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Our Little Secret ~ Jacob and Bella's brother-sister story (Repost)
What if Jacob was Bella's brother, her family? She had wanted this. Billy died when Jake was 6 so Charlie adopted him and he became Bella's adopted brother.
Will Jake be able to heal Bella? Will it be possible for him to get her out of this depression? Her true love is lost, her prince is gone, her future of being a vampire is a distant past dream, and her good vampires aren't going to return. She knows this, but what happens when one of her family, Jacob leaves Bella to protect his secret and Bella? Will he reveal his secret? Who will heal Bella? Jacob or someone else?
A true Blackwater story, Jacob is in love with Leah, probably she loves him too but what happens when he turns into a wolf? Will everything change? Will Jacob loose his family, love and happiness by turning into a wolf?
A tale of change, love, happiness, pain, sorrow, relations…Our Little Secret.
All this takes place in New Moon when Edward leaves Bella hurt and broken. Jake lives with them. And Bella and Jake share a brother sister relationship (sorry for emphasizing here but this idea is new to every one so I m being specific as we have always know Bella and Jake love each other in a different way).
For now Jake is human and he stays in Forks. But Jake is friends with the la push gang and he is real close to them.
Charlie's house is of two floors (ground and first floor), the ground floor consists of living room, kitchen cum dining room and the first floor consists of Jacob's, Charlie's and Bella's room. PS: Jacob is a super cool mechanic, he has his own car (Rabbit), and Bella has her truck and Charlie of course the cruiser.
PS: Please do not copy this plot; I have worked real hard on this.
Okay..!! I know few of you have read this, and know the story. I had to delete the original post for some reasons. But here I have posted again, hopefully i will get new readers and the old ones wait. :) I will post sooner and I may bring changes in the story! (I kinda thought the story had taken a boring turn, but I promise I will make it better.)
Chapter links:
Chapter 1: Dream=future? I don't know.
Chapter 7: Catch the bad boy by his toe
Tags: bella, blackwater, brother, comfort, cullens, edward, embry, hurt, jacob, little, More…love, moon, new, our, romance, secret, sister, vampires, wolves
Chapter 8: Birthday Party
Jacob's POV:
I reached home and then put Bella's gifts in my room and then, went over to the bakery and the snack bar and gave them the right directions, it wasn't very difficult to explain as most of the people knew the Sheriff's place. Even while doing this I couldn't get Leah out of my mind. I needed to see her…badly. I had called her many times but she didn't pick up her cell.
After finishing everything I drove to La Push, and then straight to Leah's place.
I knocked the door. I didn't get an answer.
"Leah, it's me Jacob," I said in a loud voice.
"Wait a minute," I heard her say. Her voice wasn't clear…maybe a little muffled?
"I can wait forever." I breathed leaning against the wall.
"Did you say anything Jake?" Seth asked rising his eyebrows walking out of his room.
"No." I lied.
"So?" I asked, I sounded rude.
"Nothing just walking by," He replied, I picked up the surprise in his voice.
"Oh! Hi." I smiled.
Just then Leah opened the door.
"Hey." She sounded low.
"Hello." I gave her one of my widest smiles.
"K then Jake see ya later man." Seth waved and went down.
"Sure sure," I said looking in the direction he went.
"What is it Jacob?" Leah sounded hard. She had her hands on her hips and she gave me a stern look.
"May I come in?" I asked sheepishly.
She sighed and moved aside leaving me place to walk in, I sat on her bed and studied her closely. She looked extremely tired; her eyes were a little puffed as if she had been crying.
"I m waiting for your answer," she said in the same hard voice.
"Well you had called right?" I reminded her.
"Yeah and you were busy with Jessica." She made a face and stood far away from me.
"Hey Leah, she was fooling around okay?" I defended myself.
"Yeah Jacob, I got that point alright. You and she were having some fun and I disturbed you. I m sorry!" She said angrily. Oh god! What had I just said? Messing around? Seriously Jacob!
"I was at Jessica's place to fix her car not to make out with her and she picked up the phone and was playing, and yes she did want to kiss me but I didn't okay." I explained pretending to get angry.
She eyed me sternly and then a smile broke across her face.
"So dear Jessica fooled you huh?" she teased.
"Yeah I guess." I smiled. Seeing Leah happy was a rare thing.
"You are so innocent." She came over to me and moved her hand through my hair. I loved that feeling.
"Ow." I cried.
"What?" she asked moving back with a fascinated expression on her face.
"Well I was checking out what was wrong with her car, I felt some one standing really close to me it was Jessica of course, and I jumped up hitting my head." I explained.
"Hmm…Jessica was about to pounce on you I guess. Poor you!" She continued her teasing.
"Yeah poor me," I sighed and laid back on her bed, it was soft and very comfy. I was tired but happy to see her smile. She stood against the wall, her smile wearing off her beautiful face.
"Why did you call?" I asked her looking at the ceiling.
"I wanted to tell you a thanks and a sorry," she said.
"What for?" I asked turning toward her by leaning on the bed by my elbow.
"Thank you because I had a great time and sorry because I slept while we were in the car, it was rude of me to do that." She gave a small forced smile.
"That's fine; anyways by the look of you yesterday you really needed some sleep." I said.
"Yeah I did, I do need some sleep I haven't been sleeping at nights since a long time." She whispered turning toward the window.
I got up from her bed; there was a change in her voice. I went over the window. I couldn't see her face as it was covered with her beautiful long hair but her sobs were enough to tell me that she was crying.
"Leah. What's wrong?" I asked.
"Lee? Answer me please." I continued when she didn't answer.
She finally turned to look at me, her eyes were red and the tears glistened on her cheeks.
"It pains Jacob to see him everyday; it hurts me to see him with my cousin." She explained crying.
"Everyday?" I asked stupidly.
"Yeah you know I help mom out there at the shop and Emily works there and he comes there to pick her up." She explained, he voce getting harder with every word.
I felt a sharp pang of jealousy hit me, she was crying over Sam. she couldn't even take his name, he hurt her yet she thought of him probably loved him still. I wanted to rip his head off, kill him. I couldn't see Leah like this, it pained me too much. Just then I realized that I loved Leah. But I knew Leah didn't have the same feelings as I had for her.
"You are a great friend Jake. You help me forget him." She whispered.
Well at least I could make her forget Sam when I was around, I comforted myself by saying this. She needed a friend right now, and I would be her friend. Maybe she will someday like me too.
"I will always be there for you Leah." I said out loud and then wiped her tears.
"Thank you Jake," she said and hugged me. Wow! That was unexpected but I liked it.
"Anytime." I whispered holding her close to me.
I concentrated on being a friend, she need a friend now, not a lover. Maybe after some time she too will start liking me. Yeah man! keep the hopes alive! A small voice in me said.
"Okay! I gotta leave now. I m damn tired." I said moving back.
"Yeah I can see that." She said and smiled.
"Bye Lee." I said and went out.
"Bye." She said in her soft voice.
As I drove back I thought of Leah, I had been so stupid, I should have realized it before. Every time I looked at her I would feel happy, every time I looked in her eyes I was lost, her happiness made me happy and her sorrow was my sorrow. Every night I thought of her and yet I failed to realize that I loved her. This kind of pull I have never felt toward any girl. This was something more, something strong and it was magical. It felt we were attached by something yet I couldn't figure that out. I let myself think it was magic.
