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Regional students have right to succeed
Building a clever and prosperous country also requires clever and prosperous regions, which is why it is crucial that we overcome the significant gap in educational achievement between regional, rural and remote students and metropolitan students.
The proportion of 25-34 year olds with a Year 12 education in major cities is over 80 per cent, compared to 60-70 per cent in the regions.
Almost 45 per cent of people in the same age bracket in major cities have a bachelors degree, compared to around 20-25 per cent in regional Australia.
These figures indicate unacceptable discrepancies which must be addressed.
Last year, Federal Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham appointed Emeritus Professor John Halsey of Flinders University to undertake a review to identify solutions.
Halsey's report endorsed a national focus for regional education, training and research. The government's response, published on May 30, endorsed all the review's recommendations, and acknowledged that a one-size-fits-all policy does not work for regional education. The Prime Minister reinforced this on May 31 in a response to a question in the House of Representatives from the Independent Member for Indi, Cathy McGowan MP.
While the Regional Universities Network (RUN), a group of six regionally headquartered universities, welcomes the government's response, we believe that a more strongly coordinated approach, and sufficient and targeted resources, are required to realise the vision that every Australian student deserves the opportunity to succeed, no matter where they live.
In his report, Halsey recommended: expanding the availability, affordability and accessibility of high quality work experience placements, dual VET/university options and two-year associate degree programs for regional students; supporting regional students to make successful transitions from school to university, training, and employment; and establishing a national focus for regional education.
In the 2018 Budget, some funding for new sub-bachelor and bachelor places was provided for regional university campuses and study hubs, and the parental income cut-off for regional students was lifted so that around an additional 2,300 students could be supported via Youth Allowance.
While these measures are a step in the right direction, given the contribution of higher education to the economic, social and cultural development of the regions, universities need the flexibility to enrol as many students as they wish and put on new courses where required at regional campuses.
In 2017, RUN proposed a National Regional Higher Education Strategy. It includes strategies to support the provision of higher education in regional areas, increase the representation of regional students in higher education and support the role of regionally-based higher education providers in creating diverse and resilient regional economies.
Although the Government has indicated that it will report on progress on regional education in its yearly Regional Ministerial Statement, we believe that a National Regional Higher Education Strategy is essential to provide a robust framework for greater focus and better outcomes.
Prof Greg Hill, RUN chair and University of the Sunshine Coast vice-chancellor, and Dr Caroline Perkins, RUN executive director.


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So, since I pay a small fortune to live in Nuevo York Ciudad, I've decided to try to start going out of my way to find reasons to leave that won't cost me a ton of money, will educate me, and give me things to do and think about.
Yesterday, I went to my friend's apartment who is out of town and worked out in the fancy gym there for about 2 solid hours. I did each muscle machine and walked on the elliptical. I read most of a New Yorker while I ellipsed, and even did a little texting with some friends. I guess that taught me, or more reminded me that I hate working out. It also taught my muscles that they are weak and flabby.
After the work out, I showered, put on a cute dress, then walked from Fort Greene to Long Island City in my seemingly impossible quest to shed 30 pounds this year. *By the way*, I have shed 15, but the other 15 have been very hard to lose. My final destination was The Creek and The Cave's 10 year anniversary and Mindy Tucker's photo exhibit of the last year of comedy in NYC, which about 2/3s of my face has a cameo in.
Today, I went to the Heirloom Tomato Festival which was every bit as awesome as it sounds. Sure, to some it may appear to be something old people would do in between watching their stories and getting ready to die, but that's just not true. Loving good food and seeking it out is smart, not boring, and I rewarded myself by buying lots of yummy fresh tomatoes and then making a caprese salad for dinner.
So take that, nay sayers. There were about a dozen booths of farmers with fresh produce, artisan bread and cheese makers, presentations like "how to can tomatoes" and lots and lots of beautiful, colorful heirloom tomatoes. My mom handed down her love of yummy foods to me, which is why I have a giant, bubblicious Sicilian Italian ass.
