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Sonoma Cellar
1301 W. Sunset Rd. Send to Phone
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OpenDinner nightly
- Valet parking, parking lot & parking garage
- Dress code: Casual dressy
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Romantic setting
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Sonoma Cellar Restaurant Review: The neoclassical Spanish décor features arched stone walls framed in wrought iron; a beamed ceiling that extends space majestically; and high-backed, intimate booths. The food is disarmingly simple and very good. Only USDA Prime beef is served, cooked over mesquite coals. Appealing starters include oysters Rockefeller and lobster bisque, followed by grilled, sautéed and blackened steakhouse fare. We like the filet mignon au poivre and the Prime bone-in New York cuts. Complimentary sauces to accompany your steak include garlic-cilantro, peppercorn, shiitake mushroom and red wine demi-glace, whole-grain mustard, hollandaise and béarnaise. Among other options are the double-thick pork T-bone and the Strauss veal chop. Mascarpone cheesecake and Key lime torte are appealing sweet finales.
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Need for Speed Most Wanted U runs the red, now on store shelves
Need for Speed makes its Wii U debut today with the release of Need for Speed Most Wanted U. Developer Criterion Games has added several system-specific features for this version, including direct play on the GamePad and the Co-Driver co-op mode. Using the GamePad, friends will be able to interact with a real-time map to enhance vehicle performance, distract pursuing police, control the amount of traffic, and manipulate the day-and-night cycle. Most Wanted U also includes the five car Ultimate Speed Pack.
Need for Speed Most Wanted ignores speed traps, floors it to retail
If you missed the launch trailer reveal last week, then surprise: Need for Speed Most Wanted is now available for 360, PC, and PS3. On-the-go gamers can also grab it for Android and iOS devices, as well as PS Vita. The Criterion Games-developed remake of the 2005 original features an open world filled with patrolling police waiting to bust speeders, as well as Autolog 2 support, for an extra layer of player interaction, and an emphasis on multiplayer.
Need for Speed Most Wanted launch trailer released
Criterion Games and EA have released a launch trailer for Need for Speed Most Wanted, with the game set to hit store shelves next week. As with the original 2005 Most Wanted, the open-world racer eschews traditional tracks and the simulation style for a design focused on speed, flash, and of course, outrunning the police. Multiplayer has an increased importance this time around, and as with the current crop of EA racers, the game supports Autolog.
E3 2012 – EA: Dead Space 3, Battlefield 3 Premium, and more
EA covered most their major franchises today, with news about the future of Dead Space, a reimagined Need for Speed, a new program for Battlefield 3, and the Medal of Honor Warfighter Limited Edition pre-order extras.
Burnout Crash! launches on PSN today, Live tomorrow
Criterion Games' arcade-style take on the Burnout series, Burnout Crash!, is now available on PSN and will be available tomorrow on Live Arcade. The EA-published racer is said to be "a crazy mix of pinball arcades, TV game shows and 80s pop music."
Burnout goes download only with Burnout Crash!
Electronic Arts has announced that Burnout Crash!, the next iteration of Criterion Games' Burnout series, will launch this fall on Live Arcade and PS Network. As the name implies, the focus of the game's three modes will be on the series' popular Crash mode. A new top-down perspective and cartoon visuals help to shake things up as six locations and 18 crash junctions offer players a chance to wreck as many cars and cause as much destruction as possible.

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Justice for Palestine is the key to Gaza peace
Justice for Palestine is the key to Gaza peace
Both sides must stop killing civilians & respect human rights
Gaza escalation risks a major regional conflict
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London - 21 November 2012
"The Israeli seizure and occupation of Palestinian land, and the denial of a Palestinian state, is the root cause of the on-going conflict and the current flare up in Gaza. There can be no peace without first securing justice for the people of Palestine," said Peter Tatchell, Director of the London-based human rights organisation, the Peter Tatchell Foundation.
"Palestinians have a right to their own homeland – just like Jews. It is time for peace, justice, equality and security for all - Palestinians and Israelis - with two co-existing states based on the 1967 borders," he said.
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"While rocket attacks on Jewish civilians are wrong, Israel's escalation in Gaza risks sparking a major regional conflict, possibly involving Iran and its proxy, Hezbollah. This is not in the interest of the people of Israel, Palestine or the wider region," added Mr Tatchell.
"Palestinians are justified to non-violently resist Israel's seizure of land, demolition of houses, destruction of crops and the killing of civilians. The divisive, sectarian 'apartheid wall' and the building of illegal Jewish settlements on the West Bank undermines the prospects for peace and plays into the hands of Islamist extremists.
"Israel's oppression of the Palestinians does not justify Islamists firing rockets into Jewish civilian areas. Nor do rocket attacks justify Israel's bombardment of Gaza and the consequent civilian deaths. Israeli actions are tantamount to the terrorisation and collective punishment of the Gaza population, which is illegal under international law.
"Killing civilians is a war crime – whoever does it, for whatever reason. The human rights of both Israelis and Palestinians must be protected.
"The cycle of attack and counter-attack, revenge and pay-back, is immoral and futile. Neither side gains. Insecurity is compounded and the seeds of further conflict are sown.
"An-eye-for-an-eye leaves everyone blind.
"The Hamas regime in Gaza is guilty of serious human rights abuses against its own Palestinian citizens, including unfair trials, torture and executions.
"See, as one example, the Human Rights
Watch report: 'Abusive System: Failures of Criminal
Justice in Gaza', October 2012:
"Hamas has also sanctioned rocket attacks on Israeli civilians.
"It is truly shocking the way some western pro-Palestinian, anti-war and left-wing groups variously defend or excuse Hamas. As well as being anti-Semitic, Hamas is an authoritarian, reactionary movement.
"While people are right to be critical of Israel's stance towards the Palestinians, it is also important to defend the Jewish people against Islamists and other anti-Semites.
"As to the way forward for peace in the Middle East:
"The long-term interests and security of the Jewish people would be best served if Israel seized the moral high ground by unilaterally withdrawing from its illegal occupation of the West Bank (illegal according to the UN and international law), ending the siege of Gaza and dismantling the separation wall (which unjustly divides Palestinian communities from each other and often from their farmland).
"Israel should simultaneously recognise an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders and join with the international community, including Western nations, to fund Palestinian schools, houses, roads, libraries and hospitals, to reassure the Palestinian people and win their hearts and minds.
"Such an initiative would have a huge positive impact. It would win worldwide praise for Israel and do more than anything else to counter the de-legitimation that it fears.
"This grand gesture of justice and reconciliation would seriously weaken Hamas and the jihadists. They would lose the raison d'etre for their hardline stance. They would become marginalised. Many (possibly most) ordinary grassroots Palestinians would begin to change their attitudes to Israel and be won for peace - healing wounds and building new bonds between Jew, Arab, Christian and Muslim.
"A just peace where Jews and Arabs live together in equality and harmony sounds hard to believe right now, but it can happen with political will on both sides, supported by the international community.
"In northern Ireland, the idea of arch enemies, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein, sharing political power in a joint government administration was, only a few years ago, deemed fanciful. Now it has happened. If peace can come to northern Ireland, why not to Israel and Palestine?
"It is time to: Give peace a chance," urged Mr Tatchell.
For further information:
Peter Tatchell, Director, Peter Tatchell Foundation
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The Producers of Lindsay Lohan's New Movie Are Convicted Coke Smugglers, Of Course
A little over a week ago, Oprah's money tore a hole through the universe by allowing Lindsay Lohan to show up to Sundance and announce she'd be starring in a new movie despite spending the past two years filming made-for-TV and direct-to-video movies in between a Scary Movie cameo she tried to bail on before finally showing up after threat of legal action and clogging all the toilets. Except now comes word that the "producers" of her latest project are convicted coke dealers, so that explains literally everything. TMZ reports:
Sources close to Lindsay tell us … it's inconceivable that she'd bail out of the film, "Inconceivable" … despite reports the money men — who've backed several Hollywood movies, including "Lone Survivor" with Mark Wahlberg — were convicted of coke trafficking.
L.A. Weekly reported the men — Remington Chase and Stepan Martirosyan — were convicted in 1993. There were even allegations they put a hit out on a guy in Moscow.
TMZ's Lindsay source, presumably named Anid Nahol, claims she had no idea her new business partners were former drug dealers but will continue to work with them because she just doesn't judge and not because this is her goddamn Christmas. She would never, ever think like that, or put up decorations. She just likes lights, is all. And trees. Covered in bulbs. Next to a plate of cookies.
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 I would like to re-open this thread.

