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In its annual survey of "America's Best Hospitals," U.S.News & World Report has ranked St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) among the elite healthcare institutions in the nation in six major areas of care. This includes the Texas Heart® Institute (THI) at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, listed in the top ten nationally in Cardiology & Heart Surgery for the 21st consecutive year. THI at SLEH maintained last year's ranking as fourth in the nation.
"This recognition reflects nearly five decades dedicated to reducing the devastating toll of cardiovascular disease through innovative programs in research, education and improved patient care," said James T. Willerson, MD, THI president and medical director. "The commitment of the physicians, nurses and staff members has helped Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's remain one of the nation's best centers for cardiovascular care for more than 20 years."
SLEH also placed among the nation's leading hospitals in Diabetes & Endocrinology; Ear, Nose & Throat; Gastroenterology; Geriatrics; and Urology.
In addition to the national rankings, SLEH was listed as the number two hospital in the Houston metro ranking, and was designated high-performing in the areas of Cancer; Gynecology; Nephrology; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Orthopedics; and Pulmonology.
"For St. Luke's, it's about ensuring our patients receive compassionate, Faithful, Loving Care®," said Margaret M. Van Bree, DrPH, senior vice president, St. Luke's Episcopal Health System, and CEO, SLEH. "This honor acknowledges St. Luke's world-renowned expertise for clinical excellence."
St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital (SLWH) also received recognition from U.S.News & World Report. Listed among the top 20 hospitals in the Houston metro ranking, SLWH was also designated a high-performing hospital in Gynecology.
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Discussions Relating to Universal Reconciliation > Bible Threatenings Explained
Is hades really divided : is there a place for torment and Abraham's lair?
There's an intersting point of view here:
--- Quote ---The New Testament equivalent of Sheol is Hades. Prior to Christ's resurrection, Luke 16:19-31 shows Hades to be divided into two realms: a place of comfort where Lazarus was, and a place of torment where the rich man was. The word hell in verse 23 is not "Gehenna" (place of eternal torment) but "Hades" (place of the dead). Lazarus's place of comfort is elsewhere called Paradise (Luke 23:43). Between these two districts of Hades is "a great gulf fixed" (Luke 16:26).
Jesus is described as having descended into Hades after His death (Acts 2:27, 31; cf. Ephesians 4:9). At the resurrection of Jesus Christ, it seems that the believers in Hades (i.e., the occupants of Paradise) were moved to another location. Now, Paradise is above rather than below (2 Corinthians 12:2-4).
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If sheol/ hades was divided at two parts and if there's temporary hell ( hades now ) and temporary heaven ( with Christ ), then the whole universalist doctrine is wrong and there's indeed heaven and hell.
:cloud9: I can't find my teaching on it, and I can't seem to pull it from memory this morning as of yet, but "wide gulf" doesn't mean what you think it means. It ties in with His side being pierced, that's all I can remember right now. Almost nothing in there is meant to be taken literally, but spiritually to our spirits, as I found my first 2 years of daily study in the original languages, when I first came to the Lord. Just keep pressing in and asking the Holy Spirit to teach you. He waits for your invitation. Blessings to you........
Do a search on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. This was an alegory of the transition from Israel to the gentile nations as God's chosen vessels to spread His Kingdom in the earth. You run into all kinds of trouble if you try to make this parable into a literal description of the afterlife.
Pro 15:24 THE WAY OF LIFE is above TO THE WISE, that he may depart from HELL beneath.
John 8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Eph 5:15-17 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but AS WISE, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Matthew 13:34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.
Mark 4:34 He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
Who was speaking? Was it Jesus? then it must have been parable!
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Stuttgart president Gerd Mauser has promised to loosen the purse strings in the summer in a bid to restore the club to their former glory.
The Swabians spent just 300,000 euros on new players last summer and are still on course to post losses for the 2012/13 financial year, but Mauser has promised funds will be made available for strengthening a side which, barring DFB-Pokal success, is unlikely to qualify for Europe next season.
"It has got to be our aim to play for places in Europe," he said.
"We are certainly going to spend more money in the coming transfer period than we did last summer."
Stuttgart have already agreed contracts with free transfers Sercan Sararer from Greuther Furth and Thorsten Kirschbaum from Energie Cottbus, but Mauser says "at least two more players" will be joining ahead of the 2013/14 season.
At the same time, Mauser says the club will not get carried away the way it did after winning the Bundesliga in 2007, struggling then to pay the wage bill after failing to qualify for Europe in subsequent seasons.
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DWTS Season 13 Finale: Maksim Chmerkovskiy Will Appear
Maksim Chmerkovskiy fans can breath a sigh of relief. Despite rumors to the contrary, the Dancing With the Stars Season 13 semi-finalist will appear during the finale results show this Tuesday, at least to make an appearance.
"On [this] week's finale, I can assure you that [Maks] will answer every media question," his publicist, Lizzie Grubman, told The Huffington Post. We're pretty sure answering every question would take the entire show, but it's good to hear the drama won't stop Maks from making an appearance. No word yet on Hope Solo's vague plans to dance with the other eliminated couples, however.
As for next season — well, don't count Maks out just yet. He may hate the judges, but that doesn't mean the producers hate him back. An insider told The Huffington Post that "like the audience, the producers of the show love him," and they understand the bad-boy attitude is part of his appeal.
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Mother of Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts dies
(WXYZ) - The mother of Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts, has died.
