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Have you considered becoming a reading specialist, Title I teacher or a literacy coach?
Teachers can add the K-12 reading specialist certification and an endorsement in instructional coaching/literacy emphasis to their current teaching certificate, while earning an M.Ed. Reading degree.
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This graduate degree is designed to promote the development of reading professionals who are able to play a variety of roles from kindergarten through twelfth grade. These roles include classroom reading teacher, diagnostic remedial specialist, developmental study skills specialist, consultant, or resource specialist. All candidates completing this program are eligible to receive Pennsylvania Reading Specialist Certification after achieving a passing score on the Praxis II test in Reading. This certification is required for all Title I teachers in the Commonwealth of PA.
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Candidates seeking only to receive Pennsylvania Reading Specialist Certification must complete 21 credits of graduate courses in reading. These are the Core Courses found on the Fact Sheet. Candidates must also pass the Praxis II Specialty Test in reading. Should a candidate choose to continue his/her studies toward the attainment of a graduate degree, all of the core course work will count toward the Master of Education degree with a concentration in reading.
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For teachers who are interested in preparing for roles as both reading specialists and instructional coaches, the K-12 Reading Specialist Certification & Instructional Coaching Endorsement--Literacy Emphasis provides additional preparation in instructional coaching with a literacy emphasis and leads to certification as a K-12 reading specialist and an instructional coaching endorsement from PDE.
Have you considered becoming a literacy coach? Certified reading specialists can add an endorsement in instructional coaching/literacy emphasis to their current teaching certificate.
This certificate is a 12-hour program designed to support reading specialist candidates as they develop the skills needed to be effective literacy coaches in K-12 schools. A literacy coach is a reading specialist who provides professional development for teachers by providing them with the additional support needed to implement various instructional programs and practices. They provide essential leadership for the school's entire literacy program by helping create and supervise a continuous professional development process. This certificate program is designed to support reading specialist candidates as they develop the skills needed to be effective literacy coaches in K-12 schools.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 12:40 pm
To add some clarity and context to Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair's disclosure this morning that the U.S. intelligence budget is $75 billion, it's helpful to distinguish between two budget lines: the national intelligence program and the military intelligence program, with their inevitable NIP and MIP acronyms. Congress ordered recently that the NIP, but not the MIP, must be disclosed publicly, and that's how we know that the U.S. spent $43.5 billion in 2007 and $47.5 billion in 2008 on the NIP, excluding intelligence support to military activities.
Michael Birmingham, a spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, clarified that Blair was talking about both figures, together, to make up the $75 billion total. And indeed, on the call in a different context, Blair spoke of no longer bifurcating military intelligence and national intelligence, saying that was no longer an appropriate distinction. Birmingham said that the national intelligence budget had not increased from last year's $47.5 billion*. If not there has been no NIP increase — and, by law, the director of national intelligence must disclose the budget line in October — that means that the Military Intelligence Program is budgeted at $27.5 billion.
Birmingham emphasized that the MIP total is not a classified number, but ODNI doesn't put it on its Website, because its not "required by law" to do so. (It does put the national intelligence program figure on the site.) But Steve Aftergood, an intelligence analyst with the Federation of American Scientists who knows more about the intelligence budget than most anyone who isn't inside the intelligence community, says the MIP number is certainly obscure. There are "no solid numbers on MIP," Aftergood said in an email. "We knew it was more than $10 [billion] — but not how much more. So the 75B figure is quite interesting."
Did Blair mess up by implicitly revealing that total? "No, absolutely not," Birmingham said.
Clarification: Birmingham reiterates that the National Intelligence Program budget line hasn't increased from $47.5 billion to $75 billion, but the actual total for this year's NIP won't be made public until October.
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Maybe we can axe it to the bone so we can give a bunch of irresponsible dead beats insurance. Oh wait; isn't that what Clinton did AFTER the first WTC attack?
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No Viable Suspects
Libby hung out at Tommy's Yacht Club, which had no yachts and wasn't really a club. Libby told the cops that she had recently seen Lois dancing with a man at Tommy's, but she couldn't provide them with his description.
"The victim was known to hang out in the bars, so she could have been dancing with any number of people at that time," Bengtson says.
Another lead that didn't pan out concerned a family friend named Joseph, who had recently gotten into some kind of financial beef with Lois over a truck he intended to buy from her. Joseph kept trying to beat the recently-widowed Lois down on the price she was asking for the truck, but his haggling finally killed the deal. Bad feelings lingered. There was some suggestion that Joseph may have felt Lois owed him money. Perhaps he had put down a deposit or had paid for some repairs.
"We looked into him, also, as a suspect, and it appears that he had nothing to do with this," Bengtson says. "It was just a business deal that didn't work out between the two of them."
Edith and Mike Swanson had been dead ends. Now Libby and Joseph were too. That left the cops with next to nothing.
"At that point the case kind of stops," Bengtson says. "We didn't have any witnesses. We didn't have any evidence at the crime scene to show who could have done this. We didn't know who she was last seen with or who took her home that night. So the case just kind of fizzled out. We had no place to go. It's heartbreaking."


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In this year's regatta, hosted by the Pasquotank River Yacht Club, participating sailboats will compete on a closed course on the Pasquotank River. The race is open to spinnaker, non-spinnaker, and cruising class sailors. The cruising class is a fun way for sailors to show their support for hospice care in North Carolina, even if they do not normally race. The regatta also hosts small boat classes for youth and adult sailors. Small boat one-design classes may be established when four boats of the same type register before July 25th. For more information on regatta specifics click the Regatta Information tab on the left hand side of the webpage. Once you have registered for the regatta check out your competition by checking the Scratch Sheet, underneath Regatta Information.
The day will commence with a regatta awards ceremony that will be held on the deck of Grouper's Restaurant. The ceremony will include dinner, live entertainment, presentation of trophies, a raffle, and a silent auction. The awards ceremony is open to all who would like to support the day's sailors. Meal tickets are required for entrance to the awards ceremony, but the deck will be opened later to the general public for live music and dancing. For more information about the awards ceremony and live music click the Party Information tab on the left hand side of the webpage.
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Warland is committed to sharing his knowledge about the choral arts and has served on many panels and juries both nationally and internationally. He has lectured on American Music at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and most recently has been guest faculty at the University of Utah, the University of California at Fullerton, Azusa Pacific University, and at Yale University.
Warland's compositions and arrangements have been performed and recorded by choruses throughout the country. As editor, he has established choral series with G. Schirmer, Hal Leonard, earthsongs, Colla Voce, and Walton Music.
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Chargers encouraged by DL play
Going into last week's game against the Broncos, the Chargers thought their improved health on the defensive line would help them play against the run, and at least by the numbers, that appears to be the case. Entering Monday's game, the Chargers were allowing 151 rushing yards per game, and opponents were averaging 3.9 yards per carry. Denver gained 101 yards on the ground and averaged 3.1 yards per attempt. The Broncos had five runs on which they were stopped for no gain and eight more in which they were limited to two yards or less. Having more healthy bodies available helped everyone up front perform better. Defensive tackle Ian Scott played 20 snaps in his 2009 debut, and Travis Johnson played 16 in his first action since Week 1. "For the first time we were stout in terms of guys that are really good at their positions," Rivera said. "We got Ian back and he's a bigger body who plays with better leverage. We got Travis back who gives us a 300-pound guy at the end rotation. Plus it helped to give the other guys more of a break." After playing 64 snaps at Pittsburgh, defensive end Luis Castillo had his workload reduced to 42 against Denver and defensive end Jacques Cesaire went from 45 against the Steelers to 33 verses the Broncos. "It was great to be able to go hard and know that you had somebody else coming in within three or four plays," Castillo said. "It lets you play with a better tempo out there because you are a lot fresher."