After that, I rode my bike over the bridge to Williamsburg Bridge to meet up with my friend Our Lady of Perpetual PMS and her bf at a vintage bike fest on Wythe and 14th that spoke to my inner bad ass bitch. Though I'm more a scooter / moped aficionado, the motorcycles there were pretty awesome looking. I wanted to hop on the back of one, grab onto some antique biker's long grey mane, rip the bottom of my shirt off so my semi-flabby tum tum was exposed and all of a sudden have a tramp stamp on the small of my back that said "Ride or Die" or "Losers Take The Bus", but instead I just snapped a few photogs with me iDingly-doo.
My friends and I decided we were hungry so we went to grab a bite, hoping we'd run into Tina Trachtenburg who I heard sells her homemade tamales on Bedford Street. It was kind of late though, and I didn't expect it to happen, but hello fate, there she was at Bedford and 7th. I ate the shit out of a priceless cactus tamale in a record 13.2 seconds.
I parted ways with my pals around N. 3rd Street, when they decided to walk to our friend's shop, Sanford and Sven's. I was coasting down the Manhattan side of the bridge when she texted me that at Sven's, there was a bbq and lots of our pals were there. I was totally bummed and contemplated going back over the bridge, but was psyched when I got back to my hood to see an art show on Division Street, and to find my friend Audrey Crabtree was involved. I then succumbed to a weird political interview, something I'm not super at voicing my opinions about (I'm better at writing out my thoughts any day), and was wholly inspired by the entire shindig.
Not a bad weekend haul. How is Monday going to try to top that?


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Local comedy website It's Always Funny In Philadelphia, with some help from some favorite local comedians, released their list of Comedians to Watch in 2013.
Philebrity is starting an Ask Juliet Hope Wayne advice column in which you can anonymously ask for the guidance of the comedian and storyteller.
Space 1026 Comedy Nightz Presents Martin & Lawrence and Others this Tuesday at Space 1026 (1026 Arch St. 2nd floor). The show will feature comedy from Martin & Lawrence, Joey Dougherty, Aaron Nevins, JP Boudwin, and The New Dreamz.
Also this Tuesday you can check out Polygon Comedy: The Perfect New Year at 8pm at L'etage (6th and Bainbridge) featuring stand-up from David Piccolomini and Vegas Lancaster and improv from Nielsen, Steve Rogers is Dead, and Grimacchio. Or you can go to Free Improv at Connie's Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) at 9pm to see improv from Deleted Scenes, Those Two Nice Ladies, Bad James, The Five "Best" Male Improvisers, Gross Butler, Angry People Building Things, Cock Hat, and Vertical Scream.
This Wednesday a new Open Mic at Liberties Restaurant & Bar (705 N. 2nd St.) will debut. The mic will be produced by Sonny Vellozzi and Michael O'Donnell and promises to be "a room with a lot of potential" as well as having "beer specials and other benefits in the coming weeks."
Philadelphia's own Big Jay Oakerson will headline Helium Comedy Club this week. The comedian will perform six shows from Wednesday to Saturday at the club. Tickets can be purchased online.
The Sideshow returns to The Arts Parlor (1170 S. Broad St.) this Friday with a night of variety comedy from Lizzie Spellman, Chaperone, The Necrosexual, Kristen Schier, and more!
The Humor Has It Comedy Show (Maximillian's Restaurant, 3001 Naaman's Creek Road, Boothwyn, PA) this Saturday will feature performances by: Bradley Beck, Fastball Pitcher Gob Gutierrez, Mike Rainey, John McKeever, and headliner Tommy Pope. Reservations can be made by calling 610-485-3500.
Don't forget The 2013 WitOut Awards for Philadelphia Comedy are this Sunday at World Cafe Live (3025 Walnut St.) Tickets can be purchased online.
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Lady Gaga shocked her acceptance-loving fans this week when she described accusations of plagiarism against her hit, "Born This Way" as "retarded" in a recent interview with NME magazine.
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Now, the chart-topper has apologized for her seemingly insensitive remark.
"I consider it part of my life's work and music to push the boundaries of love and acceptance," Gaga said in a statement released to Perez Hilton on Thursday. "My apologies for not speaking thoughtfully. To anyone that was hurt, please know that it was furiously unintentional.
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"An honest mistake, requires honesty to make," she continued, before ending the statement with a line from her platinum anthem, "Whether life's disabilities, left you outcast bullied or teased, rejoice and love yourself today."