I woke up in the morning and I groaned, I looked at the time it was 5:30 am. I hated getting up early but I had to. And then I remembered it was Bella's birthday today. I went and peeped in to her room to see if she had woken up or not. She lay fast asleep; I closed the door and went to the bathroom. I took a fast shower and wore my best clothes. Bella was still asleep, wow! This was unusual of her.
I quickly grabbed her gifts and headed down to have breakfast.
Charlie was already down here and I saw a camera and a scrapbook on the table.
"Morning Charlie." I said cheerfully placing the gifts I had got for Bella on the table.
"Hi Jake." He gave me a smile. He had been my father figure; he had filled my father's place.
"Bella not up yet?" he asked.
"Na-h," I said laughing.
I took my bowl and grabbed my cereal box from the cupboard. I started eating. I wanted Bella to come down immediately; Charlie was reading the newspaper so both of us ate in silence.
I finished the breakfast and went over the sink to place my bowl. Just then I heard someone coming down the stairs. By someone I meant Bella obviously.
She was still dressed in her favorite sweatpants and a t-shirt.
"Happy Birthday Bells!" I beamed and gave her a hug.
"Thanks." she gave a smile and hugged me too.
"Many wishes Bella, you are 18!" Charlie too gave her and a hug and she hugged him back saying a dull "Yeah."
I motioned her toward the table to discover her gifts.
"I told you-" she started complaining.
"Yeah you did tell us not to get you any gift but Charlie and I didn't listen to you." I ended happily.
"Yeah Bells, now be gracious and accept our gifts without any groaning and moaning." Charlie teased her.
"Fine." She gave a weak smile.
"Thanks dad." She said as she picked up the camera.
"Welcome honey." Charlie replied.
"I need to call mom and Phil and thank both of them for the scrapbook and the CD." She muttered as she saw the scrapbook given by Renee and a CD given to her by Phil.
"Hmm." She said looking at my gifts.
She saw through the clothes, accessories and the books. She beamed when she saw the books.
"Thank you Jake." She cried with the books in her hand.
"Sure sure," I smiled back.
"K then Bella see ya at school, bye Charlie." I said grabbing the bag.
"Bye." Both of them said.
I reached school, I saw Alice and Edward by their car, and I waved and went over to them.
"Hey. Where's Bella?" Alice asked, she was totally excited and was bouncing. Edward smiled at me, I gave him a small smile, I still wasn't sure of being friendly with him.
"She's on her way." I replied.
"Oh! Great!" Alice said with full enthusiasm in her voice.
"Later." I said and moved away from there.
School went on usual way, I saw Bella at lunch, she wearing the clothes I had gifted her and she did look beautiful, Edward kinda had a hard time taking his eyes off her. I observed him glaring at Mike. Mike too had his eyes for Bella. I tended to avoid Jessica after what had happened yesterday. Thank god! She wasn't in any of my classes.
Finally school ended and I went home. I called Embry and Quil to help me with the arrangements, Bella had work at Newton's. I called Leah and she said she was busy so she would be coming at the exact time. I had checked things up with Charlie, he had some work at the station so he would be back late, and I personally thought that he didn't want to be around so many kids. Quil and Embry arrived and to my surprise Edward too joined us.
"Hey?" I said without concealing my surprise.
"I thought I will help you out." he smiled.
"Thanks." I said and got back to work.
It was almost 5 now and every thing would be ready by six.
I kept the shutter of my garage open, people might want to come in here and our music system would also be here, the lawn had a table so the cake and other snacks could be kept her, Charlie didn't want any mess inside so we decided to hold the party out side. The street light was switched on and with that I switched on our lawn lights, the cake and the snack bar delivers duly arrived and we kept the food on the table. Bella was back from work and she stood there looking at us helplessly.
"Com-on Bellsie you will enjoy this." I comforted her.
She gave a small smile.
Soon everything was ready and people started arriving, Alice arrived as gracefully as ever and then hugged Bella. Edward stood by Bella, his arm in hers.
Few people had brought gifts, I saw Mike coming up to Bella, he gave her a small box with a peck on her cheek, and I observed Edward's expression and burst out laughing. He was glaring at Mike again. Rap music was being played and many people stood in groups talking to each other and enjoying the music.
Angela came up with Jessica too and they too went over to Bella and stood there talking. I saw Jessica give me a sly smile and I turned away. Quil and Embry were with me and Quil was deciding to talk to Katie with Embry jeering at him.
Soon everyone except Leah had arrived. Where was she? I was about to call her when I saw her enter the lawn, she took my breathe away. I couldn't hear what Embry was talking. I was lost!
She was wearing the shirt I had given to her and she looked amazing, and she was wearing brown jeans which fit her perfectly. She had kept her hair open and she came closer I could smell a different scent. Wow! She was amazing.
Her lips moved. And then after a while I saw her hand moving her hand in a waving manner.
"Hello? I just told you a hi." She rolled her eyes.
"Hey!" I breathed.
"Woo Leah, you have blown up Jake." Quil said. I glared at him; I didn't like this open teasing.
I looked at Leah, she was blushing. She went over to Bella.
"Cant you shut your mouth?" I asked angrily.
"It was too much for me." he laughed.
"Katie, here I come." He said and went over to Katie.
I looked at Embry, he was eyeing me carefully.
"What?" I asked annoyed.
"You like her don't you Jacob." He stated in a serious tone.
I wanted to deny it but I shut my mouth and didn't say anything.
"Jacob Black?" he called me.
"She is just a good friend." I whispered.
"I don't think you eye your every good friend like how you see Leah." He said with a smile playing around his lips.
"Fine I like her." I spat out.
"Oooh Jake has fallen for her at last." He said loudly.
"Please Embry, she doesn't know anything, please don't tell it to any one." I begged.
"Why?" he asked.
"She wants me just as a friend; she hasn't gotten over Sam yet." I explained.
"Okay, I won't tell it to any one." He replied. I was quite surprised, I hadn't expected it to go this way, and I thought it would be difficult.
Soon Bella cut the cake with everyone singing "Happy Birthday to you", Embry clicked pictures, Bella gave the first piece of cake to me and then to Edward, Alice, Mike, Ben, Angela, Leah and that horrid Jessica.
This party was kinda nice family type, parties never happened in Forks unless it had to be prom kind of thing. It felt good, people grabbed the snacks themselves and the music was being played at a higher tone and people were enjoying in groups.
Leah and few La Push guys stood with us. Soon the party heated up as Austin came in the middle and started dancing to some hip hop music and many guys joined him. It was fun to see then dance and soon all the people were dancing, including Bella though she was just standing opposite to Edward and beating her feet on the music. She was actually smiling and this smile wasn't a forced one. Leah was also enjoying herself, Embry was joking around with Jennifer and I couldn't find Quil anywhere. She kept her hand linked with mine and Embry eyed us with glee. I hadn't been around with many girls and even if I had, I would end it in one date itself so Embry had started thinking I didn't have a thing for girls. He didn't want me to go head over heels for him or any other guys. I had smacked him hard when he had told this to me.
Edward and Bella came to stand with us now when Alice came in her super excited form.
"Beeellllaaa." She screamed.
"What's it Alice?" Bella asked her face filled with horror. Well according to Bella if Alice was excited it was supposed to be scary.
"Time for you to come to our home." She said in her high soprano voice.
"What?" she asked surprised.
"Yeah you see, we have a small party for you." She explained.
"No!" Bella had terror in her eyes.
"Oh yes!" she said beaming at her.
"Jacob I can't go right, I mean I have to help you with the cleaning." Bella turned towards me alarmed.
