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The latest release of Eclipse (Eclipse 3.2) comes with Callisto, a rich set of optional plugins for Eclipse 3.2. Callisto includes a powerful profiling tool called the Eclipse Test & Performance Tools Platform, or TPTP. TPTP provides a comprehensive suite of open source performance-testing and profiling tools, including integrated application monitoring, testing, tracing and profiling functionalities, and static-code analysis tools. Profiling tools are invaluable aids for localizing and identifying performance issues in all sorts of Java applications. In this article, we will look at how you can use TPTP to guarantee high-quality and high-performance code, even during unit and integration testing.
The easiest way to install TPTP is to use the Remote Update site (see Figure 1). Open the Remote Update window (Help -> Software Updates -> Find and Install), and select the Callisto Discovery Site. Eclipse will propose the set of Callisto plugins. The TPTP tools are listed under "Testing and Performance." The easiest option, albeit the most time-consuming, is just to install all the proposed plugins. Even if you don't install the entire Callisto tool set, you will still need to install some other components needed by TPTP, such as "Charting and Reporting," "Enabling Features," and "Data Tool Performance."
Figure 1. Installing TPTP from the remote site
The Test & Performance Tools Platform is basically a set of profiling tools. Profiling an application typically involves observing how the application copes under stress. A common way of doing this is to run a set of load tests on a deployed application and use profiling tools to record the application's behavior. You can then study the results to investigate any performance issues. This is often done at the end of the project, once the application is almost ready for production.
TPTP is well suited to this type of task. A typical use case is to run load tests using a tool such as JMeter, and record and analyze the performance statistics using the TPTP tools.
However, this is not the only way you can profile an application with TPTP. As a rule, the earlier you test, the fewer problems you have later. With TPTP, you can profile your code in a wide range of contexts, including JUnit test cases, Java applications, and web applications. And it is well integrated into the Eclipse IDE. So, there is no reason not to start preliminary performance tests and profiling early on.
TPTP lets you test several aspects of your application's behavior, including memory usage (how many objects are being created, and how big they are), execution statistics (where did the application spend most of its time?), and test coverage (how much of the code was actually executed during the tests). Each of these can provide invaluable information about your application's performance.
Despite all belief to the contrary, memory leaks can and do exist in Java. Creating (and keeping) unnecessary objects increases demands on memory and makes the garbage collector work harder, neither of which are good for your application's performance. And if your application is running on a server with long periods of continuous up-time, cumulated memory leakage can eventually cause the application to crash or the server to go down. These are all good reasons to keep a close eye on your application's memory usage.
According to the 80-20 rule of thumb, 80% of performance issues will occur in 20% of the code. Or, in other words, you can obtain substantial performance improvements with relatively little effort by simply concentrating on the areas of the application that are executed most often. This is where execution statistics can be useful.
While it's at it, TPTP also gives you some basic test-coverage data. Although not as complete as a dedicated tool such as Cobertura or Clover, you can still use these statistics to get a quick idea of which methods are being effectively tested by your performance tests.
The sort of testing I'm talking about in this article is not optimization as such. Optimization involves fine-tuning application performance by using techniques such as caching. It is a highly technical activity, and is best done at the very end of the project.
This type of preliminary performance testing and profiling discussed here simply involves making sure that the application performs correctly from the start, and that there are no coding errors or poor coding practices that will penalize performance later. Indeed, fixing memory leaks and avoiding unnecessary object creation is not optimization--it's debugging, and, as such, should be done as early as possible.
Let's start by profiling a single class through some unit tests. You can either profile your normal unit or integration tests, or write more specialized performance-oriented tests. As a rule, you should try to profile code that is as close as possible to the production code. Many people use mock objects to replace DAO objects for unit tests, and it can be a powerful technique to speed up the development life cycle. If you use this type of approach, by all means, run your profiling with these tests; it can reveal useful information about memory usage and test coverage. However, the performance tests are of limited value, as performance in a database-related application is often dominated by database performance, so any serious performance testing should be done in this context. In short, don't forget to profile your integration tests that run against a real database.
For the purposes of this article, we are going to test the following class, which represents a simple interface to a library catalog.
interface Catalog {
List<Book> findBooksByAuthor(String name);
List<Book> findAllBooks();
The basic unit tests are as follows:
public class CatalogTest extends TestCase {
public Catalog getCatalog() {
public void testFindBooksByAuthor() {
List<Book> books = getCatalog().findBooksByAuthor("Lewis");
public void testLoadFindBooksByAuthor() {
for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
List<Book> books
= getCatalog().findBooksByAuthor("Lewis");
public void testFindAll() {
List<Book> books = getCatalog().findAllBooks();
The first thing you need to do is to set up a profile. Select "Run -> Profile" in the main Eclipse menu. This opens a Wizard in which you can configure different sorts of testing profiles, shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Creating a TPTP profile
In this case, we are interested in the JUnit test profile. Double-click on this entry; the Wizard should create new entries for each of your unit test classes. TPTP is quite flexible, and this screen lets you configure a wide variety of options. For example, in the Test tab, you can either profile unit test classes individually or group them by project or package. The Arguments tab lets you specify runtime arguments, and the Environment tab lets you define environment variables. In the Destination tab, you can specify an external file where profiling data will be saved for future use. But the most useful is the Monitor tab (see Figure 3), where you specify which performance-related data you want to record and study:
Figure 3: The Monitor tab lets you define the type of data you want to record.
You can either run the profiling tool directly from this window, or using the contextual menu positioned on the test class you want to profile, via the Profile As menu entry (see Figure 4).
Figure 4: You can launch TPTP profiling using the contextual menu.
The profiling tool may take some time to run, depending on how big your test cases are. Once done, Eclipse will display a Profiling Monitor view, from which you can display details of the results of each type of profiling (see Figure 5).
Figure 5: The profile results
The Memory Statistics view displays the number of objects created by the application. The results can be organized by package (in the form of a tree view), or as a list of classes or instances. This data can give you an idea of how many objects of each type are being created; unusually high numbers of created objects (especially high-level objects such as domain objects) should be treated with suspicion.
Another useful tool for detecting memory leaks is the Object References view. To obtain this data, you need to activate reference collecting. After you start the profiling, click on the monitoring entry and select Collect Object References in the contextual menu (see Figure 6). Then open the Object References view via the contextual menu (Open with -> Object References). You will obtain a list of classes with the number of references to each class. This can provide some clues concerning possible memory leaks.