Lucimarian Tolliver Roberts (1924-2012) made several appearances on Good Morning America, most recently to detail her book "My Story, My Song" which Robin collaborated on with her.
Mrs. Roberts was the first African American to head Mississippi's Board of Education.
Robin who told viewers of her MDS diagnosis in July, started her medical leave Thursday . She traveled home to Mississippi with her sister Sally Ann, passing through flooded and blocked roads to see their mother.
The daughters made it just in time to spend their last moments together before she passed away late Thursday night.
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Oh pain that infiltrates my private space;
hearken towards the pasting,
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There's not a comfort in thy kingdom,
no sanctuary in thy womb.
My wings a torn,
collapsed in store;
wherever clouds float by,
I here witnessed bright blue sky.
Oh pain that infiltrates my private space,
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Men's Soccer Drops Third Straight
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Despite scoring the game's opening goal, the West Virginia University men's soccer team fell 2-1 to Penn State on Wednesday evening at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
The loss is the third straight for the Mountaineers and drops their record to 3-4-1. WVU held the advantage in shots (11-8) and shots on goal (5-4). Each team took four corner kicks.
"It's a young team, the problem is that they're not resilient yet," coach Marlon LeBlanc says. "I think the character is probably something that needs to be developed. The problem is we're not developing it from some of these losses. We're making the same mistakes over and over again, and that's the part that is hard to swallow."
Tied 1-1 at halftime, Jordan Tyler scored the game-winning goal on a header for Penn State in the 71st minute. Mason Klerks was on the left side of the field and played a pass to the goal line for Kyle MacDonald, who sent a cross to a streaking Tyler for the 2-1 advantage.
In the 73rd minute sophomore Jamie Merriam nearly tied the match for the Mountaineers, but Penn State goalkeeper Andrew Wolverton stopped his point-blank shot. Wolverton made another nice stop in the 82nd minute when sophomore Zak Leedom tried to finesse a shot into the upper 90.
West Virginia's Leedom took a game-high three shots, while Shane Campbell and Owen Griffith took two apiece for Penn State.
Senior Craig Stephens put the Mountaineers up 1-0 in the fifth minute as he ripped a bending shot to the far post that went past a screened Wolverton. Junior Andy Bevin brought the ball forward along the right side of the field and centered to sophomore Majed Osman, who one-touched to Stephens for his second goal of the season.
The lead did not last long as Campbell tied the match in the 12th minute on a similar shot as Stephens'. Connor Maloney played a short cross from the top of the 18-yard box that got behind the WVU defense and to the foot of Campbell who ricocheted the ball off the far post for the goal.
Bevin nearly regained the lead for WVU in the 28th minute when he ripped a shot that was punched away by Wolverton.
WVU freshman goalkeeper Brent Arnold made two saves in his debut. Wolverton finished with four for the Nittany Lions.
The Mountaineers open Mid-American Conference play against Akron on Sunday, September 29 at 7 p.m. The match has been designated as a Dollar Day, with all tickets, hot dogs, popcorn and Coca-Colas available for $1 each. For a video and audio stream courtesy of Kroger, visit WVUsports.com. The game will also be a Gold Rush with all fans in attendance encouraged to wear gold.
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Lois Jewel Barber is Co-creator and Executive Director of EarthAction which was launched in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio. In 1986, she founded 2020 Vision, a US peace and environment organization that has recently come back to her as a project of EarthAction with its new name, 2020 Action. She helped to found and serves as Co-chair of the Alliance for Renewable Energy, a coalition of groups, businesses and individuals promoting the world's most effective renewable energy policies in North America. She served as Creative Director of the World Future Council Initiative that laid the foundation for the creation of the World Future Council, a global forum to protect the rights of future generations. Lois received a BA degree from Indiana University and an MA degree from the University of British Columbia. She lectures widely and has received many awards including the "Giraffe Award" for "Sticking One's Neck Out for the Common Good", the "Woman of Distinction Award" from the National Women's Education Association, and was one of 16 global citizens featured in the book, Planet Champions—Adventures in Saving the World. Lois is also an artist, using her talents to celebrate the wonder and beauty of the natural world. Kosmos published a piece, written by Lois, about her life. You can read it here. View Lois' The Giraffe Heroes Project profile here.
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Please join us on
Tuesday, October 22nd @ 7pm
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The First in a Series of Conversations with and for Parents:
Parenting a Montessori Child in an non-Montessori World.
The following article serves as a preface for Tuesday night's discussion. We hope to see you there!
Does Montessori Prepare Students for the Real World?
Adapted from an article by Catherine Weaver,
Wilmington Montessori School (Wlimington, DE)
Every day, as part of my work at Wilmington Montessori School, I spend time with parents who are thinking about enrolling their child in a Montessori program. As we walk through the building, observing classrooms and admiring facilities, we talk about the needs and interests of their child.
How will my child benefit from this? How will the teachers work with my child? Will her strengths be nurtured? Will his special needs be addressed?
Parents, from the first visit, need to know how we plan to work with their child. It is easy for parents to observe in our school. As we visit toddler, preschool, and elementary classrooms, parents see for themselves the hands-on interactive style of learning. They watch children pouring sand and water in practical life. They see them practice number and counting skills with the golden bead material. They hear children engaged in conversation and witness growing social skills. Parents sense the focus and independence that are common when children in Montessori classrooms love their work! One of the best parts of my job is watching parents decide for themselves that this is the educational experience they want for their child. Inevitably, though, parents also want to know:
What happens after this? Where do your children go from here? What will happen to my child when he gets to the "real" world? How can she survive after the loving and nurturing environment here?"
