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Speaking to members of the Bradley Sunrise Rotary Club, he said there was "a chance" legislators could "be done by next Friday."
During the question-and-answer session that followed his main speech, a Sunrise Rotarian asked Watson what he meant when he said budgetary issues might keep the General Assembly in session longer.
Watson explained that the state had seen a $160 million budget "shortfall" because the state "mismanaged" money by giving estimates of future revenues too much weight.
One example was in the case of the amount of sales taxes the state had expected to collect over the past year. More and more Tennesseans had purchased items from websites like Amazon.com rather than brick-and-mortar stores, which he said had hurt the state's estimates.
"Taxes — like the Amazon taxes — have really hurt us in Tennessee," Watson said. "It's hard to project those things."
He said the drop in state revenues will likely impact the bills legislators consider for the remainder of the current session.
Some frequently discussed bills like one to start a program called Tennessee Promise to provide students with scholarships to community colleges "may not pass" if the money cannot be found to fund them.
While he did not address specific House bills by number or name, Watson spoke to the Rotarians to give them a look at some of the issues lawmakers in Nashville have been considering — some of them "major."
The first was human trafficking. Watson said women, teenagers and even children being prostituted is not something just seen overseas today.
"It involves our American young kids as young as 13 years old," he said.
Watson said he did not always know that it was a problem in this area, and he was "floored" when he learned about the issue. He said there was a human trafficking bust in Chattanooga not long ago that involved 36 people.
It is also a problem statewide, and it is especially prevalent in the areas surrounding events like Tennessee Titans and University of Tennessee football games, he added.
He said human trafficking is an issue he really cares about because it is hurting both minors and adults statewide every day. Watson said the children involved in human trafficking are often lured in by "johns" on the promise of friendship. Some of them live in poor areas and come from broken homes. Often a "john" will shower the young person with gifts and kindness before beginning to demand sexual favors in return.
"Kids are searching for a friend," Watson said.
Unfortunately, they sometimes find that a "friend" they thought they could trust eventually forces them into prostitution.
He said the state needs to continue to track down and punish those who prostitute minors, and he and other legislators have passed "major legislation" that allows law enforcement officers to more harshly punish those involved in prostitution.
One such piece of legislation will soon change "promoting the prostitution of a minor" from being a Class E felony to a Class A or B felony, depending on the severity of a case.
While he spent the bulk of his time discussing that issue, there were some ideas which would have had a big impact on the entire state if they had become law. One was a proposed bill that would have kept the state on daylight saving time all year. Another idea that had been discussed was the possibility of starting school after Labor Day each fall.
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Joliet Catholic's Ed Schodrof SouthtownStar 2013-14 Girls Basketball Coach of the Year
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Ed Schodrof, of Joliet Catholic | Tony Baranek/Sun-Times Media
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Ed Schodrof accepted quite a challenge in 2008 when he took the girls basketball job at Joliet Catholic.
The varsity team had just come off of a 2-25 season.
"People thought I was kind of nuts taking a job in the East Suburban Catholic with a team in that condition," the SouthtownStar 2013-14 Girls Basketball Coach of the Year said. "I didn't know how we were going to do it (compete), but I had faith that there was a way."
After a six-year journey from 7-21 to 28-3 and a second-place finish in Class 3A, Schodrof can consider it mission accomplished.
"When I look back at the whole six years, what I'm most proud of is that we took something from nothing and made it into something," Schodrof said. "That means a lot."
The Angels, led by Michigan State-bound Jasmine Lumpkin and sophomore sensation Nicole Ekhomu, were one of the Southland's most successful teams, finishing 8-1 in the East Suburban Catholic behind Class 4A powerhouse Marian Catholic.
Joliet Catholic finished with a flourish, scoring sectional wins over Morgan Park and Bishop McNamara, beating Washington in the Lewis Supersectional, then ending Quincy Notre Dame's 25-game postseason winning streak in the Class 3A semifinals.
Schodrof, a Brother Rice grad, earned a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1994 from Bradley.
"I was doing social work in the housing developments (near Bradley) when I realized that I really wanted to work with kids," he said.
After earning a master's degree in education in 1996 from DePaul, Schodrof went on to teach at two Chicago elementary schools before landing as a teacher at Rich South.
Schodrof was a boys basketball coach at Rich Central and then Rich South before making the switch to the girls side at Joliet Catholic.
"I was coaching boys travel ball with Ron Newquist and the Wolverines when Ron said he'd had enough of the boys side," Schodrof said. "He had six or eight girls teams and said, 'Eddie, why don't you give it a try?'
"I did, and fell in love with the girls side even more than the boys. There was a little more joy, a few less headaches and still a great game."
The big turnaround in the Joliet Catholic program came in 2012-13, when the Angels went from 9-16 the previous season to 24-5. It came to a stunning end, though, in a sectional semifinal loss to Bishop McNamara.
Schodrof blamed it on himself for not building multiple defenses into the system. During the offseason he added a 1-3-1 defense, along with a more intense weight-training program.
"The Journey" was on.
"That was our slogan for the whole year," Schodrof said. "We were good because we had talent, but beyond the talent we had chemistry, good kids who worked hard, kids with a vision and a belief they could do it.
"It was a long process, but all so very worth it at the end. No question about it."

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Zethos Consulting was founded to assist clients in selecting, upgrading or implementing a new ERP systems. We pride ourselves in understanding standard business practices and ensure that regardless of the application being implemented, we reduce the number of customizations.