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Some recent incidents of alleged excessive force have one community leader questioning the Wilmington Police Department.
On Thursday a press conference from the District Attorney that a WPD officer and Wilmington teenager were involved in a physical altercation after the teen was arrested on drug charges.
District Attorney Ben David said 16-year-old Tyrell Rivers was arrested for resisting arrest, felony possession of heroin, misdemeanor marijuana possession, trespassing, and possession of drug paraphernalia on April 4 in the Jervay Community. During the arrest, a camera inside the police cruiser captured the use of force under review.
On Friday night Sonya Patrick, President of the North Carolina Black Leadership Caucus, spoke out about the incident under review by the SBI.
"We should wait and see what they're going to do and hopefully they'll do what is right in this particular case, but there have been too many cases of excessive force since October," Patrick said.
The civil rights advocate said she thinks all of the incidents could be related to poor WPD leadership.
"Chief Evangelous has lost control of his department. I'm sure that's not how law enforcement should be run. There are too many incidents since October and it's very disappointing that the incidents are not by rookies, but long term police officers so that's even more disturbing."
Patrick, a Wilmington resident all her life, said she has never seen so many incidents under review.
"I have never seen this level of excessive force used by police officers," Patrick said.
"One case is one case too many, and I'm concerned why there's so many cases."
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Roses for Autism
The mission of Roses for Autism is to grow independence in the business world through a replicable Autism training and employment program integrated in a successful and sustainable rose business. The vision is to demonstrate a replicable working model for inclusive transitional employment for youth and adults on the Autism Spectrum. In 2011, Autism Speaks awarded $25,000 to Roses for Autism through its Family Services Community Grants program.
Roses for Autism is a unique venture, combining training and employment of people on the autism spectrum with the growth and sale of flowers. This is a business that not only employs people; it employs people who have an unacceptably high level of unemployment. The project location is Pinchbeck's Rose Farm in Guilford, CT.
Roses for Autism is unique, integrating three businesses in a single enterprise:
- Employment and training for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Agricultural – Raising flowers in the country's largest free-standing glass greenhouse
- Sales – Rooted in autism cause-based marketing
Over the course of the grant period, we have learned:
- It is not only the lack of job skills, but also the lack of social skills that hamper success in the workplace.
- It takes time to successfully develop individual strategies for participants and transfer them to general work environments.
- It is essential to offer other resources to participants outside of employment strategies.
- Participants gained confidence, school grades improved and participation in the program is having a positive impact on people's lives.
Demonstrating success:
Incidental reports from families, schools and program staff noted that some participants are reporting and/or exhibiting increased confidence, better grades in school and motivation to be more social. In some instances, participants are forming friendships with peers, staff and/or customers. One unexpected and extremely exciting success is the young man who after being driven back and forth to the program by his mother, learned to navigate public transportation to get to work independently. Desiring still more independence, he recently secured his driver's license – a goal that was beyond his wildest expectations. He is now working toward saving his money from his job at the rose farm to buy a car.
Roses for Autism currently employs eight individuals on the spectrum that are working in an integrated environment for competitive wages. During 2011, 290,500 roses were sold.
For more information, please visit www.rosesforautism.com!
The grant cycle is officially open on February 17.
To learn about our newly announced RFA for Family Services Community Grants, please visit http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/grants/community-grants
A Note from AutismCares Recipients in Georgia
Here is a letter from one of our AutismCares recipients. AutismCares provides grants for individuals with autism spectrum disorders during times of crisis or unplanned hardships.
Thank you so very much for this award! I am blessed and so touched by your generosity! We were so blessed to be provided our rent last month, to keep us from being evicted but we have some other pressing needs that we could apply this to. It has been such a discouraging few months considering my husband has had several interviews but with the huge competition that exists, he hasn't secured a job yet. You have no idea what a relief this is for our family, as we have struggled tremendously over this past year and a half, just barely surviving. It is because of the gracious and wonderful people that make up organizations like yours that give people hope of a better tomorrow, in the midst of a terrifying storm.
I want everyone out there to know how much of a blessing this gift is to my family and that it is because of people like you, and those who come together and build an organization, that rebuilds a sense of community, support and understanding for those who've lost the "village" that was supposed to be there to help you rear your children. Again, I have been blessed so deeply for your kindness and the support I didn't know my family had in time of crisis, you have kept a family from drowning! I can't say enough how comforted I am right now!
Sincerely and God Bless,
Anna, Seth and family
Somebody Stole My Name! (but we're friends now)
This is a post by Dr. Scott Standifer, a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Disability Policy & Studies office (DPS) at the University of Missouri. He is the author of Adult Autism & Employment: A guide for vocational rehabilitation professionals, and the organizer of the Autism Works National Conference, March 6 & 7, 2012 in St. Louis, MO.
The first call came in 2008, just after I started work on the first Autism Works National Conference: "Hi Scott, this is Tracey with Autism Works…" the woman said. "But, wait," I thought, "That is MY project's name…" Actually, I don't have a copyright on the name, so it is legal for others to use it too. Still, it felt likeTracy stole my name.
Since then, I've had that same "Somebody stole my name!" feeling twice more as I discovered other groups with the same name. Who these groups are, and what we are each doing to advance autism employment, is a nice sample of some of the varied and vibrant approaches to this important field. Tracey, for instance, turned out to work for Community Gatepath, a Community Rehabilitation Provider (CRP) in California that had been given a grant for a special program serving adults with autism. They called it Autism Works.
A few years earlier, as part of my job helping state vocational rehabilitation agencies in four Midwestern states, I had discovered a profound lack of information about autism in the vocational rehabilitation community, and a similar lack of information about vocational rehab in the autism community. I ended up writing a reference guide on autism employment and starting the Autism Works National Conference.
Six months later, I found another Autism Works, this time in Minnesota. This one is a non-profit group that promotes not only employment, but also life planning and independent living for adults with autism. It was founded by Melissa Kenig-Davis, the parent of a young adult with Asperger's Syndrome. Parent advocates are an important group in autism employment. They have started some of the most exciting autism employment projects in corporate America, including Randy Lewis at Walgreens and Heather Davis at TIAA-CREF. In Connecticut, parent Jim Lyman started Roses for Autism. In Missouri, parent Kate Duffy teaches job-seeking-skills courses for autism and has co-written a book on employment withTempleGrandin. Heather Davis, Kate Duffy, and Melissa Kenig-Davis were all at our 2011 conference.
And then it happened again – last summer, I found a group called Autism Works UK. Peter MacDonald is the Director of Autism Works UK, which is part of a business movement spearheaded in the U.S. by Aspiritech in Chicago. These businesses hire adults with Asperger's Syndrome to test computer software. Apparently, when innovative programmers finish their software masterpieces, they often don't feel like going back to recheck every function and explore every possible input for mistakes. So they hire software testers. For us neurotypicals, software testing can be terribly boring; it requires lots of repetition, documentation, endless lists, etc. But for Aspies, routinized work like this is often appealing and easy. Aspiritech and Autism Works UK don't market their services by pleading, "Please help these poor young people." Instead they say, "Our unique workers do a better job than anyone else." WOW! What an empowering message!
Peter MacDonald and I had a long talk about the challenges and opportunities of this exciting business model. Peter, Aspiritech, and folks from three similar companies will be on a panel at our Autism Works National Conference in March.
So even though each of our groups picked the same name, we are all engaged in different and complementary projects. Discovering these other Autism Works has taught me interesting new things about career options for adults with autism.
Lately I've had the feeling that somewhere, someone else is getting ready to choose the Autism Works name for some new kind of employment project. I can hardly wait.
