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Is a College Education Still Worth the Price? A Dean’s Sobering Perspective

Given the current economic climate, obtaining a college degree–or beyond, some would argue–is a requirement for finding quality work. But the value of that education, in terms of both dollars and intellectual importance, has never been more in question.

In this original title published by Now and Then Reader, a former university dean considers the costs and benefits of American higher education, and finds that prospective students face an array of problems that make the value of a college education highly problematic.

Writing with an insider’s knowledge and experience, University of Missouri Professor of English Richard B. Schwartz describes the hidden costs behind exploding tuition costs that are creating a two-tiered society and saddling many graduates with staggering debt after graduation. Meanwhile the curricula at so many universities have become so watered down, and grade inflation so rampant, that students who want a solid education will have to be aggressive in seeking it out.

Richard B. Schwartz is Professor of English at the University of Missouri, Columbia. The author or editor of eighteen books, including Samuel Johnson and the New Science and Daily Life in Johnson’s London, he is now at work on a study of American higher education. Mr. Schwartz was educated at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois, and has taught at the United States Military Academy; the University of Wisconsin, Madison; Georgetown University; and the University of Missouri, Columbia. Over the course of twenty-nine years he served as an associate dean, dean, and twice as interim provost at Wisconsin, Georgetown, and Missouri.

“Is a College Education Still Worth the Price?” is an original title released by Now and Then Reader, Digital Publishers of Serious Nonfiction. Focusing on writings that are historically based but still have relevance for today, Now and Then publishes original works each week, excerpts from forthcoming books, and reprints of material that otherwise is not readily available for e-readers.

Given the current economic climate, obtaining a college degree–or beyond, some would argue–is a requirement for finding quality work. But the value of that education, in terms of both dollars and intellectual importance, has never been more in question.

In this original title published by Now and Then Reader, a former university dean considers the costs and benefits of American higher education, and finds that prospective students face an array of problems that make the value of a college education highly problematic.

Writing with an insider’s knowledge and experience, University of Missouri Professor of English Richard B. Schwartz describes the hidden costs behind exploding tuition costs that are creating a two-tiered society and saddling many graduates with staggering debt after graduation. Meanwhile the curricula at so many universities have become so watered down, and grade inflation so rampant, that students who want a solid education will have to be aggressive in seeking it out.

Richard B. Schwartz is Professor of English at the University of Missouri, Columbia. The author or editor of eighteen books, including Samuel Johnson and the New Science and Daily Life in Johnson’s London, he is now at work on a study of American higher education. Mr. Schwartz was educated at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois, and has taught at the United States Military Academy; the University of Wisconsin, Madison; Georgetown University; and the University of Missouri, Columbia. Over the course of twenty-nine years he served as an associate dean, dean, and twice as interim provost at Wisconsin, Georgetown, and Missouri.

“Is a College Education Still Worth the Price?” is an original title released by Now and Then Reader, Digital Publishers of Serious Nonfiction. Focusing on writings that are historically based but still have relevance for today, Now and Then publishes original works each week, excerpts from forthcoming books, and reprints of material that otherwise is not readily available for e-readers.

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Ironman race strategy

Ironman race strategy

Article by Vinnie Santana

You train hard for your next Ironman and are doing all the things you’re supposed to be doing. But have you sorted out the details for your race day strategy? It’s a good idea to begin planning now so you know what you need to know and consider what you need to consider in your effort to perform to your maximum potential on race day.

One of our athletes recently asked what strategy he should use for his next Ironman race. He is a high-performance age grouper, who would like to improve his sub-10h to a sub 9h30. Using our training plans, he has developed the basic skills of The Method in terms of pacing and follows our specific guidelines for running, swimming and bike technique. He’s also improved his mental game, developing a self-awareness that will allow him to make better decisions when the conditions are less than ideal on race day.

However, how do you sort the details out for your race day strategy? What do you need to know and consider so you can reach your maximum potential for each event?

Consider the following:

GoalsThe first step is to set your goals. Why are you racing that Ironman? Do you simply want to finish the event or are you after a PB, a Kona slot, or a breakthrough performance? Is this your first Ironman or have you already done several? Perhaps you’re no longer in having he just race to finish? mindset and are willing to take a risk to see where it takes you.

You can find an analogy in the way you make investment decisions. If you are a beginner in the financial game, you are likely to choose a more stable and safe strategy?you do not have yet enough information about or background in the industry to take riskier decisions which, if done wisely, can also provide better dividends.

