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Day One Workshop topics include:
- Public Health, Behavioral Health, Emergency Management, and Law Enforcement Updates
- School Safety Liability Concerns
- Emergency Response Plan Exercise Guidance
- Tabletop Exercise
Day Two Workshop topics include:
- Components of an effective lockdown
- How to realistically drill and assess your lockdown plan
- Using technology to protect lives and decrease attack time
- Appropriately communicating the crisis to students, staff, parents, law enforcement, fire, and the media
Who Should Attend:
District and School Administrators, Emergency Preparedness Team Members, School Psychologists and Counselors, School Nurses, Enforcement Responders, Fire Department Personnel, Emergency Managers, Risk Management Personnel, and Communication Center Supervisors
7:00 am – 8:00 am Sign-in and Breakfast
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Preconference Workshops
US Department of Education, Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance Center presents:
Developing High Quality School Emergency Operations Plans K-12 101 Training
This half-day course provides an overview of recommended planning processes and key considerations for creating, revising, or enhancing school emergency operations plans (EOPs).
Target Audience: School staff that serve on an EOP planning team, and other interested community stakeholders, including first responders and law enforcement
US Department of Homeland Security/FEMA presents:
Understanding and Planning for School Bomb Incidents
This half-day course identifies the factors involved in school bomb threats; critical response actions based on scenario types; the primary components of an improvised explosive device; and critical components of a school bomb related response plan.
Target Audience: Employees of districts, schools, daycares, hospitals, public health, emergency management, law enforcement, fire, and EMS services.
Arizona Department of Education, School Safety and Prevention, reserve the right to deny attendance in the above courses if participant eligibility cannot be verified through information provided.
December 5 – Conference
7:30 – 8:30 am Sign-in, Breakfast, and Visit Partner Lounge
8:30 – 8:45 am Welcome
8:45 – 9:15 am ACTIC and ADHS – What's on the Radar?
Paul Stebbins, Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center
Dr. Candace Williams, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Arizona Department of Health Services
9:15 – 10:00 am
Keynote Presentation: School Crisis – The Trauma That Does Not Bleed
Grady Bray, Ph.D – Senior Vice President, DMI – Disaster Management International
Dr. Bray is a disaster psychologist with an international reputation as a lecturer, author, disaster survivor and emergency response authority. He has appeared as a subject matter expert on such diverse programs as the TODAY show, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, FEMA's Recovery Channel and was featured in a NBC Dateline segment which focused on surviving high rise fires. He has also appeared in numerous training videos and DVDs.
He has provided disaster, crisis and emergency services training, response, and consultation to governments, businesses, educational organizations and energy based companies. He has extensive experience in disaster family assistance, having helped create family programs for both the public and private sectors. He is an adjunct and frequent presenter for FEMA's Emergency Management Institute. He has been a responder and leader for numerous domestic and international disasters including the Oklahoma City bombing, multiple air disasters, the WTC attacks of September 11, earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes.
As senior vice president for DMI, Dr. Bray is responsible for the family assistance program, training programs, exercise development, and consultation. He developed the School Crisis Rapid Intervention Program (SCRIP) and applies his extensive experience in crisis school response for the creation of realistic emergency response plans for schools at all educational levels.
10:10 – 11:25 am Breakout Sessions
Developing Effective Emergency Response Plans: Lessons Learned in Arizona Schools
Virginia Juettner, Shari Sterling, and Ginni Shuss
Threat Assessment and Management
Debi Neat
Emergency Preparedness: Tabletop Exercises
John Shikany and Tim Mahaney
9th Grade Transition Using Link Crew
Keith Allen, Tenli Poggemeyer, and Paradise Valley High School Students
A Collaborative Approach to Keeping Youth Out of the Juvenile Justice System
Dr. Gail Jacobs
School Discipline Disproportionality by the Numbers: A Look at Arizona Schools
Dr. Denise Whitford
11:25 am – 12:25 pm Lunch
12:25 – 1:10 pm
Keynote Presentation: Conducting an Effective Lockdown
Jesus M. Villahermosa, Jr. – Crisis Reality Training
Mr. Villahermosa has provided consulting services on school-related and workplace violence since 1988. He recently retired as deputy sheriff with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department after 33 years of service. In this capacity, Mr. Villahermosa was a Sergeant in the Patrol Division after serving as the Supervisor of the Court Security Division of the County/City Building, where he coordinated and supervised security for high profile criminal and civil cases. Mr. Villahermosa also served for a year as the Director of Campus Safety at Pacific Lutheran University where he worked all security aspects related to staff and student safety. He was the first certified Master Defensive Tactics Instructor for law enforcement personnel in the state of Washington and is a certified Active Shooter Instructor for law enforcement personnel.
Mr. Villahermosa has been the keynote speaker at numerous national conferences. He has taught over 550,000 professionals and students across the United States and in Canada about issues regarding gangs, youth violence, workplace violence, rape and assault prevention, and school safety issues such as Active Shooter response planning, lockdown training, and school bus safety. He is also a guest instructor for FEMA's Emergency Management Institute. As a presenter, Mr. Villahermosa's thought provoking ideas are given with humorous note and interactive style and will surely inspire those in attendance in believing that they can help to make our schools a safer place to learn, teach, and work.