Camp Good Times Baker Summer Camp
Blog by Beth Weiner, Camp Director of Camp Good Times in Charleston, South Carolina, which received a grant last year:
The 2011 session of Camp Good Times of Charleston, a recipient of an Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Scholarship Fund, was activity oriented, fun, child centered, and safe for the 130 children who attended this past June. Our camp includes not only children on the autism spectrum, but neurotypical peers who come to camp, have fun, be campers and friends with everyone.
The highlights from our 12 days include…swimming everyday, field trips to area water parks, malls and movies, a visit from a Therapy Dog group, Spray Play with the local firefighters(which was really cool!), The OT class from The Medical University of South Carolina joined our staff for a day, a "Valentines Day" party, summer solstice party for our younger campers and parents, Yo-Music, a blend of Yoga and Music, art, sports, computers, singing and dancing, piñata party, pizza and the campers favorite part of the day…SNO_CONES!
Below are some of the individual campers who benefited from the Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Program grant:
Four of the children who attended live in a group home. The three girls, Jen, Dee Dee, and Monique have been in a residential group home for girls with ASD for as long as I have known them. Ahmad has been a camper for many years, and has only recently been placed in a group home run by the same organization. I was fortunate to be able to offer the Baker Summer Camp Scholarship opportunity to these children, since other public funding was not available and they would not have come to camp with out it.
Two of the campers who attended through the generosity of Autism Speaks had to have their own personal assistant due to medical needs. These families were able to get financial assistance for the medically necessary aides, but there was no funding left for the camp fees. I know these families want their child to have a typical summer camp experience and the respite provided them was much needed. The Baker Summer Camp Scholarship was able to provide that.
The other campers and families also have challenges throughout the school year. I have gotten to know these families very well, all of the camp families, and the fun experience that Camp Good Times provides their child and the respite provided the families is what they value. For more info and pics…visit www.campgoodtimesofcharleston.org!
Social Lives and Teens with Autism
This is a blog post by Lisa Goring, Autism Speaks Vice President, Family Services.
A recent research study funded by Autism Speaks reached a conclusion that probably would surprise few in our community: Teens with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face major obstacles to social life outside the classroom. Given that one of the hallmark features of autism is impaired social interaction, it's not hard to imagine why teens on the spectrum typically have difficulty making friends and participating in social activities, especially outside of school.
Unfortunately, social challenges are often considered the norm for kids growing up with autism. But this needs to change. The good news is that change is underway. Innovative approaches – ranging from group golf lessons to Girls Night Out – have been launched across the United States with the support of Family Services Community Grants from Autism Speaks. Their goal is to improve the socialization skills of teens and young adults with autism.
The research study was originally funded by Autism Speaks as a Pilot Grant in 2010 and then published in the November 2011 issue of PLoS One by a team led by Paul T. Shattuck, Ph.D., of Washington University, in St. Louis. The study analyzed data collected from a large number of adolescent students with autism enrolled in special education.
When compared to students with other special education needs, such as learning disabilities, mental retardation* and speech-language impairment, teens on the spectrum are significantly less likely to see friends out of school (43.3 percent), never to get called by friends (54.4 percent) and never to be invited to social activities (50.4 percent).
Empirical data such as the information from this study helps drive awareness and decision making. Based on these results, we now know with more certainty that many adolescents with ASD struggle to fit in with their peers. Backed with facts and figures, we can advocate for additional services and supports, target our research toward social skills interventions, develop better policies, and, ultimately, create more and better services and programs.
In this case, the research reaffirms the need for initiatives such as the Family Services Community Grant program that Autism Speaks created five years ago with two goals in mind: 1) to build the field of services for individuals with autism and 2) to expand the capacity to effectively serve this growing community. In addition, a Transition Tool Kit was created and launched last year to help guide the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Both cases demonstrate how Autism Speaks is providing solutions to help families address real challenges identified or documented through research.
The Community Grants [JSS1] are designed to meet needs in education, recreation and community activities, and specifically [JSS2] young adult and adult programs. Among the elements that go into a successful proposal are innovation and the ability to be replicated elsewhere.
To date, Autism Speaks has funded 193 community grants totaling almost $4.0 million across North America. A sampling of recent grant awards demonstrates how community initiatives across the country are addressing the need for social activities targeted to teens and young adults. Here are a few examples:
- Several suburban school districts outside of Philadelphia banded together to organize "Acting Antics," a program using live theater as a way to teach social cognition skills. Student actors perform in short scenes with a partner, each assuming the persona of a particular character. The exercise requires each student to consider the character's perspective, creating an opportunity to teach this skill in a fun and non-threatening manner. The Autism Speaks grant will be used to expand the program to other school districts.
- In Kansas City, a Girls Night Out program was established through the University of Kansas to build social competence and self-care skills for teen girls on the autism spectrum. The sessions take place in community settings such as a hair salon, coffee shop and gym. The community grant from Autism Speaks will be used to provide opportunities for girls with ASD to interact with typically developing peers during age-appropriate activities while improving social competence, friendship development, social skills and improved self-care skills.
- Golf was the theme of "Far from Par," a summer golf program for 16 middle and high school students in Bergenfield, N.J., that set out to improve communication, social and physical skills, and help the students forge closer bonds with peers, siblings and parents. The Family Services grant enabled the program to double attendance.
- The Outdoors for All Foundation, in Seattle, was awarded a grant to expand its outdoor recreation program for children and adults living with ASD and their friends and families. The foundation was also able to design a week-long adventure camp for teens with high functioning autism as a result of their grant.
Our research funding will continue to help us target our family service grants toward specific areas of need and also allow for the development of new and more effective autism services. We will continue to make use of those research findings to develop and expand new programs is equally important to improve the quality of life of teens and young adults on the spectrum. Autism Speaks would like to thank its supporters for helping us fund our science and family services grant programs.
*Although current consensus in the field eschews us of the term "mental retardation" in favor of "intellectual disability", the study authors used the mental retardation term "to be consistent with the special education legislative definitions of the various disability categories and the way the survey data were collected."
Healthcare, Technology and Autism converge at CES 2012
This is a guest blog post from Marc Sirkin, Autism Speaks VP Social Marketing and Online Fundraising. He recently attended CES to support the launch of a strategic partnership with Careverge.com.
CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is big, really big. Crazy big. The annual show hosts some 140,000 attendees and features some of the most incredible technology, gadgets and ideas that shape how we interact with our world. The main purpose of my attending was to support a recent partnership between Autism Speaks and Audax Health's Careverge [link]. Starting back in October, when we held the first "Hacking Autism" event technology has been on my mind, and as we saw on that incredible day, mobile apps and tablets are literally transforming the autism experience across the autism spectrum. It's led me to start asking what I think is a great question: "How will new digital technologies and digital platforms transform the lives of those on the spectrum today and in the future?"
We continue to try to answer that question at IMFAR, our Core77 competition and have some exciting news to share in the days ahead about what's next for "Hacking Autism." I'm thrilled here to blog about a new partner, Careverge.
Careverge as you'll see and hear in the video below is on the forefront of the "digital health" revolution. Spurred on by massive consumer pain and ever spiraling health care costs, entrepreneurs like Grant Verstandig, the Founder and CEO of Audax Health are bringing together a combination of technological ideas and experience, social networking, data analysis and gaming to create innovative and frankly, incredibly cool solutions.
I don't know how Careverge will help you and your family but I suspect that you'll come up with new ways to use the service. There are already more than 200 members of the "Autism Speaks" community and now it's your turn. If you believe like I do that technology can and is making a different TODAY for all those on the autism spectrum, please register on the Autism Speaks Careverge site and and send us your feedback!