Ironman racing is no different: the beginner athlete should always start with a very basic and safe strategy, since ?just finishing? can be a really hard challenge. In that case, approach the race as a long training day, which is not far from the truth, and stick to two basic mantras??eat and drink? and ?slow and steady wins the race?. You will definitely face a few down periods during the race, but you will get through those.

With your finish you will have set your benchmark for Ironman, learned much about the event, and might be in a position to pick different goals for the next one.

More experienced athletes are no longer interesting in only covering the distance, since they have done that already multiple times. They may be high-performance athletes seeking further improvements or that coveted Ironman World Championship slot.

If you are among this category of Ironman athletes, you know you will be taking some serious risks in chasing a performance at a new level: you may bonk or make the wrong decision and end up with the slowest time of your Ironman career. And you have to be comfortable with that possibility.

BackgroundYour background in any of triathlon?s disciplines (or lack thereof) has an important impact on your training strategy. For the beginner athlete, it is a chance to train in a more structured way for the particular discipline you have more experience with, while honing your technique and strength in the other two (to avoid injuries). For the high-performance age grouper, it is your weapon on race day, allowing you to stand out from the crowd and make your move.

Recently we had a new athlete who just signed up for an Ironman without ever having doing a triathlon before. A very dedicated person, and a high achiever in other areas of life, this person didn?t have the patience to build himself into the sport. Our coach guiding him was worried he would end up injured as he would always do more than what was prescribed on his training plan.

The solution we found for his situation was to incorporate an ?Ironman day? into his training plan: a long hike around the trails and waterfalls in the area he lives. The only rule: he wasn?t allowed to run. All his other weekly sessions were ?recovery?? though in reality they are building the basic skills and strength into his system.

Another example is a former college swimmer who, after years in the corporate world and all the health-related negatives that come with it, decided to change his lifestyle. He took up triathlon. He had to slowly build himself into cycling and running but in the pool he quickly achieved a high training volume and could enjoy the benefits of that higher work load. His swimming background allowed him to do that. In terms of races, this former college swimmer still had the ability to swim at a decent pace, only a few minutes off his max potential while exiting the water very fresh compared with other beginning triathletes without that background.

Life circumstances and impact on your trainingDue to family or professional commitments, age group athletes are faced everyday with limitations. They must balance training with their life outside the sport. On top of time-constraints for training, some athletes are based in cities that do not offer many opportunities and are challenged to work around those obstacles.

As hard as it can be to accept, be realistic about your circumstances as they have a big impact on your performance. Set yourself goals that are aligned with your lifestyle, and use a training plan that is tailored to it, considering all the details such as commuting to work, stress levels and access to treadmills/trainers.

InjuriesInjuries are usually a result of an excessive training load, incorrect technique or a slow recovery, associated with hormonal balance. If you have had problems with injuries in the past, it is important to understand that you have to find ways to get fitter without increasing the risk of getting injured again.

Some athletes develop injuries as a result of excessive running volume. If this is the case for you, you’re better off developing your endurance on the bike, a low-impact discipline. Cycling, you can train even longer than someone who has had no injury problems and does long runs as a consistent part of their weekly routine.

Another common problem is at a hormonal level. Overtraining and chronic fatigue hits you from a different angle and, unlike structural injuries, is not a result of a higher load in one specific discipline. Instead, it means you are not resting enough or your sessions are lowering your testosterone levels.

Strengths and WeaknessesThis is the most important aspect that will define your race strategy. Just as a quick example, and one that many triathletes will recognize, I work with one athlete (M45-49) who, even as a two-time Kona qualifier, is simply not suited for running. Regardless of how easy he takes it on the bike leg, even a standalone marathon is very slow compared with his swimming and biking abilities.

Breaking four hours is a great Ironman run for him. Decent ones are a little over 4 hours. Trying to run much faster than that in a race is a waste of time and energy as proved by previous attempts. We finally agreed that he would have to make the most of his bike, which is his strength (low 5hr split), by riding very hard. Then we used the run/walk protocol for the marathon. His time is not much slower than if he were to run without walk breaks after holding back on the bike. In the end, he goes quicker with the superb bike split and solid run including walk breaks.

Athletes with a running background or body type suitable to running are in the opposite situation?their bike fitness is just not good enough to ride hard and run hard. They are also challenged to find a trade-off, as riding 15 minutes faster than what they are supposed to can turn a potential 3h15 run into a slow and painful shuffle. Not to mention the change in mindset from always being the ?hunter? to ?Where are my running legs today??

Your competitionThe faster the athlete, the more they have to consider what other fast athletes are doing out there on the course. As an example we know that at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, the men?s competition is so tight that those who are strong bikers/runners but weak swimmers, such as Rutger Beke or Ronnie Schildknecht, have the fitness and legs to become world champions if they were able swim at the front of the pack. But those 3 to 4 minutes they are behind coming into T1 make the difference as they miss the pack and start a lonely and draining mission to catch upto the whole group.