If it is not a differentiating criteria that gives our customers a competitive advantage, we work with the business to change a non-standard business processes to conform to a standard process.
Our customer testimonials speak to our expertise and the results we deliver. We know what it takes to make a large global ERP project successful. Our experience in business and systems is a unique combination.
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Seismic Sundays 7 – Streaming!
This is it.
Up until now the only people who were able to see data coming out of the seisMeowmeter was myself and anyone else I showed it to. Today, all that changes. Now you too, can see a stream of seismic data in the Calgary area!
Here are the links:
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For the Frequency Domain, click here
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Seismic Sundays 6 – We Have Data!
So between having to deal with an insane work schedule and fighting with an unruly microcontroller, I've managed to finally digitize the output of the seismometer:
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Seismic Sundays 5 – Fail
Take a look at these two waveforms pulled from a UART line with a logic analyzer. Notice anything interesting?
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Seismic Sund….Nope
It has been a crazy busy week for me and my brain is temporarily shut down so there will be no updates on the seismometer today. In the meantime, enjoy the some cat gifs and we'll see you next week.
Seismic Sundays 4 – Circuit Analysis
We're almost done with this stage of the project! (I think…). Admittedly, this part has taken me longer than I initially anticipated, mainly because I wanted to spend a bit of time trying to figure out what the heck was going on with the circuit (circuit analysis isn't exactly one of my strong points…yet)
Seismic Sundays 3 – Debugging Woes
First, I have to admit that I messed up building the conditioning circuit. The first RC network after the first op-amp stage should have had a 6.8kΩ resistor. I accidentally used a 68kΩ resistor instead.
Confessions of an EE – Oscilloscopes
Because I haven't done anything with the seismometer this week, there is no update today. Instead I will talk about things that make wavy stuff appear on something that looks like a tiny TV screen.
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For the next few posts, we will be going into the nitty gritty details of the conditioning circuit. I want to spend lots of time at this stage for two reasons:
- Analog circuits and analysis have never been my strong points and this is a great way to change that
- The last thing we want, is to work with erroneous data caused by poor design of the conditioning circuit
Today, we will be briefly looking at the circuit and focusing on its behaviour.
Seismic Sundays 1 – Hello, World!
What you see above is the first breath of the seismometer – which is currently detecting my foot taps.


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Weekend Music Series -Fingerstyle Guitar with Jon Sousa
Surprisingly inspired by the guitar playing of Slash, Jon Sousa began rocking on the guitar at age of 11. His musical journey soon took him to the extremes of rock and metal, but not before a radical left turn into the world of electronic dance music production. After moving to Colorado in 2003, Jon fell deeply in love with Traditional Irish music and solo fingerstyle guitar. Jon's passion and love for music have taken him all over the world from the beautiful countryside of France, studying with master fingerstyle guitar player Pierre Bensusan to Senegal, West Africa, studying sabar drumming and eventually deciding to move to Ireland in 2008 where he refined his skills in interpreting Irish music. A superb acoustic concert to mark the beginning of our 2013 Weekend Music Series.
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In continuing its efforts to recognize outstanding catches, IGFA has created a prestigious club acknowledging freshwater bass catches of 10 pounds or more - the IGFA 10 Pound Bass Club. Any angler that submits an application for the club and documents such a catch will receive a beautiful, full color certificate for framing, plus an embroidered jacket emblem in color featuring a leaping bass. Eligible species include largemouth, smallmouth, spotted and peacock bass. All 10 lb bass catches, past and present are eligible for the club if they have been caught in accordance with IGFA rules and can be documented to the satisfaction of IGFA. This program is in response to the tremendous interest in freshwater bass fishing in North and South America, and elsewhere. In the United States alone over 16 million anglers spend 340 million days a year fishing for largemouth bass. Bass fishermen will not have to kill their catch to be eligible for the 10 Pound Bass Club. Bass may be weighed in the boat, photographed, and released alive. Scales should be certified for accuracy prior to the weighing or as quickly after the weighing as possible. (IGFA will certify small portable scales for members). Anglers wishing to register their 10 lb or larger bass catches with IGFA should fill out a 10 Pound Bass Club application form as completely as possible and send it to IGFA with a photo of the catch and a registration fee of $25 to cover postage, handling and cost of the rewards. It is not necessary to submit a line sample to be eligible for the 10 Pound Bass Club.
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When I'm not outdoors playing softball, golfing, hunting, biking, etc., you can find me in the kitchen experimenting with new recipes! I love to cook! However, baking is not my forte ): I also love spending time with my daughter Lacey (17 months), husband Frank and "the Lou dog"! We're crazy about hanging outdoors so we head to the cottage or camp almost every weekend.
It gets pretty cold in northern Michigan so I especially like cooking soups, roasts and anything with venison! I'll try any recipe once - sometimes it's a hit and sometimes a disaster. That is what I love about Recipe Zaar, rated recipes and tons of ideas!
Because hunting is huge in our area and venison is such a big part of our diet, I would have to say one of my favorite dishes is good old fashioned fried venison and onions. Not to mention, all the roasts and lean burger we get to enjoy. And because most of the deer around here browse on farm land, the meat is very mild and tender. Most people don't even know they are eating venison!
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IOWA CITY, IA (CBS2/FOX28) - It's that time of year again!
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SXC Digital News, May 21st, 2012
Posted May 21, 2012
Every Monday at 6am PST Sexy Digital News reports the most useful and interesting stories I have culled from the web on digital media, business and the future of marketing and advertising.
