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That's exactly what I thought to myself when I first heard of the San Francisco Vintners Market. It's a farmer's market, but for wine. Simple as that. Walk around, taste a bunch of wines, and buy the ones that you like. So incredibly straightforward it took years for someone to come up with the idea.
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All you gotta do is buy a ticket and show up. Think of it as a tasting room that you don't have to drive to. Or a big wine tasting you can go to and finally not have to worry about finding some retailer somewhere that carries the wines that you fell in love with at the tasting.
This event is about helping smaller wineries sell their wines to the public. More than 100 of them will be pouring and selling their wares from all over California. It's definitely worth checking out.
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Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
Tickets are $50 if purchased in advance (prices go up $10 at the door). You can also purchase a VIP ticket for $80 and get access to a room of $50+ wines.
Make sure to spit some wines out so you get a chance to try a lot of them !!
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The 2011 Research Day is just about a week away and the High Performance Computing research group will be making two presentations. We are looking forward to sharing our research with all of the students in the School of Science and Mathematics and anyone else who may attend!
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Caleb Hutson and Ethan Kershaw, along with Lauren Frazier from the Molecular Dynamics Research Group, will have a presentation on Software and Simulations in Supercomputing. They will explain how HPC functions as a cluster, how to use GPU technologies to efficiently compute complex calculations, and how to solve real-world problems with supercomputing.
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What is the full form/Name of KRS dam?
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Krishna Raja Sagara , also popularly known as KRS is the name of both a lake and the dam that causes it. For information about the settlement near the dam and reservoir, see Krishnarajasagara. The dam is across Kaveri River, in Mandya District near Mysore in Karnataka state, India. There is an ornamental garden attached to the dam, called Brindavan Gardens.Answered by paaruul advani, 02 Aug '11 01:06 am


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This is one of my favourite illustrations that i made in summer.It took me 3 hours to do it,and i'm so glad with the result.
i used watercolour,crayons on 3550 watercolor paper.
Jan 27, 2013, 03.23 PMby Cristina Staicu
:)) It would be so fantastic to make it! Maybe you could show them to Lady Gaga or someone else with a taste for uniqueness :) xx
Jan 27, 2013, 03.56 PMby cisemgurkan
i wish=))
Jan 24, 2013, 03.30 PMby Cristina Staicu
It's a great illustration and intriguing shoe concept. Will u try to make it?
Jan 27, 2013, 10.49 AMby cisemgurkan
well,i can try:D i need a photo machine,some metal pieces,a giant spider feet:D:D weird,it sounds like i'm making a hoodoo and these are the materials:D:D
joking aside,thanks for the lovely comment,if i do this shoe,i will directly post it to your page=))
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As I have claimed before, I fall under the category "Avid Reader"-some would say "Obsessive" Reader-& in fact, at this moment, it is unusual because I only have 2 books on the go. However, that aside, I thought I'd share a few of the books I've read that are good & you might enjoy.
Most of us have read "The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" & a similar book is "The 100- Year-Old Man who climbed out the window and disappeared". Not quite as good, but almost-and quite funny, as it goes along.(author is Jonas Jonasson)
Another one is "A Thousand Farewells" by Nahlah Ayed". She is a CBC TV reporter who reports from the middle East & she explains what is happening there & a history of why it is happening. I understood some of what caused Eygpt & Tunisia rebelling-but not all of it & she does explain a lot & now it makes sense to even me. She has been there to live (though she grew up in Winnipeg originally)& it helps to know more.
And much to my surprise-my bedside book is not its usual 'piece of fluff'-it is a big book I heard about-"Far From The Tree" by Andrew Solomon & his sub-title is Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity. He examines how children are different from their parents -both why this can be & how both children & parents cope with these major differences. I am almost done it-he's covered homosexuality, Down's Syndrome, disability, schizophrenia, prodigies...etc-I'm now beginning to read about the family of one of the Columbine killers, the next chapter is about Transgender families. It is a complex book but written in everyday English & quite interesting. I think that every family has something-admitted or not-that is puzzling to them as to how that happened from their genes.
My cooking is pretty basic, I don't often get to movies-but books are my genre of choice!
|Fri, 07-19-2013 - 6:35pm
Those books sound interesting, Nora. I'll check them out.
The book I've recently read is "Cooked" by Michael Pollan. He covers the 4 basic kinds of food 'transformation' - covering them under the subtitles "Fire" (cooking with fire, as in barbecue), "Water" (cooking with water or steam...braising or stews), "Air" meaning making bread with the use of natural or commercial yeasts (yeasts in the air to make sourdough bread). And "Earth" meaning fermentation...which is not so much cooking but is certainly the transformation of vegetables, dairy products or grains into something different...sauerkraut, cheeses and beer, for example.
The book is quite entertaining in that he covers historical and his own personal sort of practical research into these forms of food making. Not the book for everyone but it interested me.
I'm reading "Stumbling on Happiness" by Daniel Gilbert which is a science based book telling how our minds work and in regard to what we think will make us happy. Why what we think may not be what really works to make us happy all due to how our brains/mind function. I've not finished it yet, but it is fascinating reading (yet no real heavy science jargon - just some experiments mentioned to back up what he is describing).
The book I read before these two was "Salt, Sugar, Fat" by Michael Moss. Which I may have mentioned before? Kind of interesting in describing how the big corporations produce process foods high in those ingredients which much of us might like - but maybe we aren't really aware of how much of salt, sugar and/or fat is included (sometimes almost hidden) in many of these processed foods. The book does focus a fair amount on the behind the scenes technicalities of how big corporations work to make and sell their products.
|Sun, 08-04-2013 - 10:00am
I have to admit-I'm reading 'fluff' too-but I don't think I'd admit to the fluff I read. And I never just read one book at a time-every room I sit in has at least one book in it to pick up. (the trick is to make sure they aren't the same genre-that would get confusing)
So the latest non-fluff are 2 books-the first is by Thomas King "The Inconvenient Indian" & gives a history of both Canadian & American Natives, how they were treated (in a word-badly)& essentially what justification was used to push them around the country. And yet, he manages to inject humour into what seems to be a non-humourous topic. To Canadians, it is a well-known name-he was on CBC for a long time in "The Dead Dog Cafe", teaches in Guelph University & has written many fiction books.
The other book is "Dying to be Me" & was recommended by the minister who conducted Adam's service-but it does help for anyone who has lost a loved one-& haven't we all? The author is Anita Moorjani-& I must admit I can only read a bit at a time now, but that is because my grief is rather raw yet.