1:20 – 2:35 pm Breakout Sessions
Breaking Up a Fight
Jesus M. Villahermosa, Jr.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Dr. Daniel Gulchak
Legal Landscape of the School Community
Stephen Dieu
Creating Schools of Hope: Reducing Risk With Protective Factor Research and Social Norming Strategies
Phil Woodal
Student Assistance Programs: Building Supports for Social-Emotional Needs
Gina Durbin and Sara Agostinho
Developing an Effective School Incident Command System
John Nunes
2:45 – 4:00 pm Breakout Sessions
The "101" on Bullying, Cyberbullying, and School Climate
Dr. Jenny Walker
Parent-Student Reunification: What's In Your Plan?
Jim Lee and James Dorer
Uh – oh! What were you thinking?!?!?
Debi Neat
MOUs and IGA to Facilitate Preparedness
Pete Weaver and Kaylee Sorensen
Leadership + Positive Climate = SAFETY
Dr. Kris Bosworth and Dr. Maria Menconi
2013 Safe and Supportive Schools Conference Resources:
December 4, 2013
John Huppenthal, Superintendent of Public Instruction
One Year After Sandy Hook: What Have We Learned?
Kenneth S. Trump, National School Safety and Security Services
Putting It All Together: The Continuum of School Safety
Dr. Kris Bosworth, University of Arizona
Resource: Putting It All Together: The Continuum of School Safety
Two Sides of the Pyramid: Linking RTI and PBIS
John Balles, Ph.D., Clinical Services Coordinator, Scottsdale Unified School District
This presentation described how academics and behavior mutually influence each other and how a three-tiered model for Response to Intervention (RTI) including Universal Screening, Progress Monitoring, and Intervention Planning, provides the best outcomes for students. It also looked at the implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and how PBIS and RTI work together to contribute to prevention and early identification of academic or behavior difficulties. Interventions were also discussed.
Resource: Two Sides of the Pyramid: Linking RTI and PBIS (PDF)
Threat Management Essentials
Gina Durbin, Director, Education and Community Services, Cave Creek Unified District
Debi Neat, Safe and Drug Free Schools Trainer, Phoenix Union High School District
Participants in this workshop came away with:
• a brief overview of the rational of threat management as a major component of creating a safe, supportive school
• a reminder of transient versus substantive threats and the decision to move forward with a full threat assessment or not
• a review of what should be included in an effective threat management plan
School Safety and the Law
Andrew Swann, Special Policy Advisory for Law Enforcement, Arizona Attorney General's Office
Participants learned the most significant constitutional issues and statutes impacting school safety, including search and seizure, interviewing of students by law enforcement, sharing of protected student information, and mandatory reporting.
Resource: School Safety and the Law (PDF)
Incident Command System – Practical Application
John Shikany, Director of Safety and Security, Washington Elementary School District
Participants learned how to manage incidents of all sizes using the Incident Command System (ICS) and how to increase and decrease the size of response by participating in tabletop exercises.
Resource: Incident Command System – Practical Application (PDF)
Managing Media and Parent Communication
Kenneth Trump, MPA, President, National School Safety and Security Services
How to stay ahead in a world on digital steroids, tips for communicating proactively with parents on school safety, and "must have" aspects of your school crisis communications plans.
Bullying, Cyberbullying, and School Climate 101: What Educators and School Personnel Need to Know
Jenny Walker, Ph.D., President, Cyberbullying Consulting, Ltd.
Participants attending this session will understand what bullying and cyberbullying are and the potential emotional, psychological, and behavioral consequences; know the latest findings on prevalence rates; be informed about research-based best practices for prevention, intervention, and response strategies; have an overview of legal considerations and standards; and learn how to work with others to help create a safe school climate. Participants will be provided with a "Top 10" of helpful websites and resources on bullying, cyberbullying, and school climate.
Resource: Bullying, Cyberbullying, and School Climate 101 (PDF)
Achieving Mental Health Outcomes for Students
John Balles, Ph.D., Clinical Services Coordinator, Scottsdale Unified School District
Debi Neat, Safe and Drug Free Schools Trainer, Phoenix Union High School District
Student behavior and mental health are community-wide challenges. Several Arizona districts have developed working relationships with community behavioral health providers that result in improved communication and coordination. Participants in this workshop will learn about the successful strategies, referral protocols, and models for coordination of care that ultimately lead to improved outcomes for students.
Resource: Achieving Mental Health Outcomes for Students (PDF)
Keep Kids in School: Making the Case for Positive Approaches to School Discipline
Greta Colombi, Deputy Director, National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
A growing body of evidence demonstrates an alarming relationship between widespread school suspensions and expulsions and involvement in the justice system. Today's schools, courts, law enforcement and communities require new thinking about how to positively approach discipline when children violate boundaries and policies in school. This session will provide the knowledge schools, districts, and law enforcement need to better understand the issues surrounding traditional school discipline practices and what can realistically be done to change them.
Resource: Keep Kids in School (PDF)
Resources for Meeting the Minimum Requirements for School Emergency Response Plans
Jean Ajamie, Director, School Safety and Prevention, ADE
Linda Mason, Emergency Preparedness Advisor
Arizona Revised Statutes 15-341 requires that district schools have emergency response plans that meet state minimum requirements. This session will review the minimum requirements, which were revised earlier this year, and present the plethora of free training and other tools available to assist educators on developing high-quality plans.
