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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
3 Things Happen
I keep referring to my adventure design mantra, "Three Things Happen," whenever I talk about adventure design here or elsewhere, and yet it seems that while I keep referring to it, I haven't written a post about it yet. Let this be that post.
3 Things Happen
"3 Things Happen" is a tool you can use to plan out your adventures. It's a holy mantra you can repeat to remind yourself, in the midst of all your complex campaign threads, in a regular session, about three things happen. It's a sanity-saving device, a writing tool, a rule to live by.
In an average night of gaming, a session feels complete when about three things happen. I realized this pretty late in my DMing career, though looking back on the most successful sessions of the past, it's always been this way. The revelation came upon me when I was browsing a book on fiction writing at Borders. It was essentially a compilation of quotes from writers discussing the craft. One of the ones that struck me was (and unfortunately I can't recall who said it), "In a short story, about three things happen."
I mulled over this a while and considered this from an adventure design perspective. The pace of my story games was difficult to control. I viewed the campaign like big swaths of story that we'd eventually travel through. Whenever I wrote the session for the coming week, I'd spend a lot of time trying to develop the setting, NPCs, monsters, whatever it was I expected the PCs to face. At the same time, I wanted to give them freedom of choice. My adventures were like situations I put before the PCs, and then I'd let them react to it in whatever way they chose. I would insulate these situations with lots of NPCs and world building so that if and when they wandered away from the course of the adventure, I could accommodate any direction they chose. This approach often worked, but it was time consuming, could be unfocused at times, and it could be a little nerve wracking too when the campaign went to uninteresting places; sometimes PCs will make the safe choice if you let them, and too many safe choices can take the campaign to a place where it's not as much fun for anybody.
How It Works
Think of a session like a short story, or an episode of a dramatic television show like Battlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, or Rome. A good short story works to achieve a particular effect. The action of a short story is the thing that happens to create that effect. What do I mean by action or effect? You'll get a better idea by googling those topics, but for the purposes of this blog, I mean that in the course of the narrative something happens--the action of the story--and it has an effect on the character(s) in the story and it has an effect on you, the reader.
A brief tangent about television episodes with multiple characters: In television shows like the ones I've mentioned, there are often multiple plotlines (the A story and the B story) that cover different characters, and each of these plotlines is like their own story--however, the episode usually has some kind of unity that in some way ties the events together in order to give that episode a distinct mood and feel that is unique to it; even if the characters are doing different things, the episode itself feels whole, unified. I tried to achieve this effect last fall in the Star Frontiers game I ran, where I intercut between 2 groups of unrelated characters (the players made 2 characters each) and it was pretty cool.
Moving along, I started focusing on "the session" instead of "the adventure," "the story," "the plot," "the encounter," or anything else. Ultimately, I thought a given session of an adventure should strive to satisfy, and there were things I could do to make it so. "How much can I get accomplished in a given night of gaming?" I asked myself. I decided it was about three things. About three events. Maybe a couple role-playing encounters and a combat. Maybe a couple explorations and a puzzle. Most likely a combination of all of these. I figured that after a session has been padded out with everything else the players want to do, there's about enough time to get three things done.
What I didn't immediately realize was that I was starting to think in terms of beginning, middle, and end. I would caution you, as I caution myself, still NOT to think in those terms at the beginning Simply think of about 3 things you'd like to "accomplish" in the night's session.
Got them? Good. Now, which one of those will most likely, and most logically, happen last? Which one is the strongest, the most dramatic, or the most interesting? Most important, when that thing happens, how will it, in all likelihood, make the PCs feel? Afraid? Victorious? Disgusted? Enchanted? That's your end point. Probably. You don't want to control the session too much. This is a loose structure for your session. You're creating a mental outline here for how you think it might go. Once you've done that, you'll be able to gently lead the PCs in that direction--but first you must have a direction for them to go.
Next, look at the other 2 things you'd like to accomplish in the session. Which one is the most unlike the one you've just decided to put at the end? That's your starting point. That's the first major encounter. That's the introduction to the adventure. It sets the tone and the pace. It may hint at what's to come, or it may feel completely different from what you have prepared for the session's end.
The hardest part is now to take that middle event and figure out how to use it as a turning point where the session moves from point A to point C. All I can say about this one is that I put the most thought into it. This is the meat of your session, the logical middle, the procedural part.
The reason I caution you not to start out by thinking "beginning, middle, end" is because--at least for me--it puts a lot of pressure on me to come up with the ultimate end, the ultimate beginning, the ultimate middle. I get frozen, stuck, and nothing happens. If I just think, "What are 3 things we can get done tonight?" I write those down and they make sense because they're organic and they're logical. Then I play around with the order I'd like them to occur in. Only after I've done all that do I define them as beginning, middle, and end. It's just a trick of removing the pressure to makethebestthingevarzzz and then, predictably, failing to achieve perfection.