This weeks installment brings you a wide selection; from the ways Social Data are driving marketing strategy, and Google launching Semantic Search with Knowledge Graph, to advice from Facebook to post stuff about your brand, and the hunger for online content.
In 4 months, Kraft Mac & Cheese grows fan base by 75%
ragan.com – To begin 2012, the brand has pulled off four creative, engaging campaigns on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, ballooning its fan base.
Social Data: The New Driver for Marketing Strategy
socialmediatoday.com – There is a new generation of consumer data: social data. Social data is anything and everything collected from social network profiles and behaviors i.e. sharing activity, gender, interests, birthday, etc… And since social…
Google Search Just Got 1,000 Times Smarter
mashable.com – The Google Search of the future is here. Now. Today. The long-talked-about sematic web – Google prefers "Knowledge Graph" – is rolling out across all Google Search tools, and our most fundamental online task may never be the…
Google Launches Knowledge Graph To Provide Answers, Not Just Links
searchengineland.com – Hinted at for months, Google formally launched its =E2=80=9CKnowledge Graph=E2=80=9D today. The new technology is being used to provide popular facts about people, places and things alongside Google's traditional results. It also allows Google…
GM to stop advertising on Facebook, report says
washingtonpost.com – According to The Wall Street Journal, GM spends $40 million in advertising on the network – $10 million of which goes to Facebook.
Facebook's Advice to Marketers: Post Stuff About Your Brand
mashable.com – It's no secret that Facebook has decided the best way to spur more advertising on the platform is to encourage marketers to use their brand Pages more effectively.
These Are the Most Engaging Brands on Facebook
mashable.com – As Facebook gears up for its initial public offering later this week, there's been a lot of speculation about the company's valuation. But there's no denying that its worth to major and up-and-coming brands is invaluable.
BBC launches 'Digital Olympics'
bbc.co.uk – The BBC announces details of the digital services that will offer viewers the most comprehensive coverage of an Olympic Games.
Hunger for Online Content Remains Undiminished
emarketer.com – Consumers have demonstrated a voracious appetite for online content that shows no signs of abating. In November 2011, research firm JZ Analytics conducted a survey of US internet users for semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom…
Gamification Grows Up to Become a CEO's Best Friend
forbes.com – Gamification sometimes brings to mind ancillary activities such as earning points on a consumer web site or getting to a new level of expertise in online communities. But a new wave of gamification is underway, one that is…
The White House is Spending Big Money on Big Data
forbes.com – It's typical in an election year to see an administration spend money on new initiatives. A new cost cutting initiative unveiled back in March has generally gone un-noticed by the main stream…
Cool Site of the Day: Pinstagram (Pinterest + Instagram) – Forbes
forbes.com – Pintagram Screen Shot I admit I'm a huge Instagram fan. In case you're not familar, the massively popular mobile photo app which was recently purchased by Facebook for more than $1 billion. On any given day you'll find me…
SXC Digital News, May 14th, 2012
Posted May 14, 2012
Every Monday at 6am PST Sexy Digital News reports the most useful and interesting stories I have culled from the web on digital media, business and the future of marketing and advertising.
This weeks installment brings you a wide selection; from the Best and Worst Times to Share on Facebook and Twitter, to Why your abandonment campaigns are failing.
The Best and Worst Times to Share on Facebook, Twitter
mashable.com – Link shortening and tracking service bit.ly has released new data on the best and worst times to share links on popular social networks.
LinkedIn: Reading Between the Lines
inc.com – Yes, LinkedIn tells me lots about potential employees. But it's just as useful for getting the scoop on a new client or partner.
New York City Now Fastest-Growing Tech Hub
mashable.com – Silicon Valley may still be the biggest tech hub in the U.S., but New York City is now the fastest growing tech sector in the country.
Why your abandonment campaigns are failing
imediaconnection.com – Right now, literally as you read this post, a triggered abandonment campaign is emailing a great offer to someone who had problems using a preferred payment method during check-out. Instead of recovering a transaction, that…
6 steps to successful behavioral-based trigger marketing
imediaconnection.com – It's the marketer's dream — delivering the most relevant message to the willing customer, at the right time, via the right channel. Achieving that dream requires a profound understanding of your customers and the capability to…
SXC Digital News, May 7th, 2012
Posted May 7, 2012
Sexy Digital News reports the most useful and interesting stories I have culled from the web on digital media, business and the future of marketing and advertising.