Another example is two-time champion Craig Alexander, who has a great strategy when the wind doesn?t blow and the pack stays together, without decent runners going off to the front.

The typical age grouper doesn?t need to think those details, especially not if you are just starting out. But as you get fitter and faster, you can begin to use your rivals on the course to make you faster. For example, the swim start is always a stressful part of any race. If you have the swimming background or fitness to reach T1 within the hour, it should be worth your while to attack the first 400 meters or so?that will allow you to swim off a group of experienced swimmers, who will be going in a straight line, steady pace. As a result you will find the transition and the bike a lot less crowded which means a cleaner and faster race.

And here’s a scenario on technical bike courses: riding 15 to 20 metres behind someone else makes it easier to anticipate the course such as sharp turns, potholes and aid stations. You simply focus on the athlete ahead, and don?t need to put in the mental energy to set the pace or stay as alert for surprises on the course (though of course you must pay attention at all times).

Race conditionsRace conditions are aspects of the race you should understand and consider not only when defining your strategy, but also on race day, particularly if they turn out to be

New Viral Champion Destroys OraBrush? Launch Metrics

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (PRWEB) April 05, 2012

Social media is not a new thing. Its the only form of marketing that dates back to the beginning of human conversation, because social media before the Internet was simply called what people talk about. The five steps behind a solid social media launch are as basic as tying your shoes. Yesterday, in their first launch campaign, a start-up out of Utah named GungHo executed on these concepts flawlessly:

STEP # 1: Deliver a Relevant Product & Promise.

First and foremost, your product and message need to appeal to your target audience.

a.) Identify the customers desperate problem

GungHo polled target college students nationwide and learned they craved focus to boost their GPA. Indeed they discovered a black market epidemic on college campuses. A study in the journal, Addiction, found that one in four college students abused Adderall? a highly addictive drug prescribed to treat Narcolepsy and ADHD using it without a prescription.

b.) Offer a unique solution

GungHo positions itself as a natural alternative for Ninja-Like Focus. Proven focus and memory recall rather than an illegal, dangerous drug or a quick fix energy shot and crash.

c.) Back it up with compelling evidence

Said Dr. Perry Renshaw, former Harvard professor, Director at the Brain Institute and renowned brain health scientist: GungHo is the only energy shot or drink that contains natural ingredients at proven effective doses to improve focus and concentration. Unlike other energy products that deal with short-term energy and no lasting impact on brain energy, GungHo will actually increase levels of critical neurotransmitters in the brain over time.

STEP #2:????Identify A Vibrant YouTube Community Of Your Customers.

GungHo sent their shots to Charles Trippy and his wife Allie. Their YouTube channel CTFxC matched GungHo target market perfectly.

STEP # 3:????Make An Exclusive, Irresistible Offer, With A Reason To Act Immediately.

Trippy told his fans about GungHo exclusive offer the first 500 to hit http://www.GoGungHo.com/TRIPPY could get a free shot (no cc required; the shots typically cost $ 3). Afterwards theyd still get it cheap. His entourage flooded GungHo website grabbing 4000 samples in a little over 3 hours. For those slow on the trigger, GungHo still gave them $ 10 off a 12-pack an exclusive deal.

STEP # 4:????Create Content Worth Sharing.

To be noticed, you must first be noteworthy. You have got to give your customer a reason to talk about your product or service. There are a number of things that can define your content as great depending on your community, but to keep things simple, we will define great as something worth sharing.

With a promise of Ninja-like focus, GungHo started creating funny content about Ninjas, the hallmark of their visual brand. On a separate community site at ninjakix.com, users are encouraged to share and re-caption funny images of Ninjas. GungHo integrated Ninjakix.com into their thank-you page at http://www.GoGungHo.com. Once Trippy fans got their free sample or bought a box, they were invited to share a funny image with their friends. To make it even more enticing to share, GungHo offered another rewardwhen friends follow a shared link to ninjakix.com, a web banner for GungHo runs along-side the image. If any sale is made from the unique link, the referral is tracked back to the person who shared it. In return, referors get more free GungHo as well as other prizes. Two simple premises: First, Ninjas are inherently interesting. GungHo target demographic google Ninjas over 14 Million times a month! Second, people love to re-caption and share funny images (as proven by LOL cats and other user generated communities). Ninjas on the packaging, Ninja-Like Focus and a Ninja image community.

STEP # 5:????Make It Easy To Share.