All of that said, I've found this structure works best for dramatic story-oriented games. Lately I've been running modules. The modules are fun, but they don't have the "Oh God what happens next?!" factor that my typical campaigns have. What I'm saying is, while I consider the "3 Things Happen" mantra to be the very best way to prepare a session, in a lighter, more casual game--or a game that uses an old AD&D module as its structure (i.e. lots of exploration and dungeon crawling) it might not come into play as much. Nevertheless, you can certainly apply it to modules, and very easily as well. You just need to ask yourself what 3 things you want to get accomplished in the session, figure out what order they'll probably happen in, and then just focus on those three things for the evening. You can absolutely work to achieve a unified tone for that session in the module, just by making connections between the 3 events, observing their similarities or dissimilarities and letting your creative mind work on how to transition from one to another in a way that feels like it's part of the same story or event.
Further Clarifications
When I say "3 Thing Happen," I mean the major bullet points. Other things can happen in the session as well, and actually should--smaller things that occur between your three major "scenes." Let's call them scenes. These might be small role-playing interactions, explorations, or puzzles. In another book on fiction, I was reading about "scene and sequel." The scene is where the action plays out and the sequel is where the characters adjust to what's happened and prepare to make their next move. Several smaller things can happen in the RPG session--you just have the major building blocks laid out in your mind so you know where you're heading.
And just so it's clear: this isn't advice to create a plot train for the PCs to ride. This is you making a to-do list and organizing it. If the players show up and say "this is what we would rather do," then my advice is to follow their lead. Most of the time, however, if you've laid out your 3 things and you start with the first one, the players are instantly involved. They react to it and you improvise with their reactions.
Ultimately, I find that the major building blocks of a scene usually happen, but they often unfold in ways that are wildly different from what I might expect. I feel free to improvise because I already have my loose structure, and that loose structure gives me confidence. I feel free to let the players do whatever they want because I already have a basic plan I can gently encourage them towards--and if they don't want to do that--or think it's an illogical choice--I just follow whatever it is they want to do. D&D is a game about group storytelling, the DM and the players agreeing to play a game together where their choices are listened to and honored. More on that another day.
Finally, to further clarify what I mean by "lots of things can happen between three things happening," I like to think of an entire season (in my games that's 1 year of gaming--actually from September to May, roughly), or campaign arc, in terms of "3 Things Happen." I think about what 3 things I'd like to do this year in terms of my campaign. What's on the top of my wish list for stuff I'd like to see? After that, in what order would they probably happen? Now I have a structure for my year and I'm further deconstructing each of those main ideas down into smaller arcs.
I could provide intricate, involved examples of how this whole thing works, but I don't think it will make complete sense until you try your hand at it. Remember: just think of three things you want to accomplish, or that you think the PCs will strive to accomplish, in a session and then organize them. Try to make the first and the last feel different in tone. Find how the middle works as a transition point. You may stumble a bit at first, and then again you may not. I find that just organizing my thoughts and expectations this way leads to greater clarity in my games and it helps to give a dramatic structure (beginning, middle, end) to my sessions. When applied to the campaign as a whole, my sessions run like exciting television episodes and my campaign concludes each season with a bang. All we're really doing here is applying dramatic structure to adventure design in an easy to digest format, and thinking about an adventure session towards a goal of achieving a story effect rather than a game-oriented one.
6 comments:
- sturtus said...
So what would you say to a group that has only 3 HOURS per session to play?
Can 3 things happen in 3 hours given the sluggishness that can easily occur in any game? - March 20, 2012 at 3:17 PM
- Steve said...
Sadly, I only have 3 hours to play as well--that's partially why I try to limit it to 3 things.
Which, in truth, starts as ONE thing. I say, "What is this session about? What are we going to do tonight?"
That's usually something that occurs around the resolution or in the last 2/3 of the session. Then I'll consider how it begins and try to bring the two together.
I will say, however, that multiple tactical combats in a 3-hour session really constrains the timeframe (as I complain about here: http://stevesgamerblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/dm-wounded-in-rpg-combat.html).
This is one of the reasons we've been experimenting with theater of the mind combat in Star Frontiers and AD&D lately. Things clip along. But you're right--I should expand on this point. :-) - March 20, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Beautiful concept.
I will take a shot for my tomorrow next session!
Long life and prosper! - April 16, 2012 at 7:42 AM
- Steve said...
Thanks! You as well!
- April 17, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Shawn Merwin said...
Oddly enough, I was just thinking about Edgar Poe's "unity of effect" theory just last night. In a two-hour convention game I am writing, I was ruminating on how to make sure all the elements were working toward the same effect. We'll see how it works at GenCon.
- April 23, 2012 at 12:58 PM
- Steve said...