 http://www.supercluster.org/pipermail/torqueusers/2010-October/011518.html

 We have exactly the same problem, and I've also fiddled for many days trying all sorts of configurations to sort the problem out. It's not surprising we have the same problem, since we are running the same software (part of our national grid infrastructure, running Glite 3.2 on SL5.4). The torque and maui packages are installed automatically by the grid installation. I am sure that installing later versions would fix the problem, but I'm afraid that would break some of the grid software which is highly fragile.

 The basic symptom is that PBS_NODEFILE is wrong. If in my job file I ask for a certain number of processors so that I can run an MPI job across our cluster, only one node is placed in PBS_NODEFILE.

 If I do a checkjob on the job being run, it looks like the right number of nodes is being allocated and it shows the names of the nodes which are available. However, the job only runs on one of the nodes and all my MPI jobs run on that node (far in excess of the actual number of

 We are running torque 2.3.6-2cri.el5 and maui 3.2.6p21-snap.1234905291.5.el5.

 In my maui.cfg I have

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 I have experimented with a wide range of queue configurations, none of which worked.

 What should I have in my maui.cfg?

 What are the appropriate torque queue parameters ?

 I want to be able to specify an MPI job runs on p nodes with no more than q processes per node.

 If anyone could send me configurations, I'd be very grateful,

 Many thanks

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Aug. 5, 2014
Credit Union Management's online "HR Answers" column runs the first Tuesday of the month.
|Runners line up before starting Goldenwest's
annual five-kilometer charity run.
Since the '70s, "Schoolhouse Rock!" and "Sesame Street" have been showing that learning can be fun. Today, wellness programs are showing that healthy living can be just as entertaining.
Wellness programs use incentives and innate competitive responses to form healthy habits, turning exercise back into fun. This "gamification" empowers employees to make small changes--like getting enough sleep and eating more fruit-- that can make a big difference in both their lives and their work.
Hubbub Health, an online wellness program founded by a team at Cambia Health Solutions in the Pacific Northwest in 2010, has demonstrated success by combining healthy habits with gamification to foster definitive change.
Hubbub's five "pillars" focus on physical, nutritional, emotional, mental and social health. Online quizzes and group goals take advantage of the program's interactive and gradient platform, outlining healthy lifestyles that are accessible to anyone.
"We know that not everyone is seeking to be a marathon runner," says Brian Berchtold, Hubbub's VP/sales and marketing. "We also understand that employees are most influenced by friends and family, outside of work and the traditional 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. shift. Hubbub's challenges focus on taking small steps; you can focus on family time or home cooking. Turn the digital devices off and pick out a menu together. That could be a corporate wellness challenge."
According to a 2010 study from the Mays Business School, published in the Harvard Business Review, wellness programs can save companies as much as $6 for every dollar invested. Although most of the financial savings only show in the long term, the study indicates that, because of the leadership engagement and continued communication a successful wellness program requires, programs also foster community growth and increased productivity right away.
The Affordable Care Act encourages employers to offer wellness programs with increased coverage of preventative care and lower insurance premiums for employers that offer them.
One of Hubbub's first customers, $995 million Goldenwest Federal Credit Union, Ogden, Utah, joined when CEO Kerry Wahlen, a CUES member, decided to take a more proactive approach toward employee health.
"I was really concerned with our culture and our employees," Wahlen says. "We provide jobs where people are mainly behind a computer and a desk. What can we do to have some meaningful impact on our employees?"
Wahlen was unsatisfied when he found that many wellness programs had rigid guidelines, using negative incentives for participating companies, such as minimum enrollment limits and higher premiums for those who didn't participate.
"We were looking for a model we could tailor," Wahlen says. "[With Hubbub] we had access to wellness coaches for all of our employees at a reasonable cost and we were able to put together wellness campaigns that were positive."
Today Goldenwest FCU has built a Hubbub program that uses such incentives as financial bonuses to encourage participation, and 80 to 85 percent of the CU's employees are actively engaged with the program regularly.
The Goldenwest FCU staff quickly realized that Hubbub's group challenges were the most effective at motivating the organization's employees. For example, each year the CU holds an employee spirit week and a community charity run that draws over 2,500 Hubbub members, including families and friends of Goldenwest FCU employees. Recently the CU participated in a Hubbub event where multiple CUs competed in a series of small fitness challenges.
"It was exciting to see. Those who wouldn't normally get involved joined in," says Ashley Shreeve, an assistant vice president at Goldenwest FCU. "Every time you turned around, someone in the branch was doing a wall sit. It became part of the routine."
Shreeve believes that as long as management supports a wellness program, the changes they've seen can carry over to any CU.
"It was successful because it was supported by our executive team," Shreeve says. "We also chose to launch to our managers first. [They] could help us adjust and personalize the program."
"It required a lot of motivation" personally, Wahlen says, "If the CEO doesn't want to improve their life and work on wellness, it won't trickle down. It can't move up from the HR department."
After two active years with Hubbub, Goldenwest FCU is starting to see more tangible long-term benefits, and Wahlen has lowered his cholesterol.
"It's to the benefit of our employees and culture," Wahlen says. "In my case I would have had to take an expensive medication that would've cost the credit union a lot of money."
Hubbub's flexible platform allows members to create their own wellness challenges, participate at their own level and tailor the challenges to their schedule. The design has caught on quickly, and the company nearly tripled its customer base in 2013. Berchtold says Hubbub is looking to continue its "wild and crazy organized growth," but it's clear Goldenwest FCU, as one of its first customers, isn't going anywhere.
"We feel like it's been really successful," Wahlen says. "I felt like if we could change the lives of two or three employees then it was worth every dollar in doing the program."
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Introducing wall flats, a modern, eco-friendly wallpaper made of biodegradable bamboo pulp.
The eye-popping design creates the effect of three-dimensional walls for an ultra-modern living space that will certainly be the first of its kind on your block or complex. Sold in boxes of 10 flats.
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Ofsted will be doing an inspection of the school from Thursday18th May to Friday 19th May 2017.
Outwood Academy Ormesby is delighted to have elected our second President.
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CU's enrollment sets record