Even though the benefits of process-oriented, non-competitive education and a nurturing environment are evident in the daily Montessori experience of each child, parents still tend to be goal oriented when it comes to their children. They need to know that their child will be ready for "the next step," whatever that may be.
These are important questions that I find myself trying to answer as both a parent and an educator. My oldest daughter is approaching the time when she will need to leave the wonderful world of Wilmington Montessori School for the seventh grade. Where will she go from here? Does she have the preparation she really needs? How can schools help parents to feel comfortable with the answers to these questions?
My first response is a personal one. I can't help but comment on the self-confidence that I see in my daughter and a willingness on her part to try just about anything when it comes to learning. She is just as comfortable working out a complicated mathematical problem as she is reciting lines from Shakespeare on stage. I know that gentle guidance from our talented teachers, in hands-on Montessori classrooms, is responsible for the development of these qualities. All of my children love learning and coming to school. And the motivation for learning is internal rather than external. It's what they want to do! I believe that these skills will serve my children well, whatever comes next for them.
I also know that my children will leave this Montessori School with certain values. They have a deep respect for the needs and capabilities of other people and an appreciation for diversity in all forms. They are concerned for the environment and are becoming advocates for social justice. This might have happened in other school environments, but I am proud and grateful that it has happened for my children in a Montessori school.
Our Montessori School also has much anecdotal evidence to support the preparation that Montessori education provides for each child. Here are some examples from recent graduates.
Lauren McNamee, a tenth-grade student at a local independent school writes:
"My Montessori education helped me build a good foundation for learning. I developed strong writing skills for reports and essays at Montessori. In mathematics, I learned basic properties as well as skills needed for algebra, geometry, and other high-school math courses. Montessori also helped teach me how to interact with people in a positive and friendly way."
Kanika Gupta, an eighth grader in public school, reports that…
"Montessori helped me to plan and organize my work. I learned to express my creativity on projects, posters, and dioramas. I also feel more confident about sharing ideas with other people. I learned so much about myself!"
And parents (past and present) are often as expressive in their analysis of the Montessori advantage.
Michele Hess, a former WMS parent whose daughters now attend another private school, says:
"… my girls were well prepared across the curriculum. They are doing well in all areas of study and managing a course load with advanced language and math. Reports from guidance counselors mention their confidence and problem-solving skills as real strengths. Montessori had a lot to do with developing these skills."
Lois Kaylor, Great Books teacher at our school, has a unique perspective. For many years she served as a reading specialist at other schools. She notices certain trends in the preparation of Montessori students:
"These children have a great respect for one another and are not afraid to speak up for themselves. Their self-esteem is as remarkable as their ability to recognize and appreciate the strengths of their peers. These children dare to take risks in their work in a cooperative learning environment."
Lois also cites the involvement of parents in the educational process as an important factor in the differences she sees in Montessori children. "In Montessori, parents are an integral part of the educational process. Their involvement is critical to the success of each child and the school."
There are a wide variety of options available to Montessori children in their life choices, careers, and education. We believe that Montessori is really an educational decision that has an impact for life!
The answer to the question, "What's next for my child?" is inevitably a personal one for each and every child served. And that's just as it should be. Providing the educational challenge and personal concern needed by each child in our program is the pledge we make to our families and the mission we set for ourselves.
Two Announcements!
The LMS Diversity Committee would like to invite you to a Boston-area screening of
"American Promise"
) a 2013 Sundance-presented documentary about the paths of two African-American boys and their 13-year journeys through an elite private school in New York City. We hope that interested members of the LMS community will join us on this exploration of the roles of race and class on the educational experience.
The film is being screened on
Wednesday, October 30 at 6:30pm
at the Regent Theater in Arlington:
. Tickets are available online but are selling quickly. We plan to meet at 6:15pm in front of the theater to view what is sure to be a dynamic and engaging film! If you are able to join us, please considering buying your ticket NOW, and reply by email to LMS parent and Committee member, Alllison Bryant Mantha (
) so we'll know to expect you.
LMS at the Montessori Model UN
This year
LMS is representing Saudi Arabia
at the MMUN conference in NY, and we'd love the expertise of anyone in the LMS community who has background knowledge about Saudi Arabia that they'd be willing to share with 11 interested middle schoolers.
Please contact
Kim McMaken-Marsh
Lexington Montessori School | 130 Pleasant Street | Lexington, MA 02421


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Lightning Bolt's Sharp New Sound
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Fleetwood Mac Back with Classic Lineup
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Here's Who's Making STL Noisy This Spring
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Beatles Sister Louise Harrison Departs the Midwest
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Working Class Dogs to Honor Rick Springfield
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Burns, who undertook similar cultural mass-marketing with baseball and the Civil War, is mounting a multitentacled effort to revive an all-American art form people write about in a volume far out of proportion to its record sales. That alone suggests the quandary at the heart of Burns' approach: It has pitfalls of intent and of editing. It also has great potential.
"I'm taking something that's normally background and making it middleground, foreground and, in a few extraordinary cases, a kind of hyperground, where you almost feel that you, the audience, are in on the act of creation," says Burns, who calls Jazz his best film.
A prolific documentarian whose epic films on baseball and the Civil War drew huge audiences, Burns took six years to craft the 10-episode Jazz. He and his crew assembled 2,400 stills, 2,000 film clips, 75 interviews and 497 pieces of recorded music. The licensing alone must have been incredibly time-consuming. The visual proof of the pudding will come clear on Jan. 8, when PBS launches the broadcast.