When Choosing a Job, Culture Matters
blogs.hbr.org – Some organizations will excite you. They'll stimulate your success and growth. Others will be stressful. They may lead you to quit before you've accomplished much or learned what you hoped to. With the pressure (or excitement)…
LinkedIn's Growth Continues: Fueling the Corporate Talent Machine
forbes.com – Another amazing quarter from LinkedIn: revenues of $188.5 Million, up 101%, with the "hiring solutions" business now driving $102.6 Million or 54% of company revenue. LinkedIn's revenues in the corporate recruiting market are…
Intelligence Is Overrated: What You Really Need To Succeed
forbes.com – Albert Einstein's was estimated at 160, Madonna's is 140, and John F. Kennedy's was only 119, but as it turns out, your IQ score pales in comparison with your EQ, MQ, and BQ scores when it comes to predicting your success and…
RichRelevance Raises $20M From Crosslink, Greylock To Help Manage Personalization For Retailers
techcrunch.com – RichRelevance, a company that powers personalized shopping experience for online retailers, has raised $20 million in funding led by Crosslink Capital with Greylock Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Tugboat…
Users Tune in to Online Video in Canada, Ad Spending Follows
emarketer.com – Online video's popularity among internet users in Canada is taking off, and marketers are investing heavily in the format. eMarketer estimates that online video ad spending in Canada more than doubled from CA$37 million in 2010…
Twitter Rolls Out Faster Mobile Website
mashable.com – Following updates to its iPhone and Android apps late last month, Twitter announced Monday that it has upgraded its mobile website to include many of the features introduced in the twitter.com redesign the company introduced in…
The QR Code Anti-Stupid Usage Pledge
Posted May 3, 2012
- A QR Code is just a link. I will not use QR Codes on webpages and in email or email signatures. I will look stupid if I do because all someone would have to do is click on them. So why would I use a QR Code? I would just make a link that someone can click on. [Exception for website with QR Code to download their mobile app]
- I will not use QR Codes in subway stations with no connectivity as no one will be able to scan them and go to a link. [Exception for cities and countries where Subway stations are wired]
- I will not put QR Codes on clothing as I do not want people to be creepers chasing around someone trying to scan their butt or their chest.
- I will not put QR Codes on anything that moves fast; cars, car license plates, trucks, towed behind planes, OR on static objects you drive quickly by; outdoor billboards on highways. This is a tragically unsafe use of QR Codes.
- I will not put QR Codes on my ads in in-flight magazines, as 30,000 feet up in the air does not have good cell reception, and honestly not enough planes have wifi to justify the usage. [Exception for Virgin America]
- I will not put QR Codes on curved surfaces like pillars, straws, or balls when they stretch around the surface. Someone cannot easily scan them, and again, I do not want to be stupid. [Exception for when the code IS actually scannable as on bottles]
- I will not design "artistic" QR Codes that cannot be scanned. If my art director, creative director, or other production artist makes an un-scannable artistic QR Code I have the full permission of the Digital Strategy Council on Foreign Relations to shoot or otherwise force my creative team to only work writing Search Copy for three months. [Most prefer being shot.]
- I will not put QR Codes on rotating billboards, digital signage, and in TV commercials for less than the full commercial length as people will not have enough time to scan them.
- I will not make QR Codes smaller than they can possibly be scanned unless I am specifically designing them to torture people.
- I will direct QR Codes ONLY to mobile friendly websites that have no Adobe Flash on them. This includes stupidly linking directly to Facebook pages. Better yet, I will make a specific mobile website for the iPhone and Android devices.
When I do not do stupid things I avoid being stupid. I hold this stupidness to be self-evident. If I do not hire a good digital strategist I deserve to not only look stupid, but be reminded of my stupidness and shame for at least three months.
I understand that it is OK to ask questions when I do not understand a new piece of technology. That is not stupid. It is good to hire a digital strategist to assist me in understanding not only how a piece of technology works, but how I could use it to help me, my brand, and my agency connect to people in meaningful ways.
SXC Digital News, April 30th, 2012
Posted April 30, 2012
Every Monday at 6am PST Sexy Digital News reports the most useful and interesting stories I have culled from the web on digital media, business and the future of marketing and advertising.
This weeks installment brings you a wide selection; from LinkedINs new iPad App, and what's trending on online media, to Buysights want-based ad delivery.
The 8 Signs That You Have an Extraordinary Boss
inc.com – The best managers have a fundamentally different understanding of workplace, company, and team dynamics. See what they get right.
13 Things You Never Knew You Could Do On LinkedIn
businessinsider.com – A lot of LinkedIn's 150 million users don't know how to unlock its true potential. The company's co-founder, Reid Hoffman, said as much in a recent profile by WIRED. Here are his tips.
LinkedIn's surprisingly sexy new iPad app proves this company gets mobile
venturebeat.com – LinkedIn has just popped its iPad app onto the iTunes App Store, and you'll be shocked at how slick, pared-down, and beautifully designed it is. This is the company's first foray into tablets, and holding off has paid off.
How 'Do Not Track' Could Kill The Internet Startup Economy
forbes.com – Over the past couple of months, our government has taken significant steps to provide consumers with greater control over their online data.
Buysight serves up ads based on what you want
bizjournals.com – Intent-based marketing: CEO Armin Ebrahimi's company is growing fast by serving up ads that follow users around the Web and offering what they want.
AppNexus CEO on Revenue Growth, Yahoo: Video
bloomberg – April 25 (Bloomberg) — Brian O'Kelley, chief executive officer of AppNexus Inc., talks about the company's growth. O'Kelley also discusses the possibility that Yahoo! Inc. may outsource its display advertisements to AppNexus….
20/20 QR Code Vision
Posted April 24, 2012
on:20 great marketing examples of QR Codes, followed by 20 ways to NEVER use a QR Code. From the excellent to the inane Sean X, (@seanx) Founder & Difference Maker at SXC Marketing, tears into QR Codes in a way that few people can. What are these mysterious boxes and what are they good for? Why have advertisers and brands become so enamored with them? This is a practical look at the impractical.
Come away with a checklist of the dos and don'ts of QR Codes, and how to make sure you don't EPIC FAIL in their usage.
SXC Digital News, April 23rd, 2012
Posted April 23, 2012
Every Monday at 6am PST Sexy Digital News reports the most useful and interesting stories I have culled from the web on digital media, business and the future of marketing and advertising.