That Poe essay is a good'un. :-)
- May 21, 2012 at 12:47 PM


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Just off the top of our heads..here is the palmeres of Josh Flexman this year. We are probably missing a few due to laziness of actually looking at USA Cycling.
Tysons 123 - 3rd
Kelly Cup - 1st
Crystal Cup 3/4 - 1st
Fourth of July Race - 1st
Hagerstown Crit Champs 1st
Basically, anything that ends in a sprint, this dude propels faster than anybody else.
What's the Fourth of July Criterium? We don't know but it's in Davis, California. That's far. Flex went out there and pummeled the pretty cali boys, got on his private jet, then did it here locally.
By the way, we got some good photos from this Davis event. Flexman Zabeled this dude!!!
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what that picture doesn't show is the phallous who eliminated half of the bunch with a lap to go!
- July 12, 2010 at 8:45 AM
To be fair the last 4 races were in the last month. Josh does have his upgrade request in so its just a matter of time now.
- July 13, 2010 at 6:02 AM
i love all of the people in the crowd heckling that dude, especially the "double finger point" guy in blue and the father teaching his son the delicate process of ripping on some dude who just got Zabeled. I hope to teach my son the same some day.
- July 15, 2010 at 12:29 PM
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Anyone hear of Flow traders/Arbitrage Q as well
I never heard anyone talk about or mention this firm flow traders. They seem to be an arbitrage firm headquartered in the Netherlands with offices in New York and elsewhere. They advertised a position on my alma mater's career center, which is a prestigious school so for the most part tend to be non bllsht firms.
I believe they pay a salary in addition to commission and there is a two month training period. Im uncomfortable that I cannot find much information about them on the internet, and never heard them mentioned in this forum.
I dont really care about their perceived "prestige" as long as I learn a lot, there is good professional opportunity and the pay is right. I just would love to know if anyone has ever heard of them and what you have to asy.
Again the firm is called Flow Traders.
I am familiar with flow trading from an ibank and prop trading, but how lucrative or how much potential is there in arbitrage trading? Is there as much potential as in prop trading?
I have never worked there
?I have never worked there but they used to be quite a regular client of ours on commodities desk (BB). Won't give details about the kind of trades they are doing but they do decent size, not huge. They seem to be as you said -- arb shop, not too fancy (at least not with us). The big upside I would see from working with them is the Amsterdam location if you can manage to get a position there rather than the US offices.
similiar to IMC and Optiver
IBsimiliar to IMC and Optiver but not as innovative.
Flow Traders
IBnot well known, certainly not respected on the street.
stick with respected US firms that do more than market making - they will survive in the long term.
only "edge" if you can call it that that Flow traders has at the moment is the fact that the big boys are leaving the ETF crumbs on the table for the moment for Flow to pick up. The firm is a market maker, not really a trader in a conventional sense of it.
hope it helps!
high frequency recruiter
IBhad a chat with recruiter this morning, wonder if its the same one you used. his words, Flow Traders is a huge player in Europe, Asia office sucks with high employee turnover, and NYC is brand new.
i also went through Optiver's final tests and didnt make the final cut.
i had a phone interview with them before
IBheadhunters didn't get back to me for a while even though they said I had a 2nd round.
oh well
dings after interviews
IBOptiver was much more professional in saying no thanks.
the only interest i potentially had in flow traders was their asia offices, but after what i was told by recruiter i am not even going to waste my time.
It is likely I was the hiring
STIt is likely I was the hiring manager for dekal22x and I believe I recall what happened. I considered dekal22x to be a strong candidate, but compared to other strong candidates we felt more uncertain about the likelihood of his future success in our company. I would think if hiring needs would have been more urgent we would have made him an offer.
Since the US office was still very much in a start-up phase, (I believe actual trading had just started at the time.), it was difficult to estimate our exact hiring needs. That was one reason why we (me and the recruiter) may have put him on hold.
Another thing to bear in mind is that many start-ups do not have a dedicated HR person or an candidate tracking system, while there is usually a lot going on. Hence, it is more likely to have some communication failure between a hiring manager and a recruiter or candidate than in a more established firm. Quiet frankly, although the candidate may have thought everyday about this potential job offer, I had more things on my mind and this one slipped through the cracks.
dekal,, what happened to fny
AMdekal,, what happened to fny
The real deal... Flow Traders
IBThe real deal...
Flow Traders is the real deal and they will be making a significant impact in the US in the near future. Given the opportunity to work with this firm, you should put it at the top of your list.
Flow is just another hft
IBFlow is just another hft trading firm, unless they have brilliant people and a novel approach they will not survive long term. However, apparently they were this year one of the top mm on euronext and xetra...
Does anyone know what Flow
IBDoes anyone know what Flow Traders specializes in? I've reviewed their website but can't figure it out. They do some fairly big trades with our commodities desk (bulge bracket), but some of their trades are quite large on relatively quiet days...any insight?