Figure 6: Activating reference collection
The Execution Statistics view, shown in Figure 7, gives a good view of where your application is spending its time. The "organization by" package lets you drill down to the classes and methods that are taking the most time to execute. Clicking on a method will open the Method Invocation Details view, which displays some finer details on the number of times the method is being called, where it is being called from, and what other methods it itself invokes. Although this view is not as well integrated into the source-code views as some of the commercial tools (where it is possible to drill down into the source code itself), it can give some vital clues to which methods may be performing badly.
Figure 7: The Execution Statistics view
The Coverage Statistics view (see Figure 8) provides information on which methods were used (and therefore tested, at least to some extent) by the test cases you just ran. The coverage statistics are a nice feature, although they don't provide the same level of detail as dedicated coverage tools such as Cobertura, Clover, and jcoverage, which provide line-precision coverage data as well as statistics on both line and branch coverage. Nevertheless, it does have the advantage of providing real-time coverage results, and currently, only commercial-code coverage tools such as Clover and jcoverage provide both line-level coverage reporting and full IDE integration.
Figure 8: The Coverage Statistics view
Another interesting item in the TPTP tool box is the static analysis tool. Java static analysis tools such as PMD allow you to automatically verify code quality by checking it against a set of predefined rules and best practices for the code. TPTP now includes a static analysis tool as well. In addition to providing a set of static analysis rules of its own, this tool is designed to provide a consistent interface in which other tool vendors can integrate their own rules.
To run static analysis on your code, you need to create an analysis configuration. Open the Analysis window using the contextual menu in the Java view or the Analysis icon, which should now appear on the toolbar (see Figure 9). An analysis configuration determines what code will be analyzed (Scope), and what rules should be applied (Rules). There are 71 rules to choose from, such as "Avoid casting primitive types to lower precision" and "Always provide a break at the end of every case statement." You can also use predefined rule sets such as "Java Quick Code Review" (in which only 19 of the 71 rules are applied).
Figure 9: Setting up static analysis rules
To analyze your code, use the Analysis icon in the toolbar. Analysis isn't done in real time, as it is with some of the other similar tools such as Checkstyle. However, the results are clearly presented (see Figure 10): errors are bookmarked in the source code view and listed in the Analysis Results view in a tree view organized by error type. One neat feature is the "Quick Fix" option, which appears in the contextual menu over certain error types, and which proposes, if possible, to automatically correct the problem for you.
Figure 10: Static code analysis results
The Eclipse Test & Performance Tools Platform is a valuable addition to the Eclipse IDE toolkit. The wide range of performance testing it allows will help you to guarantee high-quality and high-performance code right from the first unit tests.
TPTP is certainly not as developed as some of the commercial tools available such as OptimizeIt and JProbe, which often have more sophisticated reporting and analysis functionalities, and a more polished presentation. However, commercial profiling tools tend to be notoriously expensive, and it is often difficult justifying their use in all but the most dire of circumstances. Although it is still relatively young, TPTP is a powerful and capable product, and can certainly provide valuable profiling data that many projects would otherwise have to do without.
John Ferguson Smart is a freelance consultant specializing in Enterprise Java, Web Development, and Open Source technologies, currently based in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair leaves the courthouse following a day of motions, Tuesday, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Less than a month before Sinclairs trial on sexual assault charges, the lead prosecutor broke down in tears Tuesday as he told a superior he believed the primary accuser in the case had lied under oath.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. In his immaculate blue dress uniform, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair stood ramrod straight before a judge Thursday and pleaded guilty to three charges that could send him to prison for up to 15 years.
It was a remarkable admission sure to end the military career of a man once regarded as a rising star among the U.S. Armys small cadre of trusted battle commanders.
Sinclair, 51, still faces five other charges stemming from the claims of a female captain nearly 20 years his junior who says the general twice forced her to perform oral sex. But by pleading guilty to the lesser charges, Sinclairs lawyers believe they will strengthen his case at trial by potentially limiting some of the salacious evidence prosecutors can present.
The former deputy commander of the 82nd Airborne could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of the sexual assaults. Opening statements were expected Friday.
Asked by judge Col. James Pohl whether he clearly understood the consequences of his admissions, the decorated veteran of five combat deployments answered in a clear voice, with no emotion: Yes sir.
Pohl accepted Sinclairs plea after nearly three hours of often intimate questions about the married generals flirtations and dalliances with four women three military officers and one civilian.
Repeatedly, Sinclair turned to his lawyer before answering, prompting the judge to say: Its important that you tell me the truth as you recall it.
Youll get nothing but the truth from me, the general replied.
The case against Sinclair, believed to be the most senior member of the U.S. military ever to face trial on sexual assault charges, comes as the Pentagon grapples with revelations of rampant rape and sexual misconduct within the ranks. The U.S. Senate on Thursday blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses in the ranks. The bill was firmly opposed by the Pentagon.
The general pleaded guilty to having improper relationships with two female Army officers and to committing adultery with a third, the captain who was his longtime mistress. Adultery is a crime in the military.
When asked by the judge if he was aware of the prohibition against senior officers having relations with subordinates, Sinclair replied, Oh, yes sir.
He then described how the affair began during a war tour in Iraq when his primary accuser asked if he wanted to watch a movie. Once they were alone in his quarters, the general said the young officer made sexual advances that he initially rebuffed.
Pohl asked how Sinclair knew the woman wanted to have sex with him.
Probably when she took her top off, sir, the general said with a nervous chuckle.
Sinclairs wife of nearly 30 years has remained with him through his legal troubles and served as a staunch public defender, though she was not in the courtroom Thursday as he admitted guilt. The couple has two children.
The general also admitted to violating orders by possessing pornography and to conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. After he knew he was under investigation, Sinclair also admitted deleting nude photos from a personal email account sent by a civilian woman with whom he was childhood friends.MORE IN Wire NewsUNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. Full StoryTroubling as the details of the McLaren Report were, a news item out of Russia earlier this week... Full Story
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find f(pi/6) if f(x) = [-5cos(9x)/2sin(-x)]
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stapel_eliz wrote:jboykin325 wrote:find f(pi/6) if f(x) = [-5cos(9x)/2sin(-x)]
How do you solve this problem?