Burns clearly hopes the public will fall in love with jazz, or at least his version of it. His mammoth undertaking, trumpeted in year-end advertising and editorial features in many publications, is sure to draw viewers, readers and listeners (WGBH-TV in Boston will, for example, show each episode nine times within the first week). A compilation tape features interviews with such jazz eminences as critics Stanley Crouch and Gary Giddins, the brilliant historical straight arrow Wynton Marsalis and the late bassist Milt Hinton, who's brought to life with archival photos edited so kinetically, they're jazzy in themselves.
Already the documentary, and its various tie-in products, is causing controversy, largely because it shortchanges the last 40 years of jazz, condensing it into two hours of videotape, about 60 of the book's 490 pages and two of the five CDs of the boxed set. Burns lionizes Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, making them the hooks of his venture. If modern (and postmodern) jazz is about group improvisation and the subordination of ego, Burns's efforts give it less than short shrift. He suggests, however, that it isn't yet time to historicize much modern jazz.
"It was my conscious decision to tell a history of jazz," Burns says. "My narrative basically stops in the film around 1975 [the year after Ellington died]. A historian's worst job is to tell people what's going on in the present. My feeling is, you need about 30 years out before history begins. In this case, it's 25 years."
Such historical compression might not be accurate, but it's perfectly reasonable to Burns. Not only can he justify stressing such giants as Armstrong, Ellington, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker and Davis, he says, it takes time to determine whether a musician should join the jazz pantheon. It's fitting to him that the box begins with Armstrong's 1931 recording of "Star Dust" and ends with a 1994 Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra rendition of Billy Strayhorn's "Take the A Train" (that estimable orchestra is under the direction of Marsalis, the outspoken but conservative trumpeter who served as the backbone of this project). This is the official version of jazz, mainstreamed, with designer edge, by the frequent narrative and commentary of Marsalis, a brilliant trumpeter who can be strikingly authoritarian and narrow-minded.
"If I ask somebody who wanted much more of this modern era today to tell me who among the people playing today would be in the Mount Rushmore of jazz along with Armstrong, Ellington, [Charlie] Parker, [John] Coltrane... we just don't know," Burns says. "We need that passage of time; we need historical triangulation to take place that permits us to look back and say, "Oh, so-and-so is important to the jazz canon.' That's what the present can never tell you."
Burns is as interested in the marketing of his latest project as in his topic. Not only is corporate funding provided by General Motors Corp. (brochures about Jazz are available at all GM dealers), the cuts on the individual CDs represent the first corporate crossover between Columbia and Verve Records. Additional funding comes from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and various charitable trusts and foundations. GM and others involved are working with the Music Educators National Conference and underwriting a Jazz-related program for the United Negro College Fund. Although his signature is clearest on the box set and the best-of disc, Burns considers the individual compilations at least as important.
"If you are interested in a major artist in jazz, haven't heard them before and go into a big record store, you'll find dozens and dozens of CDs, and many will say "best of,' and no one will be, until this came along," he says. "This cuts across all labels. At budget prices, I think these 22 [compilations] are a real way for folks to get into jazz."
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
ALA 2012 Highlights
Whenever I sit down and think about events like ALA, my mind always organizes things into themes. If I had to think of a theme or two to describe my experience this year at ALA, it would probably be anxiety then relief. Those are two pretty lame things to read about, right? But I've spent a lot of time thinking about what made this ALA so different -- and maybe more rewarding -- than the others I've been to, and I think it's this: I worked like crazy. That is probably the most enticing way to sell the rest of this post, isn't it?
I got to my hotel and pretty much was done at that point. Jackie and Rachel showed up a couple hours later and Jackie and I worked a little bit on our presentation for Sunday. Oh, we also ordered this insanely large salami pizza for $16. It was pretty much one of the worst pizzas I've ever had.
Friday, I got up early (because California time is 2 hours different from where I am, it actually felt a lot like sleeping in). We worked a bit on our presentation then headed over to the convention center to pick up our badges and registration information. So here's the thing: I really dislike Anaheim a lot. I've done a convention here before and felt the same way -- it's incredibly spread out if you're not at one of the hotels right near the convention center. We were quite a way from the convention center, so trips down there had to be well-planned in order to catch the shuttle or walk.
After grabbing our badges, we came back to the room and worked a bit more on our presentation until Sarah came over. She and I have never been able to spend time just the two of us at a convention, so we made it a high priority this time. We grabbed lunch at an Italian place and had a great conversation about books, authors we love, and about how hard it is for her to be unable to talk about anything she's read this year, since she's on the Printz committee. It was really nice to catch up since we never get the chance to.
I got back to the hotel room and worked some more on the presentation (this is why I have almost no photos because they'd be of nothing but me sitting at a table in my hotel room weeping right onto my keyboard) before heading to the exhibit hall for opening night. I had the chance to meet up with Kellie at that point. Kellie was on the Cybils with me this last year, and I think she was one of the most enjoyable people to spend time with.
The exhibits were really too much for me to handle on opening night. A bunch of us had made plans to wander them for an hour before going out to dinner, but I was so underwhelmed by behavior and overwhelmed by the mob action that I snuck out after about 15 minutes. I picked up a grand total of 6 books.
A bunch of us went out to dinner afterwards, where I ordered a $7 hotdog. I know. But it was actually really tasty and it was on a really nice bun, so it was worth the cost. The company was pretty nice, too.