The president applauded the efforts of the school's recruitment team for their commitment to enrollment goals and the faculty for their efforts resulting in increased retention.
"Retention is an indicator of student satisfaction of Cumberland University," Eaton said. "Our efforts towards improving the learning experience are clearly paying off. We are placing an emphasis on attracting traditional fulltime students while growing our residential population on campus."
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$75.00 4 months ago
Nice 205/65 R15 tires - $75
2 Kenetica 205/65 R15 tires from a 2006 Honda Accord. In nice shape.$ 75.00Call Paul at 4I9-656-45O7
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ford rims and tires 205/65/R15 - $100 (google map)
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Snow tires 205/65/R15 - $50
I have a pair of used snow tires 205/65/R15. Still have a few more winters in them. $50 for the pair or best offer.
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QTY 2 - 205/65 R15 Michelin X-Ice Snows almost new - $120 (Irondequoit)
Only used one season. Virtually no wear. Purchased for $115 ea new asking $120 for the pair. No reasonable offer refused.
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4 Winter Tires on Steel Wheels - 205/65 R15 Continental - $350 (fort collins)
I am selling 4 Continental ExtremeWinterContact winter tires on steel wheels (205/65 R15).I used these on a 2006 Honda Accord for one winter (about 4 months), and I would guess they have about 1k miles on them. They have been stored indoors in plastic bags when not in use. Great condition. See pictures for an idea of how the tread looks.
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In a very competitive restaurant town, they are creating food that cannot be found elsewhere in charleston. Very original flavors, great location, prompt service. This is a restaurant I can eat at a dozen times( and I have) and never order the same thing.
We recently visited Charleston for our 25th wedding anniversary. I had read the Trip Advisor reveiws and we made reservations for this fine restaurant. It far exceeded our expectations! The staff here was amazingly helpful and friendly, while still very professional. The food was impeccable! My husband had the whole fish and I got the chicken kabob. We also loved the pickled turnips. We are so glad we choose to eat at Leyla's.
The manager JOSEPH was extremely helpful and very knowledgeable. I had never been to a pawn shop before and i was a little scared to tell you the truth. but he made me feel comfortable and i will def be back b/c of him.
My girlfriend and I recently returned to the USA after living in Hanoi. I formed an addiction to Vietnamese food while living overseas and have been consistently disappointed by the lack of authenticity of Vietnamese restaurants in the southeast. That is, until my first visit to Mi Xao. The pho bo is absolutely perfect, it truly makes me feel like I'm back in Vietnam. The owner, Toan, is a gentleman and is always incredibly friendly to us every time we come by. Mi Xao has become my favorite restaurant over the last few months and has been a huge help for me personally transitioning back to life in the USA! If you are thinking about stopping by, I can not recommend Mi Xao more!
FANtastic venue!
The ladies here at the low country pregnancy center are absolutely amazing.They are truly a blessing to young women their words of encouragement always uplift you at your lowest moment.Keep doing every thing that you all do.
Voted Best Baby Stores for a reason, beautiful stores and wonderful owners. They do so much for many local charities. Word of mouth does indeed work!
Wonderful store and staff!
Really cool spot with amazing quality and variety of plants. Want an obscure heirloom varietal and all the knowhow you could need to make sure it thrives in our Charleston climate? Even if you want a standard item, this is the place to go. The atmosphere is relaxed and fun (not crowded, noisy, and hot like many of the garden stores in peak season), the plants are healthy and well marked, and the staff is friendly and helpful.
Excellent Food and Excellent Service. - Josh = Best Bartender, Best Waiter, Best Friend. He's just the Best and really knows his F & B. Ask for him and ask for recommendations from him. No, this is not his Mom!
Great place to buy the Best Place to buy Seafood & work Too!
DeAl's gets a lot of love and deservedly so. But every time I eat at Monza, I walk away satisfied and routinely ask myself the question "why don't I eat here more?"
For a break from the PBR culture --- and obviously a different style of pizza...head on over and try it out if you're new in town (or, if you're like I was a year or so ago and just haven't given it a chance yet.)
I would even go as far to say that this is probably the most underrated spot on Upper King and has been for some time now. The fare/atmosphere/what's on tap isn't sexy as the newer spots, but it's overall solid.
Don't let the busy nature of the place discourage you. Five Loaves has too good of a sandwich at too reasonable a price point to have it ruined by a bunch of tourist mouthbreathers and indecisive college kids blocking up the sidewalk and entrance. Shoo them away from the door like flies if you must, or glare at them in a threatening way. If push comes to shove, initiate a fist fight with the self-righteous guy from Maryland who doesn't understand why anyone would ever tell his busted wife to allow others to enter the restaurant. Whatever it takes to mark your territory. Or so I've heard.
Anyway, that's how good Five Loaves' sandwiches/salads/soups are. Don't take shit from non-locals and this place will be your bitch in no time.
I recommend the Pork Loin sandwich (formerly known as The Parker), the arugula salad with goat cheese/candied walnuts and the Ultimate BLT on croissant. Get everything on croissant. Can't go wrong with any of them.
The food in this place rocks! I was afraid to go to this place because of what I saw online. But my best friend kept saying that I needed to go. So I went and WOW! Crazy! Food was great and inexpensive and the atmosphere was terrific.
So, being the jerk that I am, I'd asked, why did they get so many bad reviews and then they pointed to me to all of the other sites that they were doing well on. I showed them the review about the Groupon and they said that in this business, you can only try to please everyone. Not everyone can be satisfied. Further, they noted that they are under new management and that they took over the business in 2013.
Lesson learned: Most people that enjoy a location would never take the time to write a good review... it is only those that have a bad experience that go out of their way to note it. So... I am going out of my way to write a review of my experience last night!
The only place in Charleston that serves real fried chicken.
Too many men wearing tight jeans and women reading books, but those are really negligible and are worthy of a pass. They would do well to add some cornhole boards and a few flatscreens so that you didn't have to make conversation with a bunch of potheads, but otherwise everything seems up to par. Despite some small shortcomings, they still make a good cup of coffee. You can even use your dog as a conversation starter seeing as how they allow canines and similar small pets on their deck.
And I agree with the reviewer above. The place is located in an absolutely JEM of a location.
Best restaurant in Charleston
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Amazing place.
Great staff, good food, good drinks. Music is not too loud, tv spacing good too. Wifi seems to be hit or miss though, depending where you're sitting. My boyfriend and I LOVE coming here. Shoutout to Jake!