LIVE Chat with Geri Dawson, PhD & Lisa Goring Analyzing DSM-5
Chief Science Officer Geri Dawson, PhD and Family Services Vice President Lisa Goring hosted a LIVE Chat to address concerns sparked by this week's New York Times article on proposed revisions to the medical definition of autism spectrum disorder in the DSM-5, to be published in 2013. Readers heard about its potential implications for individuals to receive an autism diagnosis and appropriate services.
Learn More About January's Home of the Month
After we highlighted Farmsteads of New England as January's "Home of the Month" on our new Housing Portal, we received many requests for more information about this housing initiative. For that reason, we asked its Founder and Executive Director, Deborah DeScenza, to blog about her experiences with her son, Andrew, and about how FNE got its start.
"What is going to happen to Andrew when he grows up?" I recall asking myself this question as I sat at my desk one night when my son was about 8 years old. Andrew had been diagnosed with autism years ago, and all of my focus and energy up to that point had been dedicated to working with his school to make sure he received the supports and services he needed there. But now I had a new concern: his long term future.
When I researched what services were available in our state, I found that there was basically only one model: adult foster care for residential services or competitive employment/volunteering/ "van therapy" during the day. I felt my son needed something different, so I started thinking about Andrew's interests and needs, as well as his strengths and weaknesses. As Andrew grew older, it grew more and more difficult for me to take care of him alone. He was non-verbal, needed help with personal care, and he had developed insomnia and obsessive-compulsive tendencies that were very difficult to manage day in and day out. Andrew would need a staffed residence with 24-hour supervision and day services that would allow him to do activities that he could understand the meaning of. I also wanted him in a rural setting where he could safely expend his excess energy. It dawned on me that a farm might just be a wonderful place for him to live because it would provide him with the "room to roam" he needed without the worry of traffic on busy streets, and it would allow him to utilize his assets while minimizing the impact of his social limitations. But I also knew that we needed to ensure that he was not isolated and lonely.
Thus, I began to develop the idea of a farmstead that provides the opportunity for several people with autism (or other developmental disabilities) to live and work together in a supportive farming environment – an environment that gives these individuals the support they need to do meaningful work, to live a healthy lifestyle, and to develop genuine and long-lasting friendships. I also wanted a work environment that gives the staff the support they need in order to prevent the burn-out that is so prevalent in their field. I wanted them to have the chance to work as part of a team and to have help readily available if needed. So I developed a model in which the staff works in shifts as mentors to the individuals with autism – they live, work, and play alongside the farmers, modeling appropriate behaviors and interactions instead of simply supervising or coaching.
Today, after a lot of hard work, and some good fortune, our Farmsteads of New England consists of 6 residential buildings. Each one consists of four one-bedroom apartments surrounding a common room. In most cases, there are three individuals with autism or other developmental disabilities and one non-disabled mentor living in the building. We are able to provide essential supports to adults with a wide range of needs. We have also focused on developing a good working relationship with the local community which benefits everyone involved.
Next, we hope to replicate our model throughoutNew Englandin the years to come. We have already started day services at a second farm inNew Hampshireand hope to add residential services there in the future. In my opinion, it makes sense to replicate a working model with the backing of an existing and successful organization, rather than force other families to start from scratch if they want a similar future for their child.
For more information about Farmsteads of New England, visit them here.
For more information about the new Autism Speaks Housing and Residential Supports Portal and tool kit, please click here.
The Best of Both Worlds
This is a guest post by Allison Rogers. Allison is a lawyer in private practice in Washington D.C. and volunteers actively with Autism Speaks in their housing policy initiative. She has a younger brother, Adam, who has autism.
For as long as I remember I would ask my Mom these questions. Is Adam going to live at home forever? No. Will he live with me when I am older? He will have a house of his own one day. When's that going to be? I don't know, sometime after he graduates high school. Who's he going to live with? Ideally Jeff and Joe, maybe a couple of other boys, and a support staff.
I will be completely honest and admit that I had no role in my brother's summer of 2010 move into a group home. Throughout the years, my Mom promised us, without exception, that Adam would have a home of his own one day. I think this was her way of protecting all of her children and not just the one who needs the most protection. She took on the responsibility, not only because she was in the best position as a mother to advocate on his behalf, but because she did not want to leave this huge responsibility of mapping my brother's future to her daughters. As the matriarch of the family she set the tone for familial relationships. Stacey and I, as sisters, must love and support Adam, but Shari, as the Mom, will make the big decisions.
Fast Forward to June 2010. I am locked in the basement of the law library studying for the bar exam, receiving texts from Mom. He's moved out. Are you ok? I feel weird. Do you need to talk? Ok.
We talked. I did my best to assure her it was a transition, transitions are always hard, and once she gets used to the new living situation both she and Adam would be better off. I tried to comfort her. I remember saying, "it's like when I went off to college; it's like when Stacey went off to college. It's a huge, but completely normal adjustment. And most importantly, he's FIVE MILES AWAY." And that's how, just for a moment, the roles switched and I became the protective one, but not of Adam, of my Mom.
August 2010 I made my first visit to Adam's home. The descriptions I heard that the house is huge; the house is beautiful; the house is individualized to your brother's and his housemates' needs were not inaccurate. The house is huge. The house is beautiful. The house is Adam. Adam lives with four other boys. Two of the boys, Jeff and Joe, Adam grew up with. They each have their own rooms, reflecting their personalities, and their bedroom doors are adorned with the first letter of their names. They have ample living and dining space, a back and front yard, a television and even a Wii.
I love Adam and his new independence. Of course, the house did not cure him. He's still Adam. He still has his moods and he will still have his nights where he stays up all night shouting to whoever will listen. He still repeats words, sometimes hundreds of times, and he will still rip his shirts and blankets for no apparent reason. Yet he is happy. He is happy with his house. He is happy with his friends. He is happy to come home to my parents' house and he is happy when we go to the house to visit him. I see pride when he shows me his room, points to the family pictures on his bedroom wall, shows me his Wii bowling skills and sets the dining room table.
I can honestly say Adam moving into a group home has given our family the best of both worlds. He has independence. My parents have their independence. Yet we are five miles and ten minutes away from family time.
Donating in honor of a friend
This blog post is by Owen, with the help of his mom for the big words.
This past July, I started taking hockey lessons from a new coach at our hockey rink. One of the students he had skating with me was seven year old Cody Smith. Sometimes I did not understand why he would play good on some days and then have a bad day at practice (crying, leaving the ice, not listening to coach). His parents told my mom that Cody was a "special" person. He had something called Aspergers. (To a five year old it was just another big word.) We became friends and started to do fun things together. To me he was not any different from me or any of my other friends, he had good moods and bad moods too just like we did. He played with the same kind of toys, went to normal school, and even played hockey like I did.
In October, we started planning my 6th birthday party. And even though I was excited that presents were going to be coming, I knew that there was something else better. I have all the toys I want, so I wanted to help Cody and kids that were like him. I told my mom and dad that I wanted to help raise money for Cody. I asked my friends who were invited to bring money to help Autism Speaks to the birthday party instead of presents.
A few weeks ago, I had my birthday party. Everyone had fun bouncing around, eating pizza, having cake and ice cream. Many of my first grade classmates and my hockey team attended. They brought presents for me (even though they did not have to) and also money to donate to Autism Speaks. When mom and dad finished counting all of the money, I had raised seven hundred dollars. My parents tell me they are proud of me for helping out someone else. Cody's mom and dad told me that I was special for helping out a good cause. I just know that I was helping my friend.


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OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KNOE 8 News) -We have new details on the young man who took his father's truck and drove it into Cheniere Lake.