Liz, who I hadn't seen yet once at the conference. We danced the entire night away, in between being thoroughly entertained by Libba Bray's antics on the dance floor (she shut the place down in more ways than one). The folks at Little Brown always throw fantastic parties, and this one was no exception to that.
I mentioned thinking about things in themes, and I think the theme of anxiety and stress was most apparent on Saturday. I don't tend to get worked up about things a lot; I wouldn't necessarily call myself a "Type B" person, but I very much go with the flow. I prefer to sort of wing presentations and making plans because I like to allow alternative avenues. That said, I stress out immensely about little things and when I feel like my attitude impacts other people's stress levels.
When I got up, I went down to the exhibits for a bit, but because I was so overwhelmed, I only stuck around for half an hour. It was nice to get a chance to talk to a couple of the publishing reps I had been hoping to connect with but I was so stressed about finishing the presentation, I didn't have the energy to put into staying longer. Jackie and I worked for a couple of hours -- wherein I dealt with internet that wouldn't work at all and required two phone calls the the hotel front desk and two more to the company providing the hotel's internet -- before we got ready to meet Melissa Wiley for lunch. But just as we were getting ready to go, I looked at the time -- a bit after noon -- and realized that getting to the convention center would take at least 15 minutes and my committee meeting, which started at 1 pm, was 15 minutes in the opposite direction of the convention center. There was no possible way I'd make it. So I had to skip out on lunch plans . . . and enjoyed leftover salami pizza. Cold. Because the microwave in our hotel room didn't work (it should be noted I think cold pizza is pretty disgusting). During the few minutes I had I scrambled to put more work into the presentation but couldn't. Because my internet wasn't working.
Cue MASSIVE stress.
I walked over to my committee meeting early, and when I got all set up in the room, I found I still couldn't get the internet to cooperate during the meeting. Which meant I still had no chance to work on the presentation.
Cue EVEN MORE massive stress.
The committee meeting was really fascinating. I'm not a voting member, only the administrative assistant, which means during discussion I don't get to weigh in. Can you imagine how hard it is for someone who loves books not to be able to talk about them for three hours when everyone else is? Either way, listening to the process was really enjoyable, despite the overwhelming urge I had to cry from the anxiety of not having the presentation done. When the meeting was over, I walked back to my hotel and got dressed up for a publisher's dinner. But . . . I ended up not going. It was so far away from my hotel that there was no conceivable way to make it there on time and really, I was so stressed that I needed that time to stick around in the room and work. And eat another slice of bad, cold salami pizza.
Kirsten had sent me a message about how nice a space the place we were holding it at was, and when I got there with Kellie, I could not have been any more thrilled. She and Stephanie Kuehn introduced me to a ton of the YA authors they were eating with, and then Steph kindly took me to the bar and bought me a drink (and yes, that drink merited a mention here because it was so needed). I got to meet Jessi Kirby, who I had barely missed at the last ALA, along with Gretchen McNeil, Corrine Jackson, and a bunch of others before the crowds poured in. And I mean poured in. I was utterly blown away by the turnout at the meetup, which was easily more than 75 people (the photo to the right was yanked from YA Highway since I got too caught up in talking to take pictures).
I'm not a very good mingler at events, so I'm really thrilled people actually sought me out at the event (that sounds egotistical but by that I mean I'm so glad people I really wanted to meet were kind enough to come introduce themselves). I had the chance to see Liz and Melanie, and one of my favorite librarian Twitterers Anna came to meet me. I spent the bulk of the meetup, though, chatting with Allison, Lali, Michelle, and Kirstin Cronn-Mills (we tried our best to share stories of life in the Midwest around all those Californians). I also got to talk for a while with Whitney, who runs one of my favorite blogs. Of course, we talked about books and reading. But what I loved about this event was not just the huge turn out -- seriously, I'm still trying to wrap my head around this -- but how much everyone is on the same page about the value of reading and of writing. There aren't any walls between authors and librarians and bloggers and agents at these things because they're so casual and laid back (which is my thing, if I haven't mentioned that yet). Age and experience mean nothing, too. For me, it's just nice to put a face to a name and at least at this event, it was so nice to meet some of the people I've been really eager to talk with in person. It definitely took my stress levels down for a few hours. A huge thank you to the ladies of YA Highway for helping coordinate.
The best $7 I spent at ALA was on the cab ride home from the event, if you were wondering. It would have been a really long walk.
Macmillan library marketing department. I try to be kind of under the radar at ALA but it didn't happen this time.
The preview was as good as the one at Midwinter and just as entertaining. In thirty minutes I learned about a ton of new books without feeling overwhelmed and got to laugh at some of the gems coming out (like the one in the picture -- it's a lift the flap book of animal back ends which is hilarious). When the buzz session ended, I wandered down to the exhibits to talk with one of my favorite publicity folks at Walden Pond Press (she and I have a shared fondness for Jersey Shore and her name is also Kellie) before deciding to head back to the hotel and put in just a little more work on the presentation.
I've not mentioned my stress because it was unbelievably high to the point I was just shutting it down. But when I walked back in the room, Jackie said she thought it was done, and we had a moment just to celebrate and take a huge deep breath. Both of us had committee meetings, so we rushed to those shortly after and made a plan for the presentation itself, allowing ourselves a huge chunk of panic time before giving it.