"Jacob knows that you have to come with us alright." Alice smiled at me, I gave her a forced smile, but with Bella glaring at me it was hard to smile, I heard Leah giggle by my side.
"Sorry Bells." I apologized.
"I hate you Jacob Black." Bella said almost in tears.
"She wouldn't have let me have the party if I hadn't agreed." I defended myself.
"Bella look at me." Edward said in his calm voice, Bella looked up.
"Edward." She whined.
"Shush, it's nothing you will enjoy; Carlisle and Esme want to see you." He said. His voice worked like magic on her, she soon relaxed and turned toward Alice.
"Fine." She agreed.
"Sure you don't need any help?" she asked me keeping her face hard.
"Nope." I smiled. She smiled back; Bella was never the one who held grudges.
"Okay then, see ya." She said and walked off with Edward and Alice.
By now most of the people had left saying their 'bye' and 'nice party'.
"Do you want me to help?" Jessica came up and asked me.
"Mm…no thanks." I said uncomfortably, I glanced at Leah, she had stiffened.
"Okay." She said in a sad voice.
"I need to call my mom, I didn't bring my cell, can I use you landline?" she asked.
"Yeah sure…it's in the kitchen." I said glad that she hadn't asked my mobile.
At last I could find only Embry, Leah and Seth with me. I wondered where Quil was I hadn't seen him.
"I think you should go home." I said to Leah.
"Why?" she asked.
"Well it's bad of me to ask you to help when you look so beautiful." I blurted out. Embry choked and Seth purposely seemed to ignore this by walking off.
Leah gave me a smile.
"It doesn't matter silly." She said.
"Hmm…okay." I said.
Soon we got the whole place cleaned up, the music still played as we did our work but at a lower volume, Embry and Seth took the table in, and Leah and I took the leftovers and put them in the fridge and then all of us together cleaned up the waste.
I went over in the garage with Leah, Seth and Embry flanked at my sides. We had to get the music player and put the back in the house. The light was switched off; I didn't remember doing that, all of us heard a moan. I switched on the light and there stood my best friend Quil smooching Katie. Wow! We all stood frozen.
The couple became aware of the light and stopped kissing, they looked at us. Katie was damn embarrassed and Quil gave us a sheepish smile and rubbed the back of his head.
"Um…sorry." Leah muttered.
No one said anything.
"I gotta go now. Bye Quil, bye guys." Katie gave us an embarrassed smile and Quil a peck on cheek and headed out.
"Bye." All of us said together.
"Whoa what was that man?" Embry punched Quil playfully.
"Nothing," Quil replied.
"Didn't seem like nothing." Leah muttered.
"Yeah it was yuck!" this was if course Seth, he was way young to understand.
"Well I kinda fancy her, I asked her out and she agreed." Quil blushed.
"Ha gotcha!" exclaimed Embry.
We took the music systems and headed outta garage; we placed them in the living room.
"Guys I m sleepy!" Seth yawned.
"Yeah let's go." Quil said.
"Well want to come with us Seth?" Embry asked Seth.
"No. I will leave with Leah you see we live in the same house as we are brother and sister." Seth said probably thinking Embry had gone mad.
"Yeah I know that dude! But I have the new 3D game so I just thought you might want to talk about it." Embry amended. He gave me an approved look.
Oh! Now I get it! He was trying to get Seth outta our way so that Leah and I spend some time together. I smiled back. I looked at Leah, she was thoughtful.
"Really?! Come on let's leave then." Seth seemed excited. Embry had said the magic words.
Leah and I were left alone. I felt very uncomfortable.
"Want to watch TV?" I asked.
"Sure." She replied and gave me a smile. I felt happy that she wanted to spend some time alone.
"I will be back you carry on," I said and headed to my room.
I hurried upstairs and opened the door; I didn't bother to switch on the light. I was hyperventilating. I didn't know why, I wanted to calm down, I went to the bathroom, I flashed cold water on my face. Until I felt cool, then I stopped and then closed the bathroom door, I wiped my face. I removed my T-shirt; I wanted to wear something else.
Just then I saw a figure, I first thought it was Leah but Leah wasn't shaped like this. This figure's waist was a bit wider and it was short.
"Leah?" I called as only we two were there at home.
"It isn't Leah Jake," it was a squeaky voice. And at once I knew it was Jessica!
"What are you doing here?" I whispered angrily, if Leah saw us here in dark she would get the wrong idea.
"What do you think?" she replied.
I was standing near the window, she came toward me. I was frozen. I could see her more clearly as she came in the moonlight.
"Oh Jake! I love you so very much." She squeaked as she came closer to me, she put her hand on my shoulder and her other hand she moved from my lips to my chest. I didn't like this feeling at all. This situation probably looked like I was an innocent girl and Jessica the villain trying to force me into doing something I didn't want to. And she did fit in this role.
"Stop-" I started but then she stopped my talk by crushing her lips against mine. I could have easily pushed her down but I was afraid of hurting her. She continued; no I couldn't do this; I was Leah's even though she didn't know. I couldn't cheat on Leah; she was waiting down for me.
"Stop it." I growled and pushed Jessica back.
But unfortunately, I was too late. Leah had seen us kissing, she stood by the door.
nooo edwards gonna leave!! :'(
and tht last part is from broken hopes, so was there supposed to be something different there??
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Phil Cordell, Global Head of The Hampton Brand for Hilton Worldwide, on current business, advertising, and plans to expand.
Jul 10, 2012
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The budget report was presented to the charter school's Local Governing Council by Lorrie Davidson, vice president of finance for Charter Schools USA.
The school will be assisted in making up the deficit by a $975,000 corporate sponsorship from Charter Schools USA, the school's management company, Davidson told the council.
Present at the meeting were Local Governing Council members Heather Blevins, Lyn Carden and Larry Blase. Sandy Castro, Charter Schools USA senior manager of development and Assistant Principal Dana Burton were also in attendance. LGC member Byron Greene and Principal Vanessa Suarez called in via teleconference, along with several other CSUSA employees.
LGC members not present included Danny Dukes, who is running for Cherokee County Board of Education chair, along with Vince Baker and Jay Wright.
As a condition of receiving the charter, CSUSA at the time pledged to cover any deficits the school incurred, according to Louis Erste, director of the charter schools division at the Georgia Department of Education.
"Covering any deficit wouldn't be a loan, that's just a gift (or) a grant," Erste said Wednesday.
Nationwide, charter schools do not typically break even in their first year, Erste said.
"To receive charter in Georgia, (schools) have to have balanced budget which is why the management company must pledge to fill any deficit," Erste said.
However, Erste said the budget issue is something the state education department would look to resolve moving forward.
"Typically, the management company will subsidize the school in its first couple years, then the enrollment rate rises," Erste said.
According to CCA's budget for its inaugural year, the school only had 817 students enrolled while it budgeted for 995, leaving them a deific in state funding of over $1 million and the funding rate per student $520,555 less than budgeted or $637 less per student.
Erste said Charter USA's willingness to support not making cuts to the school and keeping the charter school's level of service high is better for the students enrolled there.
"Given the company is willing to fill the budget gap when they could have made cuts, choosing to support school at a higher level is a commendable thing," Erste said.
Reduced revenues to the school are credited to the shortfall of special education funding from the state, according to the budget explanation.
The total deficit reported is $1,549,573.
The school anticipated $325,000 for their initial state charter school implementation grant, but were approved the full two-year grant of $625,000, Erste said. The school reports spending $620,819 of the state grant, which Erste said can be spent any time within the first two years of the school's operation.
CCA also spent $45,403 of Title I funds, which the school did not initially account for in its budget.