You evaluate this in the exact same way you've evaluated every other function you've worked with: you plug the argument (in this case, pi/6) in for the variable, and simplify.
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text: Groundbreaking Held for Pittsburgh International Business Park Development PITTSBURGH – (November 2, 2012) Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Congressman Tim Murphy, State Representative Mark Mustio, State Representative and Airport Authority Board Member Matt Smith, along with the Allegheny County Airport Authority and Moon Township officials today held a groundbreaking ceremony for buildings 100 and 110 of the Pittsburgh International Business Park (PIT Business Park) on Cherrington Extension Parkway in Moon Township. "Through our focus on creating shovel-ready land, we have watched the airport corridor flourish," said Fitzgerald. "We are jumpstarting business development, stimulating job growth and attracting new business here. This project would not have been possible were it not for the development of the extension of Cherrington Parkway. This was truly a cooperative effort by the state, county, Airport Authority and local government." "Pittsburgh International Airport's strategic location is serving our economy well, creating well-paying construction jobs and the opportunity for exciting new business ventures," said Congressman Murphy. "From the construction of a military commissary, the new Navy Reserve center located at the 911th Airlift Wing, and numerous business expansions, great developments are in store for the airport corridor. In addition to relieving traffic, these projects help our an economic revival by attracting new tenants and job opportunities to benefit our local communities." The 40-acre site is owned by Allegheny County, leased to the Airport Authority and is being developed in conjunction with the Moon Transportation Authority (MTA). In September 2008, the Cherrington Extension was completed. The $14 million project extended the Cherrington Parkway to Ewing Road, opening 60 acres of land for the development of shovel-ready sites. The Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County provided $2 million toward the project and MTA invested $2.5 million. The Cherrington Extension opened access to 60 acres of land and can offer future development to 360,000 square feet. Loans and grants from the Commonwealth's "Business in Our Sites" program covered $6 million of the project's cost. "This is another example of how investing in infrastructure brings businesses to a community and provides traffic relief at the same time. Another important benefit is its proximity to interstates and Pittsburgh International Airport," said Rep. Mustio. "Pittsburgh International Airport's role as an economic generator is two-fold: to provide high quality, competitive air service in and out of southwestern PA and to develop key properties to attract new industry and jobs," stated Rep. Smith. "The Pittsburgh International Business Park is one of numerous development projects on airport property." Moon Township officials and the developer also recognize the groundbreaking as a positive for the region. "We see this project as a win for developers and a win for the community," said Moon Township Board of Supervisors Chair Marvin Eicher. "The Cherrington Parkway Extension opened the area for development and provided access to the highway system and airport, and the PIT Business Park is already attracting tenants and bringing jobs." "Very few business parks in Western Pennsylvania are serviced by two full interchanges off of a primary interstate. The first two buildings will be single story brick and glass facilities and provide 53,000 square feet each of high end Class A office space with a convenient location," said Richard Donley, President of Chaska Property Advisors. Six office buildings are currently planned for the site. Construction on buildings 100 and 110 will begin immediately and should be completed within nine months. The buildings will be occupied by ServiceLink, a mortgage services company with offices in Moon and Hopewell.


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SPRINGFIELD – I was awakened one morning by my wife shaking me and whispering, "There is a mouse in the house, and I want to know how it got in."
"Somebody probably left the door open too long and it scampered inside," I whispered back.
"We have caught two mice in two days, so how can one mouse getting in be responsible?"
Well, if that mouse was pregnant …
New taxes are a bit like pregnant mice – leave the door open a crack and soon they start multiplying.
Several communities across Illinois are voting next month on opening the door to a new sales tax that goes to school districts.
The sales tax is being marketed to voters as an alternative to property taxes when it really should be pitched as an addition to property taxes.
In fact, a more truthful depiction would be to describe it as a new mechanism for local school districts to be able to go deeper into debt.
Stifel Nicolaus, one of the nation's largest investment banking firms, put out a slick video that depicts the sales tax as a wondrous financial instrument designed to reduce property taxes.
I'll let you in on a secret.
Outfits like Stifel Nicolaus have one thing in mind: marketing debt.
They get paid every time they handle a bond issue for a governmental entity and sell it off to investors on Wall Street.
"Usually what sparks a school district asking for a sales tax referendum is a desire to build a new school or make improvements to existing buildings," said Roger Eddy, executive director of the Illinois Association of School Boards.
"Oftentimes, local school boards feel like they are tapped out on local property taxes and that they can't go any higher. This gives them an alternative."
Eddy, a vocal advocate for the sales tax, says some communities have used the sales tax to reduce the property tax rate.
And that has happened in communities such as Abington. When a countywide sales tax was instituted in 2010, the small west-central Illinois community used its share of the new tax to retire some of its long-term debt and reduce property taxes. But a larger neighboring district in the county used its new revenue to borrow more.
Once a county opens the door to a new tax like this, there is no guarantee it will ever go away. Will the sales tax disappear once a particular construction project is completed? Probably not.
In 25 years covering government, I've found nothing is as permanent as a temporary tax.
There is no way for voters to know with certainty that instituting a sales tax will result in property tax relief.
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"Frankly, I don't think allowing the government to collect more money so that maybe they will give you some tax relief is a good way to proceed. The better way is to not allow them to collect it."
• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse reporter and the journalist in residence at the Illinois Policy Institute.


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7 Days of Spring…DAY 1-3/27/09
Okay…so, the laptop came with us to Arizona. Wouldn't ya know it, our internet connection would not allow me to log into mlblogs! You can imagine how ticked off I was.
But, better late than never, right?
Here it goes…
We left our home around 5 am on this day. The Milwaukee Airport is approx. 10 minutes from our home. When I pulled up to the baggage drive to drop off my family, my 3 yr. old daughter said to me, "are we in Arizona?" (I guess that 10 minute car ride felt like an eternity to her)
I didn't think I was driving that slow🙂
Our flight was on time. When we boarded and settled in, my daughter looked up at me with her big tear-filled brown eyes and yelled, "I wanna go home, now!" I thought we were about to have a meltdown. When the plane finally started to move, tears were replaced with a familiar smile. We're about 30,000 feet in the air when my daughter asks me, "why are all the clouds on the ground?" Inquisitive 3 yr. old minds want to know, I guess.