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Michael Jackson Lives On...with 8 More Albums!
With Michael Jackson releasing the album 'Xscape', there is more talk about there being up to 8 more albums released in the future! Where is all of this music coming from after passing away 5 years ago? Michael Jackson was known for recording tons of music, which happens to be stored away in vaults.
Rodney Jerkins, who was one of the producers for 'Xscape', has said, "I'm sure there are a few more great things out there and hopefully, we'll all have a chance to hear them."
Last month at the Billboard Music Awards, Michael Jackson had a hologram appearance, and with there being 8 more potential albums to be released, it looks like passing away can't keep him away from spreading his music around the world!
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School board races heating up
You'll have more from which to choose. Qualifying for school board elections hasn't even started, but more candidates are lining up. A fourth candidate has filed to run for the district 4 seat. Debra Robinson has filed to run for re-election in District 7 and she has an opponent now. There are two challengers against the incumbent in District 6.


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Liberal shadow ministry: SA Opposition Leader Steven Marshall puts veteran Rob Lucas in treasury
South Australian Opposition Leader Steven Marshall has expanded his shadow ministry but faced Labor barbs over his choice of transport spokesman.
New faces include former Channel 10 sport presenter Corey Wingard, who assumes the job of shadowing the transport and road safety portfolios.
Rachel Sanderson takes on responsibilities including higher education and child protection, while regional MP Tim Whetstone will shadow investment, trade and sport.
Opposition whip John Gardner has been given the shadow portfolios of police and correctional services.
Mr Marshall has put veteran Liberal Rob Lucas, the state treasurer between 1997 and 2002, in the job of overseeing the treasury portfolio, the role from which another long-serving Liberal Iain Evans is stepping aside ahead of his retirement from politics.
It prompted Labor to tweet: "Steven Marshall goes for renewal and appoints a treasurer who has been in #saparli since Malcolm Fraser was the prime minister".
Mr Lucas says his experience makes him a sound choice for treasury.
"You do need the odd person in the parliamentary team that's had experience in opposition and the Parliament but also in government as well," he said.
"I'll be the only person, if we win in 2018, that's been a part of a government."
Deputy Liberal leader Vickie Chapman will shadow the attorney-general and Stephen Wade will watch the health portfolio.
Mr Marshall says he is pleased to have some new faces in the shadow line-up
"I think that this new line-up that we've got gives an opportunity for some renewal in our shadow cabinet, it gives us an opportunity to take a look at these new people and see how they fly," he said.
The other new MP in the line-up is Peter Treloar who becomes shadow cabinet secretary.
The Liberal leader says his renewed team will need to hit the ground running.
"There'll be plenty of people that are going to be looking for us to hold each and every one of the Government ministers to account," he said.
Liberal 'hypocrisy', claims Labor
Labor also has tweeted about newcomer Corey Wingard now shadowing Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan, someone the Liberals had criticised for being a parliamentary newcomer put into a senior role.
Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis says Mr Wingard's appointment is hypocritical in light of the Opposition's targeting of Mr Mullighan.
"How can Mr Mullighan be an L-plate minister when the shadow minister Mr Marshall's appointed to be his shadow has served exactly the same time in Parliament?" he said.
Liberal view of Corey Wingard
- During high school and university, Corey played football locally and worked part-time at Westfield Marion, experiences which have further provided him with a real affinity and passion for Mitchell.
- Corey has also worked as a journalist, firstly at Channel 9 in Sydney and more recently in the Adelaide newsroom of Channel 10, hosting a football show and a number of other major events including the AFL and Delhi Commonwealth Games.
- As a father of four, Corey has been actively involved in the community, as a member of the local school's governing council, as a sporting coach for numerous teams and volunteering through several charities.
- SA Liberal Party website
Asked about his lack of parliamentary experience on ABC Radio this morning, Mr Wingard spoke of his focus being on the people of his electorate of Mitchell.
More specifically on transport, he said Labor had a glossy plan for transport projects but it lacked costings.
"Great diagrams, great pictures but where are the costings and how can we afford them, that's the bottom line," he said.
Mr Marshall says former leader Isobel Redmond did not want a frontbench role.
"Isobel's doing a great job ... first of all looking after her electorate, wonderful electorate of Heysen, but also mentoring the new MPs and myself as leader," he said.
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Websites Are Being Penalized by Google for Very Old Junk Links
It can be hard to escape your past, especially if you're a website with a history of sketchy backlinks. Ever since Google launched its Penguin update in 2012, it has cracked down hard on websites found to have "unnatural links". These links hail from the old days of SEO, when backlinks were a numbers game and quality didn't matter. It was standard practice to buy backlinks in bulk, submit links to questionable directories, and even develop your own link-building network. Unfortunately, these outdated tactics can come back to haunt you: Google is known to penalize sites for old junk links that you probably didn't even know existed. Let's take a closer look at Google's policy toward inbound links, and learn how to clean up your link history and protect your website's ranking.
Penguin and Unnatural Links
The goal of Google's Penguin update was to launch an attack on web spam in search results. A major component of that spam seemed to be links from poor-quality link networks, so Google set out to target links that have been deemed "unnatural".
Unnatural links can take several different forms. For example, paid links that feature exact match anchor text have gotten many websites in trouble since the debut of Penguin. These links exist solely to manipulate a page's ranking for the search term found in the anchor text: Google determines this to be against their guidelines and will penalize a website accordingly.
Spammy tactics in comments also result in unnatural links. Using a signature in comments that contains exact match anchor text might have been a valid SEO strategy in the past, but is likely to earn a penalty today. Inbound links from suspicious sites that seem spammy or trigger malware warnings are usually considered unnatural by Google, and can hurt your rankings. In today's SEO environment, the quality of the links is far more important than the quantity.
Even guest posts, while widely known to be a valid way to build links to your site, can raise a red flag with Google. Guest posts on dubious sites that were filled with poor-quality, spammy articles have gotten many websites into trouble.
Identifying Google Penalties
How can you tell if your website has been hit with a Google penalty? There are a few telltale signs. If your site has experienced a sudden drop in traffic, your ranking may have suffered as a result of a penalty. The best way to confirm this is to check your profile in Google Webmaster Tools. A message stating that you've been affected by "Unnatural inbound links" will let you know for sure that you've been penalized.
If you haven't received a message in Google Webmaster Tools but you still suspect that your ranking has been hurt by a penalty, it's wise to contact Google and inquire about it. Google will respond within a few days with a status of either "Reconsideration Request" or "No Manual Spam Action Found". A response of "Reconsideration Request" means that a cleanup effort will be necessary before Google will review your appeal.
Cleaning Up Your Link Profile
In order to ensure that you don't get penalized for long-forgotten junk links, you need to do a thorough link audit. Utilities like Google Webmaster Tools and Open Site Explorer can help you gather link data. It might be impossible to review every single link; in that case, it's best to focus on site-wide links: Attacking those first will help you eliminate large numbers of bad links at once. Once you've identified a list of junk links to clean up, you can use the following methods to get rid of them.
• Remove junk links yourself: Any link-building sites or networks you may have built in the past need to be taken down immediately. Similarly, any links you added to low-quality online directories should also be removed, if you have control over them.
• Remove the linked page: You may find there are quite a few unnatural links pointing to a page that isn't even significant on your site. In this case, it's easier to remove the page itself than to track down all the bad links. This solution certainly wouldn't work for your site's homepage; however, if there are pages on your site whose rankings came mainly from unnatural links, you can have the URL return a 404.
• Reach out to webmasters: There will only be a certain amount of links you can remove yourself. For those that are beyond your control, you'll need to contact the webmasters of the sites containing the bad links. You won't be able to guarantee that every webmaster will honor your request, but you can increase the likelihood of success by making the webmasters' job easier. Providing webmasters with the exact URLs of pages that have the unnatural links can help tip the odds in your favor.
• Use the Google Disavow Links Tool: In addition to the manual methods listed above, you can also use a utility called the Google Disavow Links Tool. Requesting that links be "disavowed" is akin to asking Google to ignore certain links and not use them in calculating search result rankings. When you use the Disavow Tool, you will be given the choice of disavowing either single URLs or entire domains. Disavowing individual URLs is an appropriate choice in many cases, especially when you've already taken care of most of the bad links and know exactly which ones remain. However, it's often helpful to disavow whole domains, just to be safe.
If you've already been hit with a Google penalty and are trying to recover, the Disavow tool should be used judiciously. Google expects you to do most of the cleanup manually, and save the Disavow tool for cases where webmasters didn't respond to your requests for link removal. In fact, many SEO experts recommend sending three link-removal requests before resorting to the Disavow tool. Google is more likely to honor your reconsideration request if you've proven that you've exhausted your traditional link-cleanup options.
As you can see, it's important to be proactive when it comes to your website's link profile. If you're still practicing some of the outdated link-building tactics, it's time to stop. Your present link-building strategy should focus on developing inbound links naturally, from high-quality sites. The days of paying for huge numbers of dubious links are over; the best backlink profile is one that's created naturally over time. If you plan to continue utilizing article directories, be selective and only submit to those that manually review submissions for acceptance. Directories that automatically accept all submissions aren't worth the risk.
In addition to modifying your current SEO tactics, it's also critical to look back at your existing link history. Links that were built years ago in an effort to boost your SEO can have serious consequences on your ranking today. While it's possible to recover from a Google penalty, it's easier to avoid one in the first place. Don't wait until it's too late and your ranking has sunk into oblivion: Take charge of the situation now, and clean up your old junk links before they cause a problem.