The sponsorship from CSUSA and $2,100 in uniform donation funds and $19,000 in federal funds provided the school extra cash. However, a deficit of $155,154 in food service revenue and $56,771 in before and aftercare revenue were due to the enrollment shortfall offset by lower expenses.
As far as the school's expenses, the school budgeted $57,523 in bonuses but only spent $5,000 of what was budgeted, but spent $17,823 in stipends which was $5,823 more than budgeted. The budget shows $42,163 was spent in sick day buyout, with only $6,360 in the budget.
The school also reported spending $161,020, $101,320 more than budgeted, in contracted special education instruction due to increased services provided by the vendor Fundspeech.
For professional services, the school budgeted spending $15,000 per month on CSUSA management fees, or $184,546 for the year, but reported having "no actuals" in that line item. CCA spent $33,791 in advertising and marketing, much less than the $73,044 budgeted for that category.
In vendor services, the school reported $4,759 in bank charges and loan fees, more than the $3,600 budgeted.
CSUSA reported the standard budgeted amount for travel, automobiles, meals, lodging and airfare as $9,000, and budgeted for that expectation, but CCA spent $11,422 on these expenses throughout the year.
CCA also spent more than anticipated on dues and subscriptions at $8,452, noting the payment to Georgia Charter Schools Association alone was $3,000, which was all the school had originally budgeted.
A major operating expense for the school was in building repairs and maintenance for which the school had to pay $240,336, or $124,519 more than budgeted. The budget credits the higher cost to required repairs for several code violations. The building housing CCA is being leased from its private owner, Delaware-based Manufacturers and Trading Trust and Company.
The school reported $614,376 in total assets and $583,586 in total liabilities, $122,793 of which is due to CSUSA. The total fund balance for the year ending June 30 is $30,790, with a combined total liabilities and fund balance of $614,376.
Erste said every state-chartered school is required to send his department an audited financial statement by Oct. 1 to be reviewed.
Dukes, a certified public accountant, wrote a Letter to the Editor in March saying "At that time (June) revenues will catch up to operating expenses and our financials will no longer show a deficit." Dukes did not return calls for comment on the school's budget.
In other business, Principal Vanessa Suarez reported 10 students withdrew during the month of June, with two moving out of the area and eight indicating the school was not a good fit.
The school had 97 new students enroll in June and has 345 students on the wait list. Suarez said total enrollment for the 2012-13 school year was 995 students, meeting the school's enrollment goals.
The school added 81 new staff members during June with a total of 15 new teachers hired.
The board also:
n Approved 4-0 the passage of a resolution entitled "A Resolution in Support of Reforming and Thereby Improving Education." The resolution states the LGC "supports and endorses the education reform candidates running in local and state races as well as the passage of House Resolution 1162."
n Voted 4-0 to table the changing of the board meeting time until the Aug. 22 meeting. Blevins said she had been unable to consult all LGC members prior to the meeting to get a consensus of what time would be desirable for a majority of the board members.


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Backing Into an Evidentiary Standard for ID
by BradfordIn a comment within the Misusing Science thread Keiths made the following brief remark:
If immaterial souls exist "" particularly souls of the kind that most people envisage "" then there are testable empirical consequences.
The logic of the statement indicates that if we could observe what are reasonably inferred as consequences of an immaterial soul then we would have cause to suspect a soul exists and that the lack of such expected consequences would be evidence against the existence of a soul. I'm not going to explore what those consequences might be or whether the linkage is appropriate but instead want to focus on another implication inherent in the statement.
The belief, shared by ID critics other than Keiths, is an acknowledgement that observable physical consequences can be used as evidence to support a claim, in favor of or opposed to, an immaterial concept. That is noteworthy because intelligence is an immaterial concept about which physical evidence has been linked in such disciplines as forensic science and archeology. ID critics have been quick to point out that a known designer is identifiable in such disciplines and contrast this with ID's unidentified designer as a form of criticism.
Yet look closely at the soul claim again. The souls in question belong to designed organisms namely, humans. The designer is nowhere in evidence even assuming physical consequences consistent with the existence of an immaterial soul. So, in principle, a link between physical consequences and an immaterial entity is established even in the absence of an identified designer. Some neuro-science enthusiasts are inadvertently making claims relevant to ID and a designer centric approach.


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Received April 5, 2006; revised June 27, 2006; accepted July 26, 2006. Dr. Jeste is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, and the VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California. Ms. Halpain, Ms. Trinidad, Ms. Reichstadt, and Dr. Lebowitz are affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, California. Address correspondence to Dr. Jeste, VA San Diego Healthcare System, Building 13, 4th Floor, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161; firstname.lastname@example.com (e-mail).
Objective: There is a critical need for new researchers in psychiatry, including subspecialties such as geriatric psychiatry. Many existing research training programs focus on post-doctoral-level trainees and involve several years of hands-on research with experienced mentors at major universities. Although valuable, such programs have some limitations in expanding the pool of investigators in specific areas. In this article, the authors describe several successful short-term research training programs. Method: The authors, at the University of California, San Diego, coordinate three federally funded programs that take place during the summer and include trainees at different levels from across the United States. These programs are 1) Summer Training on Aging Research Topics—Mental Health (START-MH) for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students; 2) Stein Institute for Research on Aging (SIRA) Medical Student Training In Aging Research (MSTAR); and 3) Summer Research Institute (SRI) in Geriatric Psychiatry for postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty. The authors compare salient characteristics of these programs, illustrating similarities as well as differences. Results: The authors' experience to date suggests that these initiatives have been highly successful in attracting talented trainees at various levels, and the participants have found these experiences useful. The available follow-up suggests positive effects on research career development of the trainees, at least in the shorter run. Conclusions: There are several possible models that seem to have considerable promise for expanding the pool of scientists in a given field. Limitations of this approach as well as plans for the future are discussed.
There continues to be a critical need for increasing the number of researchers in psychiatry, including its subspecialties, such as geriatric psychiatry (1–4). Many of the federally as well as privately funded research training programs focus on post-doctoral-level trainees and involve several years of hands-on research experience with mentors at major universities. Though this is the well-trodden way of developing independent investigators, it is severely limited in at least three ways in its ability to capture a large proportion of people who could become scientists in the field.
Only a very small proportion of those with an early potential for a research career in geriatric psychiatry go on to complete psychiatry residency or doctoral-level training; the remainder either have chosen other fields or have opted to become clinicians or administrators instead of researchers. A subspecialty that has to fight the dual stigma of aging and mental illness is at a particular disadvantage and may have greater difficulty attracting many talented individuals to a research career. Potential scientists need to be identified as early as possible in the career pipeline and be provided with a rewarding exposure to the field (4–6). Early intensive research experience has been found to be successful in attracting students to a research career (4, 7, 8).
The long duration of training required following completion of a long graduate program or a residency, coupled with financial pressures of large loans, especially when one may be starting a family, makes the research fellowship unappealing even to those with interest in the field.
By restricting the training to a few major universities, there is little opportunity to recruit candidates from large parts of the country, which also results in a lack of development of comprehensive research training programs in geriatric psychiatry in settings of high public health need, such as rural areas and areas with large ethnic minority populations.
Possible solutions to these problems include "catching" people at an early stage of their careers before they choose other lines of work, shortening the period of training, and/or shifting the recruitment of candidates to a national effort rather than local. Obviously, there are limitations to these approaches, too. It may be argued that precious resources may be wasted on the development of early research experiences, as many of those who participate in such training may later be attracted to other fields. The earlier in the pipeline the trainees are (e.g., high school versus graduate or medical students), the larger the pool of potential trainees, but also the lower the percent yield in terms of long-term retention in the field. A focus on short-term training is also clearly inadequate for developing independent investigators.
