benefits Specialist, CBIZ
Burton Williams - Associate VP and Associate Dean for Advancement, Lipscomb University
Leighton Bush - President, Bush Insurance & Financial Services Inc.
Wally Irvin - Special Counsel, Lewis, Thomason, King, Krieg & Waldrop, PC
Michael Moscardelli - Co-Owner, PFP, LLC
Heather Steele - Treasury Management Officer, VP, Bank of Tennessee
About LMT:
Leadership Middle Tennessee was founded in 1999, as an initiative of Partnership 2000, to contribute to future planned and sustainable economic and community growth and development in the ten-county area through the participation of community, non-profit, government and business leaders.
The program highlights historic and contemporary perspectives on relevant regional themes and features presentations by leading experts and key community leaders. Sessions employ a mix of interactive presentations, facilitated dialogue, behind-the-scenes visits and more. Session topics include Education and Workforce Development, Housing, Ft. Campbell, Agriculture, Healthcare, Quality of Life, Technology, Manufacturing, Public Policy and Politics, Transportation, Historic Preservation, Sports and Leisure, Tourism, Natural Resources and Environmental Issues.
Leadership Middle Tennessee is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization overseen by a regional board comprised of the Leadership Middle Tennessee alums, business, and community leaders. Recently announced, the LMT offices moved from the campus of Middle Tennessee State University to Cumberland University. The current address is 1 Cumberland Square, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087.
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Paul Broadnax and the Paul-Champ Three
Paul Broadnax chuckled when I asked him to sign my copy of his LP, Introducing the Paul-Champ Three. "Now I know there are at least two people who have this record," he said. "You, and me!" Broadnax, who died at age 92 on August 1, 2018, made that record in 1966. When I showed him my copy in 2014, he said it had been quite some time since he'd last seen one.
The Three were Paul Broadnax, piano and vocals; Champlin "Champ" Jones, bass and vocals; and Tony Sarni, drums. Broadnax and Jones shared arranging duties. The two first met in 1950, when Broadnax was writing arrangements for the Sabby Lewis Orchestra, and Jones joined as bassist. They started out as a duo in about 1960, and added Sarni on drums shortly after—there was more work for a trio. And they found plenty of it.
The Paul-Champ Three wasn't a jazz group, although their sets always included jazz. The instrumental numbers especially gave Broadnax space to improvise. They advertised themselves as a general business band, even said it right in the album liner notes. "They had the events business sewed up." Fred Taylor told me. He booked them at Paul's Mall. "Every wedding, every function. They played all the good cocktail parties. And they swung." They had lengthy residences in suburban lounges like the Cottage Crest in Waltham and the Chateau de Ville in Framingham.
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