As for the fluff-you are on your own!
|Sun, 08-04-2013 - 12:15pm
Nora, thanks for all your recommendations as I find them sounding to be most interesting and have made a list for when I next want to shop for some books. I don't read as much or quickly (?) as you do but I do like to have books on hand at all times to read.
I want to mention that I have the book "Dying to be Me" which I have read twice. I don't know if it is proof of an afterlife but it is comforting to me to want to believe so from what she has written of her own near-death experience.
|Thu, 10-24-2013 - 6:03pm
I have just finished reading "A House in the Sky" by Amanda Lindhout who was captured by Somalians and kept in captivity for over a year - they demanding ransom from her parents (her ex-boyfriend also was with her and he too was captured and kept that long). I must admit I was curious to know what a person endures in such an experience and there are some things that are disturbing indeed. And yet, I suppose no one can fully appreciate the horrors just through the reading of the experience. I was struck by the beliefs that her religious Muslim captors held - and how this affected how they treated her as a woman - which is less favourable than how they treated her ex-boyfriend, a man. I don't know if this sort of story is everyone's cup of tea, so to speak, and I still find it hard to understand why human beings would do such horrible things as this to each other...though a different belief system surely creates their (the captors) perception of this world, and the promised rewards of the afterlife to follow. It does give you a glimpse into the minds of her Muslim captors but also a certain anger and desperation must fuel their desire for the money they so want to get by kidnapping western people who travel in their country. Ms. Lindhout has managed to forgive her captors - through understanding and a desire to not want to have anger and hatred poison her own heart.
|Wed, 12-18-2013 - 11:00am
I am reading a book by the title of "My Berlin Kitchen" by Luisa Weiss. The book's title caught my eye in a book shop a while ago and I bought it and added it to the stash of books I'm reading through. The fact that "Berlin" was in the title was an instant grab (!) but the book is a charming memoire of a young woman who happens to actually be writing a food/cooking blog which I only found out by reading the book. http://www.thewednesdaychef.com/ She tells of her life (though she's only in her 30s now so it' s not a long story!) and recounts as well the various foods along the way that she encountered growing up and enjoyed so much. She definitely had a love for food/dishes and cooking that showed up at an early age. She writes very well - so a pleasure to read just in that, but she also describes some of her favourite dishes and in such a wonderful way that you find yourself wishing you could be tasting this food as you read about it! The fun thing is that at the end of each chapter she includes a recipe for the food she was writing about in that chapter.
This is a book that 'foodies' would enjoy but still just a pleasant read if you are interested in memoires as I am.
|Thu, 01-16-2014 - 4:42pm
I just finished reading "Twelve Years a Slave". I do remember hearing about it as a movie-or rather, hearing the title-& wondering about it. But what a powerful book. All the more powerful because it is supposed to be true.
Canada has its own sordid history of slavery-not as long or well-known as that of the Southern states. And I know that slavery is a problem throughout the world-past and present. But I'm left thinking "How can humans treat other humans that way?" It's awful-beyond awful.
I just heard today that the movie has received several Oscar nominations-& maybe I will look into seeing the movie sometime-the book was definitely a good read. (Usually I read while knitting-there were times I'd forget to knit-the book had me fully engrossed. That's saying something! It isn't long-but it is good.)
|Fri, 03-21-2014 - 9:16pm
DD2 got me "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers for my birthday. It is the what The Sound of Music is based on. I am loving it. Even though not a profesional writer Maria does a wonderful job.


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The success of a flying-training deployment involving U.S. and Hellenic air forces here hinges on an array of variables, and one quick-response communications force is ensuring tactical messages are delivered.
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The 1st Combat Communications Squadron's 11-Airman deployed team established connections between the ground, sky and cyber domain within a matter of days for the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. Not only does the communications squadron complete readiness requirements, it also provides an avenue to expand operational ties with the Hellenic air force.
"First in, last out -- that's our motto," said Master Sgt. Chad Peterson, the1st CBCS team lead. "We send a site survey team in before a mission to determine mission requirements with the project officer and commander, and we search for a physical location to set up."
The Airmen of the 1st CBCS are assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, but rarely are they stationary as the unit provides bare base communications support throughout Europe and Africa. They're currently supporting about six operations throughout the region, including enduring locations that have been in place for more than two years, Peterson said.
"We're a self-sustaining force," said Senior Airman Tushawnie Jones, a 1st CBCS tactical network data technician. "We've provided a small footprint of communications services within 72 hours. These services include Internet-based phone lines, access to classified and unclassified networks, land mobile radios, and ground-to-air radio communications."
This capability is enabling the 494th EFS to participate in the mission in Crete. Greece offers unrestricted, live ranges as well as access to many infrastructure and support facilities that can help prepare U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen to respond anywhere, at any time.
The communications setup in use at Souda Bay arrived as seven pallets of cargo ranging from computers and cabling, to tents and a satellite dish. Some deployment sites contain up to 13 pallets, which includes an all-terrain vehicle.
"We have the basic core module up and running within 48 hours", Peterson said."After that, we have 24 hours for each expansion."
"Once the infrastructure is in place, we still have to create user accounts, fix email issues, provide firewall security and man a 24-hour help desk," said Airman 1st Class Joseph Wrobel, a 1st CBCS tactical network operations technician. "You have to be a well-rounded Airman to meet the demands"
"Flexibility is the key," Peterson said. "There's no time to be idle. When these Airmen leave combat (communications), they'll have been exposed to all types of jobs. There are unique challenges compared to communications Airmen at a typical installation support unit."
"Many times, (standard technicians') problems replicate," Wrobel said. "Our missions change and each mission has a new basket of tricks. Where they can specialize, we end up being the jack of all trades"
"We have (heating and ventilation) Airmen making network cable and (satellite communications) Airmen helping troubleshoot systems," Peterson said. "There's too much work to just focus on your own specialty. These Airmen need motivation and the concept of being a team player"
This flying training deployment allows both USAFE and the Hellenic air force to extend joint war-fighting capability through operational training while strengthening the alliance and partnership between Greece and the U.S.
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"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." ~ Alejandro Jodorowsky
When I came across this quote for the first time I felt the earth move inside me. Jodorowsky's words touched me at the deepest level as they reminded me that I am one of those birds who has chosen to fly in this lifetime. Flash forward a year or more, and I see the quote coming through my Facebook feed once again this morning. I still think it's a beautiful quote, but it doesn't move me like it once did.
Perhaps it's because I've seen it come through my feed at least dozens of times since the first, and the redundancy has caused the words to lose some of their sparkle for me (being the fickle creature that I am). Or maybe that initial reminder of Who I Really Am and What I Really Came Here To Do And Be was enough to bring me a step closer to Doing and Being those things, rendering any subsequent rendezvousing with the quote less specifically about me and more about the general atmosphere I am creating for myself (other free-flyers that perhaps needed a little reminder of their own).