Although these objections are valid, they are not insurmountable. Continued long-term follow-up with research mentors in the field is critical and feasible in helping to retain a sizable proportion of such trainees in academic psychiatry. In designing national-level programs for short-term research training, a number of issues must be considered that can affect program success. These include selection criteria for and number of trainees, site(s) of training, length and content of training (experiential versus didactic, flexible versus standardized), type of faculty, duration of follow-up, evaluation of outcomes, and future sustainability of the program.
Below we describe three federally funded, short-term research training programs (all taking place during the summer) for trainees from across the United States: 1) Summer Training on Aging Research Topics–Mental Health (START-MH) for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students; 2) Stein Institute for Research on Aging (SIRA) Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR); and 3) Summer Research Institute (SRI) in Geriatric Psychiatry for postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty. We compare salient characteristics of these programs, illustrating similarities as well as differences, and discuss their limitations along with plans for the future. Early experiences with two of these programs (START-MH and SRI) have been reported previously (9–11).
The Summer Training on Aging Research Topics—Mental Health (START-MH) program, established in 2003, competitively selects 25 to 30 students (undergraduate, graduate, and medical) per year from across the country to work in the research labs of established investigators in geriatric mental health for 10 weeks during the summer. All selected trainees are paid a stipend. The trainee can apply with a chosen mentor or can be matched with a mentor by the START-MH program staff. Mentors are required to have an established track record in training students as well as in geriatric mental health research in terms of independent peer-reviewed grants and published peer-reviewed papers. At the end of the summer experience, all students present their work at a workshop, and they, in conjunction with their mentors, are encouraged to submit the results of their research as an abstract to a professional meeting and also as a paper for submission to a peer-reviewed publication.
The program has demonstrated excellent success in recruiting high-quality applicants. In 2003, the first year of the program, 85 student applications were received; this number increased to 159 the following year. The most dramatic changes were a sixfold increase in the number of medical student applicants and a 123% increase in the number of minority applicants. In 2005 and 2006, 132 and 182 applications were received, respectively. A total of 90 students have participated in the START-MH program during its first 3 years (2003 to 2005), with another 30 students accepted for 2006. Nearly 50% have been from ethnic minority groups and approximately 75% have been women.
The total length of the program is 10 weeks. Clear expectations for the course of the START-MH program are defined. The mentors must decide on how to meet these expectations on a day-to-day basis, based on the structure of their own labs as well as on the educational level of the student trainees. Student requirements common to each placement include: 1) completion of any required local training (e.g., ethics, HIPAA, or animal use); 2) submission of an abstract and a time-frame for the research project to be completed and submitted to the START-MH staff by the end of the second week of placement; 3) submission of all program evaluations; and 4) attendance at the START-MH conference in August of that year. Participating mentors are also expected to complete all program evaluations and must provide frequent and regular supervision of their students.
Applications are required from both interested students and mentors. The students apply by submitting an application form online, a personal statement of career goals (up to 500 words), a current transcript, and one letter of recommendation. Interested mentors are asked to submit a completed mentor form and an NIH-format biographical sketch. A mentor may apply without a trainee and vice versa. Junior faculty members are encouraged to partner with established faculty in mentoring students.
The student applications and rating forms are sent out to be reviewed and rated by a selection committee comprising geriatric mental health researchers outside of UCSD. Based on a developed trainee selection criteria form, candidates are rated on a scale of 1 (outstanding) to 5 (poor) in the following categories: academic qualifications, level of interest in aging and mental health, letter of reference, and quality of mentor (if applicable). In addition, an overall rating is given. Mentor applications are also reviewed by the selection committee based on their publication and grant track records. The ratings are returned to the START-MH staff for tallying and ranking, followed by a conference call held to discuss the rankings and determine final selection.
As previously mentioned, the day-to-day activities of trainees are determined by the mentors and based on the defined program expectations. A major component of the research training includes the attendance of all trainees at a 2-day weekend workshop held in August on the UCSD campus, beginning on a Friday evening and ending midday on Sunday. Trainees attend talks by senior leaders and researchers in the fields of mental health and aging and also present their own research posters based on the work conducted over the summer. The START-MH conference workshop provides the trainees an opportunity to gain exposure to a broad spectrum of research topics in geriatric psychiatry, as well as to network with fellow students and leaders in the field. For many trainees, this is their first experience attending a "professional meeting" and every effort is made to ensure that trainees have a positive experience.
There are both didactic and interactive learning opportunities, including the presentation of information on the need for additional professionals in the field, as well as exciting research findings and future opportunities. One session consists of a presentation by an elderly consumer of mental health care along with her or his caregiver; most students find this discussion of real-life experiences both illuminating and moving. During the lunch, students are placed at tables according to their student academic level (undergraduate, graduate, or medical student), along with faculty members who share a similar academic background. The faculty members lead relevant discussions, including how to prepare for and apply to graduate school (with undergraduate students), how to select an appropriate residency training program (with medical students), or how to find an appropriate postdoctoral fellowship (with graduate students). There are "teaching" poster sessions. Each trainee is expected to present the results of her or his research at this meeting in the posters and is provided guidelines on how to prepare a poster in advance of the meeting. The poster sessions are utilized as teaching sessions where two to three students are assigned to an individual faculty member. The student/faculty group visits each poster and discusses how to review and critique a scientific poster. There is a session designed to illustrate the various career paths that students may pursue in geriatric mental health. Several selected junior investigators from the UCSD faculty present their career development stories and answer questions from the trainees regarding academic choices. Finally, there is a written evaluation of the program by the students and an opportunity for attendees to provide verbal feedback to the program staff.
The initial evaluations of the program by the participants have been very positive. Over 95% have reported an increased knowledge of what a research career involves, and more than 90% asserted that they were "highly likely" or "likely" to pursue a career in geriatric mental health research. A number of students have continued to work with their mentors in order to write up their results as abstracts or manuscripts and have submitted them to national professional conferences and peer-reviewed journals. Several papers with a START-MH student listed as the first author or coauthor have already been published.
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging (SIRA) Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) program, established in 2005, focuses on aging well (or on successful or healthy aging) in the context of age-associated diseases and disorders. Funded by a grant sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and co-sponsored by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the John A. Hartford Foundation, the SMART program provides support for up to 18 medical students from across the country selected for training experiences of 8 to 12 consecutive weeks full-time during summer. All trainees are paired with experienced scientists from UCSD, who have outstanding track records in research as well as research training. Areas of interest for the faculty range from basic and molecular biology to clinical, epidemiological, and therapeutic research on aging and age-related disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, depression, and schizophrenia.
Trainees are provided an opportunity to conduct hands-on research with their selected mentors. Trainees may also opt to be paired with scientists from three neighboring institutions, the Burnham Institute, the Salk Institute, and the Scripps Research Institute. The program is specifically tailored to medical students who have some clinical knowledge and academic interest but limited prior research experience. The students selected receive a stipend during their training. At the conclusion of the training program, it is expected that all trainees will, at a minimum, have developed an abstract and a draft of a poster, with guidance from their mentor, with travel support provided to the students to present their poster at the American Geriatrics Society's annual meeting. Mentors are strongly encouraged to assist their students in developing a publishable article for submission to a peer-reviewed journal within a year. In addition to the hands-on research experience and the formation of a valuable mentoring relationship, a combination of didactics and workshops is provided to reinforce the skills learned in the direct research experience.