This weeks installment brings you a wide selection; from 30 things to Tweet about your brand, to the future of TV.
The 5 Etiquette Rules That Still Matter Today
inc.com – The word may sound stodgy. But courtesy and manners are still essential–particularly in business. The 'elevator rule': Don't discuss the meeting till you're out of the elevator … and the building. The word "etiquette" gets a…
30 Things to Tweet About Your Brand
socialmediatoday.com – Businesses often experience a loss of direction a few days into Twitter. Once they have had enough of following influential people and greeting people in their network, there seems hardly anything worth doing. If you too are…
Morgan Stanley: LinkedIn Has Done A Brilliant Job Hiring New Employees
businessinsider.com – Morgan Stanley analyst Scott Devitt has a very bullish note on LinkedIn this morning. He's impressed that LinkedIn has managed to hire a lot of new people while still being efficient. The revenue per employee has managed to be…
4 Ways To Create Brand Content People Actually Care About
fastcompany.com – Whether your goal is to galvanize public awareness around an important social issue or showcase new spring denim colors, aim to deliver relevant, sharable content for your customer across multiple touch points that connect to…
Content Curators Are The New Superheroes Of The Web
fastcompany.com – Yesterday, 250 million photos were uploaded to Facebook, 864,000 hours of video were uploaded to YouTube, and 294 billion emails were sent. No wonder content curation is one of the most important jobs of our digital age.
The Future of TV is More Than Social, It's Distributed and Always-On
pandodaily.com – Much like the future of media itself, the future of television is more than social. Social is a fabric; it connects the individual nodes that make up the human network. But, social is also not a me…


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Federal unemployment compensation (euc) extension 2013, Congress voted to extend the federal emergency unemployment compensation (euc) program through 2013 on tuesday (1-1-2013). this means, unemployed workers who are.
Emergency unemployment compensation (euc) extended to january 1, 2014, Emergency unemployment compensation (euc) extended to january 1, 2014. euc is a 100% federally funded program that provides benefits to individuals who have exhausted.
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Delay in teacher certification tests just a sop to unions
Law students who flunk the bar exam don't get to practice law until they pass it.
Same deal with other professions in which testing is required for certification.
But then again, not all professions are represented by the biggest political donors in the state.
So that's why prospective teachers in New York state who fail the state's certification assessment will get an additional two years to get it right. In the meantime, those educators only will be required to pass a much easier written exam to obtain certification.
The delay — approved Tuesday by the Board of Regents after vocal appeals from the state's teachers' unions — is unfair both to current teachers who pass the full assessment and to students being taught by those unable to prove their competency without a special break.
The new teacher assessment, formally called "edTPA," was announced in 2012 and implemented last year, but colleges were alerted in 2009 that an assessment was coming. The edTPA includes both a written and video component designed to demonstrate the practical knowledge and skills required to help students learn in real classrooms. It's already used in more than 30 states. The assessment, which incorporates Common Core teaching, has been characterized as tough but fair. Even those who entered teacher-education programs before the assessment was required have endorsed it.
The passage rate for this year's full assessment was 82 percent, comparable to the 80 percent passage rate for the bar exam. That's a sign the assessment is not unusually difficult or easy. The passage rate for the new written exam agreed to by the Regents on Tuesday is about 98 percent.
But because a handful of teacher candidates had trouble fulfilling the video component and because union representatives claim that five years is not enough notice for teaching colleges to adjust their curricula, the New York State United Teachers and the United University Professions sought a delay. The state's beleaguered education commissioner, John King — who has been subject to union criticism over the new Common Core standards — reluctantly agreed to the deal in order to mend his relationship with the teachers.
If the state's goal is to place fully qualified teachers in the classroom, then all new teachers should be required to demonstrate proficiency equally. If the public is going to demand that students adapt to new stringent standards, it must demand the same of teachers.
This delay in full implementation of the teacher assessment is a political concession that only postpones the state's efforts to improve our education system.
Once again, politics wins out over kids.
This is not a topic that the "teachers unions" as the press loves to rail against had on their agenda. It is the teacher training programs. The "union" jumped in at the last minute to help.
If your writers knew all the details of the tests and the busy work involved in this ed-TPA you would understand the need for change and delay. The so called union is only asking for delay. The whole thing is a mess of expensive tests and busy work.
What should be done is inspect and certify college programs, then give certification to its graduates. What's wrong is exactly what is wrong with the Common Core mess- too many tests, too expensive of time and money, and rushed before proper time to prepare.


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Wesley Henry rode two winners at the Calder racetrack on Sunday afternoon to highlight four Jamaican wins as the Tropical Meet continued.
The former Jamaica champion jockey landed the first and fourth races, while jockey Jermaine Bridgmohan and trainer Jose Pinchin also registered Jamaican wins on the 10-race programme.
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Henry skilfully won the US$6,650 first race over a mile and 70 yards with the unfancied seven-year-old gelding Five Card Monty.
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Bridgmohan won the US$19,900 eighth race over a mile on turf with the three-year-old colt High Ceiling (9-2) by 3-1/4 lengths.