Sitting in my committee meeting this time was even more nerve-wrecking than when I didn't have internet access to work on the presentation. This time, I couldn't concentrate on reading my notes and preparing. I kept looking at the clock and wishing for it to be 6 pm and for our presentation to be over. But at 2, I left and headed toward the convention center. And stewed. And panicked. And panicked. As soon as Jackie showed up, she started to follow suit, but she took the route of pacing up and down the hallway. I cannot say enough how much it meant to have people cheer us on and send us good wishes and, well, come down to where our presentation was and keep us entertained to avoid thinking about it. While this wasn't my first presentation at ALA, this was the first time I've given a full-out presentation; in the past, they've been roundtables to much smaller audiences.
The room was packed. Nearly every seat was filled, and we had a handful of people who were seated on the floor. For our presentation. It was absolutely mind-boggling to look out and know people were here to listen and learn from us. Rather than give the rundown of the actual presentation -- you can see what the Prezi looked like and collect all of the notes from here -- I'll say this: I think it went well. At one point, Jackie became so impassioned about what she was saying, she almost cried. She paused and collected herself but I think it was a really touching moment and proof of how important the work was we did and were doing. We went way under the time we thought and I think we missed talking some of our points. But that's something only we know. I can count on one hand the number of people who left our presentation while we were giving it, and while at times we wondered if anyone was really listening, when we put up the final section of our presentation with a link and QR code to where attendees could gather more information, we saw an entire room either lifting their phones up or writing something down.
I was so utterly blown away by this, I asked if I could take a picture. But I think the real moment of feeling like we did something came at the very end -- after a few audience questions, we got a really nice round of applause. And we took it. It's sort of a hard feeling to capture in words, but knowing how much time and energy and tears went into making this come together, particularly over the last couple of days, it was really nice to feel like it was a success. None of the flaws that we noticed mattered because only we knew of them. And after people began to leave, we had many others come up to the front of the room and either tell us congrats or give us hugs. Strangers! Giving us hugs! It was incredible. We were also approached by someone at ALA who asked if we'd write an article about our topic and submit it for publication. Whoa.
As soon as the presentation was over, though, we didn't get a chance to celebrate or decompress. We were off immediately to a dinner with Macmillan. I've been to a few publisher dinners before, and they're all a little bit different. Jackie and I were under the impression this was going to be a nice sized gathering, given that we knew quite a few people who had been invited. But it turns out it was pretty much the opposite of our expectations -- there were roughly 15 people who weren't either affiliated with Macmillan as editors, marketing/publicity folks, or authors. I was really flattered to be invited to such a small affair.
The dinner was assigned seating, and I was seated near Gennifer Albin (author of the forthcoming Crewel), as well as Lisa S, of Macmillan's editors. It was neat to hear from Gennifer about her book and writing process, and I really enjoyed how energetic she was because, well, I was so exhausted from presenting that I couldn't hold a conversation to save my soul. Dinner itself was delicious -- it started with some seafood appetizers, then a salad, a variety of really nice fish entrees (and chicken for poor people like me who cannot stomach fish), and then a nice sampler of desserts. Between the entree and dessert course, there was a switch up of where authors were sitting, and I ended up getting to talk with Faith Erin Hicks (the author of Friends with Boys who drew me a sketch in my book) and Karen Hesse (author of the forthcoming Safekeeping). To be honest, by this time we'd been at the dinner for three hours and we hadn't had a second to come down from the presentation anxiety, so Jackie asked if I was ready to go back to our room and enjoy a big glass of wine. I was. Other folks at the dinner included a number of the reps who I talk with regularly (and I loved putting a face with a name!), as well as Leigh Bardugo (author of Shadow and Bone) and Marissa Meyer (author of Cinder). It was a lovely dinner, and I was so grateful to be invited.
As soon as Jackie and I got home, we popped open a bottle of wine -- which she picked up on her trip down to Anaheim from Seattle -- and we had a nice toast to being done. While we celebrated, we read through the tweets of those who attended and were really blown away by the kind things people said. As much stress and panic as the entire ordeal caused, knowing that people learned something from us and enjoyed what we had to say was worth it.
If I had to pick a favorite day of ALA, though, it would definitely be Monday. I had no obligations, so I indulged in another $13 breakfast, then took a long morning nap. I had talked back and forth a bit with Katie, and decided that I'd head over to the convention center in the afternoon to watch Angie compete in Battle Decks. Battle Decks is a competition where a number of library "personalities" compete to give a coherent presentation on the future of librarianship based on a series of images they do not get to see beforehand. And the images have nothing to do with librarianship or with one another (think of your favorite memes and funny images and string them together incoherently, and that's what the participant has to use as the basis of their presentation). Angie came in second last year, and we were hoping to see her be victorious this year. She gave a real fight, but ultimately ran out of time and didn't finish her slides, but no doubt her presentation WAS the most coherent among them.
Immediately afterward, Angie, Katie, and I indulged in hot, cheap pizza across the street before we were off to the crown jewel of ALA: the Printz reception. I didn't get to go last year, but this year, I splurged and decided I had to go listen to the winners give their speeches. And it was excellent! Not only did everyone give great speeches, the variety of tones and approaches was neat. I've read three out of the five books, which made the experience a little more special, I think. The photo on the left there is of Daniel Handler, who had an accordion and wrote and sang a song for the librarians.
I think, though, the most touching thought was the last one from Corey Whaley which was simple. He told everyone to take out their phones and tweet the simple line #SaveALibrary. I don't really need to say more about his speech because that sort of captured everything.