Resource: Meeting the Minimum Requirements for School Emergency Response Plans (PDF)
Connecting With Our Youth – Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
Sara Agostinho, District Prevention Coordinator, Tolleson Union High School District
This workshop reviewed how the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework impacts school campuses. This presentation reviewed the basics of PBIS and its connection to school climate. The high schools highlighted in this workshop are recipients of the Safe and Supportive Schools grant. Their stories will be shared as a means of providing examples of how PBIS sets the stage for a school climate that prioritizes learning by establishing positive learning environments. Participants will leave this workshop with an understanding of the model's real-world impact, along with best practices that have been utilized by school staff members.
Resource: Connecting With Our Youth – Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PDF)
Current Drug Trends and Identification
Debi LaVergne, Safe and Supportive Schools Coach, University of Arizona
New drug use trends burst on the scene rapidly. The more informed we are, the more we can affect positive change in our youth. This workshop will provide an overview of the signs and symptoms displayed by students who may be abusing substances. Information on current trends, to include illegal substances, new designer drugs, synthetics, over the counter and prescription drugs will be presented. In addition, new methods of ingestion and concealment will be covered.
Resource: Current Drug Trends and Identification (PDF)
Essential Trauma Informed Practices in Schools
Shannon Cronn, N.C.S.P., Safe Schools Specialist, Scottsdale Unified School District
Barb Iversen, M.C., Program Specialist, School Safety and Prevention, ADE
Research suggests that approximately one in four children in the U.S. will experience at least one traumatic event by the age of 16. A child's reactions to trauma can impact behavior and learning. Participants attending this session will be able to:
• Define trauma
• Explain how trauma may impact child/teen behavior and learning
• Identify characteristics of trauma-informed practices in a school setting
Resource: Essential Trauma Informed Practices in Schools (PDF)
Effective Use of Technology for School Safety – Panel Discussion
Paul Stebbins, Detective, Homeland Defense Bureau, Phoenix Police Department
Eric Toms, Senior K-12 Consultant, PlascoTrac
Russell Appleton, Supervisor Management and Program Analyst, Department of Homeland Security
This workshop introduced three types of technology that can be useful in enhancing school safety:
• Software to facilitate communication of critical infrastructure with law enforcement
• Systems for student, staff and visitor accountability, and behavior tracking for implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
• Emerging systems for contacting internal security and/or 911 emergency services


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A: A statue of an angel with a deliciously nerdy reference... ; D
(Most goths I know are uber-nerds as well, so the two go hand in hand, naturally....)
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Well, Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, The Croods) can commiserate. "I've always kept an eye out for a mermaid sculpture that I really like. There's a lot of them out there, but I could never find 'the one.' They were either too serious, too stiff, or just not very cute."
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OMG, I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is better than oatmeal.
This is better than an armful of library books.
This is better than finishing a draft.
My Beloved Husband and I are going to make a difference.
We've joined the Team in Training, a kick-butt group that raises money for cancer research for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. BH and I will be running the Lake Placid Half Marathon (yep, 13.1 glorious miles) on June 15, 2008. We are trying to raise $5000 in support of this run.
Why should you give a hoot about this? Because we need your help.
Please go to the Laurie Halse Anderson Team Website and make a donation there.
If you want to support the guy-side of this effort, go to BH's site and give money there..
Between the two of us, we're trying to raise $5,000. If you help, we can achieve the goal.
After you donate (and I thank you loudly), please ask someone else to help. TEACHERS - this is a great classroom project - a way to show how adults incorporate physical fitness in their lives as well as a chance for your students to give back. LIBRARIANS - ditto. What about your book club? Your critique group? Your kidlit buddies who get together for drinks on Friday nights? If everybody tosses a couple of dollars into the pot, we can change lives and change the world.
What? You still have questions? Let them fly.
Hey, Writerlady! I thought you were really busy with writing. How are you going to make time for this, too?
We already run four times a week. Last month I did two 10-milers, so covering the distances won't be a problem (though it won't be pretty, either). It won't take any extra time and I promise the new books will be done on schedule.
But, wait. You've had melanoma. Your mom, aunt, and cousin had breast cancer. Why aren't you raising money for those cancers?
Because another cousin of mine, Darcy Skinner, is fighting non-Hodgkins lymphoma today and I want to help him.
Are you going to send me annoying emails about this?
If I have corresponded with you by email, then yes. So why not give a little right now and save yourself the trouble? If you are a new friend, or someone I only know through KW or SCBWI, you won't be getting an email. It would be unethical to use the private contact information from those groups for this. So I hope you read my blog and will take it from there.
OK, OK, my wallet is open and I'm making a donation. What else can I do to help?
Spread the word. Feel free to post about this on your blog, to email friends, to bring it up at faculty meetings and at the coffee pot.
Any other questions?
Thank you so much!!!
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What a way to start the month. First, John Green's LOOKING FOR ALASKA is under fire for being "pornographic".
And now, some parents are going after SPEAK. The teacher involved has asked me not to name the school because she wants the process and policies of the district to unfold away from the glare of any spotlights. I respect that. I am allowed to say that it's a middle school in suburban Detroit. For the record, this has also happened in New Hampshire, Florida, Ohio, Washington, New York, Maine, and California. (As a result of the challenges, the book was embraced, not banned. Which does make an author feel good and a teacher feel even better.)
I sent her a note with teen sexual assault statistics and shared the feedback I've had from readers and their parents, who are grateful for a story that allows them to broach a difficult subject.