In related news, the blond chanteuse has granted Weird Al Yankovic permission to release his "Born This Way" parody, "Perform This Way."
The comedic musician posted the audio to his parody on YouTube on Wednesday – which includes lyrics such as, "Got my straight jacket today, it's made of gold lamé, no not because I'm crazy, I perform this way!" — along with a message stating the spoof would not be available on his next album, as Lady Gaga refused to approve it.
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Mere hours later, Al revealed in a blog post that there had been a mix-up.
"Apparently the fact that she didn't approve it was news to Lady Gaga herself! Gaga's manager has now admitted that he never forwarded my parody to Gaga – she had no idea at all," Al wrote in a blog titled, "Gaga Update!" on his personal website on Wednesday. "Even though we assumed that Gaga herself was the one making the decision (because, well, that's what we were TOLD), he apparently made the decision completely on his own.
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"He's sorry. And Gaga loves the song," he added.
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The Bill Cronon-Wisconsin Republican party tangle is making me — and many others, judging by the responses I've seen on academic listservs — think a little more deeply about how we use our e-mail addresses. Like many, I'm troubled by the possibility that someone could ask to see my e-mail correspondence on any old topic. […]
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Funny the stuff you find on Facebook that you would never find on your own.
For example, I discovered that Beyonce has this new video for her song, "Run the World (Girls)". Have you seen it? If not, what you see are a bunch of strong, in charge, kick ass girls who are, um, running the world. Lyrics?
Who run the world? Girls!
Who run this motha? Girls!
Who run the world? Girls!
Powerful images of take-no-prisoners girls. Big hair, big heels, unabashedly sexy. Great images, right?
Or not so much. Because on Facebook, via Jemhu Greene — a political commentator, social justice organizer, and former president of the Women's Media Center — we find the perfect counterpoint video from Nineteen Percent that explains exactly what's wrong with such media images of powerful, dominant, got-it-together women. They're lies. Take a watch below:
Her point? Such media images lull us into a fall sense of achievement, and distract us from "the work it takes to actually run the world." Shall we count the way in which we don't? Pay equity is one: seventy-seven cents on the dollar, anyone? Or how about workplace structures that have not yet shifted to accommodate the fact that the majority of the workplace is made up of women, many of them with kids, and almost always without a housewife at home to drive the carpool? Or there's the maternal wall: the fact that women are often discriminated against in the workplace simply because of their gender. Kids? Uh-oh: flight risk. No kids yet? Yeah, but maybe someday… Or maybe not ever. In which case, um, outside the norm. And then there's this: As Nineteen percent points out, women are the only American group classified as a minority — that makes up the majority of the population. Go figure.
Sure it's nice to see female doctors and lawyers on TV, but as Nineteen Percent says on the video:
Lady humans can work outside the home – but a simple survey of reality will reveal we don't run anything – and pretending we do will get us nowhere…
So true. The images won't get us anywhere until there's some actual change behind them. You know, the kind of change that will result in a shift in policy and values, and in workplace structures. Pretending otherwise, well, it just lulls us into a false sense of complacency. We've gone here before:
Tell everyone the problem's been solved already, and maybe it'll go away. Move along, nothing to see here… Nothing, of course, but those inequalities listed … below:
- A Girl Scouts study found that young women avoid leadership roles for fear they'll be labeled 'bossy';
- women are four times less likely than men to negotiate a starting salary…
- which is probably for the best, as a Harvard study found that women who demand more money are perceived as "less nice" (=less likely to be hired).
As infuriating as all of that may be — and, duh, it is — even more so is the fact that no one seems to be pissed off about it. And, I'd venture to say, there are even some among us who read those stats, who are familiar with the surveys and the survey results, and yet, somehow, can't quite bring ourselves to believe it.
Susan Douglas would diagnose that as a classic case of "Enlightened Sexism," and her new book on the subject makes a compelling case that, because of all the advances that we have made — and because of a lopsided accentuating of the positives (so sugar and spiced and everything niced are we!), the stereotypes, inequities, and biases that would have once been called sexist go unnoticed. Turn on the TV, she says: there are women doctors, women lawyers, women detectives and DAs and Hillary Clinton and Oprah to show you: See? We have come a long way, baby! But all that rose-colored imagery doesn't exactly reflect reality. For instance, here's something you might not have realized:
The four most common female professions today are: secretary, registered nurse, teacher, and cashier–low-paying, "pink collar" jobs that employ 43 percent of all women. Swap "domestic help" for nurse, and you'd be looking at the top female jobs from 1960, back when want ads were segregated by gender.