After the man, John Derek Allen, age 27, of West Monroe swam out of the lake, Ouachita Deputies say he went to a neighboring house and asked to use the phone. He entered the house, inhabited by a disabled woman, and tried to steal her car...at one point, attempting to smother her with a pillow.
Unsucessful in the attempt at stealing the woman's car, deputies responded and he was arrested at the scene.
The man tried to escape from the deputies on the way to OCC, where he eventually was taken.
Charges againt Allen include attempted second degree murder, destruction of stolen property, and attempted escape.
OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KNOE 8 News) - The Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office says deputies are at Cheniere Lake, where a pickup truck is in the water.
This is west of West Monroe, near Bawcomville, at Cheniere Lake Area One.
According to sheriff's officials at the scene, an unidentified young man took the truck from his father and purposely drove it into the water, where it sank.
The man is physically okay but faces at least one count of destruction of stolen property.


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Texas Instruments narrowed earnings guidance and tightened sales expectations for the fiscal first quarter. The semiconductor company said after Monday's close that it expects fiscal first-quarter earnings to range from 29 cents to 33 cents a share, compared with earlier guidance of 28 to 34 cents.
Stocks closed higher as investors overcame concerns about subprime lending to spark a late-day rally. "We're going through a short-term bounce," Mark Arbeter, Chief Technical Strategist at Standard & Poor's, told CNBC. "Volume, so far, on the upside has been fairly light, which is not encouraging. "
And you thought with last week's earnings warning from Advanced Micro Devices and the mixed financial bag from National Semiconductor that we'd be done with chips for awhile.
Stocks were set to start the week lower after concerns about sub-prime mortgage lending dented enthusiasm for a very busy Merger Monday.
"Bull Market Intact? Analysts Hit the Street In Force, Recommending Altria, Monsanto" After a week where $1 trillion in value was lost and stocks shaved off, on average, 5%, Wall Street analysts finally felt safe enough to come out from hiding.
Chip stocks break out as blackberrys buzz, gaming gains. A pesky Alan Greenspan can't stop grumbling about a possible recession with the Former Fed Chief sparking the violent sell-off in the market this past week. With respect, the market today tells a different story about America, Mr. Greenspan.
U.S. stocks may have more room to run, but analysts say it might be wise to buy on the dips as the market looks for the next big catalyst to move it forward.
Global sales of microchips are expected to rise about 10% to $273.8 billion this year after increasing 8.9% to $247.7 billion in 2006, an industry group said on Friday.
Analysts said the deal would boost revenue at TI, which already sells Motorola chips for cheaper handsets but recently blamed its poor quarterly results on weak demand for more-costly phones that use multiple TI chips.
Stocks opened initially higher as strong earnings from United Technologies helped boost the Dow. Energy stocks gained as oil moved above $53 a barrel.
But the company's current-quarter forecast disappointed as it said growth was skewed toward low-priced phones.
Stocks in the U.S. are leaning towards a higher open, as investors brace for a barrage of earnings news. Oil is bucking its recent downtrend and is slightly higher as cold weather finally settles into the Northeast. European stocks are trading higher, helped by mining, metals and oil stocks. Asian markets closed higher with Tokyo at a 9-month high.
Buying in technology and financial stocks pushed stocks higher, outweighing declines in the energy sector.
CNBC's Silicon Valley Bureau Chief Jim Goldman is in Las Vegas for the 40th annual Consumer Electronics Show--where some 140,000 people are previewing products from 3,000 companies over the next four days. Our top tech reporter appeared on "Squawk on the Street" to tell us the companies – and stocks – to watch at the conference.
Showing up for the first trading day of the New Year is a little like arriving for the first day of school. Good grades from last year no longer count, and the books are no longer relevant. That feeling is especially strong when the old year rang in some very comfortable double digit gains for stocks, and the path to the next year's profits is not so clear. The first week of 2007 is awash in data, including the Friday jobs report, auto sales, retailers'.....
It's been a pretty good year for tech stocks--but even a good 2006 doesn't hide the fact that the sector has underperformed the market for the last three years. So--there should be plenty of growth ahead in 2007, right? Scott Kessler is the S&P's Senior Director of Technology Sector Equity Research. Peter Misek is Senior Tech Analyst at Canaccord Adams. On "Morning Call" the pair give their sector outlook and stock "picks."
The portfolio manager and short-selling expert offers CNBC's Erin Burnett his "possible improbables" for 2007.
Stocks closed lower amid muted reaction to the Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged.
Texas Instruments, the biggest maker of semiconductors for mobile phones, cut its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue outlook Monday, citing weaker-than-expected demand for wireless chips.
U.S. stocks are showing hesitancy ahead of today's Fed announcement with futures pointing to a lower opening. Japanese stocks were higher overnight and European stocks trade lower after initial strength. The U.S. dollar was weaker ahead of the Fed overnight, as the yen slid to a record low against the Euro.


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The Boston Celtics are closing in on a multi-year contract for Dallas Mavericks' guard Jason Terry, according to Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports. Terry, who will turn 35 next season, has been with the Mavericks for the past eight seasons.
The Mavericks' ace sixth man averaged 15.1 points per game on 43-percent shooting in 2011-12, his 13th in the league. He would likely assume a similar role for the Celtics next season behind Rajon Rondo and Avery Bradley in the backcourt.
It remains unclear how much Terry would end up making, but his addition does throw Ray Allen's future in Boston in doubt. The Celtics could certainly still afford to keep Allen, and coach Doc Rivers has been quoted saying he'd like both players on his team, but it's unclear if Allen will be interested in returning to a much more crowded backcourt. Allen currently is drawing interest from the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers, among other teams.
For more on the Celtics, visit Celtics Blog and SB Nation Boston. For more on the Mavericks, visit Mavs Moneyball and SB Nation Dallas.


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Thank you Aron Baynes. For not backing down against D12.
Thank you Patty Mills. For the towel waving.
Thank you Tracy McGrady. For being here.
Thank you Captain Jack. For the toughness and passion.
Thank you Nando De Colo. For being Nando.
Thank you CoJo. Back up PG is now a "non-issue"
Thank you Nail. For nailing it.
Thank you Red Mamba. For being a red mamba.
Thank you DeJuan Blair. For getting into shape.
Thank you Sparkles. For sparkling.
Thank you Boris Diaw. We know you'd show up in the playoffs.
Thank you Green Light Danny. For breaking the record and more.
Thank you Manu. For giving everything you've got.
Thank you Tony. For being our MVP.
Thank you Timmy. For defying conventional theory.
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Interview: Chris Avellone, Creative Director and Co-Owner, Obsidian Entertainment, Inc.
Interview: Chris Avellone, Creative Director and Co-Owner, Obsidian Entertainment, Inc.
A huge thanks to Chris Avellone for making time for this interview.
Mark: I imagine things have been pretty exciting for you now that you're going to be involved in Wasteland 2. Can you tell us a bit of what you'll be doing and what kind of role you might be playing in its development?
Chris: I'm doing a bunch of things so far, more than I expected. I'm helping with the vision doc, designing opening areas and the area design process, and helping build templates for dialogues and area specs. My contribution isn't nearly as much as Fargo, Findley, Keenan and the rest of the inXile team, however.
When not doing physical design, I offer feedback and critiques and forward any random tidbits and elements I've dug out of my latest Wasteland 1 playthrough ("Remember when there used to be a West Germany?" "Hey, Reagan had a hover tank named after him!" "Needles used carrier pigeons as their communications center?!").
Overall, I'm at inXile about 1.5-2 days during the week, either in design meetings, checking out Unity, or typing away on my headphones, and I love it.