While both of these ideas are true to one degree or another, the primary reason the quote doesn't affect me the same today as it did that year-or-so ago is that I am experiencing the quote from an entirely different perspective. I am literally a different version of the idea that is "me." We all are.
And what I notice from my current vantage point is that those moments that I have previously defined as profound, the moments that were usually accompanied by a deep emotional ache or longing sensation in my stomach that was painful-yet-somehow-simultaneously-pleasurable—well, it's not to say that I see them now as less than meaningful, but I do see that a lot of what I was feeling was not the "a-ha" part of the moment but the despair created by the limiting beliefs through which I was filtering the "a-ha" moment.
In the case of this particular quote, it was despair over the idea that anyone, least of all me, should be caged in the first place, which suggests that I was still walled-in by my own belief in the idea that anyone could be caged without their permission.
Of course now that I have moved even further from that limiting concept of myself and the world, I naturally feel less of that emotional pull when I see this quote. I still think it's a beautifully worded expression. I still love the clever use of metaphor. And I still believe it's essentially true.
But from my current vantage point, I now realize that the caged bird chooses to be caged. The caged bird cages itself and the caged bird may choose to fly whenever it pleases. In fact, I selected this particular illustration in creating my own picture quote to accompany this message because rather than depicting someone else freeing the birds from the cage as I see most often associated with these words, the cage doors are already open, and nothing could ever be truer in life.
Those of us choosing to experience ourselves from the perspective of "awakening" know that some birds choose to be born in the cage with the intention of flying later. And those of us who are transitioning from previous limiting beliefs about ourselves and our world to those that are less confining, we know that the bird can switch from caged to flying many, many times—even in a single day. He may even find himself with one wing outside the cage flapping freely while the other half of him remains on his perch. To experience one foot (or claw? wing?) in one world while one in the other, that's freedom right there!! Albeit a bit dizzying at times.
The best feeling part of this from my current vantage point is that I no longer pity that caged bird, because the caged life is no less than the free-flying life. It's a different expression, but no less filled with infinite opportunity for fulfillment for those birds who choose it than the free-flying life is for those who take that route.
And the most interesting part of this from my current vantage point is that the other bird and the path he has chosen in life is almost always the one in the cage from our own perspective. So there's never a need to set another free, because we can never know what freedom means from a perspective other than our own. Perhaps we could intend and, more importantly from a deliberate creation perspective, expect freedom for all. We could maintain that vibration and then watch how it is expressed from the unique perspectives that surround us (and more so, trust that it is being expressed even if in a different way than we would choose).
So the next time you (I) want to pity or even condemn that caged bird, you may want to remember that the door is always open and that he may fly anytime he chooses. And you (I) also might want to consider that the cage bars he sees looking out from his perspective, well they might just appear to be imprisoning you. You poor, poor dear.
Tresa Rae ♥ betterfeelingthought.com
Posted on Tuesday, August 12th, 2014
in: BFT's.
Tagged: Alejandro Jodorowsky, birds born in a cage think flying is an illness, deliberate creation, Law of Attraction, positive quote, positive thinking .
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I've always loved Florence Scovel Shinn and I just learned that Louise Hay has recently come across her last writings and is publishing them via Hay House. Very exciting news!! Here's a quote to tide you over until you receive your copy.
Posted on Wednesday, June 25th, 2014
in: Abundance.
Tagged: Florence Scovel Shinn, Hay House, Law of Attraction, Louise Hay, manifestation, metaphysical, mind science, new thought, positive affirmation, spiritual .
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If 'dog singing and playing piano' isn't a better feeling thought, then I don't know what is!!
Happier Tuesday Soul Fam.
~Tresa Rae ♥ betterfeelingthought.com
Posted on Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
in: Smiles & Giggles.
Tagged: better feeling thought, deliberate creation, dog playing piano, dog singing, feel good, happy, Law of Attraction, metaphysical, positive vibe, raise vibration, spiritual, uplifting .
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Humor and entertainment website break.com has decided to use its "pranking powers for good:" During the month of April, they're donating $1 per 1,000 views of their positive prank videos to the social change organization dosomething.org.
The positive pranks include paying for people's tires and brakes, telling strangers they're beautiful, and otherwise making people's day. In the video featured below, a waitress receives a series of tips that starts with $1000 and gets even better from there.
To view all of break.com's better feeling prank videos or to submit your own (for the chance to win $500!), visit the prank it forward section of their website. If you have your own positive prank or pay it forward story, please keep the warm fuzzies flowing here on BFT by sharing in the comments below.
From Better Feeling News Headquarters (my living room),
this is Tresa Rae, signing off. Namaste ♥ ♥
Posted on Saturday, April 19th, 2014
in: Better Feeling News.
Tagged: better feeling news, break.com, dosomething.org, good deeds, good news, pay it forward, prank it forward, prank it fwd, thousand dollar tip, waitress .
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Wishing everyone a Happier International Day of Happiness, and offering a reminder that every day can be the happiest day of our lives thus far if we simply choose to set that intention and then allow the universe to arrange itself accordingly. That's really all it takes!!
Tresa Rae ♥ betterfeelingthought.com
Posted on Thursday, March 20th, 2014
in: BFT's.
Tagged: affirmation, better feeling thought, happiness day, happy, international day of happiness, Law of Attraction, metaphysical, positive quote, positive thinking, spirituality .
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Happy Wednesday, Soul Fam!
May we be blessed at every turn today (and every day).
May the Universe surprise and delight us in magical ways.
And may we have the rockin'-est, fun-est, most supercalifragilistic-est day of our lives thus far!! ~ Tresa Rae ♥
Posted on Wednesday, February 26th, 2014
in: BFT's.
Tagged: affirmation, good, Law of Attraction, open, positive quote, positive thinking, receiving .
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Here's some Happy for your Monday, Soul Fam! Happy Dance not required (but inevitable).
Have a GREAT one!! ~Tresa Rae ♥ betterfeelingthought.com
Posted on Monday, February 24th, 2014
in: BFT's.
Tagged: happiness, happy, Law of Attraction, metaphysical, pharrell, positive quote, positive thinking, spiritual, truth .
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Love Mondays and they'll Love you back (provided you expect them to)! Have a great one, my friends! ~ Tresa Rae
Posted on Monday, January 27th, 2014
in: BFT's.
Tagged: better feeling thought, deliberate creation, Law of Attraction, metaphysical, mondays, positive quote, positive thinking, smiling dog, spiritual .