Ahem. So sure, I like big hair and big shoes and the image of kick-ass girls as much as the next, well, kick-ass girl. And maybe I even like Beyonce. But let's not kid ourselves. We've still got a way to go. And pretending that we don't — well, that's one sure way to keep us in our place.


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Yankees vs. Red Sox: Thoughts and Notes
Another day, another squadoosh.
In convincing fashion, the New York Yankees once again beat down the Boston Red Sox, winning big time on Saturday afternoon by a score of 14-3.
There were a lot of stories from this one…
Mark Teixeira
The Yankee calendar on my wall is in May and (no lie) the Yankee who is represented by the picture for the month is Mark Teixeira. Historically this has been his month, so I guess it's no coincidence that he is the Yankee pictured on the calendar for the month of May.
The Yankees' first baseman had a forgettable April, but in May he has been raking, even if it's only been a week. Today he was 4-for-6 at the dish with three (yes, three) home runs and five RBIs. He scored four runs and became the first Yankee since Lou Gehrig (who accomplished the feat on June 23, 1927) to hit three homers in one game against the Red Sox.
That's great company, Tex.
His first homer broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the fifth and gave the Yankees a 4-3 lead. From there the Bombers never looked back, tacking on two more runs in the inning before the skies opened up and rain caused an hour and 24 minute delay.
After the rain cleared and the game resumed, Teixeira once again flexed his muscles in the seventh inning. He wrapped another solo homer around the "Pesky Pole" in right field for one of two runs the Yanks scored in the frame.
At last, in the top of the ninth, he creamed a pitch off Jonathan Van Every (yes, the Red Sox bullpen was so bad they needed to use outfielders as pitchers). Teixeira's two-run bomb went so far, it bounced off the light pole above the Green Monster in left field. It marked his third round-tripper of the day and his fifth homer of the year.
Talk about a career day at the plate.
One great day offensively and everything turned around. Teixeira finally "got off the interstate," if you will, raising his batting average up to .207. His home run count climbed and he is up to 20 RBIs on the year.
Teixeira really has it going right now, as he already has more hits and home runs than he did last month. He may be a slow starter, but when he gets going he turns into a monster. It's almost as if Teixeira was a sleeping bull dog and the Red Sox threw rocks at him today.
Boston woke the sleeping bull dog and he relentlessly attacked them.
I have a feeling this is just the first dose of what's to come from the Yankee first baseman. He seems to be seeing the ball a lot better and he hit to all fields today. If we see Teixeira in this form, the Yankee offense is going to be in great shape despite the injury problems they are currently undergoing.
Francisco Cervelli
I am currently lobbying to find out whether or not Francisco Cervelli is human.
"The Cisco Kid" had a wonderful game last night and the beat continued this afternoon. Coming off his three RBI night last night, the backup catcher went 3-for-4 with five RBIs and a walk. He is currently hitting .429 in Jorge Posada's absence and is proving that belongs in the big leagues.
A few years ago when Elliot Johnson ran him over at home plate and broke his wrist in Spring Training, I seriously doubted he would ever make it to the big leagues. But the Yankees kind of rewarded him and brought him up, thus giving him the opportunity to show us what he is made of.
And right now, he is showing us that he is made of steel.
The Yanks could not have asked for anything more. With Posada out, Cervelli could not be performing any better. I believe any team would sign up for a backup catcher who has the type of numbers Cervelli is currently posting.
Today he became the first Yankee catcher to record five RBIs in a game against Boston since Yogi Berra in 1957. Cervelli's hitting is just speaking for itself.
Not to mention his defense and ability to call a good game.
The relationship between a catcher and a pitcher is oftentimes overlooked. If the two do not have a good rapport, there is no way they are going to have any success. It's common sense. If you do not get along with someone, and you are both working toward the same goal, you are probably not going to reach that goal.