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I recently got some sewing things from my Grandmother and in them was a suitcase with a large black metal sewing machine in it with the name "National" across the body in gold lettering. There's no book, but the machine itself is in excellent condition. The only information I can find online about it is a vintage newspaper ad from the 1950's that has a picture of the machine in it. Has anyone heard of this brand? Were they industrial machines? Is it something I can use or should I put it away as a keepsake because it may be worth something? I do a lot of heavy sewing, multiple layers of thick fabric and I'd hate to ruin it. Any help is appreciated, thanks! |
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Here is a link that might be useful: National Sewing Machine
- Posted by billyb49004 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 4, 08 at 16:17
wondering if you had any luck finding out any more about your sewing machine. I also recently came across a national sewing machine. I have found out it is a revesew model but have had no luck finding any other info on the web. Bill |
go visit damascusannie on the quilting forum - she is a wealth of knowledge about National Sewing machines. CM |
- Posted by damascusannie (My Page) on Thu, Dec 4, 08 at 23:01
Medusa and BillyB--Here I am and glad to help in any way I can. I have about 50 National sewing machines and am considered an expert on them. Billy--The Reversew name refers to a couple of National models that had reverse capabilities. Can you post a picture of it? If I can see it, I can tell you more about it, where to find the serial number and maybe give you an estimate of age. Actually, the same goes for Medusa's machine. A picture is worth a thousand words as the saying goes! Oh, and it's not an industrial, but I've used my 1920s Damascus Grand (National Rotary) to make a canvas boat cover, so they can take a beating! Annie |
Annie, I just received a national sewing machine and am looking for info on it. The plate says model 2500 NO.12496. I currently have a Huskystar model 215 and wonder how they compare and a value of the national. It is in mint condition and also has Stretch series on the side. Thanks, Barb |
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Hi Bill...just found a National Eldridge Reversew in my basement, and was wondering if you ever found out what the value of one of thesse might be...ballpark of course? Thanks |
- Posted by Liz(email@example.com) onSun, Jun 5, 11 at 18:06
I have a NATIONAL sewing machine, Model #VX560 with the attachments that came with it. Can anybody tell me what it is worth? Also, I've been offered an older Kenmore sewing machine and cabinet it's attached to. It was used by my husband's mother for YEARS. I don't have a model number, but any approximate value? Which is the better machine and which should I sell? Any help would be very much appreciated! |
- Posted by shadylady2u (My Page) on Mon, Jun 6, 11 at 12:09
Neither machine is really worth anything. Perhaps you can get $50 for the Kenmore, if it's in good shape. The National, no more than $10. |
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I have a national machine and I am looking for some parts. The door to the bobbin case has broken and I'd like some additional feet. There is no model number only a serial number SZ91094342. |
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I just bought a national ( majestic x ) sewing machine it needs the main powercord i have the foot pedal and cord but need the lead can u help me find a place to buy one? |
I think I have a National Sewing Machine Co., Model Vindex B, from late 1800-early 1900. Beyond that I have been unable to get any further information. It has Progress on it and the only # I can find on the machine is 2071303. I was hoping that someone out there might have an idea of where I might go from here to further research this. Any info or direction would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank You. Kim |
I recently came into possession of a "necchi-national Stretch Series 2000 sewing machine. I know it was manufactured in Japan, but cannot find out anything else about it. I am really interested in finding a user manual for it. I believe a lot of the units manufactureded in Japan were sold under numerous names. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
Damascusannie, Are there any parts or manuals available for the National super 100 sewing machine |
I have been given a Seamstress A electric sewing machine and the motor has National sewing machine co - Model A. It is very dirty and I'm trying to clean it up. I cannot find any information regarding this particular machine. It has a spring on the motor rather than a belt. There is a number of 3348203 under the bobbin cover/plate. It has a shuttle rather than a bobbin. Can anyone provide me any assistance? I have visited Needlebar.org but didn't find my particular machine. I have attached a picture but the bobbin winder, motor, etc. already removed. |
Does anyone know what National sewing machine models were used for the treadle machines? I am getting a National, probably a 1929 model in an oak cabinet but there is no badge etc on it. I have no idea where to start to find out information on it. Thanks in advance! |
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UConn did what it had to do during its two-game home-stand.
UConn released its 2013-14 men's basketball schedule today.
Two games against defending national champion and fellow American Athletic Conference member Louisville highlight the schedule.
ESPN College GameDay comes to Storrs on Jan. 18 when UConn hosts Louisville. CBS will broadcast the second meeting on March 8 in Louisville. It also will be the regular season finale.
UConn opens the AAC schedule with a road trip to Texas, visiting Houston Dec. 31 and SMU on Jan. 4. The conference home opener is Jan. 11 against Central Florida.
The Huskies play a total of 31 regular season games, including 18 in the conference. They face every conference opponent twice.
Memphis will host the first AAC Championship March 12-15 at the FedEx Forum.
Basketball fans will get their first look at the Huskies on Nov. 4 when they host Southern Connecticut State University in the exhibition opener. The site has yet to be announced. They play Concordia University on Nov. 4 in another exhibition.
The Huskies begin the 2013-14 season against Maryland on Nov. 8 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn,N.Y. Their home opener is against Yale on Nov. 11.
In other UConn, freshman Terrence Samuel, a guard out of South Shore High School in Brooklyn, has been cleared to enroll at UConn. He took some summer classes back home to meet NCAA requirements. He was given the green light Wednesday. The fall semester begins next week.
Here's the entire schedule (some home sites and times not yet released):
Wed, Oct. 30 -- Southern Connecticut State University (exhibition), 7 p.m.
Mon, Nov. 4 --Concordia University(exhibition), 7 p.m.