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I've been obsessed lately with the internet meme 'doge,' so in honor of the New Year I made this facebook cover for myself. Hey, whatever keeps me in the Vortex (or on a high flying disc if you prefer), right? RIGHT?!!
Happier New Year, and much Love to you, Soul Fam. I intend that we experience everything we desire for ourselves in 2014 and that our journey is filled with even more ease, joy, and fun than ever before.
Tresa Rae ♥ betterfeelingthought.com
Posted on Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
in: BFT's.
Tagged: 2014, Abraham-Hicks, doge, happy new year, high flying disc, internet meme, Law of Attraction, metaphysical, spiritual, vortex .
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In addition to a serious case of the warm & fuzzies, a couple of things struck me as I watched this video:
1. The only reason things like this don't happen to each and every one of us each and every day is because we don't believe they can.
2. We get what we ask for (expect), whether that be a big screen TV or socks and underwear (or C, all of the above, for those that dare to dream big enough).
Please enjoy this heartwarming video, friends, and remember that your miracle is only a better feeling thought or two away.
Tresa Rae ♥ betterfeelingthought.com
Posted on Friday, December 13th, 2013
in: BFT's.
Tagged: abundance, better feeling news, better feeling thought, generosity, gift, good news, Law of Attraction, metaphysical, miracle, spiritual, WestJet Christmas Miracle .
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Community members joined with representatives of the East Texas
Medical Center Regional Healthcare System and the Fairfield
Hospital District today to celebrate the opening of the final phase
of a multi-year construction and renovation project at ETMC
"We are so excited to open this phase of our construction and
renovation to the public. With its completion, the people of
Fairfield and surrounding communities have what is essentially a
new hospital. And, this work has been completed at a fraction of
the cost of constructing an entirely new facility," said Ruth "Raz"
Cook, FACHE, administrator of ETMC Fairfield.
"The upgrades to our infrastructure and equipment, as well as
the expansion and remodeling of our facilities, will make providing
healthcare services easier for our staff and provide a more
pleasing and comfortable atmosphere for our patients and guests,"
she said.
The area opened today includes a newly constructed six-room
north wing, remodeled areas at the core of the facility and a
remodeled east patient wing, as well and infrastructure
ETMC, in partnership with the hospital district, funded the
nearly $3.7 million final phase of the project. The FHD provided
$1.478 million for the project. ETMC provided the remaining $2.2
Phase III
The 4,179-square-foot new north wing includes six rooms -- two
intermediate care rooms, observation and isolation rooms, offices
for nutrition services and dictation and storage areas.
In the newly renovated east patient wing, 14 inpatient rooms
were converted to eight spacious private rooms. The rooms were
enlarged to meet today's hospital standards and include new
equipment, mechanical systems and furnishings.
The hospital's core was remodeled, which included a major
upgrade to the mechanical and infrastructure systems -- replacing
and enlarging air handling equipment and much of the electrical
circuitry for the area.
As part of the remodel, the dining room was expanded to double
its previous size. The area received all new finishes, floors,
ceilings and a new entry. The nurses' station was remodeled,
corridors received a facelift and a new assisted bathing facility
was constructed. In addition, a new waiting area was created for
family members and friends of patients undergoing inpatient
care or outpatient procedures.
More than 11, 500-square-feet of the existing facility was part
of the remodeling project. Fitzpatrick Architects of Tyler was the
architect and RPR Construction of Tyler was the contractor.
"This effort would not have been possible without our
partnership with the Fairfield Hospital District Board and their
support of our efforts to provide the highest quality healthcare to
the citizens we serve," said Perry Henderson, senior vice
president, ETMC affiliate operations.
Phases I and II
Construction began nearly four years ago on the master facility
plan to renew and expand ETMC Fairfield. The first phase involved
the expansion and renovation of the hospital's emergency
department, which was completed and opened in the fall of 2011. The
emergency department now features nine spacious treatment rooms and
a light-filled waiting area, while the triage room, located beside
the patient reception desk, enables the staff to quickly assess
Phase II, which was dedicated in the fall of 2012, added 11,000
square feet to the hospital's foot print and featured a new front
entry with a fountain, extensive landscaping and additional
parking, as well as a new ETMC First Physicians clinic, lobby and
waiting room.
That addition also houses cardiopulmonary rehabilitation,
outpatient registration and an administrative suite featuring
offices, a small conference room and a larger board room.
Mechanical and electrical system upgrades were included in phase II
of the project, as well.
Construction and upgrade expenditures for phases I and II
totaled approximately $13 million.


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My LOTRO Video Crash April 6, 2008Posted by Wilhelm Arcturus in entertainment, Hardware, Lord of the Rings Online.
Tags: 8800GT, LOTRO Video Issues
I have yet to find anything in the official forums that matches the problem I am seeing (or that helps in any way). I did manage to grab a screen shot just as I LOTRO was locking up on me yet again. This is what I get after being in game for a few minutes.
It seems to be accelerated by my going into town, but it happens eventually out in the field as well. The colors vary, but the net result is the same, the game locks up and I have to restart my system to do anything.
Is anybody else having a similar issue?
[addendum: This turned out to be a faulty 8800 GT video card, with follow on posts here and here.]
- 1. Scottie - April 6, 2008
Are you running an nvidia 8800 series card by chance? Possibly overclocked?
I have a similar problem and solved it by using nTune and turning up my fan speeds a bit and turning down the clock freq as well. I have a factory overclocked 8800GT and put the core bus at 600 and memory bus at 900 and it holds together a lot better for me. I also turn the fans up to 75%.
From what I've read this problem seems to be magnified by people that run with creative sound cards as well.
- 3. Bellatroix - April 6, 2008
I *think* that artifacts like that are most often caused by excessive heat on the card. Any time I've seen stuff like that, it's almost always because the card/case are running too hot and deep electronic wackiness ensues. I'd recommend upping your fans or opening up your case to see if you can get it cooled down.
- 5. Sulakor - April 6, 2008
I no longer play lotro but I belive it is a nightmare for video cards. Both myself and my partner have cooked cards playing the game. We have both had various graphics glitches with the game and yet no problems with anything else. I'm not bagging the game, just staing that something in the engine seems to work nvidia cards real hard.
The above link (copy/paste) shows the troubles I was having.
- 6. Saylah - April 6, 2008
I have a bug too that happens consistently. It's bad enough that I really cant stand instanced buildings in the first place. The first time I go into any instanced building in LOTRO my system blue-screens. It's gotten so that I have to think twice – Have I been in this building or room yet??? Do I really REALLY need to go in there???