Flow Traders is not a HFT
?Flow Traders is not a HFT trading firm, they are off exchange market makers
When transaction tax passes through they will be done along with all HFT volume churners. This is probably the worst area of finance where new graduates should be looking to start new careers.
There is nothing brilliant about them, bunch of former floor traders just like all the other Dutch electronic market making firms out there, All Options, Tibra, IMC , Optiver and others.
The real talent with PHDs in nuclear physics works at DeShaw, Renaissance, Citadel and Getco.


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Autonomic dysreflexia is a syndrome in which there is a sudden onset of excessively high blood pressure. If not treated promptly and correctly, it may lead to seizures, stroke, and even death. Autonomic dysreflexia is more common in people with spinal cord injuries that involve the thoracic nerves of the spine or above (T6 or above).
Symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia include:
- A pounding headache.
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- Sweating above the level of spinal injury.
- Nasal stuffiness.
- Nausea.
- A slow heart rate (bradycardia).
- Goose bumps below the level of spinal injury.
- Cold, clammy skin below the level of spinal injury.
If you feel you have autonomic dysreflexia:
- Sit up straight, or raise your head so you are looking straight ahead. If you can lower your legs, do so. You need to be sitting upright until your blood pressure is back to normal.
- Loosen or take off any tight clothing or accessories. This includes braces, catheter tape, socks or stockings, shoes, and bandages.
- Empty your bladder by draining your Foley catheter or using your catheter.
- Use digital stimulation to empty your bowel.
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- If the symptoms return, repeat the above steps and go to the emergency room or call emergency services.
Autonomic dysreflexia occurs when something happens to your body below the level of your injury. This can be a pain or irritant (such as tight clothing or something pinching your skin) or a normal function that your body may not notice (such as having a full bladder and needing to urinate). These situations trigger an automatic reaction that causes your blood pressure to go up. As your blood pressure goes up, your heartbeat slows and may become irregular. Your body cannot restore your blood pressure to normal because of your spinal cord damage. The only way to return things to normal is to change the situation—for example, by removing tight clothing or emptying your bladder.
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She was born in Battersea, South London, England, to Namba Roy, a Jamaican writer and artist, and Yvonne Roy, an English actor and teacher. She grew up in England and received her B.A. in English from King's College London before moving to the U.S., where she currently resides. She completed her M.F.A. in creative writing at the University of Arkansas.
In 1988, she published her first collection of poetry, Wailing the Dead to Sleep. Celebrated American poet Nikki Giovanni wrote the introduction. In 1995, her second poetry collection, The Hummingbirds, was selected by poet Lucille Clifton as the winner of the Eighth Mountain Poetry Prize. In her first novel, Lady Moses (1998), the protagonist is a woman whose father is a West African writer and whose mother is an English actress. HarperCollins published the book. Hotel Alleluia was her second novel, also published by HarperCollins, in 2000.
Currently, she is the Director of Creative Writing at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, and was named Alumni Distinguished Professor of English. She is also the Vice President of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs.
Roy received some attention in April 2007 when, after the Virginia Tech massacre, it was revealed that two years earlier she recognized spree shooter Seung-Hui Cho's behavior and writings. She warned campus authorities about him at that time, but as Cho had not made any specific threats, the authorities could not take any action or force Cho to get psychiatric help.[1]
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This. We got to see the line across the field for LOS but players can't see that. NFL has to stop these type of hits to protect all players; it is not always the person being hit that goes out with injury. The ball was long gone before Dobbins hit Cutler. Helmet to helmet, enough said.
Bringing up other plays is ridiculous imo. Dobbins deserves a fine and if he is suspended, I'll keep my mouth shut.
What play ared you guys watching? Dobbins helmet is on the right side of Cutlers shoulder and out of view on all instant replays suggesting there was no helmet to helmet hit. Cutler was running straight up towards Dobbins. What do you suggest Dobbins do? Should he have lowered his head and hit cutler in the chest and risk a broken kneck?
Dobbins did not leave his feet. Dobbins did not wrap up cutler and drive him to the ground. Dobbins did not hit him from the side or from behind. Dobbins reacted to a runner running straight at him and nothing more.
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From Politico: Former hospital executive Rick Scott, a deep-pocketed and increasingly serious candidate for governor of Florida, attacked his Republican Primary rival today for having backed former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 2008. Attorney General Bill McCollum "endorsed pro-abortion and pro-homosexual rights candidate Rudy Giuliani for president in 2008 and was a Giuliani campaign leader in Florida," wrote Scott consultant Keith Appell in a memo to reporters. McCollum faced attacks from the right on gay rights his 2004 Senate bid, but has more recently been criticized for retaining an anti-gay activist since accused of hiring a gay prostitute as an expert witness.