Fri, Nov. 8 -- Maryland, ESPN2, Barclays Center, Brooklyn,N.Y., 6:30 p.m.
Mon, Nov. 11 – Yale
Thu, Nov. 14 –Detroit, 7 p.m., 2K Sports Classic
Sun, Nov. 17 --Boston University, noon, 2K Sports Classic
Thu, Nov. 21 –Boston College, Madison Square Garden, N.Y, 7 p.m., 2K Sports Classic semifinal
Fri, Nov. 22 -- Indiana or Washington, MSG, 5 p.m./7 p.m., 2K Sports Classic consolation, championship
Tue, Nov. 26 -- Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m.
Mon, Dec. 2 –Florida, 7 p.m.
Fri, Dec. 6 –Maine, 7 p.m.
Wed, Dec. 18 – Stanford, 9 p.m.
Sun, Dec. 22 – at Washington
Sat, Dec. 28 – Eastern Washington, 1 p.m.
Tue, Dec. 31 – at Houston, 9 p.m.
Sat, Jan. 4 – at SMU, 2 p.m.
Wed, Jan. 8 – Harvard, 7 p.m.
Sat, Jan. 11 –Central Florida, 6 p.m.
Thu, Jan. 16 – at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Sat, Jan. 18 –Louisville, 9 p.m., Storrs
Tue, Jan. 21 –Temple, 7 p.m.
Sat, Jan. 25 – at Rutgers, 7 p.m.
Thu, Jan. 30 –Houston, 9 p.m.
Thu, Feb. 6 – at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
Sun, Feb. 9 – at Central Florida, 6 p.m.
Wed, Feb. 12 –South Florida, 7 p.m.
Sat, Feb. 15 –Memphis, noon
Thu, Feb. 20 – at Temple, 9 p.m.
Sun, Feb. 23 – SMU, 2 p.m.
Wed, Feb. 26 – at South Florida, 7 p.m.
Sat, March 1 –Cincinnati, noon
Wed, March 5 –Rutgers, 7 p.m.
Sat, March 8 – at Louisville, 2 p.m.
Tue-Sat, March 12-15 – AAC Championship, FedExForum, Memphis, Tenn.
UConn enters today's game sitting in fifth place in the American Athletic Conference.Tulsa (7-0) and SMU (7-1) are pulling away from the pack.
UConn has had issues putting teams away this season. It happened again on Thursday.
UConn begins an important two-game homestand tonight with an American Athletic Conference game against Central Florida.
After its latest damaging loss, UConn faces a long, hard road to qualify for the NCAA tournament.
UConn didn't lose its seventh game last season until March 8.The Huskies (9-6) are trying to avoid suffering their seventh defeat tonight at Stanford.
UConn suffered a major letdown against Tulsa on Tuesday night. Almost nothing went right for the Huskies, who were simply out-played and out-worked for the first time in recent weeks.
Remember when UConn's big conference games used to be against Syracuse and Georgetown?
UConn is heating up at the right time.The Huskies scored an important 62-56 victory over Cincinnati today before a sold-out XL Center crowd of 15,564.
It's too early in the season to place today's game in the must win category.
UConn is one of four American Athletic Conference teams still without a conference win heading into tonight's game against South Florida at the Sun Dome.
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SEOUL, South Korea — Diplomacy is showing signs of life on the Korean peninsula, two weeks after North Korea shelled its neighbor. China, under intense international pressure, sent a top envoy to meet with Kim Jong Il, and an American governor whose past visits have led to warmer ties announced a new trip to the North.
As both Koreas continued to carry out military maneuvers, regional powers balanced shows of support for their allies with attempts to negotiate a detente to avert a further escalation of tensions. Four South Koreans died in the Nov. 23 attack on Yeonpyeong Island, the first to target a civilian area since the Korean War.
Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, Beijing's top foreign policy official, turned up in Pyongyang for "warm and friendly" talks with North Korean leader Kim on Thursday, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.
The meeting – shown in photos with the two sharing smiles and handshakes – came a day after the top American military officer slammed China for appearing unwilling to wade into the fray. Beijing has called for calm on both sides but has done little to rein in North Korea, despite having deep ties with Pyongyang.
China fought on North Korea's side during the Korean War, and has remained the nation's only major ally as well as its main supplier of economic aid and diplomatic support.
U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters Thursday that Dai's visit with Kim "is quite fortuitous." A delegation headed by Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, the No. 2 U.S. diplomat, will have talks in China next week on North Korea.
"We look forward to getting a readout of Chairman Dai's meetings in Pyongyang," Crowley said.
China's move was met by another potentially promising one from a prominent American. The United States has spent the past two weeks denouncing the shelling, vowing not to reward the North for bad behavior and reiterating its commitment to ally South Korea. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson announced that he would travel to North Korea next week.
"If I can contribute to the easing of tension on the peninsula, the trip will be well worth it," the governor said in a statement.
While the trip is an unofficial one – meaning Richardson is not serving as Washington's envoy – such visits are an important way for the two countries to communicate. Pyongyang and Washington, which fought on opposite sides of the Korean conflict, do not have diplomatic relations, and the U.S. position is that it won't engage directly with North Korea until it takes concrete steps to dismantle its nuclear program.
In August 2009, former President Bill Clinton's humanitarian mission to rescue two jailed American journalists provided an opening that led to a warming of relations after months of tensions.
"By inviting Richardson, North Korea sent a message to the outside world that it does not want crisis, and it wants to resume six-nation nuclear talks," said Kim Yong-hyun, an analyst on North Korean affairs at Seoul's Dongguk University.