This teacher could use some professional support. If you teach SPEAK, can you please leave a note in the comments section for her? Tell her why you use the book. Tell her about your classroom experiences and your professional opinion about the place of the book in the curriculum. Or just give her a pat on the back. If you are a teen, tell her what the book meant to you.
Thank you very much and spread the word.
Now for something positive! Join the brilliant people at The Brown Bookshelf for 28 Days Later - an awesome, wonderful, joyful concept: a black history month celebration of children's literature. They are highlighting an African-American author or illustrator every day this month. Today's honoree is Rita Williams-Garcia, whom I met at NCTE back in November. If you're looking for some great authors, start with this list.
This is my editor Sharyn November with the lovely and talented Rita Williams-Garcia.
Our Team In Training effort is going strong. Between the two of us, BH and I have already raised $1755 of our goal of $5000. Yeah, that means we're still standing here, in the snow, shivering, with our hands out. Please donate to the goose or donate to the gander. We're raising $5000 and running a half marathon for the National Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Come on. Give a little!
(I ran 5 miles on Saturday and 4 miles yesterday. BH ran 5 miles both days. We didn't have any trouble sleeping this weekend.)
Thank you to the Giants and Patriots for a great game last night!!! All hail the Giants defense - even though I wanted the other guy to win, you gotta respect the job they did.
And now the countdown to March Madness...
Along with the countdown to my deadline. scribblescribblescribble
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I threw out the last third of my book yesterday. Yeah, the one that is due very, very soon.
(I didn't actually throw it out. I put it in the file marked "Extremely Good Writing In Search of the Right Story." It has many friends there.)
The main character announced the need to take a different path than the one I chose. While it is utterly terrifying to have no clue how the book is going to end, I must admit, it's also kind of fun, like skiing down an icy slope on a Black Diamond trail. I might end in an emergency room, but then again, I might end up in front of the fire in the lodge regaling the crowd with a tale of adventure, sipping a mug of hot cheer. Either way, it promises a wild ride.
No skiing yesterday, but I did run 10 miles. BH ran 8. We can barely walk today.
Today's featured author at 28 Days Later is Janice N. Harrington, who wins the best title of the day award because she wrote The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County. She also wrote the much lauded and awarded Going North.
Judy Blume Alert!!!! My favorite quote of the interview: "After each book I get panicky. I don't love the reviews. I don't like going through all that, and you would think that, after almost 40 years of writing, I'd have got the hang of it. You can never grow complacent about it because it's always new, it's always exciting and it's always like the first time."
I didn't know she has a blog! ::rushes to hit Bookmark button::
Off to work now. Keep scribbling.
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Lake Placid Half-Marathon countdown: 131 days
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This is the dopeslap draft. I have a headache from hitting myself upside the head every time I figure something out that has probably been obvious for months, only I just realized it for the first time. "Duh! Of course that's where her father works! Duuuuh, of course she's going to do that!"
I need to reserve my words for my story today, so here are some links to keep you happy:
Continuing with this week's "grande dame of children's literature" theme, I present a new interview with the creator of Ramona, Beverly Cleary.
Today's featured author at 28 Days Later is Eleanora E. Tate, who wrote Celeste's Harlem Renaissance. Be sure to read the powerful bio on her website.
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Lake Placid Half-Marathon countdown: 130 days. Seems like it's a million years away.
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We got about 18 inches of snow yesterday. The Forest looks like someone painted it with thick fondant icing. I drove through a white-out down to Syracuse (where they didn't get any of the storm at all, not even a flake) so I could talk about writing historical fiction to a group of teachers.
These weary warriors had worked all day, then came to the OCM BOCES for my talk, which is part of an ongoing series for history teachers. Thank you all for your kind attention and for the pickles.
Today is a spinning plate day. I have to go over the page proofs for Independent Dames with magnifying glasses and a fine-toothed comb, work on my WIP draft, send more content to Theo for the website update, deal with old email and sneak in a run.
Speaking of running (yeah, you knew that was coming, didn't you?).... I am 81% of the way to reaching my fundraising goal for the the Team in Training Half Marathon. (The money goes to fund cancer research, which pretty much affects everyone, so share some love. Please.) I will send a copy of the TWISTED audio version to whomever puts me over the top!
And thank you, kmessner for the shout-out!
Last but not least, my daughter Stef sent along a link to an article about the increasing number of women facing sexual assault on college campuses after drinking alcohol. The article slams the researchers for their approach to the issue. Comments, anyone?
2008 Resolution Tracker
Week 6 - Miles Run: 20 (3.1 of which were rather chilly), YTD: 124.75
Week 6 - Days Written: 7, YTD: 42
46 weeks left this year.
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Yesterday was amazing: our Number One Son qualified for the New York State boy's swimming meet by taking third place in the 100-meter breast in the preliminary heat at yesterday's Section III championships.
That is a mouthful for an early-morning post. Boiled down to its essence, it translates into: My kid is going to States!!!! Yeah, we are just a wee bit excited about this here.
Good thing we did all of the hooting and hollering yesterday. Today marks the beginning of the period known as Laurie Is Crawling Into Her Cave To Work on Her Book. I won't be posted much, if any, over the next two weeks. I will be writing, writing, throwing out the pages that don't work, then writing some more.