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DC duo lifts MLS stars over Chelsea
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Dwayne De Rosario set up DC United teammate Chris Pontius for the 2-2 equalizer against Chelsea, and was named the MLS All-Star Game MVP.
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CHESTER, Pa.---For a change, the Major League All Stars put on a good show. After back-to-back blowouts in the last two All-Star games at the hands of Manchester United, there were some calls for the league to change the format of the game.
MLS' leading scorer, a pair of DC United teammates and a resurgent Eddie Johnson may have helped change the thinking on that, all contributing as the All Stars defeated reigning European champions Chelsea FC 3-2 at PPL Park on Wednesday night.
Dwayne De Rosario set up teammate Chris Pontius in the 73rd minute to tie the game, and Johnson netted the game winner in stoppage time. Even if they hadn't, the All-Stars put on a considerably better showing than they did the past two years.
"The players did a phenomenal job, "said DC United coach Ben Olsen, who managed the MLS All-Stars. "I think they did MLS proud."
Olsen was a bit concerned about how the outcome might look, especially at the start of the game.
"When I saw the guys the put out there to start, I thought we got them angry the last few days," he said of the Blues' powerhouse lineup.
But Chelsea Manager Robero DiMatteo was just looking to give his guys a good run.
He too was impressed with the MLS selection.
"I think the MLS team looked very sharp. Obviously they are in midseason form." Di Matteo's team has so far only had two run outs this preseason, defeating the Seattle Sounders 4-2, then playing to a 1-1 tie with Paris Saint-Germain at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. They end their U.S. tour against AC Milan in Miami on Saturday.
Much to the delight of the PPL Park record crowd of 19,236, the All Stars took the lead in the 21st minute. The New York Red Bulls' Thierry Henry made a run down the left side of the penalty area and sent a cross into the six-yard box. The ball hit off a Chelsea defender, and MLS scoring leader Chris Wondolowski of the San Jose Earthquakes was there to poke it in.
Chelsea leveled the game in the 32nd minute, following a corner kick that Frank Lampard served into the area. John Terry went up almost at the penalty spot and sent a header past Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen.
Despite only two practices together the MLS defense held their own, showing some cracks only on set plays.
And that's where the reigning European champions took advantage again. Following a corner kick, the ball pinged around the area and fell to Lampard, who swept it into the far side of the net in the 58th minute.
The two DC stars combined for the MLS equalizer in the 73rd minute. The LA Galaxy's David Beckham served up a perfect long diagonal ball from the defensive side of the center circle. De Rosario controlled the ball and went almost to the end line before laying it back to teammate Pontius. The United midfielder punctuated a nearly 50-yard run by slamming the ball into the net.
"He draws two defenders to him," said Pontius of De Rosario, "and I am wide open and he puts the ball on my foot."
Johnson scored the game-winner in stoppage time. Real Salt Lake's Kyle Beckerman controlled the ball outside the penalty area and sent a short pass forward. Johnson waited, then came back to retrieve the ball and turned to shoot. The ball took a slight deflection and went over Chelsea goalkeeper Ross Turnbull.
It was just that kind of night.
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text: Three generations in a Hungarian Jewish family weather the trials of the 20th century in Frigyes Gödrös' Glamour, an insular epic that covers roughly the same territory as countryman Istvan Szabo's recent Sunshine, which also focused on the temptations and perils of assimilation. But the similarities end there. Even at three hours, Szabo's accessible English-language drama seemed thin and rushed, spanning history with breadth but surprisingly little depth. At two hours, Glamour looks as if a madman broke into the editing room and whittled it down from a version three times as long: Major characters drop in and out of sight, WWII begins and ends without much fanfare, and full decades pass in the space of a few cuts. To fill in the gaps, Gödrös smothers the proceedings with verbose narration, a few attempts at magic realism, and a wacky, carnival-of-life theme that hastily ties it all together. Centered on the family business, a Budapest furniture shop that survives the horrible whims of Hungarian history, the story begins in 1919, when Orthodox proprietor Gyorgy Bako has his inventory confiscated by the new Communist regime. His possessions are returned when the government topples, but he blithely predicts more tyranny to come. Karoly Eperje, his eldest son, takes over the business just after Hungary has signed a treaty with Nazi Germany, and, to avoid persecution, he converts to Christianity and arranges to marry a German schoolteacher (Eszter Onodi) through a loophole in anti-miscegenation laws. His ruse fails to stave off the inevitable hardships of war, and he spends time in a labor camp, but the family takes refuge in the shop's hidden basement. The Stalinist era brings another round of oppression, but, like the symbolic copper bell on the shop door, they survive generations of adversity. Narrated by Eperje's son, a surrogate for the director, Glamour pays loving tribute to the perseverance of Gödrös' ancestors during a tumultuous century for Hungarian Jews. From the isolated vantage of a courtyard shop, they successfully guard against war and changing regimes, which may explain why these events are presented with piecemeal haphazardness. But there's no accounting for the baffling relationships in the film. Why does nothing change after Bako disowns Eperje for not allowing his grandson to be circumcised? For that matter, why is the assimilation issue dropped after the first reel? And why does Eperje's devoted wife never speak? This missing information can be located somewhere in Gödrös' family history, but its absence in Glamour speaks to his ineptitude.