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AUTHORED BY CRISTA COWAN (FROM ANCESTRY.COM) Three months ago, Ancestry and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum launched the World Memory Project. Since that time almost 2000 community contributors have indexed over 395,000 records across 15 different record collections. These records contain information about victims and survivors of the Holocaust and Nazi-era persecution. We are proud to announce… Read more
We are very excited to announce the launch our new Australian Immigration Collection, 1788 – 1923, the largest online collection of historic Australian immigration records in existence. The new collection documents the names and journeys of more than 14.5 million people who travelled to Australia between 1788 and 1923 in search of a new life.… Read more
AUTHORED BY RUSSELL JAMES (FROM ANCESTRY.CO.UK) We're pleased to announce that we've completed the first stage of our 1911 UK Census release. Any of our members can log in to the site right now, and browse the scanned record images from all over England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. If you've… Read more
This is a collection of depasturing licenses for individual farmers, from the government of New South Wales, between 1837 and 1851. These licenses permitted settlers to graze stock on Crown lands. They also allowed grazing to happen "beyond the limits of location" (meaning the 19 counties that included Sydney and the settled area surrounding it),… Read more
This collection contains records for destitute children and vagrants that were sent to the Vernon and Sobraon, between 1867 and 1911. The Vernon and Sobraon were ships that served as all-boy public industrial schools and reformatories. The Vernon was replaced by the Sobraon in 1892 and both were moored in Sydney Harbour during their use… Read more
In honour of Black History Month in the US, Ancestry recently launched more than 250,000 new historical records documenting early African American family history. The new collections span more than a century and contain important details about the lives of African Americans who bravely fought in the US Civil War, document the transportation of slaves… Read more
As you may be aware, we recently released more than 20 million images of New Zealand Historical Records in the Anne Brommell Collection. New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1853-1981 contains millions of records collected over a period of more than 125 years. The rolls were compiled during general and provincial election years and include the names… Read more
In a world-first, New Zealanders now have access to more than 20 million family history records that cover 140 years of New Zealand's early history from 1842 to 1981. The six major historical collections – the New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1853-1981, Canterbury Provincial Rolls 1868-1874, Jury Lists 1842-1862, Māori Voter and Electoral Rolls 1908 &… Read more
Now available on Ancestry.com.au, the London Land Tax Valuations 1910 reveals the historic values of some of the city's most famous streets and landmarks from just over a century ago. These valuations were originally compiled in 1910 from across the UK as part of David Lloyd George's 1910 Finance Act, later known as the 'Domesday… Read more
We recently launched online for the first time the more than 42,000 Australian convict records in the NSW Tickets of Leave Butts 1824-1867. The collection includes Registers of Tickets of Leave 1824-1827, which offers prisoner details in ledger format, and Ticket of Leave Butts 1827-1867. The butts were essentially copies of the 'Tickets' given to… Read more


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The great American historian Henry Adams wrote, "Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit." If that's the case, retail pharmacy finds itself in an environment that makes the profession ripe for rejuvenation.
Inside This Issue - Opinion
While chaos is too strong a word for the present situation, the health care system has been put on a path toward fundamental change, one that should create significant opportunities for pharmacy to assume a larger role in patient care. But periods of instability also pose substantial risks for those unwilling or unable to adjust to new realities.
The good news is that the leaders of community pharmacy have a sure grasp of where the industry stands and the direction in which it needs to move. In their remarks at last month's National Association of Chain Drug Stores Pharmacy and Technology Conference in San Diego, Larry Merlo and Steve Anderson provided real insights into the profession's objectives and how it can attain them.
Anderson, the association's president and chief executive officer, talked about how passage of the Affordable Care Act created the conditions for a paradigm shift for retail pharmacy. After outlining the major pro-pharmacy provisions of the law and other legislative and legal wins the industry has earned over the past three years, he asserted there is still much to be done.
"Despite all of these victories, there is no way we are going to rest here. We can't," Anderson said. "This is about the needs of patients. This is about the expertise and the passion of pharmacists, which can help meet those needs.
"This is about having to do something new if our nation can make more than just a rhetorical promise to bend the cost curve. This is about the simple fact that — while we have accomplished a lot — so much work remains, particularly if pharmacy and its place in health care delivery are not to be turned back."
Merlo, who is NACDS chairman and president and chief operating officer of CVS Caremark Corp., expanded on the theme of the positive contributions that the industry can make to the well-being of patients and the efficient functioning of the health care system. He pointed to pharmacy's success in improving access to vital health care services by offering immunizations and honing communications among providers through the use of electronic prescriptions, but stressed the one constant in the profession.
"Equally important is what has not changed," he noted, "and that is our collective commitment to the health and well-being of those we serve: our customers, our patients."
By adapting that orientation to the requirements of an evolving health care model, the industry can ensure its continued relevance.