This is the part of revision that I love the most. It's like going crazy studying for finals - very long, intense days (and sometimes nights) spent wrapped in all the story threads. In college, my fuel of choice was late-night doughnuts and very bad coffee. I've exchanged the doughnuts for salads and the bad coffee for wonderful coffee, but the game is the same: work to exhaustion, sleep, eat, work some more, exercise, eat, work to exhaustion, start again the next morning. I hit this phase with all of my books. Remember the scary scene in TWISTED with the gun? That came to me during this phase. These intense days and nights bring the characters to life - they truly incarnate for me. This is a Good Thing.
Before I grab my pens and scuttle deep into the cave, let me give a last shout out to the 28 Days Later project. Today's featured author is one of my favorite guys in the whole world, Walter Dean Myers. I think Walter should get his own month. He was born in August. Let's rename it as "The Month of Walter."
Thanks to my friend Jerry from high school, and my fellow author buddy Ellen, I am 88% of the way to my fundraising goal for the Lymphoma & Leukemia Society's Team in Training Half marathon. I am still offering a free audio version of TWISTED to the nice person who puts me over the top. You can donate here. If you want to cheer on my husband (who has to put up with my craziness for the next two weeks) donate to him - he's logging just as many training miles as I am, and he keeps the coffee hot for me.
ETA I didn't watch any news yesterday, so I am just catching the news about the horrible campus shooting at Northern Illinois University. This is the fourth school shooting in America this week. Dear God in heaven, how do we keep all of our kids whole in body and mind?
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I am dashing outside the Cave of Revision for a quick breath of fresh air. All is going fairly well. I am working long days, but love being so submerged in my story. One of the characters is now found only on the cutting room floor. Eliminating her cleared up all kinds of structural problems in the text.
Now if I could just get rid of the hamsters who have taken up residence in my lungs, life would be peachy. I am coughing like a seal with a three-pack a day habit, a seal who hangs out under the dock and steals French fries from unsuspecting tourists, a seal who works as a carnie with a traveling fair and writes rambling screeds about walrus conspiracy theories. I sound like a Seal Gone Bad.
Thanks to a generous contribution from Mary Pearson and Aliya, who contributed from England (!), I am 94% on the way to making my Team in Training fund raising goal. All I need is another $150. Will you put me over the top?
OK, the fresh air is killing me. Back into the cave I go.
2008 Resolution Tracker
Week 7 - Miles Run: 22, YTD: 146.75
Week 7 - Days Written: 7, YTD: 49
45 weeks left this year.
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OK, one more dash from the Cave of Revision, this time to pick up medicine, dump the tissue-filled trash basket, and proclaim thanks and celebration throughout the Forest because my fundraising goal for the Team in Training Half Marathon has been met. Karen McQuestion, a Wisconsin journalist now working on a novel, put me over the top, and is the happy winner of the audio version of TWISTED. Thank you, Karen! Thank you, everyone who contributed! Because of you, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society can save lives.
.... it's not over. You see, it's called the Team in Training. My teammate is my best friend and Beloved Husband, Scot. Since my name is on the books, it's easy for me to beg for donations. Trust me, my friends, if it were not for this guy, the books would not get written. He keeps me going in more ways than I can count.
Scot is 29% of the way to his goal. Please donate to the hottest bald guy in running shorts! He makes the world a better place.
New Topic: Attention teachers of FEVER 1793! There is a terrible outbreak of yellow fever in Paraguay right now.
One more thing: I stayed up last night to watch the eclipse. We had a foot of snow the night before so the the back meadow was hushed and brilliant with a million moon-filled diamonds sparkling. As the dragon ate the moon, the snow dimmed and fell into shadow. Then the stars came out, exuberantly, like a chorus that's been impatiently waiting its cue. BH stood with me as the dragon swallowed the moon and her belly lit up red. A dog down the road couldn't stop howling. We understood what he felt.
I woke up early this morning and watched the moon set, and am now watching a beautiful sunrise. In the middle of all these revisions, with kids home on vacation, plus the hacking, disgusting cough, having these still moments in the real world of moon and stars and sleeping meadows is quite nice.
Back to the Cave. Miles to go before I sleep.
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Hi! How ya doin'?
Welcome back! So whats new? Well, two posts back work was very slow and I am very grateful to have had some projects come in these past two weeks. So while working on them, I just got my new postcard out last week, and I am working on some new pdfs for the website. I FINALLY just got all my taxes sorted out and found that my amount due wasn't too bad at all. Nice! What else is going on?
Plenty! I actually wanted to talk a bit in this post about the slow times in freelance. It only took a little slow down to make me panic. I was sure the business was done, and I needed to find another production job. Maybe that will be the case if the economy continues the way it has this past year. But for now, I see the past two months as a great test to my fortitude and desire to really be doing this type of work. No doubt about it, my faith was definitely tested every time I looked at my bank account. Also, when not working, one's self-esteem takes a pretty big hit, too. "Why isn't anyone hiring me? Do I suck?" These questions creep up on you in the quiet times.
I have found the best way to deal with these times is to focus. Focus on one's work. Promote more. Fix anything you don't like about your portfolio; make it stronger. Clean up your website. Go draw. JUST DO SOMETHING so you aren't constantly doubting yourself.
I find this is a great time for personal projects. For me, its hard to make time for them when commissions are on the drafting table. So to utilize the time, and to assuage my doubts, I took on the Joker portrait from the last post, and another personal project. Sometihng I have worked on here and there is a comic concept my brother is tinkering with. I liked it so much I want to draw some stuff for it. We are currently reworking a short script, and here are the non-final character concept sketches:
The main character and his father (we are discussing a re-design of the father as I feel his character is wimpy)
The villain in armor and in robes
Supporting characters
A character study to capture a "crazy look"
I also started a little poster campaign for myself concerning our current economic situation and energy needs. It will eventually be a three poster series but for now it just one :)
This was just a sketch in my book. I had been tinkering with the concept for a bit prior instigating the poster project.