Mark: Obsidian Entertainment has been really supportive of Kickstarter and you have mentioned it a lot on your twitter, even saying you might go for a Kickstarter project. Is there anything in the works that you can hint at?
Chris: What follows is a crappy answer, and I admit it. The answer: "Not yet." I hope to have news soon, we'll see, but if hopes were mutants, I'd be the Master and the wasteland would be overrun.
Mark: Speaking of post-apocalyptic survival, you did a lot in the development of Fallout: New Vegas and its DLC. Which of the add-ons were you happiest with how it came out and which one do you felt you would have wanted to give more time? Which was your favorite as a designer and as a player?
Chris: I enjoyed Dead Money and Old World Blues most as a designer, and Old World Blues most as a player. I think, against internal expectations (including mine), Old World Blues turned out better than we expected. I felt we'd be burned at the stake by including that much clown-nose-honking humor in the Fallout universe. Still, we figured after the oppressive and desperation in Dead Money and Lonesome Road, a little levity was the shift the title needed.
Mark: Old World Blues was also my favorite. I took the Wild Wasteland perk so I knew what I was getting into. Was there any add-on you wanted to put even more time on?
Chris: All of them. I suppose Dead Money was the one that felt like it didn't have enough time whether it came across that way or not (it's why we had many of the restrictions the DLC had in terms of equipment stripping and not being able to return). I'm not certain more time would have helped Lonesome Road, as it was a resource issue more than a more time issue. Old World Blues felt like it had enough time to cook, in my opinion, and there were very few things I wish we could have put in – I felt like we got everything we wanted in there, plus more (the appliances in the Sink).
Mark: You said there were heavy limitations put on the design team for Old World Blues, was it the most challenging to make?
Chris: Sometimes bookends and parameters are limitations, and it's a designer's job to make them work in their favor. Some of the best designs can come about because of tight budgets and lack of resources to do it the way you envision… but the result ends up being better than the original vision ever could have been.
Plus, not to go on a tangential rant, I've seen plenty of movies that have suffered from too much budget, so having the opposite problem isn't such a bad thing.
So – we turned all the limitations to non-limitations with narrative decisions. I think I discussed this in "Plot vs. Play" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55CenBjJ7lw) but we didn't have any time to make major new art pieces, so we looked at our toolbox (I almost wrote "toybox" here, maybe that was a faux pas), and said "take the toolbox and put the existing art in new combinations and we'll explain it with the narrative." The designers were told to just make fun levels in the context of being "experiments" and they went from there.
We weren't sure how it would be received, but I'd like to believe that everyone who played it "felt" the fun the designers were having on all levels.
Mark: I felt the stories in the add-ons were all great and that The Survivalist and Vera Keyes were some of the strongest passive characters I have encountered in any game.
Chris: I feel bad for Vera, I need to stop torturing my characters. John Gonzalez did the Survivalist (based on a request from Sawyer, I believe) – John was the Creative Lead on Fallout New Vegas, and he did a great job with the character. Kudos to him.
I'm glad you enjoyed those two figures, and I'm even happier that you enjoyed both of them considering the lack of VO they both had.
Mark: For what it's worth, I had absolutely no mercy for Dean Domino once I caught up with him.
Chris: He is a rather unsympathetic character, and his explanation for his motivations are a particular form of evil that's equally exasperating when you encounter it in real life, too.
Mark: Who was your absolute favorite character from Fallout: New Vegas?
Chris: Dr. Mobius, followed by Christine or Dr.8. I enjoyed writing Cass a lot but Dr. Mobius had more things closer to my heart to say.
Mark: It really shows. Mobius ended up having some real depth to him. I'm guessing Chris Avellone the bounty hunter from Fallout 1 won't be showing up in any future titles then?
Chris: I have a rule after Fallout 2 that I don't want to ever add any "in joke" name characters named after developers in our titles, although it's not always up to me. I feel it detracts from the gameplay experience to do so and the player always senses there's something "off" about the character even if they don't recognize the name. I will say that some franchises, however, are all about building characters around devs (Wasteland, Ultima), so it depends whether it's a franchise hallmark or not.
Mark: At PAX you were on a panel with Ken Levine and David Gaider where you reluctantly put an emphasis on game mechanics and the player's agency to tell the story. I think that approach to writing really shines with a game like Fallout. With that said though, is there anything you want to add to it that you didn't think about when you were on the panel?
Chris: I wish I could say something more profound than "no." I said all I wanted to say.
Mark: Hopefully the readers will check out that video (see link above) if they haven't watched it yet.
Chris: They should keep some water nearby to splash in their eyes and be prepared to cover their ears.
Mark: With your industry experience, how great an impact would you say publishers have on a game's final design?
Chris: Publisher impact on a game design varies. THQ, for example, trusts us to handle the RPG elements in South Park. Bethesda trusted us to handle the Fallout franchise based on our experience. SEGA left the Alpha Protocol story and branching alone (and even agreed to let it be rewritten and re-recorded), but did have requests for the more action-based game mechanics and implementation – it's our job to listen, digest, and if we disagree, we raise a critique, and if the critique is ignored or clarified with additional information, then you move forward.
Mark: Staying with New Vegas, Obsidian wasn't awarded a bonus from Bethesda because it didn't meet a certain score on Metacritic (which is debatable for reliability). Unfortunately Obsidian Entertainment also had some turbulence and had to cancel a project a couple months back. With all the work and effort put in to making a game, do you feel the amount of emphasis the industry puts on reducing a game to a series of scored reviews is a fair way to judge a game's worth?
Chris: I don't know. I do feel that some sites use a dramatically different scale and ranking system, which makes a final score difficult to judge.
Mark: Besides the revival of "dead genres" do you think we will see a difference in games made by developers who utilize crowdsourcing like Kickstarter in contrast to developers that work with publishers?
Chris: Yes, on a high level, they'll make more interesting designs and on a low level, they'll be more than happy to make use of the keyboard for inputs rather than worrying about mapping it to a controller. This sounds like a minor thing, but it's not. I can't tell you how happy I was to be driving home from inXile one evening trying to figure out how we'd pull off a function using the controller, and it occurred to me THAT IT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM ANY MORE, and the "issue" was solved. THANK GOD.
Mark: Ha ha, It's always great to have extra input keys. So you think this freedom is really going to open it up to new types of games that the publisher developer model would have passed over?
Chris: Yep, and it already has based on the Kickstarter line-up – some games with settings I don't think a publisher would have accepted seem to have hit the ground running and gotten the backing they need.
Mark: Just for fun, if you had the means to make any kind of game you wanted, what kind would it be and what features would you implement?
Chris: There are a few things: Giving the player their own theme music they could customize from their own local computer soundtracks or grabbing them from the game's music list – they could summon their theme music like a spell effect and gain bonuses while the theme music was playing (we did this in our Fallout pen and paper game at Interplay).
Also, I'd love to see more games that do design and gameplay with audio – one thing I've always wanted to try is have "audiomancers" who can collect SFX as audio weapons from the environment. As an example, they could attack or eavesdrop on a wolf, listen to its idle bark or dying snarl, record it, and use that SFX as pieces to create "audio spells" to attack other opponents. It would add to the exploration and sneaking in an RPG where you pay more attention to the wind rushing through the trees, the coughing/snoring of an unsuspecting guard, the crashing of the waves, or even the crunch of your feet in snow.
I'd also love the chance to do "true war" in a fantasy setting a la Black Company and the Malazan Book of the Fallen – both of those series showcase what "war" could be like in a fantasy setting in fascinating ways. The Deadhouse Gates in particular, still haunts me with some of the battles in that book.