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• Started 12 games
• One of four players to post four goals on the year
• Recorded game-winning goals against Valpariaso (Sept. 4) and VMI (Oct. 20)
• Game-winner versus the Keydets occurred in the final minute of the contest
• Scored the first goal in Liberty's 2-1 overtime win over High Point in the Big South Championship quarterfinals (Nov. 3)
2010 (R-Fr.)
• Played in 13 games.
• Recorded four shots on the season.
2009 (Fr.)
• Did not see game action.
• A varsity letterwinner as a freshman, junior and senior
• Named defensive MVP her senior year
• Scored two goals in her senior season
• Was also a letterwinner in track
• Daughter of Charles Henion and Frank and Jill Owings
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Well guys, I'm back after not submitting anything for a day, but I have some pretty cool lessons that I think you will all enjoy. To start things off, I will take things back with a time capsule and submit a lesson that has been long overdo. It's overdo because of the fact that this is something that has been requested by people so many times before. Having said all that, here is "how to draw Pokemon easy", step by step. I thought of many ways that I could teach folks how to create their favorite characters from their favorite show in a real simple to understand manner. After spending twenty minutes thinking of what I should do, I came to the conclusion that making three famous faces of the more popular Pokemon would probably be the easiest way to make the tutorial simple. I love the way that the heads came out and as you can see I managed to keep the tutorial so easy, there is only four drawing steps involved which means you won't be spending a lot of time drawing Pikachu, Bulbasaur, and Charmander all in one shot. Well, I should probably shut up so you guys can get busy with this exciting tutorial. I will be back in a bit so stay tuned in to see what other drawing fun I have in store for you.....
Start off by drawing three circle shapes, as you can see the head shape for Bulbasaur is bigger than the rest. Sketch the facial guides and move to step two.
In this step, you will begin drawing the actual shapes or structure of their heads and faces. Draw Pikachu's ears, and then draw the eats for Bulbasaur.
Using the facial guidelines, you can draw the eyes, as well as color in the eyes where applicable. Sketch out the shapes of their mouths and even noses, then move along to step four where you will finish your Pokemon characters.
Add the markings to Pikachu's ears, cheeks, and then some spots on Bulbasuar's forehead. Finish drawing their mouths, and even add some teeth too. Clean up the drawing to prepare your easy Pokemon for color.
Here is the finished drawing when you are all done. Color each of them in, and you can upload your finished drawing to show folks how good you can draw Pokemon too!
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Monday March, 30, 2015 at 12:00 AM
awsom pokaMON
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I really love pokemon its awesome
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pokemon is my favurite show Iam did not miss it.From.Neeraj Mehta
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Joanna Lin is an investigative reporter focusing on K-12 education for California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting. Previously, Joanna helped launch FairWarning, a nonprofit online publication covering safety, health, and related issues of corporate and government accountability. She also reported for the Los Angeles Daily Journal and Los Angeles Times, where she covered breaking news, religion and legal affairs for the Metro and National desks. Joanna is a San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of the University of Southern California.
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Wilson takes no-hitter into sixth inning
Pirates prospect has given up two hits in his last two starts
By Robert Emrich / Special to MLB.com | June 22, 2012 7:25 PM ET
The Pirates' No. 9 prospect took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before allowing a two-out RBI single as Indianapolis rallied to beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 4-2.
Closing in on 100 pitches, Wilson issued back-to-back walk to Kevin Russo and Corban Joseph with two outs in the sixth. Ronnier Mustelier followed with a single that Wilson said "squeaked through the middle" to break up the no-hitter and the shutout. Wilson bounced back and retired Jack Cust on a pop fly to third base.
"I just threw some close pitches just off the plate," Wilson said. "I was able to get through the inning and we were able to get the win. I still felt good out there, I just had bigger misses out there. Tony [Sanchez] did a great job behind the plate, and with the defense we have behind me it's pretty awesome to watch."
Overall, the 24-year-old left-hander walked three and struck out eight over six innings.
"My fastball was coming out good and I was able to throw strikes early and set up some off-speed later in the game," he said.
It was the second straight start in which Wilson gave up one run on one hit over six innings. On June 17, he retired the first nine batters of the game before Charlotte's Greg Golson led off the fourth with a double. Over his last three starts, he's allowed only two runs on six hits to lower his ERA to 3.46.
"I'm just being more aggressive and using my fastball to set up my other pitches and moving it in and out," Wilson said. "I'm trusting my stuff more than anything."
With the Indians trailing by a run in the eighth, Sanchez, Brian Friday and Chase d'Arnaud hit consecutive RBI singles. The win was Indianapolis' sixth straight.
"It's great. We've been playing good ball and it's nice to keep rolling," Wilson said. "We came through tonight with good defense and timely hitting."
Daniel Moskos (1-2) got the win, despite allowing a run on two hits in two frames. Tim Wood pitched a perfect ninth for his ninth save.
Like Wilson, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's Ramon Ortiz did not figure in the decision after fanning seven and allowing a run on five hits over seven innings.
Robert Emrich is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Pre-Service Education Working Group
Advance Notes—Executive Summary
Wheeling, West Virginia, 8-10 May
Art Bowman
Norfolk State University
Larry Cooper
NASA Headquarters
Adriane Dorrington
NIA Director Pre-Service Teacher Program
Bonnie Eisenhamer
Space Telescope Science Institute
Jennifer Grier
Planetary Science Institute
Peter Holden
Wheelock College
Larry Jones
Wheeling Jesuit University
Doug Lombardi
Lunar Planetary Laboratory
Dan McCallister
Space Telescope Science Institute
Stephanie Parker
Education Research (CAPER) Team
Katharine M. Perrow
Mid-Atlantic Region Space Science Broker (MARSSB)
Rick Pomeroy
ASTE Representative
Laurie Ruberg
Mid-Atlantic Region Space Science Broker (MARSSB)
Greg Schultz
Sun-Earth Connections Forum
Stephanie Shipp
South Central Organization of Researchers and Educators (SCORE)
Christine Shupla
South Central Organization of Researchers and Educators (SCORE)
Timothy F. Slater
Education Research (CAPER) Team
Denise Smith
Origins Education Forum Lead (ASO)
Cheri St Arnauld
National Center for Teacher Education
Stephanie Stockman
Goddard Space Flight Center
Bill Waller
New England Space Science Initiative in Education (NESSIE)
Intended Goal 1 - Develop a deeper understanding of pre-service programs and needs
§ Analyze survey data and information to identify pre-service needs
§ Identify existing models that can serve to meet those needs
§ Determine intersections and gaps between SMD community activities/resources and pre-service needs
We began on Day 1 by identifying the challenges that are faced by Education department faculty, Science department faculty, and future teachers.
We then voted (using dots) on the challenges we felt we could tackle as a group. Here are the challenges identified as most critical for us to address (each receiving at least 4 "yes" votes):
Challenges: Future Teachers
· Education students' understanding of science varies greatly
· A significant number of students in elementary education are uncomfortable with science
· Marketing—getting future teachers to take the most beneficial science courses
Challenges: Science Department Faculty
· There is often a disconnect between introductory college science (lecture) classes and classroom pedagogy; science classes do not model how future teachers should teach science
· College science classes often fail to consider & address student misconceptions
· Science faculty do not understand the needs of their pre-service students due to their lack of classroom experience
· Some science faculty do not see the value of professional development in science instruction methods
· Making connections and collaborations between scientists and educators to get at the human nature of science
· Need to consider & address cultural connections between disciplines (education and science)/increase awareness/not force change
Challenges: Education Department Faculty
· Some education faculty teaching science methods or science content pre-service classes have a weak background in science; others desire more up-to-date content and a greater depth of understanding
· Faculty have limited opportunities to convey/ integrate science
· Education faculty have expressed a lack of professional development opportunities
· The structure of college science courses and the lack of good science classroom role-models (for field experiences) presents inconsistent modeling of best education practices
· Faculty have awareness / training challenges for bringing grade-appropriate, inquiry-based, valuable science resources into the classroom
· There is a lack of diverse learning experiences (field/ classroom/ mentoring)
Also on Day 1, using the challenges, and looking at the various survey data and information that we had gathered individually, we discussed and identified associated needs that the PSEWG should be working to address:
Needs: Pre-Service Students and Future Teachers
· Confidence to review curriculum and gaps and areas for integration
· Low risk opportunities to do science, including learning how to use data in the classroom and related student science experiences, modeling that science is accessible