Final 11x17:
I decided to crop the art to more easily draw attention to the bulb; I felt the sketch had too much info in it. I mocked it up as a Waste Management poster to work my typography muscles, and I sent it to 'em. My contact there forwarded it to the proper channels, but I don't expect to hear anything as WM works with a design studio for all of their materials. But still, I wanted to at least try my hand as pitching an idea to a cold client to exercise those muscles as well. Anyway, the other two posters are looking to be themed around recycling and public transportation while using the term "green thinking." Someday, you'll see them. They are actually on a far back burner for projects I am much more excited about right now, both commissioned and personal.
And that's that. I have sketches for more posters underway, and some work due early next week so I better get back to it.
Enjoy the Day,
The Statue of Liberty concept is brilliant. The typography reminds me of the Obama campaign signs, the little ones that people held up with the assortment of "Yes We Can"-like slogans. It's appropriate here as a reference to the "green" attitude of the new administration. That bulb is just the kicker, man.
The comic book sketches are awesome, too. I especially like Lupus and I imagine John Hurt playing him in a movie.
Party on. Excellent!
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3D design of a tangible bust of the Apple co-founder and tech wiz Steve 'Woz' Wozniak, in a retro 3D pixel style. The busts of Woz and Steve Jobs can be ordered from the Sevensheaven 3D Print Store.


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What really attracts men in their 40s to women in their 20s?
Okay, so I'm 22 and I've had the biggest crush on a guy at work who is 20 years older than I am but honestly I don't have a lot of experience with... Show More
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It's been bred into us after generations of arranged marriages and marriages of opportunity where an established man would marry a young, fertile woman. It was ideal during harder times. Basically, it's instinctive. Older men make more suitable husbands because they can provide and have more political clout, which is more important than sperm of somewhat higher quality. Younger women are more desirable because they are much more physically capable of handling pregnancy and taking care of children.
Now that the developed world is a safer place and everyone can provide some form of living, marriages are able to survive on love, and the age gap can be much more narrow, or even reversed without any real drawbacks. Despite this, the arrangement mentioned above still has its virtues and the instinct is still present. It affects people who don't even care about long term relationships or bearing children.
The stuff you learn in a Human Sexuality course.
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Mostly a young ass type of thing.
The reason why a number of guys in their late 30's/early-to-mid 40's run off with women who are 20 years their junior is that they are having mid life crises. At that age, you look back on your life, and often try to do those things that you've always wanted to do, or change whatever is unsatisfying, which sometimes means having an affair or eloping with a woman 15-20 years their junior.
Thing is, it rarely lasts. Even the most mature 20-something is still vastly lacking in experience as compared to a 40 year old. Older guys don't usually find the 20-something girl's personality interesting, just her body, and as soon as the sex gets old, they move on. Sometimes to another 20 year old, sometimes just going back to women closer to their age.
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Hello I think I can better help you than the previous answers. I am soon to be 20 and with a 43yr old man. I think men in thier 40's that like younger women are looking for something that many older women don't have. They like a girl that's bubbly, energetic, funny, full of life, ambitious, very loving, very caring, smart, and just overall fun. Many women around their age seem kinda zapped out of life because for many years they've had to work hard, raise kids, and so on and so forth, so by the end of the day they don't really "feel" like doing stuff. Men in thier 40's are like women in thier 40's, that's why some of them seek out younger women to bring some kind of excitement to thier life. Now with all that being said, keep in mind that sometimes it's just all about sex when it comes to older men, and sometimes all about money when it comes to young women which never last long. However, there are men in their 40's that are with women in their 20's and they both love one another.
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Former catcher Brian Schneider has retired from baseball. "You don't want to retire, but you think of your family and I think more than anything it's physically how you feel." Schneider said. Schneider began his big league career with Montreal in 2000. He lasted 13 years and finished with a .247/.320/.369 batting line, 67 homers and 387 RBI. "I'd kind of like to leave on my own terms and not have my last impression of baseball be someone telling me I can't play. But there is a lot going on in my life and I'm very fortunate to have a great family and start being a dad and being around more often and being a good husband."
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This is the time of year when upsets happen every week as teams are going all out on the field to make the playoffs and divisional play gets underway. This week the New England Patriots will be on upset alert when they go up against the Miami Dolphins.
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Last week the Patriots played against the Broncos in one of the most watched regular season games in a very long time. With that in mind, it should come as a surprise to no one that the Patriots are being heavily backed this week (81%) by the football betting public. While the Patriots are the better team, the sports betting line is very inflated. A closer look at a few situations will reveal that the Dolphins are a very good bet and could easily win this game outright.
Hot Fins: The Dolphins are a very good football team and right now are playing very good football. Matt Moore has settled in at quarterback and Reggie Bush has undergone a rebirth as a key running back in this system. They trampled Buffalo on the road and continue to play hard every week.
Defenseless Pats: The Patriots defense is still not very good. Their secondary is filled with holes and they do not have one player that will be able to cover Brandon Marshall. The Pats placed defensive end Andre Carter on the injured reserve for the season and will miss his presence on the front that line that contributed with 10 sacks on the season.