Our 2 month-old infant, Jack, was crying and screaming for a majority of the flight. I know, I know. You've all been on a plane with a crying infant and you thought to yourself, please…just shut that kid up! But, come on…give them a break next time. If you have kids-you understand. If you don't and you're still judgmental, put on earphones, talk to yourself, do whatever…just suck it up, willya?
We finally arrived, got settled into our hotel and grabbed some lunch.
Finally…I was about to make my 2009 ballhawking debut. Look the hellout.
I arrived at Maryvale Baseball Park at around 2:30 pm for the open practice. I proceeded to head to the left field berm area. After about 3 minutes, Brewers 3B Casey McGehee hit one high into the Arizona sky. I ran about 10 feet to my left and about 10 feet down the grassy hill where I camped underneath it and caught it cleanly on the fly.
They say you can tell how you're season is going to go by the 1st one of the year.
I hope so.
A few minutes later, Bill Hall hit one that was a ways from me. I ran it down on the bounce.
At this time, an employee informed me no one was allowed on the berm during practice…what? Whatever. She was only doing her job. It's the people in charge that need their heads examined. Way to go Brewers. Take away the one fun thing left.
Total bullsheet.
While the nice security lady was telling me this, McGehee hit another one. I snagged it on the bounce and kept it. Ha! That'll show 'em.
I had moved over to the 1st base side when I yelled to Brewers pitcher Jeff Suppan. I asked him if he had an extra. He looked down at the baseball in his hands and fired it high in the air to me. I was standing over 100 feet away with no glove on (I took it off because I was no longer out in home run territory). So, I bare-handed it cleanly. I prefer the glove. Besides, bare-handing baseballs is over-rated. Guys want to look cool bare-handing a ball, but there's too many little bones in the human hand to be screwing around doing that.
6:05 – first pitch Brewers @ Texas (Surprise Stadium)
In the bottom of the 6th inning, Rangers 1B Chris Davis smacked one to left and I snagged it on the first bounce. 1st game home run of 2009! Not an official stat, but cool just the same. I love the rush of snagging a game home run baseball.
Spring Training or not, on the fly or not, that feeling never gets old.
Rangers 1B Chris Davis displaying his heavily salted cap.
Me displaying my Chris Davis game home run baseball.
The Chris Davis game home run baseball.
My wife's Uncle Jim and I enjoying the game. Glad you guys came!!
After the game concluded, the umpire trick paid off. Home plate ump Dan Bellino tossed me one near home plate.
The six (6) baseballs retrieved 3/27/09 (counter-clockwise).
- 1 baseball snagged on the fly (BP)
- 2 snagged on the bounce
- 1 toss-up ball
- 1 game home run baseball (Chris Davis)
- 1 ump game ball
- 6 baseballs total 3/27/09
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Happy, I do understand on flying with little children. It reminds me on an incident in 1994 when my father came down to Chicago, where I lived at the time and he offered to watch my son for a month while I moved down south. I drove my dad and son to the airport and got them out on time. It wasn't until I got home that I realized that I had forgot one BIG thing. It wasn't the diaper bag, it was his bottle. My dad didn't realize it till the flight took off. From what my dad told me he screamed the whole flight. At least it was a short trip to Minneapolis.
Happy, I do understand on flying with little children. It reminds me on an incident in 1994 when my father came down to Chicago, where I lived at the time and he offered to watch my son for a month while I moved down south. I drove my dad and son to the airport and got them out on time. It wasn't until I got home that I realized that I had forgot one BIG thing. It wasn't the diaper bag, it was his bottle. My dad didn't realize it till the flight took off. From what my dad told me he screamed the whole flight. At least it was a short trip to Minneapolis.
The no internet thing sucks.
I always feel sorry for the parents of the screaming kids. It would be so hard to take little kids on an airplane where they can't move around and it is stuffy. Sometimes I want to cry on airplanes. And since I want to have a big family I realize I need to work on my patience because it will probably happen to me.
Should have let the IT guy know! I'll bet it was the proxy! j/k, who knows what kind of crap they run. Any who, those are great shots. I'm hearing of more and more WI people going down the Az to watch the Brewers. Definitely on my list of things to do in the upcoming years.
OMG!! It certainly makes things a lot more stressful with a young child crying, doesn't it?
Patience is a must with small children.
Thanks! The Cactus League is a blast!
Ooo, I love Chris Davis. I'm jealous you caught his homer… but awesome =)
– V [ http://flairforthedramatic.mlblogs.com ]
Yeah, he's a bit underrated I think.
Sorry – read them in the wrong order!🙂 (Watching the Red Sox game at the same time!) Flying with kids is always tough! Have a great time!
HAPPY, I like that both of us snagged our first game home run baseballs at the same stadium this year. I think that's a good sign. Congrats on your first of the season, it's special thing I know :)…D
It was tough-and I had a great time. My Arizona vacation is over…sniff-sniff.
Thanks!! I love those grass berms!!
Happy, I apologize about the double post. I was having problems with the ML Blog site this afternoon. In our Corpus Christi Hooks and Houston Astros exhibition game the Hooks hit three home runs. All of them were opposite field shots. The northerly wind sure did help. Only one of those three landed in an area where someone could have caught it.
no problems, bro. When a game home run ball falls harmlessly to the stands/ground/place other than someone's glove, I cringe…:(


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text: I probably shouldn't be talking about this right now since we're in the middle of the playoffs but I have a strange feeling the Knicks are going to pull some strings to get Chris Paul. If you look at the salaries on Hoops Hype its obvious that the Knicks are trying to get under the 74 Million dollar threshold to be able to do sign and trades. In order to get to that point, the Knicks need to let JR (approx. 3M$) go. JR has a lot of talent but he can be very inconsistent and unreliable. I don't think he has the desire or dedication to win the championship personally. I doubt JR is going to take that 3 Million player option and he will probably get offered much higher by a different team. Honestly, It's hard to imagine how it will all play out because a couple of the guys on the Knicks payroll are at the brink of retirement so the Knicks might let some guys go and resign JR to either keep or use as a bargaining chip. I think the Knicks will try to get Chris Paul this year or next year depending on what happens this offseason and once the Knicks have the main pieces (in this theoretical scenario), CP3, Melo, Stat, Tyson (Maybe), and Shump, we can add other cheaper pieces. If we keep Tyson, Chris Paul will have to accept less than a max deal this first year (approx. 2-3 Million). The team we have is awesome and I'm content with it but it's just this hunch that doesn't seem to go away about Chris Paul. Personally, I believe we can win the championship this year with Amare coming back and if he is 100%. I'm obviously not an expert with all the stipulations in trading so I know whoever reads this will take what I've said with a grain of salt, hopefully. I think Raymond Felton fits this team real well but if we don't win the championship, I have a feeling major changes are going to place because that's the urgent goal of the Knicks.