As soon as the speeches finished, we were welcomed into a reception room, where we could mingle amongst the authors who were honored, as well as many others. This was when I was finally able to spend some time catching up with everyone who I hadn't had a chance to see at ALA, including Liz. We played a little musical chairs and I was the loser...but she kindly shared hers with me, and thus, we were able to capture the magical moment on the right.
I didn't stick to sitting though, and I got up and wandered. I got the chance to talk again with Jessi Kirby, and then I walked right up to Corey Whaley and gave him a congrats and got a photo with him. He's just as genuine in person as he comes across in his speeches and in his social media.
Jackie and I couldn't stick around as long as we'd have liked to because the shuttles were leaving fairly early and because I had a 4 am wake up call. But in my running around and saying my goodbyes to the people I am so lucky to call not just colleagues but friends, I ran into Martha Mahalick (editor at Greenwillow) and Rae Carson, author of The Girl of Fire and Thorns. I didn't get to chat with them, just got a quick introduction as I was heading out, but I think it was then I got what might be one of the most flattering comments I've ever heard. Rae said she's a reader of STACKED, but she religiously and consistently disagrees with us. It was one of those comments that really stuck with me the more I thought about it because I not only appreciated the honesty (and truly, it does shock me every time someone tells me they read STACKED anyway) but I appreciated that someone who disagrees with our thoughts on books still finds them valuable to read.
After a round of hugs, Jackie and I made it back to our hotel, where we ate creamy cheese, crackers, and polished off a bottle of red wine.
ALA was such a great experience this year, despite being utterly exhausting, stressful, and a ton of work. There's a lot more I want to talk about, but for now, these thoughts sort of sum up everything. Being so involved this year made those moments of networking and socializing so immensely valuable to me, and as I mentioned already, I cannot express how lucky I am so many of these people are my friends and not just people I know from the library world. They're smart, savvy, and damn funny people who love to share their love and passion for the same things I do: reading, literacy, spreading the word of good books, and holding the belief that teenagers are a great age group to work with and fight for.
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I am glad you guys killed at it your presentation and am sad you had crap pizza. Sigh. If only it was the east coast, we take our pizza very seriously here.ReplyDelete
AND Kellie from Walden Pond is awesome.
ANNNND getting blog compliments in real life is the best!
Wow. Thanks for the details! Sounds amazing and stressful ... So glad your presentation was phenomenal!ReplyDelete
Sounds like all the worrying was worth it and your presentation went very well. I wish I could have made it to the LBYR dance party (stupid traffic) and the blogger meet-up. I love seeing your perspective on the conference.ReplyDelete
I had so much fun catching up with you at the blogger meetup, Kelly! Sounds like your conference experience was amazing (despite the stress). You absolutely should write an article about passive programming! That would be awesome. Congrats on your successful program!ReplyDelete
I had so, so, so much fun hanging out with you at ALA. Let's do it again sometime!ReplyDelete
I was at your presentation at ALA, and it was wonderful! Great ideas! Thank you. I noticed that Jackie got choked up, and I could relate, as I do the same thing sometimes when thinking about "my kids" and hoping for the best for them. Thanks for all the good work you do and for sharing it with us.ReplyDelete


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"FODDERTY, a parish in the district of Wester Ross, county Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 4 miles W. of Ding, wall. It contains the villages of Balblair, Keithtown, Carnoch, Kinlochyart, Maryburgh, and the postal village of Strathpeffer. It lies at the foot of Ben Wyvis and Knockfallaric, the former rising 3,720 feet above sea level. It is 2 miles long by 1 mile wide, and has Kincardine on the N. and Urray on the S. This parish is in the presbytery of Dingwall, and synod of Ross. The church was built in 1807. There are two Free churches and a chapel-of-ease. Here are two Society and a Gaelic school. Castle Leod, a fine building, is an old seat of the earls of Cromarty. The British fort of Knockfallaric crowns the summit of a hill, and with its ramparts and breastwork forms one of the most interesting objects of its kind in Scotland. Near this fort is Loch Ussie. Strathpeffer is noted for its medicinal waters. There are extensive sheep-walks on the hills. Lignite coal occurs here."
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Release Date: 3/5/2010
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Carroll Community College Receives National Recognition for Community Service
Westminster, Md., March 5, 2010-Carroll Community College (Carroll) has been named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The honor is the highest federal recognition in President Barrack Obama's administration that a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, Service-Learning, and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which administers the annual Honor Roll award, recognized more than 700 colleges and universities for their impact on issues from poverty and homelessness, to environmental justice. On campuses across the country, thousands of students joined their faculty to develop innovative programs and projects to meet local needs using the skills gained in their classrooms.
"Congratulations to Carroll and its students for their dedication to service and commitment to improving their local communities," said the CNCS's Chief Executive Officer Patrick Corvington. "Our nation's students are a critical part of the equation and vital to our efforts to tackle the most persistent challenges we face. They have achieved impactful results and demonstrated the value of putting knowledge into practice to help renew America through service."
"On behalf of Carroll, I am thrilled to learn about this honor," said Carroll President Dr. Faye Pappalardo. "Our students and faculty accomplish much in the area of service to others. We are being recognized through this honor as being forward-thinking and as working hard to provide a quality learning experience."
"Carroll is blessed to have a faculty and staff who understand the transformative power of asking students to put their learning into action in the community. Service-Learning is one of the most powerful learning tools we can provide for our students. The assistance it provides within our community strengthens everyone involved," said Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs James Ball.