"Service will be defined by how influential our pharmacies have become in shifting patient behavior in ways that improve health outcomes and lower the cost of health care for our society," said Merlo.
The NACDS leadership team clearly understands what's at stake and the steps pharmacy must take to capitalize on this historic opportunity. At the same time, it knows that nothing is assured and the industry will have to be prepared to deal with new contingencies.


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Joint Committee on Ways and Means - March 11, 2009
Senator Tucker, Representative L'Italien and members of the joint Committee on Ways and Means. My name is Angelo McClain and I am the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Thank you for the opportunity to speak about the critical work of the Commonwealth's child welfare agency.
Overarching Goal
The Department of Children and Families is charged with protecting children from abuse and neglect and strengthening families. We believe every Massachusetts child deserves a permanent home that is free from abuse and neglect. Inspired by this commitment, our vision is to ensure the safety of children by strengthening families in a manner that gives them the best hope of nurturing their child's growth and development into adulthood. As a result of DCF involvement, thousands of families have made themselves stronger and are better protecting and nurturing their children.
Scope of Our Work
This year, the Department will receive more than 75,000 reports of abuse and neglect that involve more than 100,000 children. On any given day, the Department serves over 85,000 consumers (40,000 adults and 45,000 children) in over 26,000 open cases. Of the 40,000 children served by the Department more than 10,000 or 25% are served in out-of-home placements. Over the past two years, the Department has seen a 13% increase in the number of reports of abuse and neglect; this compares to an average annual growth of 2% during the preceding decade.
The most notable increase among consumers has been with voluntary cases-specifically young adults ages 18 years or older who either chose to remain with, or returned to, the Department for care. In the past 5 years, the Department has seen a 100% increase in the number of young adults 18 years and older in our care. This number has grown from 800 in Fiscal Year 2004 to more than 1,600 youth today.
Strengthening the DCF Safety Net
The department remains committed to strengthening the quality of our operations and achieving better client outcomes by focusing simultaneously on "getting back-to-basics" and continuously innovating our practices. Toward this end we are integrating industry innovations into our basic practices in five key areas:
- Keeping children safe
- Creating lifelong connections
- Ensuring well-being
- Community-connected care
- Effective leadership
Keeping Children Safe
We have taken a number of steps to increase our effectiveness in keeping children safe:
- Research shows a correlation between frequency of worker contacts and better outcomes for children and families; therefore, we continually monitor worker's caseloads and implement measures to maintain the number of families assigned workers at a ratio of 18:1.
- Our workers do a better job when they have access to the tools and supports they need. To ensure workers are equipped for their role, we:
- Send two social workers out on all emergency investigations;
- Improved practice for assessing safety and risk through implementing standardized safety and risk assessment tools;
- Made more digital cameras available to better document abuse;
- Strengthened our core and advanced training.
- Review the ratio of units per area program managers, working to address imbalances in ratios;
- Expedited managerial and legal reviews to gain quicker access to children in cases where the family is unwilling to allow DCF access to children;
- Timely access to regional clinical review when there are 3 or more 51as in 3 months; and to area clinical reviews of 3 or more in 12 months.
- We have implemented a critical incident review committee and a risk management committee to ensure that we implement lessons learned from previous tragic situations. As a result of this work, we have implemented "practice challenge" guidance and protocols for the 12 most commonly difficult to manage situations.
- Data shows that 55% of the most critical incidents of child abuse and neglect involve issues of substance abuse and domestic violence; accordingly, we have enhanced clinical support and consultation with regard to domestic violence and substance abuse issues.
- We have strengthened our policies and practices governing the placement of children into foster care, creating greater management oversight and accountability.
Creating Lifelong Connections
We know that of equal importance to our safety objective is creating permanency for our children. We are doing a number of things to strengthen our efforts to assure that our children have lifelong connections:
- We have enhanced family involvement in service planning, including engaging fathers more frequently and effectively; and involving youth 16 years old and over in permanency planning, giving them a greater voice in these important life-changing decisions.
- The Massachusetts family reunification rate within 12 months is 77%, which is 2% above the national standard.
- We have increased kinship placements, which now comprise 27% of foster placements.
- In fy08, 780 children were adopted. This year our goal is to complete adoptions for more than 800 children. Last year, we improved our timeliness to adoption within 24 months from 26% to 34%.
- We continue to make progress in achieving permanency through guardianships; this year 543 guardianships have already been granted.
Ensuring Well-Being
We are engaged in a number of interagency partnerships to promote the well-being of our children:
- We have increased collaboration with the department of early education and care and the legislature to enhance supportive child care, resulting in 1,500 additional children being served. Despite reductions in the number of child care vouchers, working with DEEC, we have continued access to child care for foster and adoptive parents, and guardians.
- In collaboration with DPH, we received a $2.5m CAPTA grant for substance affected newborns, allowing us to provide enhanced case management services by family support specialists for 60 families where children are at risk of being removed.