A total of up to 18 medical students are selected each year. All trainees must have successfully completed at least 1 year at a U.S. school of medicine or osteopathy prior to beginning their research training. During the first year of the program, 16 students were selected locally from the UCSD School of Medicine, along with three additional local students, funded separately through another program. (Due to time constraints, national recruitment did not occur.) Two-thirds of the program participants selected were from minority racial/ethnic groups, with equal numbers of men and women. The recruitment and selection of students for the training awards during subsequent years of the program will include the use of a common electronic process developed by AFAR in conjunction with additional program-awarded institutions from across the country. Initial recruitment for the second year of the program has resulted in a total of 26 student applicants requesting UCSD as their first or second choice to conduct their research training.
All students are required to spend 8 to 12 consecutive weeks training full-time during the summer. Students may apply to participate in the program for more than 1 year (i.e., during two or more consecutive summers). Selected students and their faculty mentors are expected to develop their summer research projects well in advance, prior to the students' arrival. Projects are designed to allow the student to complete his or her work while learning research during the stipulated program period. It is expected that the relationship fostered between the mentor and student will continue long-term. In addition to the research training received in conjunction with the selected mentors, students also participate in a series of didactics throughout the summer, along with an all-day conference/retreat.
The student application and selection process was developed in concert with the program-sponsor staff from NIA and AFAR. A common electronic application process has been developed by AFAR, which requires students to apply to a central site and indicate their preference for different schools participating in the program. Applications are solicited nationally. Selection criteria include: 1) the student's ability and potential as demonstrated by past academic performance, statement of purpose in the proposed program, and letter of support from a faculty sponsor at the student's home institution; 2) interest in geriatric issues suggested by course work, research studies, and volunteer activity; 3) interest in and promise for a successful academic career; and 4) the student's background and potential for helping diversify the pool of physician researchers in aging. The national selection committee is formed by AFAR and is composed of experts in aging research.
All trainees are paired with experienced scientists from UCSD or one of three neighboring institutions, the Burnham Institute, the Salk Institute, and the Scripps Research Institute. The selected mentors are senior faculty with an excellent track record of NIA and other federal funding and of research training of medical students. Students are provided an opportunity to conduct hands-on research by pursuing basic science, clinical, or health services research projects in geriatrics or gerontology with their selected mentor. The area of focus for a particular student is determined based on his or her expressed interests and the expertise of the faculty available. The daily activities of the students are determined in conjunction with their mentor, with the expectation that they will, at a minimum, have developed an abstract and a draft of a poster by the end of the summer. Mentors are also strongly encouraged to assist their students in developing a publishable article for submission to a peer-reviewed journal within a year of completion of the program. In addition to the individual research training, students collectively participate in a series of didactics designed to complement their research experience.
Didactic sessions focus on content areas, such as healthy aging, bioethics, and biostatistics, as well as process aspects, such as publication strategies, effective presentations, clinical case conferences, journal clubs, and scientific autobiographies by selected scientists representing diverse backgrounds (in terms of discipline, gender, ethnicity, seniority, etc.). There are also "social hours" designed to further enhance informal interactions among students, faculty, and program staff.
Near the end of the summer program, a 1-day conference is organized to bring together all of the participating students, as well as many of the faculty mentors. The content of the conference includes talks by senior faculty on successful aging, the future of aging research, life after medical school, and a session with consumers and caregivers. Based on feedback, an effort is being made to ensure the time spent by students in didactics is balanced with their research training requirements. In addition, greater emphasis is being sought on an interactive versus lecture-type format.
Participating students and mentors must complete a formal evaluation 2 weeks after the start and at the conclusion of the training program. Results from the first year of the program show that a vast majority of the students strongly agreed that their research work was of interest and relevance and that the time spent with their mentors was valuable to their learning. A majority of faculty mentors gave the highest rating for "overall satisfaction with the program." Although the MSTAR program is in its infancy, the career paths for all student participants will be followed in the years to come to determine the long-term outcomes.
The Summer Research Institute (SRI) in Geriatric Psychiatry is designed for promising postresidency (M.D. or D.O.) and postdoctoral (Ph.D., Psy.D., or Pharm.D.) fellows and junior faculty persons who are clearly interested in developing a research career in geriatric mental health. The SRI, which is now in its thirteenth year, is geared toward training investigators in clinical, basic, treatment, services, or translational research. The weeklong Institute is followed up with mechanisms for continued communication between trainees and mentors. There is a heavy emphasis on career mentoring and experiential learning. Thus, there are discussions of topics, such as academic survival and success, publication strategies, grant writing, and balancing life and career. In addition, every trainee submits a draft of a research grant or a synopsis of a research plan; this research proposal is reviewed by senior faculty members and provides a hands-on basis and context for discussions on developing fundable research ideas, grant writing, the review and revision process, and longer-term goals. Many of these ideas have developed, in substantially modified form, into research proposals funded by NIMH (including K awards, small grants or R03s, or even regular research grants or R01s) and other sources (NIA, VA, and private foundations such as NARSAD and the Alzheimer's Association).
Between 25 and 30 trainees are selected each year from a pool of over 70 applicants. Whereas the exact proportions vary across the years, overall, half of the attendees have been women, and a quarter have come from ethnic minority groups. Similar proportions (about 43%) have been either Ph.D. or M.D., with the rest being Pharm.D. or M.D. plus Ph.D. Approximately 50% have been fellows, another third, assistant professors; the rest have had other faculty positions. Trainees have come from over 40 different states. The research interests of the attendees have ranged from basic to translational to clinical to services research.
The Institute itself is 1 week long and is scheduled during the last full week of July. Although UCSD staff coordinate the SRI each year, it has been held at different universities that have major geriatric psychiatry programs, for example, Cornell, Duke, Penn, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Stanford, UCLA, UCSD, and the University of Washington.
An annual call for applications is made in early November. Advertising occurs through a number of means, including the SRI Web site and appropriate newsletters (e.g., American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, American Psychiatric and Psychological Associations, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry). In addition, a brochure is mailed to every chair of the psychiatry, psychology, and neurology departments and to all psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry residency program directors in the United States. The brochure is also sent to all SRI alumni for distribution to appropriate candidates.
Each applicant must submit 1) a current curriculum vitae; 2) a 500-word description of personal interest in a research career related to mental health and aging; and 3) two letters of recommendation. Completed applications must be submitted by around March 15th each year. These are then forwarded to and ranked by the Institute's executive committee. Each application is ranked on a scale of 1 to 5 (similar to an NIH grant review committee) with weight being given to the applicants' prior accomplishments (curriculum vitae and two letters of recommendation), as well as their interest in and potential for a successful career in academics (personal statement). The main criterion for the selection of candidates is the perceived likelihood of their successfully pursuing an academic career. The rankings are tabulated and distributed to the SRI executive committee for discussion and final selection (via conference call).
The Institute involves a week of intensive workshops. The curriculum includes many components that are fixed and offered each year across sites and a few that are variable and designed to utilize the unique resources of each site. The core program consists of elements designed to provide career guidance as well as didactic components offering basic knowledge about subjects such as research methods. Most sessions in the SRI are intentionally open-ended and informal. Examples of the topics for main sessions include grant mechanisms and grant writing, giving scientific presentations, publishing papers in peer-reviewed journals, responsible conduct of research, a session with current junior faculty members, scientific autobiographies, and balancing life and work. Details of the schedule have been described previously (9, 10).