· Leadership experiences
· There is a need for more future science teachers—for recruitment; one possibility is to create bridging programs (high school to community colleges to universities to classroom)
· Strategies (and experience creating rubrics) to empower student teachers to select quality curriculum / activities and make what they need, given their limited time and resources
· Models of best practices
· Mentoring relationships
· Marketing / communication about opportunities available to them: the best courses, how to link with professional societies, what experiences are available to them
· Diversity: among different ages of future teachers, their cultural background, their socio-economic background, their prior experiences and abilities, and special needs
Needs: Science Department Faculty
· For content faculty and teaching assistants to understand and use pedagogy in their teaching practices, through awareness building, coaxing, and coaching
· Need for scientists to receive professional development in models of good teaching, with incentives to motivate them (release from class, participating in a committee, funding, and evidence of success).
· Need to find ways to create teamwork between scientists and educators for pre-service science education: by finding places for scientists in educator conferences and vice-versa, by creating professional development opportunities for scientists interested in mentoring or advising future teachers
· Need to target and support graduate teaching assistants through science and education conferences.
· Need to elevate status of education departments / schools
Needs: Education Department Faculty
· Our materials, workshops, institutes, etc need to model best practices, particularly by including good examples of inquiry, and alignment with & incorporation of education standards, learning outcomes, and assessments (focus on core science topics, not mission-focused)
· We need to build awareness of the resources and provide training in using them; one option is to create an interactive resource that educators can use to locate existing materials, curricula, and activities that address education standards and misconceptions
· Our science content needs to be versatile to fit into tight college plans/schedules: some subjects should be multi-disciplinary (covering chemistry, biology, etc.) and some should focus on literacy or math as means of injecting science into curricula
· We need to equip teachers in aiding students in mastering the exams, by giving them the tools to do assessment on classes, test exams
· Need to find ways to create teamwork between scientists and educators for pre-service science education
By the end of Day 1, we were identifying existing models that meet these needs, and some of their key characteristics:
Models that meet needs
· Materials that are cross-curricular (can assist with elementary pre-service):
· Use of real data: DLESE EET, Student Observation Network, MSIP, Clickworkers, Stardust
· Professional Development on Line, using inquiry: example, Brain Research
· NASA Center for Astronomy Education's weekend workshops at community colleges
o Includes research and the tools to address misconceptions
· Recruitment: STEM – TP, University of Colorado
· Partnership Space Grant / John Hopkins
o Pedagogy and content combined (models teaching)
o Series of classes: inter-related, Science methods only—not content
· College Pre-Service programs:
o Towson University
o U-Teach at New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona
§ Extensive field experiences
§ Aligned course work
§ Arizona—3 classes required for degree: Intro to Ed, Multicultural, exceptional child
§ Build real world learning products
o California Teach
o Tufts—professional development for faculty
§ Implemented by dean of Arts & sciences
§ Possible model for ASTE collaboration
o Langley: Bring in faculty for 1 week overlapping with PST's for 1 day on real-world problem
o Wheelock—river study for Ed students (revamped SG unit major)
o NOVA's program
· Maryland collaborative model for pre-service teaching: internships
· Project Astro: mentoring
· Athena / Phoenix student interns: provides research experience – Education undergrads
· The "lesson Study" process education & science collaboration: Lesson Development
· Maine math and science assessments --cross-correlation with misconceptions
Model Characteristics
· Real Data Experiences
o Tools to use data
o Context for data
o Training
o Low risk/ high probability of success
o Websites navigable
o Provides a contribution to science
o On-line or face-to face
o Range of grade levels
· Classes
o On-line courses: NTEN (Montana State)
o Master Science – Science Ed
o ESSEA –earth systems science and pedagogy
§ Combines content and pedagogy
§ Uses real data
§ On-line collaboration
§ Uses diverse approaches
· "Solar System Ambassadors" style content / professional development / mentoring
o Low-cost method of keeping in-touch / updating content knowledge
o Needs to be thematic
o Focused with clear purpose
o Valid information
o Current
o As needed
· Science content reading
o Language-arts based reading / math
o Grade-appropriate about space science
o Low-tech
o Accessibility
o NSES standards-based
§ NCTM based
o Readability
o McRel standards
o Rigorously field-tested/ validated
o Scientist-educator partner developed
o Scientific accuracy / relevance
· Lesson Study
o Collaboration – scientist / educator / student
o Sustainability / evolving
o Links with curriculum improvements
o Adaptable
o Flexible
· Mentoring / Apprenticeships
o Mentoring and research experience and professional development for mentor / mentee
o One-on-one imbedded—teaching how to mentor
o Team-building exercises – builds trust/ professional relationship/ partnership
o Building awareness of importance of education for scientist
· Research Experiences
o Build understanding of inquiry / scientific process
Intended Goal 2 - Identify diverse ways to meet those needs relating to space science education
§ Develop a "menu of opportunities" in which SMD community can be involved in pre-service preparation
§ Identify potential partnerships and necessary resources
§ Create a timetable of action for the next 3-5 years
By Day 2, we realized that there might be other ways to meet the various groups' needs beyond generating new materials.
There is a need to:
· Model best practices, particularly inquiry-based experiences to provide a variety of inquiry-based experiences
· "Teaching to fish" so that these exemplary educators could find the right existing space science resources and use them effectively
· Ensure that quality materials are available for long-term use (so that what is available to teacher educators is later available to the teachers for classroom use)
So we generated and discussed a series of "experiences" and their characteristics that could meet these needs.
A motto was suggested and widely accepted: Our Role: Science in Action ™
Authentic opportunities for conversation (establish partnerships)
Research experiences for pre-service teachers and faculty and understanding usage and impact of NASA materials
Bridging experiences
Exemplary lessons demonstrating best practices, inc. misconceptions
Workshops for science / ed faculty with long-term support
Institutes (face-to face with follow-up and support)
Product aligning content w/ standards & misconceptions
Community- building infrastructure
Web experiences (iPod podcasts)
Distance learning
Good Practices for Everything
· Communication
· Follow-up (email, workshops, house calls/ site visits, etc)
Advance participants developed some models of future workshops, institutes, exemplary lessons, and research experiences; these and other models need to be more thoroughly characterized to create a detailed menu of opportunities.
Future Action Items
On Day 3, we created our lists of future actions
Individual commitments are italicized
Continuous Action
· PSEWG communications: Telecons and emails
· Attending conferences / building a presence
· PSEWG needs to evolve and grow--Requires professional development of PSEWG members
· Collect a research library
Short Term
· Proposals to present at conferences:
· Begin building partnerships with other organizations
· Conference call next week on proposals/ ASP meeting
· Create 5 new teams (no "working groups" within a "Working Group" on issues—immediately
o Find a forum to bring in partners / especial companies
o Business and education coalitions
· E.g. Boeing sponsorship of institution
· Working group with other organizations?
o Communication / public outreach
o Recruitment and buy-in
o Awareness of sustainability issues of California teacher collaborative
· Communicate to PSEWG members' home institutions. consider ways to involve home institutions
· Communicate PSEWG goals & plans, to future NASA AA
Intermediate Term
· Address Cross-cutting Issues
· Advertising / building audience for products and programs
o Reward
o Audience to Deans (increase students in classes, etc.)
o Why will this impact the university / school?
· Evaluation
· Coherence, continuity, connectivity, scope
· Organize matrix / pieces / resources
o Work with faculty leaders to do
o Pre-service workshops
Long Term
· Go through pre-service literature--discuss one article per telecom
· Continue to build partnerships, attend meetings, reps to Board meetings:
Moved forward in strategically building a community to lead efforts in assisting pre-service science and education faculty and in preparing future teachers
· Identified Overarching Themes: Development of experiences and products must be based on models of best practices and should:
o Prepare future teachers to fish
o Focus on inquiry through exploration
o Present existing, revised, and necessary new NASA resources in an organized manner and format that meets the needs of pre-service faculty and future teachers
· Developed Cross-Cutting Strategies and Concerns
o Sustainability
o Recruitment
o Partnerships
o Diversity
o Disseminating our efforts / building audience for products and programs
o Evaluation
o Coherence, continuity, connectivitiy, scope
· Began to develop a Menu of Opportunities
o Professional development workshops, institutes, and research experiences – based on identified audience needs
o Aligning with best practices, identifying model programs