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Hiney Bird Swap: A Tale of Two Teams & their Switcheroo
"A hiney bird is a bird that flies in perfectly executed concentric
circles until eventually he flies up his own behind and disappears
— Ken "Hawk" Harrelson
Prior to the 2009 season, one would not be in error by labeling me a bonafide St. Louis Cardinal Hiney Bird. Having not really addressed our bullpen woes of 2008, I seriously didn't think the Redbirds had a chance at achieving anything this season.
Obviously, I was wrong. And I've apologized for that.
I did, however, look forward to an exciting new edition of my neighborhood Chicago White Sox. And, yes folks, it does happen (albeit rarely): I was wrong… again.
But I have to go out on a limb and defend Kenny Williams from Chicago Tribune reporter Phil Rogers who blamed much of the White Sox's 2009 downfall on the trades of Nick Swisher and Javier Vazquez.
To quote the Hawk: "That's just B.S.! B.S.! That's just B.S.!"
Nick Swisher's 2008 stint with the Sox was abysmal at best. He underachieved in every category except rambunctiousness per game. He was a shackle on the Sox's youth movement and rumor had it that he was more interested in picking up chicks in the Viagra Triangle than he was picking up runners in scoring position.
Javi Vazquez never looked comfortable in the Chi. Sure he'd get ya lots of strikeouts, but he also gave up a bunch of runs; and with Gavin Floyd and John Danks on the horizon of being dominating starters, it made sense to move Javi (and his paycheck) to make more room.
But sometimes things don't always work out (see Sarah Palin's "political" career). The '09 White Sox have wallowed in mediocrity while the Cardinals are set to win the NL Central Division crown.
You see, dear readers, baseball is so captivating, so riveting, so followable because there is no such thing as a sure thing. So to all you Hiney Birds (me included) here's a lesson from possibly the world's worst broadcaster:
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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You were wrong twice? Have you used up your life time quota? And sometimes being traded is what a player needs to succeed.
I can't believe you made me listen to/watch/read about Hawk! Oh, my head is pounding. But he's right about Swisher and Vasquez. Swisher did nothing in a Chicago uniform and Vasquez excels only in the NL. They're both Hiney Birds!
Jeff was wrong… twice? Are you kidding me? What has happened to this world?😉 Jeff we aren't all perfect, and I learned something today, neither are you. But we still love ya!!
Julia — In Swisher's case, it worked.
Jane — My bad. And I don't know what it is, but Swish is definitely a New York type of guy.
Ted — I know it. Thanks!
Nope, I am not clicking that video. Sorry Jeff, but the Hawk is insufferable, especially when the Sox win. As for Swisher, I don't think the problem is that Williams traded him. I think the problem is that he traded him for Wilson Betemit. Nobody should ever trade for Betemit. It's one of Kenny Williams' rare miscalculations.
Those are the words I have been looking for–the reason that baseball is so captivating… "there is no such thing as a sure thing". Love it!
Erin — Only part you missed on that vid was him sayin' "Screw 'Em!". As for Wilson, yes, that was pretty awful… especially since he was DFA'd later in the season. Still, he was more productive than Swisher was in Sox stripes.
Elizabeth — That's why your Red Sox should be worried going into the playoffs😉.
Jeff. You were no Hiney Bird yesterday when you commented on Bruce and Votto duo. Did you see what they put up yesterday? ahhhh… Screw em! : )
That Swisher trade sure was somethin', huh? I know I'm pretty satisfied with the results. AL East Champs much? Yeah, I think so.😉 *insert more gloating here* Chicago certainly got the raw end of that deal, to say the very least.
Buz — Yep. They made me look smart. It happens. Rarely.
Lisa — Had Swisher stuck around I don't think it would've made much difference for the Sox's fate. That's just me being honest. Glad it worked for y'all though (sorta😉


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Age: 17
Class: Senior
Grade-point average: 4.35 (National Honor Society secretary)
Sports: Cross country and track
College interests: Columbia, University of Chicago and Ohio State. He wants to major in international studies.
Question: What is going on to the left of the school?
Answer: They are starting to build the new school. It's going up in the old parking lot. When it goes up, this school goes down. They've had the ground-breaking.
Q: Does that lead to a parking hassle?
A: We used to have this big paved parking lot. Now, we go to a smaller gravel parking lot. I'm surviving. The traffic is terrible, but I get here on time.
Q: Do you feel short-changed that you won't be able to use the new school?
A: Yes. I was on the school planning committee, and I went to other schools with teachers and administrators to get ideas. The whole time, I was thinking, "I'm giving input for a school that I will never attend." I hope my brother, Tayshawn, can come here. He's in third grade.
Q: With international studies, do you want to live and work overseas?
A: I did a project on the Peace Corps in seventh grade and have been intrigued by it ever since. I like the idea of going to a foreign country and immersing myself in the culture. … I want to go to a country that is in need so I can understand poverty. I want to help build homes. There are diseases that can be prevented, and maybe I can make lives better.
Q: A lot of students your age are dreaming of a big paycheck, driving a Lexus and living in a $250,000 home.
A: My family has never had a lot of money, but we're perfectly happy.
Q: Columbia and the University of Chicago are pretty ambitious schools to gain admittance.
A: Hopefully, I can get grants to make up my student loans because of my family's low income. I really like New York City. I want to get out of the state. I like Chicago, too. Both schools have great international studies programs.
Q: Are you taking some hefty AP courses?
A: I play viola in orchestra and percussion in band, so I haven't been able to take a lot of electives. I'm taking AP English IV, AP calculus and health. I'm doing independent study in economics and taking government online because I can't fit them into my schedule.
Q: When did the interest in music start?
A: I started the viola in sixth grade. I made symphonic band my sophomore year. I'm in marching band, too. I play the quad drums that weigh 60 pounds and break your back.
Q: What is it like marching with those drums without spikes on muddy and wet fields?