Richardson, a former ambassador to the United Nations, has served as a high-profile roving diplomatic envoy for several U.S. presidents. He has nurtured a special interest in North Korea – and a rapport with top North Korean officials – over the years.
He has helped win the release of Americans held in North Korea and in 2007 traveled to Pyongyang to recover the remains of U.S. servicemen killed in the 1950-53 Korean War.
In a 2005 autobiography, Richardson wrote that repeated visits led to a mutual trust and respect, even during tense negotiations. North Korean officials have paid him visits in New Mexico.
"They apparently thought of me as an honest broker, someone they could trust as a negotiating partner or an intermediary or both," Richardson wrote.
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Richardson would not be carrying any message from the Obama administration, but noted that he would probably be briefed before his trip and report back to Washington upon his return.
The U.S. and South Korea have been staunch allies since the Korean War, which ended in a truce, not a peace treaty. The U.S. keeps 28,500 troops in the South to protect it against aggression.
In the days after the artillery attack, the USS George Washington aircraft carrier headed to Korean waters for joint drills with the South Koreans meant as a show of force and a warning to the North not to strike again.
On Wednesday, the top U.S military official, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, stood shoulder to shoulder with his South Korean counterpart to make clear that any further "reckless" provocation would not be tolerated.
He also demanded that China act more forcefully to stop North Korean aggression.
"China must lead and guide North Korea to a better future," Mullen said Thursday in Tokyo.
The shelling was the latest in a string of provocations from the North, including an alleged attack on a South Korean warship that killed 46 sailors and an announcement that it was making progress on its nuclear weapons program. The North denies involvement in the warship sinking.
China, the United States, Japan, South Korea and Russia had been negotiating with North Korea on dismantling its nuclear program in exchange for fuel oil and other concessions. However, Pyongyang walked away from the process last year, and recently disclosed a new uranium enrichment facility that could give it a second way to make atomic bombs in addition to plutonium.
The U.S., Japan and South Korea say resuming the talks would only reward North Korea's bad behavior.
Associated Press writers Anita S. Chang in Beijing, Kim Kwang-tae in Seoul, Barry Massey in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Eric Talmadge in Tokyo contributed to this report.


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Bass STEPHEN RICHARDSON's (Lady Bracknell) recent and future engagements include the roles of Drum-maker and Puppeteer / Fire-eater / Ape-Judge / Fisherman / Ringmaster / Farmer in The Adventures of Pinocchio (Opera North); Flint in Billy Budd (Netherlands Opera); Ludwig van Beethoven in Gerald Barry's Schott and Sons' Mainz (National Chamber Choir of Ireland' Dublin); Sir Joshua Cramer in Barry's The Intelligence Park (Irish Museum of Modern Art' Dublin); Lady Bracknell in Barry's The Importance of Being Earnest (Los Angeles Philharmonic); the Commandant in From The House of The Dead (Opera North); Ferrando in Il trovatore (Den Jyske Opera); Hobson in Peter Grimes (Royal Opera House' Covent Garden); Falstaff and Sarastro (Opera Australia); Kaspar in Der Freischütz (Opéra de Rennes); Don Quichotte in Fénelon's Le Chevalier imaginaire (Ensemble InterContemporain)' Monterone and Hobson (Opera North)' Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro (Grange Park Opera), and X in Powder Her Face (London Symphony Orchestra concert / Thomas Adès).
Stephen Richardson was born in Liverpool and studied at Manchester University and the Royal Northern College of Music. He has created roles in many important contemporary works, including Thomas Adès' The Tempest (Royal Opera House' Covent Garden); Tan Dun's Orchestral Theatre II' Re' and Tea (Suntory Hall' Tokyo); Barry's The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit and The Intelligence Park; Tavener's Eis Thanaton' Resurrection' The Apocalypse, and Fall and Resurrection (City of London Sinfonia' St Paul's Cathedral); and the British premiere of Ruders' The Handmaid's Tale (English National Opera).
Roles with British companies include Graf Waldner in Arabella, Mamirov in The Enchantress, Daland' Claggart' Fasolt' Osmin' Sarastro' Colline' Commendatore' the Commandant in From the House of the Dead' Sparafucile' Baron Ochs' Swallow' Timur' and Sir Morosus in Die schweigsame Frau. He appears regularly with Netherlands Opera' De Vlaamse Opera' Opéra National de Paris' Teatro alla Scala' Oper der Stadt Bonn' Istanbul Festival' Lyric Opera of Chicago' the Salzburg Festival, and Nationale Reisopera.
Richardson's concert repertoire includes Anubis / Death of Kong in Birtwistle's The Second Mrs. Kong (Royal Festival Hall / Martyn Brabbins)' Hansel and Gretel (BBC Concert Orchestra)' Messiah (Carnegie Hall / Trevor Pinnock)' Oedipus rex (BBC Stravinsky Festival / Sir Andrew Davis)' Nixon in China (London Symphony Orchestra), and Knussen's Where the Wild Things Are and Higglety Pigglety Pop! (Cleveland Orchestra and London Sinfonietta / Knussen).
His recordings include Where the Wild Things Are' the title role in Goehr's Death of Moses (Unicorn Kanchana)' Purcell's Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary (DG Archiv)' Stravinsky's The Flood, and Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream (London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis' Philips) and Albert Herring (Chandos).