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Hardees/Red Burrito owners Wayne and Wendy Tyree recently celebrated their 20th year in business.
During the anniversary, several giveaways were awarded including two kids' bikes.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jones were the winners of the boy's bike, and Farrin Humphrey was the winner of the girl's bike.
After the winners were announced, Humphrey and Jones switched bikes because the Joneses needed a girl's bike for a family member, and the good deed trade didn't end there.
The LaRue County Hawks defeated Hart County 7-5 on May 7.
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A New Haven man charged last June with numerous counts has been ordered to serve four weekends in jail.
Austin P. McMahan, 20, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, and fleeing and evading, April 26 in LaRue Circuit Court.
Additional charges of speeding and reckless driving were dismissed.
According to Kentucky State Police, McMahan was operating a Yamaha motorcycle at 102 miles per hour in a 55 zone on U.S. 31-E about eight miles north of Hodgenville last June.
The Lady Hawks whipped 5th Region foe Thomas Nelson May 8 in three innings.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet awarded a contract for asphalt rehabilitation for LaRue County projects in May.
A 4.57-mile section of New Haven Road (U.S. 31-E) from the north side of Lincoln Square to just north of Ky. 84 was approved.
Scotty's Contracting and Stone LLC was awarded the contract for $382,014. Completion date is Nov. 15.
The reconstruction of Enlow, Devers and Boyhood Home curves and culvert work on U.S. 31-E continues.
Senior Ryan Abell qualified for the State Tennis Tournament.
A small child was injured last week when his arm was caught in a wringer washer.
LaRue County Deputy Russell McCoy received a call to do a welfare check on the child, estimated to be between 2 and 3 years old.
"His parents had taken him to Taylor Regional Hospital after his arm was caught in a wringer washer," McCoy said. "They were told to (take the child) to Kosair's and they never went."
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Well, I Guess We're All Still Here
Is it safe to come out? I figured if the world was going to come to an end, it would be apocalyptic. But I guess I can unload my bunker, now. Everybody's still here. Of course, now I've got to figure out what to do with all these cans of Spam, jars of peanut butter, bottles of water, and all this Sterno.
Come to think of it, has anyone heard from old Harold Camping, that nutty pastor who made this prediction in the first place? I began to wonder as May 21, 2011 came and went all over the world. And then I learned that it was all based on midnight, Jerusalem time. That would make it 4PM Central Time. Oh well, on we go. But I have to hand it to Pastor Camping. He did give us all an opportunity to play "The End of the World" by Skeeter Davis, "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks, "It's the End of the World as We Know It" by R.E.M., and "Rapture" by Blondie, among others. We can all use a week of fun mania every now and again. I am a little concerned about the folks who fell for it. I hope they didn't give up, like, all of their worldly possessions in light of this belief. Well, I guess if they did, they can always have some of my Spam.


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