A: We've had some wipeouts, for sure. You work your body where you have your center of gravity in balance. The music gets faster — 170 beats per minute — and you almost are jogging out there. I had one incident during band camp my junior year. I ran into a tuba player and fell forward onto a bass player. I took a tumble. It was a mess. I've never fallen during a competition. We're really good. We get a No. 1 ranking every year.
Q: What is it like for a band member waiting for scores?
A: We're a (Class) A band and generally we're supposed to lose to the AA bands because of sheer size. We beat Pickerington North last year. We were surprised. We just lost it (emotionally). You wait for the judges and hope for the best.
Q: Are you involved in any clubs?
A: I'm Mr. Extracurricular activities. I'm the student council president, National Honor Society secretary, and I volunteer at a recreation park summer camp called Indian Village in Upper Arlington. Indian Village is the best. We teach kids 6 through 12 archery and how to canoe. We show them nature. We do a lot of things.
Q: You use rubber-tipped arrows, right?
A: Oh, no. No rubber tips. We have these little 5-pound bows. It's scary with 6-year-olds. We have one hill called "Suicide Hill'' that is steep and rocky. Kids fall. You don't want anyone getting a concussion. We teach them to fish. We point out the differences in trees. We're big on nature.
Q: What technique keeps a canoe from tipping?
A: It's teamwork. You just feel it, I guess. You must balance your boat. Eight-year-olds must have cool-enough heads to not scream or freak out when they run into a bank.
Q: Do you have any goof-off time.
A: My free time is now. I'm in indoor track, but we go to only four meets all winter. I can focus on conditioning for outdoor track and enjoying the winter.


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Shaina Pool, 22, of Portales, is in critical condition at an Amarillo hospital following a boating accident about 6 p.m. Sunday on Ute Lake in Logan, a family friend said.
State park officials investigating the accident have declined to provide details of the accident.
Rebecca Martinez Holt of Clovis said she helped organize a prayer vigil for Pool, a longtime family friend. The vigil was held Monday at Marshall Middle School, she said, and about 45 people attended.
Martinez Holt said Pool was apparently a passenger in the front of a boat filled with friends, who were heading into shore after a day on the lake.
She said the boat struck a wake as it was turning. Martinez Holt said Pool fell into the lake and was run over by the boat.
The extent of Pool's injuries aren't known. State park and state police investigators are expected to release more details sometime later Tuesday.


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Western New England Spooks No. 1 Tufts
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MEDFORD - In an outstanding game between New England Division III heavyweights, the #1 Tufts University men's lacrosse team earned a 14-13 victory over Western New England College (WNEC) on Monday afternoon at Bello Field.
The visiting Golden Bears rallied from a 9-4 halftime deficit to tie the score at 10-10 heading into the fourth quarter. Junior Sean Kirwan (Boonton Township, NJ) scored two of Tufts' four goals in the fourth and the Jumbos (6-0) were able to hold off WNEC (5-3) for their 16th straight victory.
Kirwan had four goals total and now has 26 on the season, while senior All-American D.J. Hessler (Monkton, MD) led all scorers with seven points on three goals and four assists. Junior face-off man Nick Rhoads (McLean, VA) won 22 of 31 draws for Tufts.
Junior Patrick White (Milton, MA) scored three goals to lead the Golden Bears, who had 10 players score goals in all. Senior Mike Santare (South Salem, NY) had two goals and junior Jonathan Roy (Lewiston, ME) finished with a goal and two assists.
WNEC junior goalie Brewster Knowlton (Somers, CT) looked like he was going to steal the show early. He made seven first-quarter saves, but Tufts was able to take a 3-2 lead after one period as Hessler recorded a goal and two assists.
The teams traded goals for 11 minutes in the second quarter, with the Golden Bears pulling within 5-4 on a tally by freshman defenseman Jack Liacos (Beverly, MA) with 3:55 remaining until halftime. However, the Jumbos scored four goals in that span, including two by junior Kevin McCormick (Laytonsville, MD), and had a 9-4 advantage at the break.
WNEC quickly shifted the momentum in the third quarter, scoring four times in the first 5:44. They were within 9-8 on Roy's goal at the 9:16 mark. Tufts senior Ryan Molloy (Setauket, NY) scored to interupt the WNEC run at 6:59, but Joe O'Keefe (Branford, CT) and Corrigan Harreys (Deep River, CT) reignited the visitors with goals that made it a 10-10 game after three.
Hessler and senior Matt Witko (Chappaqua, NY) scored 35 seconds apart early in the fourth for a 12-10 lead that the Jumbos would not relinquish. However, there were plenty of anxious moments for the hosts as the Golden Bears pulled to within one on three occasions. A man-up goal by WNEC junior Nick Jez (Somers, CT) made it 14-13 with 1:06 on the clock.
Golden Bear junior Joe Martin (Springfield, MA) won the ensuing face-off and WNEC had two shots that went wide. On the second, a hustle play by Tufts sophomore Sam Diss (Ridgewood, NJ) earned possession for Tufts. However, while trying to run out the clock, Tufts turned the ball over with 14 seconds remaining. WNEC was unable to get a shot off and the final horn sounded.
Tufts' advantages in the team statistics were largely due to the first half. They finished with a 57-40 shots margin for the game, including 36-14 in the first half. They also dominated ground balls 26-12 in the first half and 46-21 overall. The Jumbos won 12 of 15 first-half face-offs (22 of 31 overall) and forced the Golden Bears into nine failed clears during the first 30 minutes. Both teams scored two man-up goals in a game that featured 11 penalties.
Knowlton finished with 15 saves for WNEC. Freshman Patton Watkins (Chattanooga, TN) relieved starter Steven Foglietta (Oceanside, NY) for Tufts and earned his first collegiate win with two saves in the fourth quarter.
Tufts will host Wesleyan in NESCAC action at Bello Field on Saturday at 1 pm. The Golden Bears play a Commonwealth Coast Conference game at Salve Regina on Wednesday.
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Good Morning America news anchor Robin Roberts, will be the
keynote speaker at this years' American Massage Therapy Association
Robin Roberts, a former college athlete and reporter for ESPN,
has shared her own personal journey as a breast cancer survivor
with millions of viewers. More recently, she's shared her struggle
with a bone marrow disease that required her to undergo a bone
marrow transplant.