It pisses me off to have my system crash doing something that is so lame in the first place – zoned/instanced interior outside of dungeons. *shrug* I hope you resolve your issue. I havent had any luck with mine yet.
- 8. Rick - April 6, 2008
Have you sent that picture to Turbine support, or posted it on their forums?
I saw this post on the official forums. In the first page, someone mentions lots of people having trouble with the 8800 GT cards. The link below has a Turbine CSR saying the following:
"The 8800gt cards are factory overclocked (hence allowing the performance/value) many players (not just for lotro) have had to underclock these using ntune to get good performance so it's worth a try – especially if you are getting artifacts."
Later posts suggest Riva Tuner, instead of nTune, to decrease overclocking. I don't know if yours is overclocked or not, though?
It's an interesting thread, quite a few ideas. Hope you find something in there that fixes what ails ya!
Are you running on XP or Vista? I found a post talking about problems in LOTRO, 8800 GT, on Vista.
Do you have an older video card laying around? You could at least pinpoint if your video card is the problem, even if you couldn't play on a less powerful card.
Good luck, I hate being locked out of games.
On a completely unrelated note, I noticed you had Kart Rider listed on your games list last month. If you enjoy racing games, Colin McRae Rally 2005 (available for free from Gametap) has me coming back for more like the Kart Rider beta did. I'm not doing multiplayer, but it's fun to race against the clock in a rally format.
Like you need more games to play :)
- 10. Wygg - April 6, 2008
A big part of me wants to try that game; verging on a dire wont. Glad to see the post (and repetitive "me too"s on the problems with the video cards. I've got an nVidia GeForce 7900 GTX, which is prob. below the standards anyways.
- 13. Melmoth - April 6, 2008
I used to get that on an old ATI card that I had; all other games worked fine, it was just LotRO that had problems. I never did solve the problem I'm afraid, I assumed it was temperature related but never proved it conclusively. Eventually I started to get hang-ups in other games, and then the card died completely.
Not much help I'm sure, but I've seen that problem and for me it was a faulty card on its way out. I'm not saying that this is definitely your problem, but if you have another card you could try it might be worth seeing if your system works fine with a replacement.
- 15. Eric - April 6, 2008
Looking at the artifacts, it indeed looks like heat or bad memory, most probably some sort of hardware issue that exposes itself in a very taxing situation (going to town in lotro :)).
Only time I saw something like this was with my old Nvidia 6800, before it was about to die :(.
- 16. Van Hemlock - April 7, 2008
I'd go with 'Heat' too. I've never played LotR (yet), but saw very similar symptoms to the screenshot when EQ2 first came out and I was being overly ambitious with graphical detail settings on an old GeForce 5600. It would work for a while, then go all…yampy, as above. Removing spare blanking plates, and eventually, pointing a desktop fan into the back of the case and turning it on full blast, both delayed, but didn't stop, the same graphical breakdown.
Like Melmoth, never conclusively proven, but upgrading to a new 6800 solved all the problems for me then – no other part of the system was changed.
- 17. Tachyon - April 7, 2008
The graphics glitches look exactly the same as the ones that I am getting occasionally in WoW. At first the game runs normal, but suddenly sometimes (may occur after 3min or 5h, totally random) the memory buffer gets tilted (same block artefacts that you have, the blocks have the same size), and shortly after, the polygons mess up and go totally havoc. If I switch back to the desktop, little artifacts can be seen there too (1% of the pixels having a completely false color, mostly red), and restarting the game has no effect. To get rid of the artifacts, I must restart my PC, or, as I found out recently, send it into standby mode and recover (fastest method, only takes ~5sec).
The temparature of my gfx card (ATI Radeon X1950 pro) looks totally ok (<50° celsius), and the card is not overclocked.
Opening my PC and blowing out the dust from the card's cooling system helped a little, as the effect is now reoccurring far less frequently.
I'm pretty convinced that the temperature has nothing to do with this problem, I could immagine that the drivers or a defect in the video memory is to blame (haven't found out yet)…
- 19. Captain Angry - April 7, 2008
Just for the record, my wife and I have identical systems with 8800 GTs and we have 0 problems playing LOTRO…
The best thing to do with glitches like this is to go thru the advanced graphic options (both in the game and in the nvidia control panel) and just turn things on and off one at a time and try to nail down the problem. Its a pain but sometimes its the only way to find the issue.
It DOES look like heat tho… Its possible that one particular chip on the board is being used that is dormant on the older games. Of all the games you mentioned (EQ, EQ2, EVE, WoW) LOTRO is (at least graphically) at least one generation ahead of those others, so its possible that a certain graphical function is kicking in and screwing it up.
- 20. Pixey styx - April 7, 2008
Usually i would say it was heat related, but after you have been stress testing it I'am not sure. You have the power to run it, so not an issue there. Iam thinking that the card is on the way out, my guess would be the 3d rendering part of graphics card or memory on the card is failiing. Lotro certainly taxes the system, maybe try pushing it with the latest 3d mark benchmark software see if that causes an issue ….
Have you changed anything in the last week or so …. ?
- 21. Khan - April 7, 2008
I've been running a 7900 NVidia card (two of them in an SLI). One of my cards went bad (heat, most likely) which looked similar to your screenshot at the end. Quite a bit of tearing and artifacts all over the place. It didn't cause any blue screens though.
I turned off the SLI feature and tried the game, first with one card and then the other to find the bad card. I'm running now on a single good card.
Turbine updated one of the DLL files for the Book 12 release (I want to say it was the OpenAG dll file). It would cause issues with NVidia cards such as BSOD when I was grouping with people. The solution, of all things, was to change the sound options to use generic drivers instead of the XFi (?) ones.
If you're not getting BSOD, then the sound thing probably won't help you. I'd search for LotRO and Nvidia 8800 in Google. The 8800 series seemed to come up a lot when I was researching the problems I was having.
Have the problems occured after Book 12 or is this an on-going thing that has been happening for a while?
- 22. Hey, the King's Back « pΘtshΘt - April 9, 2008
[…] have no real agenda in LotRO at this point, though I'm hoping Wilhelm can solve his video problems and get in game so we can hook up. (FWIW, I have a 8800GT with version 6.14.0011.6921 drivers and […]
- 23. Renato - May 4, 2008
I have the same problem But don't know abot LOTR but at Lineage II I get the exactly problem. :(
- 24. Buckiller - May 26, 2008
I had to underclock the hell out of my 7900gt. Not sure if its my card dying or the game is just that lame (intense)
I can play all other games fine at previous clock settings.