When the program first began in 1995, it was somewhat more didactic than pragmatic in nature—that is, the focus was as much on content (e.g., diagnosis and treatment of alcohol dependence in the elderly) as on process (e.g., how to recruit subjects for a research project on alcohol dependence in the elderly). It became apparent early on that most trainees had ready access to content but were in much greater need of process training. Thus, the curriculum of the SRI was changed to encompass that need—the faculty now addresses the nuts and bolts of research. Similarly, it was found that individualized grant preparation was particularly unique and valued, so the emphasis on each participant's presentation of research ideas (or early draft grant submissions), with feedback from the senior SRI faculty, was increased.
Some sessions include discussions of state-of-the-art methodology in the field and laboratory programs that highlight the major strengths of the host sites. These present opportunities for trainees to meet successful researchers as well as observe the operation of mature programs of research. All of the aforementioned activities are geared toward the trainees, with an understanding of their current workplaces. The goal of the Institute is to have each trainee develop his or her own research that is appropriate to individual background, interests, and abilities.
A critical part of the SRI is the follow-up communication between SRI alumni and faculty. This takes place formally at the annual meetings of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry and informally throughout the year via phone, e-mail, and in-person visits.
Since its inception in 1995, over 300 trainees have attended the SRIs. The cumulative "survival rate," measured as staying in full-time academics for over an average of 3.5 years of follow-up, has been 75%. There are no significant differences between M.D.s and Ph.D.s or between men and women in terms of the academic survival rates. Of the SRI alumni followed, more than half have received federal grants as principal investigator (mostly K awards, R03s, and R01s), while more than a quarter have obtained other competitive national-level peer-reviewed grants (e.g., NARSAD, Stanley Foundation, Alzheimer's Association). Almost every SRI alumnus has published peer-reviewed papers.
The SRI provides a useful model for an approach to bridging and shortening the transition period from fellowship to first research funding and of ensuring a continued flow of new faculty-level investigators in geriatric psychiatry.
Appendix 1 compares the salient characteristics of the three programs described above. They share several common features, such as being NIH-funded, short-term (summer) research training programs that recruit trainees from across the United States, involve dedicated volunteer mentors (i.e., not paid for their mentorship), are primarily nondidactic in nature, encourage follow-up research with mentors, and emphasize peer-reviewed publications as an important outcome measure. They all help the trainees understand that an academic research career involves such steps as establishing a relationship with a mentor and building networks that benefit their academic and career advancement. Each program has its own executive committee to help the principal investigator develop the specifics of the program according to its unique needs and provide ongoing oversight and a manager who is responsible for administrative details.
These three programs also differ from one another in several ways. Two of them (START-MH and MSTAR) aim at expanding the pipeline for new researchers by providing early opportunities and exposure to research for undergraduate, graduate, and/or medical students and involve 8 to 12 weeks of hands-on research, whereas the SRI targets postdoctoral fellows or junior faculty and involves workshops and discussions of individual research projects over the course of 1 week. The START-MH and MSTAR programs pay stipends to the students, providing them with the ability to devote their summer to research and limiting their need to seek additional employment. The MSTAR program encompasses research in aging as a whole, while the other two programs focus specifically on geriatric mental health.
The evaluations of the programs by the trainees as well as the mentors have been mostly very positive. More importantly, the SRI and START-MH have been quite successful on the objective measure of peer-reviewed publications by trainees. (The MSTAR program has been operating for less than 1 year.) In the case of the SRI, "academic survival" as well as competitive grant funding by the trainees confirms its value. We must add that there are no true control groups. This should not be surprising as these programs were funded for research training and not as randomized, controlled trials of specific educational interventions. Also, it will take several years to measure the true impact of early pipeline programs such as the START-MH and MSTAR in terms of their value in expanding the pool of researchers. It is gratifying to note that the proportions of women trainees and those from ethnic minority groups have been substantial.
An overarching goal of the research training programs described in the current article is to attract and retain individuals in research careers in geriatric psychiatry. However, measuring this outcome requires long-term follow-up for at least several years. The "academic survival rate" among the SRI alumni has been 75% after an average follow-up period of 3.5 years. This rate seems to be higher than what would be expected in a diverse group of fellows and junior faculty from across the country. This type of long-term data is not yet available with the START-MH and the MSTAR programs, but we hope to have such data available in the near future. In the short term, the success of the programs may be evaluated on the basis of trainees' and mentors' satisfaction with the programs. It is worth noting that the initial experience with the SRI that we had reported (9) was restricted to positive evaluations of the program by the trainees and the mentors. The prediction of long-term success with the SRI based on the initial results has been borne out in our follow-up. We believe the same will be true for the START-MH and MSTAR programs too.
In conclusion, our experience to date shows that short-term research training programs hold great promise for future development of new researchers in chosen fields. Future plans include long-term follow-up evaluating the career choices of trainees. We also plan to expand these programs to even earlier stages of the pipeline by designing programs for high-school students, especially those from ethnic minority groups. Finally, modifications will be necessary as one seeks to apply them to different fields within and outside of psychiatry.
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There is one foundational question each of us must face. By "foundational," I don't mean it is the only question we must answer. What I mean is that this question is so important that if you get this one …Read More
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Rob McElhenney is the blessed saint responsible for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and for that we must thank him. Seriously, he writes and directs and produces and stars in it! I feel like that's kind of enough for his bio since it's the best credit ever, but in researching I found out that he "is left handed and his favorite color is orange" (thanks Wikipedia) so I figured I should include that. Mostly ironically.


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Whether you live and/or work in Charleston or you're just visiting, the area has much to offer. There is a wide variety of cultural and artistic groups and organizations. You find live music from rock to classical; live theater from avant-garde plays to musical comedy; plus high school, college and professional sports. There are many interesting places to visit such as museums, historic buildings and neighborhoods, architecturally striking structures, and places to just take a nice stroll. Experience the best of Charleston and Kanawha County.
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Alexandra Spencer: Marsha, thank you so much! I downloaded the Brushes app to my iPad this morning and love it! Wow. I did not expect the have such a strong positive reaction to it! The effects available with the different brushes are wonderful! OMG.
Marsha, thank you so much! I downloaded the Brushes app to my iPad this morning and love it! Wow. I did not expect the have such a strong positive reaction to it! The effects available with the different brushes are wonderful! OMG.
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Hi Shelley, thanks for your tip about Procreate! I will look into it this weekend.
Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated.
Alexandra, you got me motivated to try some totally freehand in Procreate, by I got a little sidetracked. This is surprisingly easy to do. It's done with screen shots and layers.
Hi all, Sorry I don't comment on digital art as I am digitally illiterate, but back on Mars, Bennie and Ruthie start to explore the vast Mars underworld and perhaps locate it's inhabitants.
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Marsha ~ Looks like you got some new converts to the digital age! I really enjoy your watercolor of the trumpeter. I am imagining him playing "A Night in Tunisia"!
Fred ~ Wow brilliant colors where your bears are exploring. What will they find as they travel into the light, I wonder?
Comments and critiques are welcome.
Nealy: I didn't plan it that way, I sure don't want to upset others, I am still a classic artist type with brushes and paint, pencils and paper. etc.... but this spurred me as well.
my trumpet player has a favorite that he plays at all my gigs. "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" or "sugar blues" or "Jalisco" or maybe a Harry James ditty. " You Made Me Love You"
Shelly: I too have Procreate and love it too. I have several and they all have their ups and downs. I like the ones where you can use layers. The other key is to SAVE.... I have gotten almost finished and lost it all because I didn't save.