What did Trippy fans have to do to get their free sample? They simply had to hook their friends up with that same free sample link via Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. It went viral, says Goodwin, co-founder. For every shot we gave away, hundreds more (their friends) were exposed to GungHoand they all had to share to get their free sample… it ballooned and crashed our site. The funny Ninjakix images on the thank-you page were also super easy to share, with the Pin-It bookmarklet, Facebook and Twitter embedded right into the page. And share them they did. One image alone got over 7000 views. The offer worked so well they managed to ship more than 5,000 samples in just seven hours flat; far more viral than the prior YouTube poster-child Orabrush that moved 10,000 samples in five weeks. GungHo also gained thousands of new sneezers on Twitter and Facebook.

The take home is that social media is all about sharing. Focus on creating relevant content worth sharing, make it easy to share, and you may Go GungHo with your own product launch.

About GungHo

GungHo is an energy gel shot for the brain. It was launched by Go GungHo, Inc. out of Salt Lake City, UT in early 2012. More than simple alertness, GungHos proprietary blend of ingredients are proven to increase focus, concentration, memory storage, and memory recall, while avoiding the harsh rush, jitters, and crash common with other energy products.

RoadFish.com Encourages FAFSA Filing by Students and Parents, Even If They Believe They Will Not Qualify, and as Early as Possible this Year

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) March 01, 2012

RoadFish.com mens lifestyle and finance magazine today urged parents and students to go through with FAFSA filing, even if they believe that their financial bracket will not qualify them for financial aid. RoadFish.com commented on the average amount of student loan debt today, and how getting state and/or federal aid and low-interest loans in the present can lower students hefty loans in the future. FAFSA is linked to most of the countrys federal and state grants, and counts as a prerequisite for federally subsidized loans.

The FAFSA, which stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, determines students and families eligibility for financial aid, including the Pell Grant, federal work-study programs, and federal subsidized student loans which carry a lower interest rate than private loans. The FAFSA application offers students consideration for nine federal student-aid programs and 605 state aid programs.

Mandi Woodruff of the Business Insider reports that FAFSA form is six pages long and includes a total of 153 questionsmore than twice the number found on a federal tax form. In an interview with Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Finaid.org and Fastweb.com, Kantrowitz offered some FAFSA tips such as not waiting until after youve filed your taxes to file for FAFSA, getting marital statuses straight on the application, making sure not to miscalculate certain assets, and above all never to fudge information. Kantrowitz stated that the U.S. Department of Education and the IRS are working hand in hand to crack down on families who provide fraudulent information on their FAFSA applications, and under-report their taxable income to try to obtain more aid. The current fraud rate is 4-5%, which the IRS and Dept. of Education hopes to lower in the coming year.

RoadFish.coms Senior staff writer is quoted as saying, Its absurd the amount of debt students walk away from school with these days. It is just so, so crucial to obtain as much aid, scholarships, and grants as you can to help minimize your financial responsibility after graduation. Your best shot at that is FAFSA. Even if you think you wont qualify for much or anything at all, you sure as heck wont get anything if you dont apply. Do it! Its a pain in the butt form, and a few hours out of your life, but it could save you and your kids a bunch of money.

The U.S. Department of Education begins accepting FAFSA applications on January 1st each year, and the federal deadline is June 30th. Since most aid is provided on a first-come, first-serve basis, many families are scrambling to turn in their forms in than the June deadline this year. FAFSAonline.com recommends turning in the FAFSA paperwork as early as possible to maximize eligibility for aid. Though the federal deadline is not for a few more months, certain states, such as Maryland, Oklahoma, and Montana, have deadlines as early as March 1st to apply for state aid. Check FAFSAs website for a complete list of states and deadlines, as they vary state to state.

RoadFish.com feels that escaping college with as little debt as possible starts with filling out a FAFSA form, and stated, Were in dire enough economic times as it is. Unemployment is high, credit report scores are low, debt is through the roof. Its a crime that college is as expensive as it is, but as students and parents of students, its your responsibility to make wise financial decisions in the present that can dramatically impact your future.

The FAFSA form should be prepared each year by both current and prospective undergrad and graduate college students, and applicants who filled out and filed a FAFSA the year before are able to submit a renewal FAFSA form for the upcoming year.

About Roadfish

RoadFish.com is an online men’s lifestyle and finance magazine targeted toward men in their 30s and 40s that have already attained a moderate level of success in life, and are striving toward more. It goes over current events of interest to this group, such things as exciting adventures, consumer interests, financial struggles, and dating tips, as well as ways to make more and save more money. It is a publication owned by Purpose Inc.

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