Cervelli just has the ability to work nicely with every pitcher on the Yankee staff. It doesn't matter if it is CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett or anyone. He works wonders with each pitcher.
Consider this: every Yankee starter is doing so well. Cervelli has been catching the majority of those games that each pitcher has been winning.
That pretty much tells me he is doing a wonderful job.
I can safely say that Cervelli is a lot of fun to watch. He has a great attitude, plays the game the right way, and that big old helmet always make me laugh. He can hit, he can field his position, and he is a nice, home-grown Yankee.
I'll just say it: Cervelli is my favorite Baby Bomber.
Other Notes:
–CC Sabathia tossed 4 2/3 innings today. He would have gone much deeper into the ballgame if the rain delay did not slow him down. It's unfortunate that they called for the tarp when he needed one strike to qualify for the win.
I don't think it was fair; they should have let him just get that out and then roll out the tarp.
If Sabathia has 19 wins at the end of the year…he'll be thinking about today.
–Nick Johnson is going to be out for awhile, as he injured his wrist last night. Why am I not surprised? We knew the day we signed him that this would happen. Should have just paid Matsui, Cashman…
–Dustin Pedroia was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the third. YES, it was intentional and quite honestly, Boston deserved it. Josh Beckett could have seriously caused some problems in hitting Robinson Cano last night.
You hit our second baseman, we hit yours.
Only problem was that after the HBP, Victor Martinez smacked a two-run homer to give Boston a 3-2 lead. In the long run it didn't matter, because the Yankees offense exploded and eventually won big, but if the Yankees somehow did not come back and win, they would have second guessed that decision for the rest of the night.
–Nick Swisher had three more RBIs and two more hits today. As I said yesterday: en fuego! Swisher is having such a great year. It's great to see him succeeding and this could really be his breakout year.
He has already won our hearts and he is just making us love him more.
–Randy Winn made some base-running mistakes today. He got nailed at home plate and got caught up in a rundown to kill a rally. He has done some good things to help the Yankees win this week, so I'll lay off him for now.
–Alex Rodriguez had an RBI today, two hits, and three runs scored. His average is now up to .276, but he is still stuck on two homers for the year.
I'm not really worried about him right now. The Yanks are winning and as we saw with Teixeira today: it only takes a few at-bats to turn everything around. I'm sure Rodriguez will ignite and start launching some A-Bombs.
I can't wait to see him get his 600th homer. Whenever it comes, I'm sure it'll be a very proud moment for him and his team.
A-Rod is currently 15 homers away from the milestone.
–A.J. Burnett (4-0, 1.99 ERA) is starting for the Yanks tomorrow night against Jon Lester (2-2, 3.93 ERA). Yanks will be looking for a sweep.
–The Yankees have now won nine of their first 10 series this season. That is unbelievably impressive. They also extended their win streak to six games.
YES Network Shout-out
After the game, the YES Network hosts their Extra Innings post game show. I heard Bob Lorenz mention that if you have Facebook or Twitter you can submit a comment and they might use it on TV, if they like it.
Watching the game and on my laptop, I went to YES' Facebook page and posted a comment about Adrian Beltre. During today's telecast, it was mentioned that he has committed seven errors this year.
If you ask me, seven errors on May 8 is a lot!
Watching the post game show, I was shocked to hear Jack Curry and Bob Lorenz mention my name on TV and show my comment!!!
They also brought it up to fellow MLBlogger Kim Jones, and she offered her insight after they talked about mine. It felt really good, and I had to text everyone I knew and tell them I was featured on the YES Network; featured after a Yankee beat-down of the Red Sox, no less.
This isn't the first time I have been featured on TV, either.
Back in 2008 and last year in 2009, I was featured on ESPN Baseball Tonight's "Chatter Up" segment. It was the same principle on ESPN; you submit your comment at home and if they like it, they use it.
I had to write about it in this blog. I can never contain my excitement whenever I'm on TV. (That's why I had to take the picture of my name on TV!)
I just wanted to say: THANK YOU YES NETWORK for using my comment!!!!!!!
You guys rock!


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Total height: 1114 mm (44")
Ground clearance
100 mm (3.9")
Fuel capacity
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Luggage compartment
120 litres (31.7 US gallons)
Dry weight
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