NFL Bettng Trends: The Trends also favor the Dolphins in this game. The Dolphins are 21-8-1 against the spread (ATS) in their last 30 road games, 23-6 ATS in their last 29 road games against a team with a winning home record, and 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 games as a road underdog. The Dolphins seem to get up for big games and actually play better on the road.
In the past, backing the Dolphins may have been a scary presentation, but lately they are playing with raw emotion and are playing to win. The Dolphins are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games overall and they have a very good chance of beating the Patriots in week 16.
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Tuesday Night was the latest episode of Patriots Fourth And Two. We discussed the Patriots huge victory in the AFC Championship game against the Ravens. We  were joined by Marc Bertrand of the 98.5 The Sports Hub who gave us a great interview in the first half hour. Later in the show we had on Jen Royle who covered the Ravens for WJZ 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore, and gave us a very interesting perspective on the game.
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I thought this game would be over by the 5th inning. Boy, I was wrong. It was over by the 3rd inning in a 9-0 Giants win. I figured the Cardinals would stay cold and the Giants would continue to get clutch hits, or the other way around. The former. Not the latter. Cardinals' starter Kyle Loshe loaded the bases, when Hunter Pence's broken bat double scored two, then a fielding error plated another run, and just like that it was 6-0 Giants. It is amazing, considering the Cardinals held a 3-1 lead and got down twice to the last out, last strike against the Nationals in the previous round. Just ask the Yankees what it is like to get cold in the playoffs. Just when you thought it was going to be a never-say-die Cardinals team against a tandem of Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder along with pitcher Justin Verlander. Instead it is the Giants, with stars Buster Posey, catcher, and third baseman Pablo Sandoval. Tim Lincecum can be a stud, but can Ryan Vogelson and Barry Zito hold their e...
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I think it was Rosanne Cash that said, "The key to change is to let go of fear." I like that. But we're complex humans, after all. Sometimes maybe it's OK to have both—the change and the feeling that we typically want to avoid: fear. Actually, I propose we already feel the fear we're wanting to bolt away from. In my interviews with acclaimed author and one-time local, Geneen Roth, I've discovered that there is a wild bit of empowerment that takes place the moment you step into that thing you so habitually want to avoid dealing with.


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Nokia has revealed it has stopped production of its N810 WiMAX Edition internet tablet.
The Finnish phone maker launched the device in April 2008 with the aim of offering it with Sprint's new XOHM network, a troubled launch that saw delays.
"We have ramped down the N810 WiMax Edition tablet. It has reached the end of its lifecycle", said a Nokia spokesman.
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Serena Williams beat Francesca Schiavone in the first round of the U.S. Open so soundly on Monday that the loser requested a playful, comforting hug from a surprised ball boy. Williams played Schiavone Monday —and she wasn't so easy on the Italian tennis phenom. Williams, the top-seeded player and defending U.S. Open champion, crushed Schiavone 6-0, 6-1, winning 24 of 30 points in the first set. The second set didn't go much better for Schiavone, who was the first Italian to win a major tennis tournament when she won the 2010 French Open. Williams began the second set by winning a 26-point game - and it only got worse for Schiavone from there. In the third game of the second set, Schiavone lost yet another point. So, she walked up to the unsuspecting ball boy and forced him into a comical embrace as the crowd let out a collective "awww." Schiavone apparently knew what she was in for before the match. At her pregame presser, she asked what her reaction was when she found out that she would be playing Williams in the first round of this year's Open. Her response: "Oh f***!" That's Italian for Oh f***!
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STERLING RESOURCES LTD. - CLADHAN APPRAISAL WELL CONFIRMS EXCELLENT THICK OIL BEARING CHANNEL SAND RESERVOIR02:00 EDT Monday, August 30, 2010CALGARY, Aug. 30 /CNW/ - Sterling Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:SLG) ("Sterling" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the successful drilling of the Cladhan sidetrack well located on Block 210/29a in the United Kingdom North Sea, some 225 miles north east of Aberdeen, Scotland, in 536 feet water depth. Sterling holds a 39.9% interest and is the operator of the License P1064. Partners are Wintershall (UK North Sea) Ltd 33.5%, Encore Petroleum Ltd 16.6% and Dyas UK Ltd 10%. The original discovery well 210/29a-4 was drilled in November 2008 to a depth of 9,734 feet and discovered oil bearing sands in an Upper Jurassic stratigraphic trap.Reservoir delineation activities started earlier this month by re-entering the well and sidetracking to an updip location approximately 3,150 feet from the discovery well. The sidetrack was drilled to a total depth of 11,215 feet, encountering a gross hydrocarbon column of 159 feet with 102 feet of net hydrocarbon bearing sandstones compared to the discovery well, which had 31 feet of net pay with 36 degrees API oil."The reservoir quality is excellent with average porosities of 21% and average oil saturations of 86%. There are large sections in the well in which porosities exceed 25% and the net to gross has greatly exceeded expectations", stated David Findlater Vice President of Exploration UK. "MDT (modular formation dynamic tester) sampling for both formation pressures and oil samples indicate good correlation of both oil type and reservoir pressure with the discovery well. The two wells have confirmed a total hydrocarbon column in excess of 273 feet. Drill stem testing (DST) will now be performed." added Mr. Findlater."These results so far exceed our expectations of the quality and extent of the channel sand in this area of the Cladhan reservoir," stated Mike Azancot, Sterling's President and CEO. "We are confident that results from the imminent DST operations will confirm commerciality of the Cladhan field. The next phase of the appraisal program will be to confirm the additional extent of the reservoir by drilling down dip looking for the oil water contact", added Mr. Azancot.Sterling Resources Ltd. is a Canadian-listed international oil and gas company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with assets in the United Kingdom, Romania and France. 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It's considered poor people meat, in France, in Germany(always was rather regional there, coal mines and steel mills country), Italy also, but there it's doctor prescribed for anemia, and weightlifters eat it for the higher protein.