Lastly, one of our systems designers, Matt MacLean proposed a "honeycomb mission structure" for Alpha Protocol a long time ago, and I'd love to do a game that used that structure for missions. The idea with a Honeycomb Mission Structure is that you're presented with one central goal, and a number of satellite missions that you can optionally choose to take on that have impacts on each other and the goal mission as well, kind of like a hub of missions surrounding a central mission. You can pick and choose the missions that cater to your playstyle and then use those to achieve your objective.
Mark: Judging by the SFX idea, I'm guessing the Sonic Emitter in Old World Blues was your doing. All those concepts sound great. I already want to give you my money.
Chris: Yeah, it was a scaled-down idea of my dream above. For those not familiar with it, the Sonic Emitter was a weapon you could shape by collecting sound effects, and I thought it would be fun for the audio department. I don't think they found it as enjoyable as I did, and the principle goal of making 5 different weapons using the same art model didn't pan out, either, because our awesome weapon modeler, Dan Alpert, refused to let that stand and added customized sound waves on the back of each version of the Emitter. (Thanks, Dan.)
Mark: Finally, what's next for Obsidian Entertainment? How's it been working with the South Park Team for the South Park RPG?
Chris: It's going great. Never thought we'd get the chance to work on South Park – when we first got the call from those guys, we thought that Red 5 in the office above was punking us.
Then we wondered how a South Park RPG would work, Matt and Trey explained it with a simple cinematic, and it all clicked. Hope to have more news soon (by the time this interview hits, that info may have already been released).
I will say that there's nothing better than being in a room with Matt and Trey and they start getting excited enough about a questline that they'll start acting out the quest line in the character voices. Pure gold.
Mark: Thanks again for making the time. We look forward to Obsidian's future titles.
Chris: Thanks for the interview, I appreciate the questions. Hope they were informative!
Wow, that was a great interview. I'd love to see some making of videos and that cinematic they used for the southpark RPG.
Small surprise he would be fond of The Black Company. That was my favourite part of the interview, actually – a videogame in either of those settings would be incredible and weird.
Throwing my money at the screen isn't working. Should I shove it into my 5 1/4 drive or, maybe my 3 1/2. Seriously though, MCA is the best designer in the industry ATM. F:NV and all it's DLC were crazy good and South park, being my favorite animated show is just too much. I await impatiently and demand more news about the SP RPG.
Too bad Fargo lied to the Fallout fans. He did anything he could think of to maximize the kickstarter pledges.
Your team is going to be mute and without a personality, so it will be very different from Fallout (or even that other fantastic party-based game, Baldur's Gate).
It will be official once the vision document hits the net.
Fargotehliar, if you played the original Wasteland (or at least read about it) you would know that it had the whole party created by player. It's a hallmark of the game, and Fargo never said he'd leave it out of the sequel. And no, it doesn't mean that the party will be mute and without personality. It depends on you what personality you will choose for your characters. There's no need for false accusations.
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Readers believe that the Jaguars will be leaving Jacksonville and heading to the West Coast after responding to the poll question, "Which NFL franchise is most likely to move to Los Angeles."
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PFW identifies four players from the AFC West who are ready for coming-out parties in 2011 (clockwise from left) — Knowshon Moreno, Brandon Carr, Ryan Mathews and Lamarr Houston.
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QB Terrelle Pryor is what the Raiders are looking for, but it's not clear if the team is willing to do what it takes to acquire him.
AEG CEO talks to five teams about move to L.A.
Tim Leiweke, CEO of the group trying to build a stadium in downtown Los Angeles, has spoken with representatives of the Vikings, Chargers, Raiders, Rams and Jaguars about the proposed venue.
Coach Woodson will aid Raiders' secondary
The Raiders are expected to lose their best cornerback and safety, but could be in good shape thanks to new coach Rod Woodson.
Lockout limbo: Raiders report
The Raiders have almost a completely new coaching staff and are set to lose their best player, two of the major reasons the lockout is greatly impacting the team.
Wisniewski ready to start and reconnect with uncle
Rookie C Stefen Wisniewski is ready for the lockout to end so he can start working with his Raiders teammates and begin chatting again with his uncle, Steve, the team's assistant offensive line coach.
Raiders ask employees to sell season tickets
The Raiders have come up with an interesting strategy to avoid cutting the wages of their employees.
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Panthers WR Steve Smith reached out to PFW on Tuesday to discuss his future and clear up some of the misreporting he has read regarding his status in Carolina amid trade talk.
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Rookie CB DeMarcus Van Dyke fits the Raiders' criteria with his speed, but also fills a major need for the team.
Wisniewski a classic Raider for several reasons
Stefen Wisniewski is used to following in his family's footsteps, and he's doing it again after being taken by the Raiders.
Report: Raiders want a first-round pick
The Raiders, who have no picks in the first round, are looking to acquire one, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday.
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Janikowski kicked a 40-yard field goal in overtime - one of his four in the game - to give the Raiders a 26-23 win over Jacksonville on Sunday.||||||| Janikowski is 14 for 15 on the season, missing only a 64-yard attempt at the end of regulation Sunday.
Janikowski injured his groin on a kickoff last week in Arizona.||||||| Janikowski has been cleared to practice but the Raiders say they might be tempted to hold him out the remainder of the preseason.
Janikowski kicked a team-record six field goals, Shane Lechler had an 80-yard punt and neutralized ace returner Devin Hester and the Raiders took advantage of three interceptions from Chicago's Caleb Hanie to beat the Bears 25-20 Sunday.||||||| Janikowski made field goals of 40, 47, 42, 19, 37 and 44 yards to break the team record he shared with Jeff Jaeger. Janikowski has made 22 of 24 field goals this season.
Janikowski will play against Denver after sitting out last week's game against Kansas City with a hamstring injury.||||||| Janikowski tied an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal in the previous meeting against the Broncos.
The Raiders brought in three free agent kickers for workouts Friday after Janikowski missed his second straight practice with a sore left hamstring.||||||| Janikowski, who tied an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal earlier this season, did not show up on Oakland's injury report Wednesday but has not worked out since. Jackson said Thursday that he thought Janikowski would be fine but backtracked a day later and listed the veteran kicker as questionable.


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It was a big night in Music City as some of the biggest musicians were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame.Nashville's Municipal Auditorium hosted the induction ceremony Tuesday night as it is the new home of The Musicians Hall of Fame Museum.The night was hosted by Charles Esten whose latest claim to fame is playing Deacon on ABC's hit show "Nashville."Some of this year's inductees include Randy Bachman, Peter Frampton, Buddy Guy, Barbara Mandrell and Stevie Ray Vaughan.Other special guests took part in the celebration and performed to honor the inductees. Some of those big names included Steve Wariner, The Oak Ridge Boys and Neil Young.
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MURRAY COUNTY, OK -- Troopers say an inexperienced teen driver was hurt after running off the road in Murray County.
It happened around 7 p.m. on Saturday night on a county road one mile east and two miles north of Davis.
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Bingham McCutchen is paying buyouts to several associates at its San Francisco office,reportedly in response to a slowdown in commercial litigation.
Four associates left the firm and three others transferred to part-time, contract attorney status, the Recorder reports.
The move comes as the Boston-based firm raised associate pay to $160,000 at all its offices. The firm would not disclose the amount paid to departing associates.
Anthony Carbone, chair of the firm's committee on associates, told the legal newspaper that the departing associates were not forced to leave and described the moves as "mutually agreeable transitions."