Through it all, massage therapy has helped her in her healing
and wellness goals.
Roberts is featured in an interview with Massage Therapy Journal. She
says, "My long-time partner, Amber, graduated from the Swedish
Institute's massage therapy program, earned her associate's degree,
and is now a licensed massage therapist. One could safely assume
that massage therapy plays a pretty important role in our lives!
Together, we are committed to a lifestyle of wellness, healing and
Her video below stresses the healing value of massage therapy
for both athletes and cancer patients.
Why not explore how you can be part of the exciting field of massage therapy, and bring
increased health and wellness to cancer survivors, athletes and
more? Make plans to visit National University of Health Sciences
this summer, where from now through August, your visit will earn
you a tuition credit of $500 for your first trimester during the NUHS Summer Soak Up special.
If you are exploring
massage therapy schools, or just beginning to consider a career as
a massage therapist, now is a great time to visit National
University of Health Sciences.
For the first time, we are offering a visit incentive program
called "Summer Soak Up" to those
interested in exploring a certification in massage therapy. You'll
receive a $500 tuition credit toward your first trimester in our massage therapy program,
just for visiting and seeing the many advantages we have to offer.
This is a limited time offer for summer visitors only.
You can attend an upcoming massage therapy information night on
June 1, 2016. At this event, you'll experience first hand our
fantastic facilities, sample a class led by one of our dynamic
faculty members, and learn what you'll need to further your massage
education and career goals. Or, you can schedule an individual tour
at your convenience.
After your visit, you can also enroll in our two-week
Introduction to Massage course that allows you to test-drive
our program.
For more information, click Summer Soak
Up, or call the Office of Admissions at 1-800-826-6285 or email
Once you finish an accredited massage therapy certification or
educational program, there is one more step you'll need to take
before you can start working as a massage therapist. In most
states, you will need to pass a mandatory national certification
examination in therapeutic massage and bodywork as part of your
licensing requirement.
Board certification ensures high standards of client care and
ethical practice in the massage profession. National board exams
are also a good barometer to gage how well a massage school is
preparing its graduates in comparison to the national
National University's massage therapy students traditionally
score well above both state and national averages for board exams.
The latest data shows:
When you are comparing massage therapy schools, be sure to ask
about students' performance on national board exams. For a more
detailed report on National University's board score performance,
Come see why National University's massage therapy program
offers one of the most outstanding education opportunities in the
field. For all those who visit campus during our Summer Soak Up
event (any time from May 1st through August
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first trimester!
Statistics from surveys and government data compiled by the
American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) show interesting
trends in massage therapy field. Their industry fact sheet
The AMTA data also showed that 52% of clients received their
last massage for medical reasons. Massage therapy is increasingly
part of patient health and wellness care in hospitals and
integrative medical clinics.
Industry trends show that massage therapy is a great career
field for those seeking a rewarding job in health care.
Interestingly, the AMTA data shows that it's also a great choice
for career changers. 82% of massage therapists started practicing
massage therapy as a second career.
National University offers a one-year massage therapy certification
program with convenient evening classes that can start you on
your way to being part of this thriving industry. Find out more at
our upcoming Massage
Therapy Information Night on March 23rd.
Massage therapy job
opportunities are anticipated to grow by 21.6% over the next 8
years. The profession comes in at number 23 out of the 28 top
employment growth fields according to a major online media
MSN's "Money" featured a
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The online publication used projections from the U. S. Bureau
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If you have a high school degree or GED, it can take as little
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Explore how easy it is to start your career as a massage
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We are in need of a labelmaker to process books for the library.
Due to budget issues, processing books has become the responsibility
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This labelmaker will allow us to get books on the shelf faster and in the
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This is the kind of attitude I like to see
New owner Davis vows to race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR's newest team owner bought into its premier series with every intention of building a competitive team.
Brandon Davis vowed Tuesday he won't collect quick paychecks -- send driver David Stremme on the track to "start and park" -- to build his foundation.
Davis, CEO of independent oil and gas company Swan Energy, announced Tuesday he acquired Inception Racing in late August. His first race as owner was at Richmond, where Stremme pulled off the track after 127 of the 400 laps.
"I literally almost got sick," Davis said Tuesday. "I couldn't stand watching it. I am a competitive person and I am not going to the race track to not try to win races. I respect start-and-park programs and I understand why teams do it because it is a matter of survival and the teams are trying to build something. It's just not the way I am going to build my team."
Stremme drove the No. 30 Toyota last season for Inception, but was a "start and park" for 20 of 28 races.
Davis wants him to go out and race next season for the rebranded Swan Racing, which will still be the No. 30 Toyota and use engines from Triad.
"I have spent a lot of time with Brandon this year and I can tell you he is here to win," Stremme said. "I have never been so excited for a new season as I am for 2013. I'm ready to get started now."
Davis has hired veteran Steve Hmiel as director of competition, and said he'll have a new crew chief in place by the end of the week. He's also expanded the team roster from seven employees to 13 and said more hires will be made before the season begins in February.
I love it and hope he can compete.


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I think all are to blame here: Dolan, Grunwald, D'antoni & Carmelo.
I think a decision has to be made by Dolan. It's too bad we can't cut the owner. Since we're stuck w/ him, then he must make a move.
Either trade Carmelo or fire both the GM & HC.
I would work HARD, b/c MIL just dealt for M-Ellis, and will be tough to best for the 8th seed now.
Gasol turns 32 in July. Carmelo turns 28 in May. Therefore a simple swap wont work. I would do it for Bynum straight up... easily! But would Gasol & 2 first round picks work?
What about Kevin Martin & Scola for Carmelo?
Carmelo for Rudy Gay?
Carmelo for Derrick Williams, Beasley & a 1st?
Carmelo & Tyson Chandler for Dwight Howard?
Let's get bold: Banish Carmelo to CHA for Gerald Henderson, and 2 first round picks? Maybe we get that kid from Kentucky in the draft.
Send him to NO and get Eric Gordon & picks?
Work out a 3-way deal, and get players & picks?
Decisions to make.
I think Amar'e & Carmelo will not work. Since nobody is taking STAT, then maybe this is our last chance to make a move to improve our near future, before we're stuck with this squad moving fwd for the next 3-5 years.