Breeding for meat has been done for a long time, pretty much all heavy breeds in France are bred thus way, and in Italy, the TPR and Murghese are traditionally bred for meat. Only recently are they being used as driving and riding horses, the latter especially for dressage, since they are a little like Friesians.
The passports: the owner gets to decide if the horse is for human consumption or not, if yes, it can be changed, if not, it can't. The ones declared for human consumption cannot have all medications, and every treatment has to be recorded, signed and stamped by a vet.
Most racehorses are declared not for human consumption, but there are ways to go around that, and they're being slaughtered by the thousands.
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Two proteins that are abnormally modified in the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease collude, resulting in ill effects on the crucial energy centers of brain cells, according to new findings published online in Neurobiology of Aging.
The research raises the possibility that pathological forms of two proteins, amyloid beta and tau, which make up the pathological hallmarks of the brains of Alzheimer patients plaques and tangles may work in tandem to decrease the survival of brain cells.
The findings come as part of a bundle of results from several laboratories that are putting cellular components known as mitochondria under increasing scrutiny in the development of a range of brain conditions, including Alzheimer, Huntington and Parkinson diseases.
Mitochondria are like tiny little energy plants inside neurons and other cells, constantly on the move, churning out the energy that cells need to survive. Mitochondria are also master controllers as they perform additional jobs such as keeping calcium levels normal. A cell with damaged mitochondria is unable to produce sufficient energy to keep the cell going, cannot buffer calcium correctly, and releases oxidative molecules that damage the cell. These types of events may be occurring in the Alzheimer disease brain, resulting in nerve cells that don't function properly.
"The idea that amyloid beta and tau may work together to cause mischief in the brain has been an evolving theme among scientists for a number of years," said Gail Johnson, Ph.D., professor of Anesthesiology and the corresponding author of the paper. "The precise relationship between the two pathologies is unclear, but there may be a synergy between the two when it comes to their effects on mitochondria in Alzheimer disease."
Johnson's group took a particularly close look at a pathological form of the protein known as tau, which helps stabilize a network of highway-like tracks called microtubul
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The St. Louis Rams have allowed running back Steven Jackson to void the final year of his contract, which will allow Jackson to become an unrestricted free agent after this season, CBSSports.com reported Thursday. According to the report, Jackson needed to average 1,200 rushing yards and 400 receiving yards per season from 2008-2011 to void the final two years of his contract - 2012 and 2013. He did not reach the receiving yardage requirement, but the Rams agreed to renegotiate his deal last month to allow him to void the final year anyway. Jackson was a first-round pick of the Rams in 2004 and has led the team in rushing every year since 2005. He has rushed for 195 yards in four games this season. Jackson, 29, was scheduled to have a base salary of $7 million in 2013.
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Corey Gaines, who was the team's head coach and general manager, was relieved of his duties Thursday. Former Grand Canyon University head coach Russ Pennell will take over on an interim basis.
"First and foremost, we thank Corey for his years of dedication to this franchise, its players and its fans," said Mercury president and now interim GM Amber Cox. "Corey helped bring two championships to our organization and for that we will be forever grateful. Unfortunately, our team's performance this season has not lived up to our expectations, and at this time, a change was necessary. Russ Pennell is a proven leader and winner, whose resume speaks to his ability to build a winning culture founded in discipline and fundamentals."
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Journalism.co.uk's next news:rewired digital journalism conference is set to take place on Thursday 16 July at MSN UK's offices in Victoria, London.
The one-day conference will offer delegates a choice of sessions and workshops covering tools, tips and techniques in digital journalism from some of the leading figures in the industry, aiming to give everyone involved some practical knowledge to use in their daily jobs.
Some initial themes and areas we are looking to discuss at the event include:
Thanks to all for another hugely successful news:rewired in February. We're very close to announcing the next one, so in the meantime check out this YouTube playlist with interviews of some of the key speakers from the last event.
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Didier Hamann, editor-in-chief, Le Soir, shared some of the principles behind the Belgian news outlet's project #25 at the recent news:rewired conference.
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In one of the busiest sessions at the recent news:rewired, the BBC's assistant editor for social news, Mark Frankel, posed a number of questions to the other speakers and the audience.
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Journalists and newsrooms have access to more data than ever about their stories and how, when, why and where they are being read. But which metrics are actually valuable? And by what lens should newsrooms assess their work?
Analytics expert Stijn Debrouwere and City A.M. social and digital media director Martin Ashplant were joined by John LoGioco, executive vice-president at Outbrain, to discuss their views and experiences on the subject at the most recent news:rewired.Read the full story »
With 700 million users and a year of strong growth in usage from publishers, WhatsApp is a platform that news organisations can't ignore.
At Italian publisher Gruppo L'Espresso, head of audience engagement and product development Alessio Balbi has found the platform has both a lot of potential and current limitations.
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