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As a thinker, story teller, and creative developer, I get the wonderful opportunity to: create & design fantastical places, experiences and attractions of all kinds; build & manage talented teams, both creative and technical; and listen & understand what my clients' needs are in order to make the best possible decision to help them succeed. Every place or brand has a story to tell, and building experiences can help people engage and connect to it particular story. These stories can told via fantastical & imaginative experiences, or content driven exhibits, or even through emotional impressions brought on by compelling spaces and environments. Whatever the story , I simply aim to try and find the appropriate way to voice it and I'm always interested in new exciting challenges.
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Responsible for assisting in team building and management of creative and technical efforts to complete concept development and design of this $650m (US) Monkey King Theme Park in China. Developed park plan, created style and atmosphere of the park, environments & facilities, custom attractions, and rides and entertainment for the park.
Also led the creative and technical effort of a new Warner Bros. theme park development in the UAE from conception through the Schematic design process.
Vetted concepts for innovative branded attractions with highly involved technical and operational constraints in order to determine viability and guest experience. Developed designs for several key attractions park wide for this high-profile branded park.
Responsible for leading the creative effort for all projects, including managing both creative and technical talent to develop compelling ideas, designs, manage budgets and schedules and coordinate with client's architects and engineers to complete projects.
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Transformer Attraction, Los Angeles
Melded creative intent for this state-of-the-art $125m attraction with the complex technical challenges and highly restrictive facility and site constraints. Led the creative development and planning of the initial ride concept including mock-ups, CGI, and technical ride design noting general requirements to establish type of vehicle, guest expectations, and scope of work/criteria for the intended Project.
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Responsibilities required developing initial concept to include establishing ride type, guest's expectations, and scope of work & design criteria for the intended project. Project also required working with severe budget limitations to create a compelling attraction suitable to the Jurassic Park brand. Coordinated with the Executive VP of Architecture in the conceptual design, budgeting & value engineering, design supervision of the internal design staff.
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Contracted and managed show vendors, designers and writers to develop ideas, concepts and experiences for all attractions. Coordinated the schedule, budget, value engineering, and design intent with all internal Design staff. Led the entire creative development of this $750m park for the future mega theme park development.
Produced the concept and design production for the Star Trek branded area and developed concepts for all of the attractions park wide. Specific accomplishments consisted of: Master planning of all facilities and attractions to demonstrate a strong brand expression; Created and directed the area development design to comply with story intent; Developing written treatment and back story to build the creative and design intent around; Managing restaurant and retail design and planning to meet the operational requirements and specific brand expectations; and Designing architectural exteriors to create imaginative and fantastical environments.


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Second Annual The Big Lebowski Dude Abides PartySaturday, September 6 | 8:30 pm
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(1999) Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi. (117 min.) R
The NCMA's own version of Lebowski Fest celebrates the Dude, the laziest man in L.A. County, a white-Russian-swilling slacker who lives to bowl and is forced into Raymond Chandleresque action over a mistaken identity. The classic cult film embraces audience communal bliss with its endlessly quotable dialogue and absurdist action. The Dude abides.
"Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!" This year, there'll be even more white Russians, food trucks, and opportunities to join a Dudeist cult than last year. Abide.
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DUI and Drug Charges for Oak Forest Driver
Elizabeth C. Ortega, 31, of the 4800 block of West 157th Street in Oak Forest, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding, transportation of alcohol and two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a report. Police said Ortega's vehicle was stopped for speeding at about 2:43 a.m. near 12900 S. Harlem Ave. During the stop, officers saw the driver had bloodshot eyes and could smell alcohol, police said. Ortega failed sobriety tests and tested a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08. Police searching the vehicle found two smoking pipes and a leafy substance. Ortega was booked and given a bond of $1,500.
New Lenox Driver Found with Methadone
Joanne L. Crosby, 40, of the 900 block of Grand Mesa Drive in New Lenox, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, driving with a revoked license, driving without insurance, speeding and driving with a suspended registration, according to a police report. Police said Crosby's vehicle was stopped for speeding at about 4:44 p.m. near 11900 S. Harlem Ave. Officers found her driver's license had been revoked and the vehicle's registration was suspended. During a search of the vehicle, police found eight pills that they believed were Methadone. The driver reportedly did not have a valid prescription. Crosby was booked and no bond was issued.
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MADISON, Wisconsin (WKOW) - People busted using a fake ID to buy alcohol could also be sued by the bar or business that was involved under a new bill in the state legislature.
It has support from both Democrats and Republicans and would allow the business to sue someone caught trying to use a fake ID up to one $1,000.
But some bar owners in the Madison area see some obvious problems.
Andrew Hoerig, General Manager at Hawks Bar says, "I think that this particular bill will have a lot of kinks that need to be worked out."
Kelly Meuer, Owner of State St. Brats says, "I don't see it as a time that I would ever use it, unless there was a situation where someone came in, they were underage, presented an underage ID and maybe destroyed property."
The bill's author says the real aim is to cut down on underage drinking. Republican Assemblyman Andre Jacque of De Pere says the bill is similar to a current "Fake ID Law" in Alaska.
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Mike Grehan | April 2, 2010 | Comments
While some marketers dwell on the iPad's inability to handle Flash, they are missing the bigger picture.
My colleague at work happened to notice that iPad is an anagram of paid! Whereas, the rest of the world simply felt that Apple was launching a new feminine hygiene product. Whatever. It's a stupid name. (I have an IBM Thinkpad as my computer of choice. I never ever think, I'll use my Thinkpad to do some work. It's my laptop - however rarely it's on my lap).
We, as online marketers immediately have to start thinking about how to infiltrate/penetrate this new Apple device to get our marketing messages across. We've been thinking about it since possibly the worst kept secret in iHistory came to our attention. So nobody was really surprised when Steve Jobs presented his new baby to the world.
Actually, that's not true. In the world of online marketing something so important was missing from the shiny new iPad. As Steve Jobs whisked his fingers across the screen, at one point, a little blue icon could be seen on the screen. The icon that says you don't have Flash installed. And Web marketers gasped: "It's like the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Safari browser still won't accept the Flash plug-in. Yikes!"
What can this mean? Well it means that all of those beautiful rich media ads and videos we create in Adobe Flash are still banished from the Apple Kingdom of i.
And as we ponder whether the iPad is also the savior of the publishing industry with its Kindle-like reader, we also have to ponder whether we'll ever be able to see an advertisement in our daily read. There's bound to be a workaround with a developer kit. And there's also the shiny, new HTML 5 at our disposal.
But hold on a minute. What we're exhausting our brains over is actually a browser/HTML/HTTP issue isn't it?
Some time ago, in a paper I wrote about new signals to search engines, I covered the history of hypertext thinking and the development of the HTTP/HTML platform. And I quoted a senior research scientist from Google who said something along the lines of, as we move from this so-called 2.0 Web of content to a Web of applications...And that started me looking into the development of Google's Chrome browser into an operating system (once again, think apps).
I own an iPhone. And like most others who do, mine is totally loaded up with apps. And generally they're all so useful, I rarely need to open the Safari browser. The iPad will run over 140,000 apps from day one. With that amount of content available for your device, plus your Kindle-like reader, maybe the browser is the last thing you stick your finger out for. It's kind of like when I watch my kids with their iPhones. I'm sure they know you can actually put it up against your ear and say "hello" but I don't remember seeing them do it. It's the last thing they use it for.
These devices are built for a future where apps rule. The World Wide Web has served us well. But in the connected world in which we live in, it's just another channel. A great place to get content from and repurpose for the future, possibly.
So, as a marketer, I'm not going to worry too much about the little blue icon at this time. Flash is actually alien to the browser. It doesn't belong there. Pull it out onto your desktop and see it work. It would actually make a great platform on its own. Imagine "the Flash Web." Now there's a good idea for the Internet. And how often would you have to open a browser then?
The column was originally published on Jan. 29, 2010.
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