If Dolan is so wedded to Carmelo, then why don't they chat more? Maybe he isn't so atatched. If he is, then dump Danotni now and see how Carmelo responds. If he doesn't improve his play and attitude, then deal him before draft after the season.


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From: STATESUP
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 5:07 PM
To: Regional Superintendents and Special Education
Directors District Superintendents
Subject: Weekly Message from State Superintendent Robert
Schiller 10-24-03
Good afternoon,
The State Board met this week in Rock Island and took action
to address an issue of immediate concern regarding teachers
who are 2004 candidates for the Standard teaching certificate.
More detailed information on that topic appears below, along
with other links from the board meeting.
Todays message includes:
Report Card Update
The designated contractor has yet to complete the School
Report Cards and related documents. At this point in time,
we are unable to provide a specific date as to when the Report
Cards will be released.
District superintendents will be notified via e-mail when
the Report Cards are available and can be accessed via a secure
FY05 Budget Input Sought
Attached are three documents related to the development of
the FY05 budget for elementary and secondary education which
were discussed at the recent Board Meeting.
The first is our normal line item spreadsheet from FY91 through
FY04 to provide a recent historic context of state general
fund appropriations.
The second is a set of funding options for most elementary
and secondary programs which begin at the current appropriation
and increase through inflation and larger levels of funding
to what might be considered the financial needs of the elementary
and secondary education system to assist all students achieve
The third is a set of education data measures (to be posted
soon on the budget page www.isbe.net/budget/default.htm)
designed to put funding in the context of broader system trends.
The first goal of these documents is to characterize the
overall financial needs of schools to achieve high levels
of academic achievement by all students. The second goal is
to solicit comments on the most appropriate funding options
and the most important priorities among programs competing
for resources in the FY05 budget process.
It is important to understand that these funding needs are
unrelated to where the money comes from federal, state
or local sources and that these programs are not necessarily
additive. Many address similar concerns and if one is funded
to address that issue, another may not have to be funded.
We invite you to review this, share it with others and provide
comment to help the State Board determine funding priorities
and levels for the entire elementary and secondary education
system that can be incorporated into the FY05 budget recommendation
to the Governor and General Assembly. To help solicit comments
we will have a separate comment cell for each program.
Other State Board Meeting items:
ISBE addresses standard certification problem for 2004;
names first Spotlight Schools; approves SES Providers
At its meeting in Rock Island this week, the State Board
voted to develop legislation for the fall override legislative
session that would waive certain professional development
requirements for 2004 Standard Certificate candidates. A detailed
summary of the issue and of the proposal approved by the board
can be viewed at http://www.isbe.net/news/2003/oct23-03b.htm.
Spotlight Schools
In other business, the Board recognized the first group of
Spotlight schools schools that have high
academic achievement in school with a majority of students
from a poverty background. Additional Spotlight
schools will be announced soon. Our news release of the first
seven recognized schools can be viewed at http://www.isbe.net/news/2003/oct23-03.htm.
In addition, the State Board also approved two new providers
for Supplemental Educational Services under NLCB. Our news
release can be viewed at http://www.isbe.net/news/2003/oct23-03a.htm.
School financial status presentations
The Board also heard presentations from two area schools
districts on their financial status (see summary below). We
appreciate their attendance and informative presentations.
Bureau Valley Community Unit District #340 is starting
their ninth year of consolidation. The district was created
when six former districts united to provide a better educational
opportunity for their students. State incentive money for
consolidation was provided which benefited the process. The
district was formed and approved on a referendum on its first
attempt in 1994 with almost two-thirds approval - which appeared
to be a first in Illinois history. The district has an enhanced
curriculum as a result of the consolidation along with improved
extracurricular opportunities. The school has earned four
state trophies in their brief eight year history. Bureau Valley
is still facing the same challenges that all rural schools
face involving finances. Decreased E.A.V., increased expenditures
in programs, decreased population in rural settings, and legislative
non-funded mandates are just some of the issues facing this
As a result of the challenges, Bureau Valley has become proactive
with several decisions to reduce their expenditures, not waiting
for more revenue from either Springfield or Washington. One
decision was to grade site their K-5 students this past year.
The change has been met with success both, educationally and
financially, saving the district some $300,000. A bold undertaking
the district is now undertaking is the application for a wind
turbine generator that will save thousands of dollars monthly
on their utility costs.
Through all its plans, Bureau Valley is very committed to
providing the best public education it can for its students.
Rock Island School District 41 Superintendent, Dr.
Dave Markward, and Comptroller, Mike Oberhaus, reported to
the State Board that the District made $1.5 million in expenditure
reductions for the 2002-03 year. Heading into the 2003-04
year, they had presented cuts of $4,500,000 to balance the
Education Fund revenues and expenditures. With the State providing
$250 in additional state aid, they were able to reduce cuts
by $2,200,000. Rather than decimate educational programs,
the District adopted a budget with an operating deficit of
$2,200,000, utilizing accumulated surplus to cover the deficit.
Mr. Oberhaus showed that without additional funding the District
would be facing severe financial consequences by 2005-06.
Dr. Markward stated that if additional state funding is not
available for 2004-05, additional cuts will be necessary.
A specific listing of potential cuts was shown. Finally, Dr.
Markward stated that the District has moved from financial
recognition to financial review and is rapidly heading to
financial watch status. He suggested that it would be beneficial
to fix the funding problem now rather than dismantling the
programs the District has worked so hard to build.
Standard Certificate Revisions
Effective immediately, all subsequent certificates issued
to Illinois teachers who hold a Standard Certificate will
be issued as Standard Certificates. In other words, once an
individual has earned one Standard Certificate, all additional
certificates will also be at that level. We will reissue the
certificates of individuals who are affected by this change
in policy (which is made possible by a recent change in our
rules) and we will also modify the TCIS so that the certificates
show up at the appropriate level. This is the result of rule
changes that were final last week, and it should provide both
consistency and clarity for teachers and administrators.
At this point, out of state teachers with more than four
years of experience will still be given Initial Certificates
unless they have a masters degree in an educational
field and therefore have met the requirement for the Standard
Certificate. This is consistent with the law on this topic.
Administrators Academy List
A list of approved Administrators Academy courses is
now available on the State Board website at: http://www.isbe.net/admin.htm.
Stories of interest may be viewed at http://www.isbe.net/news/2003/newsclips/102403.htm.
Robert Schiller
State Superintendent
of Education