- Last year, 435 youth graduated from high school, 82 youth achieved a GED, 41 youth graduated from college with a bachelors degree and 25 graduated from post-secondary vocational training programs.
- We developed with DESE on-site resources at 26 schools across the commonwealth to address social service needs that are impacting children's academic performance. This resource is supported with the resources of local community organizations and state agencies in collaboration with school districts. Our Haverhill school program received national recognition.
- We have strengthened our medical and mental health services by adding 6 regional nurses and a child psychiatrist to our medical services team.
- We are working with MassHealth on an exciting project to establish a "medical home" model for DCF children.
Community-Connected Care
The Department's inter-agency work involving: housing and homelessness, children's behavioral health, substance abuse, mental health and domestic violence has provided for greater coordination of services and case management to ensure that our case practice is community connected, highlights include:
- We fund 22 community connections programs, which bring community providers, within DCF areas, together to address gaps in local resources.
- We have four patch sites ( New Bedford, Boston, Athol, and Lawrence), patch programs locate DCF services along side other community services, making access easier for families and reduce their fears about working with DCF.
- DCF and Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing formed a joint workgroup to address equal access needs of clients who are deaf. This workgroup identified linguistically and culturally appropriate services, and are working to ensure communication-accessible services in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Effective Leadership
We are committed to doing what is necessary to strengthen all aspects of the department's operations to ensure the greatest degree of effectiveness using the most efficient approaches and processes.
- In recognition that parents know best how to strengthen their families, we have included family representatives on our three most senior decision-making groups within the Department. Family representatives are active members of the Department's Senior Management; they provide valuable insight and recommendations on the direction the agency is headed. Casey Family Services has recognized Massachusetts as the only child welfare agency in the country to engage families at the highest levels within its agency. In addition, 52 youth are providing input to the Department as part of our youth advisory board.
- Recognizing the importance of managing with data, we have implemented monthly and quarterly statistical reports to track key indicators and outcomes.
- In order to identify opportunities for improvement, DCF engaged the Center for the Support of Families (CSF) from Silver Spring, Maryland to conduct an independent External Review, which required an assessment of current clinical case work practices and administrative oversight within the Department. The focus of the review was primarily on the Department's goal of assuring the safety of children and families, evaluating our front-end practices, to determine if our practices provide a solid foundation for achieving our safety goals. In its findings, CSF identified 18 practices that reflected solid case practice and identified 22 opportunities for DCF to strengthen its clinical case practice. We were pleased to learn that greater than 80% of CSFs 22 recommendations would be addressed through implementing our Strategic Plan.
- In June 2008, we launched a strategic planning process to develop a three-year plan to develop strategies for improving operations and achieving better outcomes. As a result, we are implementing an integrated casework practice model that focuses on "differential response", a nationally-recognized innovation which will allow DCF an alternative assessment engagement approach to the traditional child welfare investigation.
Budget Highlights
Our recommended budget of $810 million (inclusive of all sources) for fiscal year 2010 represents a $25M million reduction from our fiscal year 2009 spending. Despite significant reductions in the budget in 2009, we've been able to:
- Maintain foster care reimbursement rates;
- Continue work to reduce caseloads;
- Safeguard community based services;
- Retain enough out of home placements to continue progress in reducing the number of youth "stuck" in hospitals;
- Continue our work to increase the number of adoptions and guardianships
- Preserve community-based and shelter services for families experiencing Domestic Violence
- Continue a significant portion of our 'agency of last' resort role within the system for families with youth with developmental and behavioral health needs, especially for youth needing out-of-home placement; and
- Maintain services to young adults over 18 years old.
Opportunities and Challenges
As we plan for fiscal year 2010, and anticipate an increase of 3-5% in our caseloads, the Department is positioning itself to become more efficient with the available resources; we are actively engaged in re-evaluating our clinical, management, and administrative structures and processes, the programs and services we provide, and the populations we serve. We project the fiscal year 2010 reductions will potentially impact the Department in six major areas:
- Increased caseloads - we are currently managing caseloads within the 18:1 contractual requirement; given an increase in 51A reports, we expect continued upward pressure on caseloads.
- More 'stuck' kids - over the past 18 months the number of DCF 'stuck kids' has been reduced by more than 55% from 130 in May 2007 to 57 in November 2008; reduction of service capacity jeopardizes this progress.
- Availability of Needed Services - nearly all families with low service needs any many families with moderate service needs will be denied services or will we be offered that are less than adequate.
- Failure to fully comply with Child Welfare Legislation - lack of funding will impair our ability to fully comply with the Act to Protect Children.
- Inability to Implement OCA Recommendations - implementing recommendations made by the Child Advocate as it relates to high profile situations may present a number of challenges.