Director of Student Life Kristie Crumley said, "I am proud of Carroll's ongoing commitment to service. From Dr. Pappalardo's office, to the faculty and the students, we have put Service-Learning in the forefront of our minds and hearts. Once again, Carroll faculty, staff, and students can feel proud of the work we are doing in our community."
Coordinator of Service-Learning and Internships Shawntay Stocks said "Committed is a word that comes to mind when I think of Carroll's relationship to Service-Learning. Professors, students, and staff members are committed to being a part of change. From direct to project-based service, Carroll's community involvement is inspiring. I am proud to be a part of a community of service-minded individuals."
The Honor Roll includes six colleges and universities that are recognized as Presidential Awardees, with an additional 115 named to the Distinction List and 621 schools named as Honor Roll members. Honorees are chosen based on a series of selection factors including the scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the school offers academic Service-Learning courses.
The CNCS oversees the Honor Roll in collaboration with the Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact and the American Council on Education.
The CNCS is a federal agency that engages more than five million Americans in service through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs, and leads President Obama's national call to service initiative, United We Serve. For more information, visit www.nationalservice.gov.


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The sign of a true warrior is his ability to wield a weapon against an opponent on the battlefield. - Gordon Robinson
SEILA was founded in Pocatello, Idaho by Gordon Robinson, Ben Johnson, David Goodwin and Luke Robinson. It soon went international after the addition its first international Larping Team, Klan of the Black Dragon. SEILA is currently based in of Mexico City, Mexico.
SEILA´s primary intention is to organize hand to hand and bring True Larp Warriors with true weapon skills together from around the world. For this reason, our Association focuses more on the battle than the characters involved in it. Members of SEILA pride ourselves in the fact that our fighting skills are far more superior to those of common Larpers and that there is no make believe involved; a SEILA champion is the real deal.
What differentiates SEILA Larping from most common forms?
· No pretend or make believe
· No character game-play (cards, dice, etc.)
· Focus is mainly on the battle and ability to wield a weapon
· Protective gear is absolutely necessary
· Fights are sanctioned and score is kept (wins and losses only)
· Fights are man to man, 1-on-1
Similar to Common Larping, padded weapons are used to physically battle opponents and character names and costumes are permitted. In contrast to common Larping, our battlefields aren't large playgrounds or open fields with combatants using magic powers or playing cards to avoid physical contact. There isn't any actual role playing or pretending involved. SEILA´s battle grounds bring the true warrior out.
At SEILA, the actual role playing or survival is determined on the battlefield. Magic, cards and dice are strictly prohibited. As a result, battle and fighting styles are more physical and can be more dangerous than common Larping. For this reason, protective head gear and eye gear are absolutely necessary on the battlefield. All battles are 1-on-1 as the only important part of the activity is combat. In SEILA, the fights are officially sanctioned by the Idaho State Battle Larping Association and score is kept in tournament (wins and losses only).
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Shoulders and Triceps Saturday:
Warmup- dumbell shoulder press-20 reps with 35lb dumbells
set 1- 6 reps with 70lb dumbells
set 2- 4 reps with 60 lb dumbells
set 3- 3 reps with 60lb dumbells
This is how it's supposed to be done. The last 3 weeks, I've been getting my strength tested, and I've found my limits. Now, I'm starting with weight that I can barely do 6 reps with, and the subsequent sets are usually done with less. And it showed! My shoulders and triceps have never been this fatigued!
Upright rows-
set 1- 10 reps with 100lbs
set 2- 10 reps with 115lbs
set 3- 9 reps with 120lbs
Barbell shoulder press:
set 1- 20 reps with 65lbs
Shoulders were mush after that.
Warmup- tricep pressdown- 20 reps with half stack
set 1- 6 reps with whole stack
set 2- 6 reps with whole stack
set 3- 6 reps with whole stack
French press with cables-
set 1- 10 reps with 140
set 2- 10 reps with 150
set 3- 10 reps with 150
set 1-20 reps with body weight extremely slow
Probably the best overall workout since I started this program. I changed the cadence on the explosive set. I basically explode up, moderate on the negative, and then rest for 1 second before exploding up again. Previously, I was exploding up and resting 1 second at the flexion. I realized I was performing it wrong, so I changed it, and I can feel the difference immediately.
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Great Plains Energy Incorporated Declares Dividends
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Great Plains Energy Incorporated Declares Dividends08:56 EDT Tuesday, October 26, 2010 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Business Wire) -- Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.2075 per share on its common stock. This action continues Great Plains Energy's indicated annual dividend level of $0.83 per share. The common dividend will be payable December 20, 2010 to shareholders of record as of November 29, 2010. The shares will begin to trade ex-dividend on November 24, 2010. The Board of Directors also declared regular dividends on the Company's 3.80%, 4.20%, 4.35% and 4.50% series of preferred stock, payable March 1, 2011 to shareholders of record as of February 7, 2011. The shares will begin to trade ex-dividend on February 3, 2011. About The Companies: Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company, two of the leading regulated providers of electricity in the Midwest. Kansas City Power & Light and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations use KCP&L as a brand name. More information about the companies is available on the Internet at: www.greatplainsenergy.com or www.kcpl.com. Forward-looking statements Statements made in this release that are not based on historical facts are forward-looking, may involve risks and uncertainties, and are intended to be as of the date when made. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the outcome of regulatory proceedings, cost estimates of the Comprehensive Energy Plan and other matters affecting future operations. In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Great Plains Energy and Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L) are providing a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the provided forward-looking information. 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