- 25. mikeyB - June 17, 2008
try playing something better…..? like age of conan…. im sure that will work….
- 27. Nathan - July 9, 2008
I know this is a month old now since someone last posted, i had the same as you tearing and artifacting, tunred out to be faulty card, i was running a 8600gt not i have a 8800gt 512mb and im still struggling, im loosing fps in ettenmoors really badly, every where else in game im getting +100 fps but in the moor when in battle i get between 10 and 20 fps, massive drop for been in a pvp zone.
I also play AOC, grid and other verious online games and they all run sweet as a nut..
Lotro is a serious system hogger of a game, but when you ask others with similart specs they seem to be fine.
Did you manage to sort out your problem?
- 29. Andrew - July 29, 2008
I've had many problems that people posted on here, but I believe its something with the update. Prior to Book 13 [or 12, I forget when I had stopped, before December] I was able to run LOTRO on my 7600GT for hours, even days. Now I can't get past an hour or 2, my last run only lasted 5 minutes before it restarted my system, and its the only game that does it. But then again if it is just a faulty card it is time for me to upgrade anyways. Its a shame though, I just renewed my subscription after telling myself not to haha.
- 30. Isparian - August 1, 2008
hmmm …
I'm running Vista32 with 2G RAM .. recently installed new 8800GT and all games, including LOTRO now run perfectly with high res and settings …
EXCEPT .. that LOTRO crashes my computer after 1-2min playing :/
– sometimes it just freezes, and then after few sec sound freezes too;
– sometimes I get a secreen just like the Screenshot at the beginning of this postl
– sometimes it's the Blue Screen of Death .. telling about an error in some nv….. .dll file :/
got latest 175.something Nvidia drivers :/
Overlay GPU temperature monitoring thing from RivaTuner aint working for some reason …
Today I'm gonna test and see the GPU temperatures while running in windowed mode … and gonna try new Beta video drivers.
- 31. Johannes - January 5, 2009
I'm running winXP Media Center with SP3 on an AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+
GeForce 9800GT
Secondary card GeForce 6200 Turbo Cache(viewing desktop and websites etc)
(Oh ya the 9800 is also connected to my TV… so desktop spans 3 displays)
750W power supply
8 Hard drives and a DVD drive
(This may sound like a minor strain on the power supply, but things have been running smoothly until now 3 days ago)
Recently installed an old SB Live for use with Skype only( use the onboard sound thingy for the game)
I only once got the BSOD, and after that my comp simply freezes up and I get occational cracking sounds from the speakers.
I've monitored temp on the system, everything normal there, I don't overclock, I replaced my RAM chips with new ones, mobo and graphic card are a few months old.
No problems with any other programs or games, only lotro.
I normally run the game at 1920 by 1200 on a 24″ monitor with almost max settings with a fairly high FPS(as soon as I've loaded the surrounding area(pretty fast)), nothing to complain about there anyways :P
I've been able to fully load the game and see where I am and even manage to see that I died and then respawn :P
I can play for 16 hours or so before this problem starts, and then it just wont let me play for a few hours, suppose it's just telling me I'm playing too much hehe
Well I've only played this much around xmas time so future playing will be restricted to only a few hours at a time, I hope I wont have this problem after that…
It's pretty annoying though.
- 32. michael - March 1, 2009
Processor 3200+
GeForce 9800GT
I have same system, and get some freezing up. if I just wait alittle, I get a strange picture on the screen, and it working again, but with huge grafikerrour.. When I got the errour, changed settings to low, the screen is ok again.. So make some LOTRO-Nvidea trouble.
Hope anyone finde a solution.
- 33. daniel - March 31, 2009
Turn off Stencil Shadows and your problems will go away. I can cause the error over and over. If I turn off stencil shadows, my pc never locks up again. It seems to be an issue the stencil shadows in lotro and some nvidia cards.
- 34. Jason - May 21, 2009
Intel Q6600
2x8800GT (sli)
Vista 32bit
I'm having the same sort of issue but with a different outcome than most people. For me it's fairly random when the game locks up and gives the same sort of artifacts that are on the screenshot posted by wilhelm.
Usually, I'll be in some sort of building with a bunch of NPCs. My screen will freeze for a second, then the artifacts come out and my monitor goes into power save mode. I usually play while I talk to my friend through Skype and at this point we are still talking. After about 10 seconds with my monitor in power save mode it pops back on and I get a BSOD. It dumps the memory (about 6 seconds) then restarts.
This has never happened to me in the past with any game I've played (and I've played a lot).
Also, I turned of DX10 and I still get this issue.
- 35. martin - July 6, 2009
I had a problem in LOTRO with my 8800 GT card freezing, which I've now resolved… If you're running Vista, simply delete hot fix KB952287. It causes the driver on some nVidia and Ati cards to stop responding.
- 36. frustrated - July 23, 2009
I am running Xp, SP3, 4G of RAM, and Nvidia 9600GSO. My Husband has an identical Machine. I am having the same exact issue but his runs fine without any issues. I can play anywhere from Just loading the character select screen to MAYBE an hour and I get a Hard lock up. Major Artifacting where you cant see anything but Fuzz. I swapped My video card with Husbands and It's made no difference. We've swapped RAM, No difference. My Processor runs around 32C GPU around 40C Motherboard around 30C.
I can only tell you what is NOT the problem.
Not the drivers (tried 3 different Nvidia Drivers
Not heat – Both video cards that have been in my machine work exactly the same
Not Bad/Faulty Video card. Swapped cards and they both work perfectly in Husbands machine, Just not in mine.
Not Overclocking (Because I don't mess with that)
Not Bad Ram.
I've updated Bios for Motherboard, Updated All my Drivers, Updated SP2 to SP3, Ran a Repair on my computer. Ran Memtest and Swapped ram.
I can run Every game without a single issue except LOTRO. This crash is almost Exclusive to Lotro. However It has crashed 2ce trying to look in Admin tools right after a reboot from a Crash in Lotro (was checking Event viewer to see if it caught any errors)
I ran Windows debugger and found 3 possible culprits.
These 3 files are ALWAYS in the "probably caused by" (not at the same time.. they seem to take turns) In the minidump files after the crash
Any help would be appreciated.
- 37. Kyler - August 2, 2009
I have a similar problem I installed lotro yesterday digitally with turbine and all of that stuff Anyways everytime I try to start up lotro it seems like it's gonna run then my computer like crashes and restarts itself for no reason …can someone please help me with this problem??
- 38. Torn - September 1, 2009
I have similar problem too!
Not as bad as in the image but it is driving me grazy!
No idea what is causing this…
- 39. Michel - September 15, 2009
I have similar problem too!