- Further Erosion of Foster Care Rates Compared to the USDA Index - Currently, the Department is 16-23% below the USDA approved rates for foster care. The recently enacted Child Welfare legislation recommended, subject to appropriation, reimbursement of foster care rates equal to the USDA approved rates. Failure to address rates could result in legal action against the Commonwealth, and more importantly, difficulty in retaining current and recruiting new foster families. $12M is needed to increase foster care rates to the USDA level; alternatively, $6M would address half of the need in FY10, allowing for the remaining half to be addressed in subsequent years.
Before I conclude, please allow me to quote a few excerpts of a poem a young woman I worked with in Texas wrote 20 years ago about the child welfare system she grew up in. Her poem was entitled, My Mother the State.
~When my parents could not or would not; my mother the State was there.
~When my foster family could not or would not; my mother the State was there.
~When my social worker could not or would not; my mother the State was there.
~When DCF could not or would not; my mother the State was there.
~When I felt guilty or blamed myself, my mother the state was there.
~Throughout it all-no matter what, my mother the state was there.
In Massachusetts, we'd change the words to read "my mother the Commonwealth-my mother the community-was there." In ten years (or two years) from now, we want the most vulnerable children in the Commonwealth to say, "When I needed help, the Commonwealth was there."
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today about the work, and the funding needs, of the Department of Children and Families.
This information is provided by the Department of Children and Families.


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Welcome to India Palace restuarant.Different regions specialize in different foods with ingredients complementing each other nutritionally and tastefully. Each dish is spiced to enhance the aroma and flavor. Our spices do not make the dishes hot. Because our skilled chefs make each dish individually, we will be happy to make our dishes the way you prefer them, from mild to extra hot. Ancients sages believed that food is a Gift from the Gods and its preparation is a form of prayer as its enjoyment. We appreciate you allowing us to prepare these age-old culinary delights. Enjoy your delightful experience at India Palace!


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The mission of the Staff Council is to represent and promote the interests of the staff and serve as an active advisory group to the University administration in areas that pertain to the welfare of the staff and matters that may benefit the University as a whole.
Staff Recognition Program
Objective: To recognize staff for their contribution to further the mission and goals of NLU.
Eligibility criteria: All non-faculty administrative and support staff (up to and including executive directors).
Nominations are accepted in the following categories for staff that perform with distinction and excellence in:
Creating an unparalleled student experience
Furthering quality in academic excellence
Innovation in achieving fiscal sustainability
Awards are given out on an annual basis. All nominees will be recognized throughout the year. To nominate an individual or team please use this online form.
Co-Chair, Eileen Murphy, x4512
Co-Chair, Joel Hanshaw, x4517
Chicago, Tina Bavone*, x3659
Lisle, Vacant Position
Skokie, Vacant Position
Elgin, Vacant Position
Florida, Colleen Turner, x6113
Wheeling, Alfreda Walton, x5868
Wisconsin, Maria McClellan, x6803
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Lisle Campus Food Drive/Luncheon - 2013
The annual Lisle campus Food Drive/Luncheon will take place on Friday, October 25th at 12:15 in the Public Forum room. Please join the Lisle campus luncheon by bringing a dish, salad or dessert to pass. In addition, the Lisle campus will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Lisle Township Food Pantry.
For additional information, please contact Eileen Murphy at x4512.
Wheeling Campus 2013 – Winter Coat Drive and Food Drive
The annual food drive for the Wheeling Food Pantry will begin on Monday, December 2nd and end on Monday, December 16th.
The Wheeling Campus community will be collecting for their annual winter coat/hat/mitten and scarf drive for WINGS (Women in Need Growing Stronger). Collections will be taken between Monday, October 7th and Friday, Monday, October 21st. Items needed include; winter coats, hats, gloves and scarves, clean and ready-to-wear. Please safety-pin all gloves/mittens together. No clothing items please.
The containers to donate items will be located near the first floor elevators. For more information please contact Alfreda Walton at X5868.
2013 Elgin Community Holiday Toy Giveaway
Once again this year, National Louis University will be working with the following organizations to coordinate the Elgin Community Holiday Toy Giveaway; the Community Crisis Center, Grand Victoria Casion and Foundation, City of Elgin, Fox Valley Kiwanis Club, Elgin Rope Officers, Golden K Kiwanis, Centro de Informacion, elgin Township, and Girl Scouts of Illinois. Last year approximately 6000 toys were provided for over 2,700 children from nearly 1,000 families.
We need your help! Collection boxes will be located at the Elgin, Lisle adn Wheeling campuse this year. Non-violent toys only. No guns, knives, baseball bats, weapons, or action figures representing violent activies.
For more information, please contacte: Eileen Murphy (630-874-4512) firstname.lastname@example.com or Nancy LaBay (847-905-8015) email@example.com
Meeting Minutes
You can find the latest minutes from Staff Council meetings here.


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