Fred: What a beautiful ceiling your underworld has. I can see many an exciting discovery on the horizon.
Alex: I am sooooo happy you will be enjoying another venue of art, you will be good at it as well, like I said you are still painting with your finger or stylus. I have a stylus but i still prefer my finger. and two fingers makes the screen bigger so you can get into the tight places. but remember to SAVE....
Jen: yup its that time of year, I remember last year you were totally busy as well. we have to go to a costume party this Saturday and I am going as Judge Judy, Norm will be Count Blackula with an eye patch.... He is at the store now and we are making a bowl of ghoul intestines to take to the party.... ( puff pastry stuffed with asparagus, ham and cheese inside and rolled and layed out like a glob of intestines. creepy but tasty..... I will take a picture of it before we leave.
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C & C Always Welcome
Hello Marsha,
I had thought that you were trying to create a discussion on digital 'art' but instead you have seemingly convinced more to try out the innovation. No problems there as far as I am concerned.....people are absolutely free to do as they wish.
You said you still 'had to do the work' even if inspired by someone else's paintings........ your trumpeter was 'original' ok but again I would have thought that a traditional sketch would have been of more value. If digital art ( on this forum) is seen as a 'fun' creation all well and good but the amount of time required and the limited palette/tools provided prohibits producing something which is on a par with 'normal' art uploaded on Challenge. Different maybe.
My thoughts only...no wish to upset anyone but perhaps learning to walk before running would be more useful in the end.
those who teach shall also learn and those who learn shall also teach - Peter Laslett
feel free to make constructive c/c...no digital alterations please
Fred, this is a beautiful painting of Bennie and Ruthie traveling down the river. Again, terrific rocky outcroppings with wonderfully textured multi-hued coloring.
Jen C & C's always welcome
Well the Festival day started cool but progressed to a lovely afternoon. Customers were steady but not huge but everyone who came had a good time. we made some money but not sure if we made a profit! If we make this a yearly event hopefully word of mouth will increase. attendance. It was fun though.
WOW Jen, you look fabulous wish I was there, meanwhile
Jen ~ Hope you had a day of relaxation today - you look like a very friendly witch!
Jen, I just love that you're so active in that group and agree that the attendance for such neat events will grow.
Fred, such an interesting painting of the underground river and clan. You have a very fertile imagination!
This is a painting I did on my iPad this evening using the Brushes app Marsha told us about.
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I'm not from Virginia, where is that river? How far from VA beach? Thanks for the report. R/Chip.
Fished the upper Nanesmond (Bradys to day marker 21) with the Croaker King Friday and we landed 85 in 2-8 feet of water. Shrimp outfished squid. Big fish fry Sunday afternoon. Hail to the Mosquito Fleet!
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I'm not from Virginia, where is that river? How far from VA beach? Thanks for the report. R/Chip.
Nanesmond enters the James river between the James River bidge and the Monitor Merrimac bridge/tunnel.
If you put your boat in at Bennets Creek Marina or the public launch off shoulders hill road it is a short no-wake run to the nansemond then turn left after you clear the channel markers and head up the river. ( Depending on your boats draft ) you want to stay in the channel till you clear the markers. Nice river and lots of fishing space.
great sounds tasty
Any size to them?, we went to the Ocean View fishing pier on friday afternoon we caught some but not much size to them.
there's no need to catch that many.....i've been there just as much, i live on the nansemond and have caught some big croakers but there is no reason to take 85 out unless you aren't going to fish it for a while.....i've watched the croaker size decline and there is really no reason to take 85 out
I have to agree. I hope that you didn't keep all of those fish, especially since you caught a bunch last week too. By the way, it's Nansemond.
thank you....i thought i was going to get reemed for my comment
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Why are we getting more Smash Mouth.
I would have preferred "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid", but "Days Go By" is fine as well.
Getting the Smash Mouth!
Needed to be "why dont you get a job?" from the Offspring....
No ho ho ho... no thanks.
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my love is like a candle, if you forget me, i will burn your damn house down.
Not bad but really needs some Sugar Ray.
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Lawmakers from the greater-Olympia area are bringing their customary, liberal agenda to the Capitol as the Legislature begins work Monday in a 105-day regular session. Closing a $900 million budget gap and finding perhaps $1.3 billion more for K-12 public schools are the biggest challenges.
The core Thurston County delegation includes Sen. Karen Fraser of Thurston County as Senate Democratic Caucus chair, Democratic Rep. Sam Hunt of Olympia as chairman of the House State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee and Democratic Rep. Chris Reykdal of Tumwater, all of whom are in the 22nd district (representing Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater).
At their top of the 22nd-district agenda is protecting state employees and ending the 3 percent reductions in pay and hours worked that began in July 2011 for most of the states nearly 60,000 general-government workers. That temporary pay cut ends in June, and Gov. Chris Gregoire negotiated contracts with more than two dozen public employee unions that could allow 1 percent pay increases in July 2014 if state revenues reach a certain benchmark level.
"That not only affects state employees but our local economy," Fraser said of employee pay.
Still undecided is what kind of health-care benefits that public-sector workers, who now pay 15 percent of premiums, will receive. And there are rumblings of pension changes that the lawmakers are leery of.
Lawmakers from most of the outlying areas - such as Republican Rep. Gary Alexander of rural Thurston County - are fiscal conservatives and expected to fight majority Democrats in the House to avoid tax increases while closing budget gaps. The Democrats are taking another view, believing more money is needed to avoid deep cuts to other programs.
Hunt said there also is interest in retaining operating funds for South Puget Sound Community College and The Evergreen State College.
Fraser, Hunt and Reykdal say there are a few local capital projects the delegation also would fight for, including a $1 million grant sought by the Thurston County Food Bank to help it pay for a new building.
Another is $816,000 sought from the Building for the Arts program to assist repairs to the Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia.
Yet another is making sure the community can use the local Armory once it is replaced as part of a modernization of Washington National Guard facilities, Fraser said.
Hunt listed the demolition of the old General Administration Building on the Capitol Campus, the Heritage Center project that would replace it; keeping funds to dredge Capitol Lake; funds to demolish the tall office building on the Olympia downtown isthmus as other capital-budget requests.
Among transportation priorities, Hunt said there is a need for interchanges or improvements along Interstate 5 at Joint Base Lewis McChord in Pierce County, the Sleater-Kinney off-ramp in Lacey, at Marvin Road above the Nisqually Valley and more work on a west Olympia interchange-justification along Route 101.
There also is desire for more Sound Transit services to Thurston County and a bike overpass project over Pacific Avenue.
Reykdal plans separately to introduce a bill that would create a pilot education program based on the GRuB, or Garden Raised Bounty, program in Olympia. The lawmaker said GRuB has a summer program pays a stipend to students who tend to crops at the community gardens, and this helps them to stay engaged in school and avoid dropping out. Hes heard interest from people in Grays Harbor County and elsewhere who would like to give it a go.
And Hunt plans to sponsor bills that prohibit the selling of liquor at automated check out in stores (he says buyers would have to be checked out by a clerk who can verify ID); a bill allowing beer and wine specialty stores to sell craft-distilled spirits (he says the idea is to let small start-up distilleries, which number 30 now in Washington, to get into the market); election bills allowing voter registration on Election Day, pre-registration for 16 and 17-year-olds triggered by driver-license issuance; and a state voting-rights act letting local governments create districts for election of their officials within a jurisdiction.


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