Got a Dell with NVidia 8800 (GTX 768 M). When I play in a Fellowship (2-6 other players) my computer crashes ( fatal blue screen) and restart itself for no reason!
Help me please!
- 40. someone - November 29, 2009
^^ To everyone above (and the original) – your card is faulty. Google for nVidia 8800 faulty solder. The card overheats and falls apart, and starts displaying video exactly as displayed. nVidia is, or was, reimbursing distributors, so if you bought a complete system, they would be the ones to contact.
- 41. ZOmbehr - September 17, 2010
im running a Nvidia GE 6200 and have the exact same problem. Nobody seems to be able to come up with a solution to the problem, and im not willing to run out and buy a new graphics card, when all other games run perfectly with my current card. Unfortunately, ill have to find another MMO to play.


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Having a blast at blizz con, meeting new people as well as tons of fans/readers of the site. It's actually been really touching and I've enjoyed meeting so many people.
I've met the developer of the wow laptop from Dell, Zach Yonzon from wow.com, members of 'The Guild' and a slew of other interesting characters... and blizzcon hasn't even started yet!
I walked around early afternoon with the newest host of PUG at wcradio.com who you'll meet tonight at 9 PM PST who also happens to be Thunderer on the JMTC forums.
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Having a blast at blizz con, meeting new people as well as tons of fans/readers of the site. It's actually been really touching and I've enjoyed meeting so many people.
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Palmolive said... August 21, 2009 at 8:25 AM
Well if your bored and want to as an uninteresting question, I have all my my character slots filled up with useful characters so i am unable to create an alliance char or anything like that (all of my characters are 80s or mid 70s) can you ask if they are planning to expand the number of slots we can have per server from 10 to something higher.
Especially if they are releasing a new class with this xpac.
Oh and have fun
Euripides said... August 21, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Just an FYI- google is showing a gold ad on your RSS feed.
Jason said... August 21, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Wish I could have gone, really would have loved to have met you, Marcko. Your site is the first blog I read just about every morning. Its always very interesting, and gives me plenty to think about when it comes to the market, planning, and making all the gold I've ever needed. Thanks and have fun, hope you get surprised by something at the con!
Anonymous said... August 21, 2009 at 11:29 AM
It would be cool if you could confirm some of the leaked info on the next expansion.
Thomas said... August 21, 2009 at 1:13 PM
The live stream has also started. Right now they are just showing trailers from Blizzard games and clips from 2008 Blizzcon. I had to log out and in again on the stream page in order to get the real stream (instead of the test stream)
richard said... August 21, 2009 at 1:42 PM
take lots of pics :D
Indy said... August 21, 2009 at 2:36 PM
I'd also be interested in asking what the chances of getting extra character slots are.
There have been some rumors of possible hunter news at blizzcon; ammo changes, possibly changing the hunter class away from mana... love to hear anything they have to say about that.
The Grinch said... August 21, 2009 at 4:22 PM
With al the new dinos I see in the Cataclysm shots and such, could you please ask about new hunter pets?
Markco said... August 21, 2009 at 9:35 PM
All I have to say is... there are sweeping changes coming. I will be making posts today for the days following blizzcon as to how cataclysm's economy will be different from today's.
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Anyway, back to the mascara...
It does not clump, applies evenly and can be layered. Somehow my lashes are still soft after use (instead of hard and sticky). It makes them nice and black, fuller, more separated and longer. It does not irritate my eyes. It does not goop up and end up in my eyeball. The wand is the perfect size.
I am going to try Maybelline Rocket Volume next but if I don't like it, I will be going back to this one.
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Bought because there were no other options at a tiny pharmacy. It's great for a clean, everyday look. No smudging, can layer.
I have medium-length thin and sparse lashes, and the only waterproof mascara I have found that does not flake/smudge/budge on my monolid eyes is the Heroine Make Long and Curl/Volume and Curl mascara, but it is not readily accessible to me in Canada. I remember liking the Super Thick lash mascara by CG (Non-WP), except it didnt hold a curl, so after doing some research, I bought this one.
It sounded promising, but it did not leave me with the results I want from a mascara. That is: Holds a curl, defines, stays in place, and adds a bit of volume and length...basically what every mascara-user wants, right?
Anyway, It actually made my lashes droop a bit, and I cannot stand (!!) the strong chemical scent my tube had (idk if its just mine). But I decided to give it a fair chance so I wore it for the day anyway.
Within 2 hours, I already had raccoon smudges under my eyes, and I do NOT rub my eyes/have watery eyes. When I got home and began removing it, it took way too long for my oil-based eye-makeup remover to break the mascara down.
My Heroine Make mascara does also take a long time to remove, but it gives me the effect I want when I wear it and does not budge (Even cried with it on), so I do not mind spending extra time removing it.
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Since this IS a cheap mascara ($6.99 CDN for me) and many people seem to like it (yay!), I do still recommend you to give it a chance, but personally, I am CERTAIN that there are better drugstore mascaras out there. I just need to find the one (for me)..
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I'm really happy with this one, so, if you're on the fence about it, give it a whirl!
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Looking Through the Camera Lens: A Videographer's Nostalgic View of the Sonoma State's Global Cardboard Challenge
Posted byon October 27, 2014 2:38 PM
Guest Blog Post by Russell Brackett, Sonoma State University Communications Major and Multimedia Communications Intern in the School of Education
When I saw the Caine's Arcade video for the first time, I couldn't help but smile uncontrollably. Flashbacks to my childhood washed over me as I watched this amazing kid use his imagination to build something incredible out of nothing. This video tells the story of a creative kid from East LA who built an incredible pretend arcade out of cardboard boxes. It was heartwarming to see especially in this world of video games and nonstop technology.
When I heard we were putting on our own Global Cardboard Challenge at Sonoma State, in response to the Caine's Arcade video, I instantly began thinking of ways to contribute to this movement to get kids to be creative and have fun in the process. I not only thought about ways to film this event, but also the things that I could build with cardboard! This was a great opportunity to help not only the kids, but myself as well by taking me back to my childhood days of imaginative play.
Growing up, I was the type of kid who had to be told multiple times by my parents to get in the house for dinner. I'd always yell back "Just a minute!", but one minute often turned into fifteen before they physically would come and get me. I was often wrapped up in some imaginative scenario using random objects to build forts, cars, or weapons to fight battles to save a damsel in distress. This is why I was so excited because I remember getting lost in play on a daily basis as a kid and always having a blast! I waited in anticipation for the day of the Cardboard Challenge as I was hoping to relive some of something from my childhood.
October 10th finally arrived and I woke up excited and ready. Our plan was to build a village out of cardboard. Once the first wave of children began pouring in with their amazing creations built out of old boxes, I again found myself smiling and feeling happy in the same way I did when I watched the Caine's Arcade video the first time.
Our event included preschoolers, elementary kids and college students who built houses, hospitals, and even trees for the village, made colorful with the splash of poster paint. Sounds of laughter and happiness could be heard throughout the makeshift village all day as more and more people poured in with their projects.
Rocket ships, hotels, buses, ice cream shops, and all kinds of imaginative ideas built by people of all ages filled the quad. I was focused on filming, but there were a couple moments where I had to step back, put the camera down, and just enjoy what was taking place.
As a videographer, I film all day in hopes of capturing those moments that not only look good on camera, but most importantly evoke emotion in my viewers. Those moments were not hard to find that day as everyone who participated seemed genuinely excited to be there, and it showed in their body language and finished projects.
At the end of the day, I was exhausted but couldn't help smiling as I knew we had accomplished something great. That day will always serve as a reminder that no matter your age, it is important to step away and be creative just like when you were a kid.
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The Day in the Life of a Multiple Subject Student Teacher
Posted byon October 13, 2014 11:50 AM
By Guest Author: Jared Candelaria
Editor's note: This guest blog article is one in a series written by students in the Multiple Subject Credential Program, intended to offer a glimpse into the life and work of a credential candidate in our program. Candelaria completed the program in Spring 2014.
My day as a student teacher starts when I wake up at 6:00 a.m. Immediately, I start to think about the lesson plans I have done that prior weekend. As I drink a cup of coffee, I look over my daily lesson plans and wonder how effective they will be that day. I arrive at my teaching placement site around 7:30 a.m and about 7:45a.m. I start to feel a little nervous about the start of my day. As students trickle into the classroom, I greet them at the door with a smile; and after the bell rings, I say, "Time to begin our day, class".
In the classroom not every day is the same. Obviously, the content of the lessons are different and each student is unique. Because no two students are the same and have individual needs, everyday is filled with new challenges. Teaching multiple subjects daily is one of the many challenges I face not only because of the knowledge requirement but also because I must find ways to relay that knowledge to a variety of learning abilities. Some days these challenges are easy to overcome and other days lessons simply fail. No matter the outcome, each day is a learning experience for me and because I care, these experiences will allow me to grow as a teacher.When the last bell rings and the students are gone, it is time to reflect. I am sure student teachers are overwhelmed by these feelings. I might feel discouraged, happy, excited, sad, or disappointed; but no matter the feeling, tomorrow is another day. A day you continue with the successes and correct the missteps with the help of your mentors. As a student teacher in the Multiple Subject Credential Program, always keep in mind the reason why you entered it. It was to help students reach their potential; and by remembering this, it will allow you to face the classroom challenges and eventually overcome them so that you can be successful. To learn more about becoming an elementary school teacher and the Multiple Subject Credential Program at Sonoma State University, read more online or drop by and visit us on the ground floor of Stevenson Hall, Suite 1078.
Math Educator Megan W. Taylor on KQED to Discuss Innovative Professional Development Models for STEM Teachers
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Today's KQED public radio program Forum with Michael Krasny brought together education experts to discuss the best models and reforms in teacher preparation programs. Sonoma State School of Education's Asst. Professor Megan W. Taylor was a featured guest on the program along with SFSU's former Dean of Education Betsy Keane, Stanford's Linda Darling-Hammond, and EdSource executive director Louis Freedberg.
The radio discussion was prompted by a new report from EdSource entitled "Preparing World Class Teachers". This particular report is intended to highlight the most promising reforms to create a more effective teaching workforce. The article suggests that such induction programs could benefit from innovation and reform.
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Megan Taylor, Asst. Prof. of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education at Sonoma State is a sought-after expert in mathematics education, teacher development, and curriculum design in the Bay Area and beyond. Her recent work with Sonoma Valley School District is notable. Taylor worked with Sonoma State University teacher candidates and ElevatEd fellows (undergraduate and graduate students in Math and Science) at Adele Harrison Middle School in early September as part of a year-long pilot of a professional development school partnership between Adele Harrison and the Sonoma State University School of Education.
In the program Taylor facilitated teacher candidates and ElevatEd Fellows as they observed lessons across the classrooms of the math teachers at the school, with an eye on rich classroom discussion, then participated in structured debriefs with each other and the teachers they observed.
Principal Mary Ann Spitzer, Director of Curriculum & Instruction Karla Conroy, and ElevatEd CEO Zach Levine observed and participated in the work as well, reflecting the belief that teacher education "takes a village."
As discussed on KQED's Forum on October 8, this experience is part of a long-term effort by SSU to strengthen the partnership between the mentor teacher and the student teacher candidate. The strong partnership is formed through key strategies, making the clinical experience for its students more effective and the return for mentor teachers more substantial.
Another new innovative initiative, the CalCorps program strives to be the "gold standard" in teacher education and professional learning for secondary STEM teachers in California, guiding new teachers for a full 6 years from pre-service to in-service teaching. (much longer than the standard one year credential program plus two years of induction that most teachers experience)
CalCorps focuses on creating the first, research-based, practice-focused, long-term program for the recruitment, education, support, retention, and development of outstanding STEM teachers. CalCorps is different from other models because it provides a cohesive trajectory of professional experiences for new a teacher that spans the moment they choose the profession to their 6th full-time teaching year. Find out more at: http://calcorps.squarespace.com.
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How to Talk to Parents About the Common Core Standards in Mathematics
Posted byon September 30, 2014 4:11 PM
Are you an educator wanting to know the best way to talk to parents about the new Common Core Standards in Math? Well you are in luck because Bill McCallum, a distinguished professor of mathematics at University of Arizona and author of the Mathematics Common Core, came to Sonoma State University and addressed this topic recently.
Bill McCallum spoke at the Student Center Ballroom on September 3, 2014. His presentation covered the basic facts about the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics that parents might want to know. McCallum discussed strategies on how to answer questions they might have. There is a plethora of misinformation about the Common Core Standards being spread by traditional and social media. McCallum was able to put some of the misconceptions about the standards to rest and show educators how to address the positive attributes in a way parents will understand. McCallum's visit was very interactive with the audience. He made sure to give a solution to the questions that people wanted answered.
This event was organized by the Sonoma State Department of Mathematics and Statistics in collaboration with the School of Education as well as the SSU Math Club and SSU Statistics Club. A special thanks to the NSF Noyce Scholarship Program who made this event possible.
Below is a video of the speech in case you missed it!


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