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An all-new Cadillac CTS is just around the corner, but that's not stopping Cadillac from tinkering with the outgoing second-generation model. Two new special-edition twists on the supercharged CTS-V are set to launch next month.
First up: the CTS-V Silver Frost. As the name implies, this model bathes the CTS-V's angular sheetmetal in a matte silver paint (note: GM says it's durable, but must be hand-washed). Cadillac's only offering this paint package on the CTS-V coupe, and limiting total production to 100 cars. The Silver Frost treatment adds $4000 to the CTS-V coupe's base price of $65,410, but the final vehicle price may vary slightly depending on the inclusion of other optional equipment.
Silver Frost cars are expected to arrive at dealers in early March – at that time, dealers will begin taking orders for the second limited-edition CTS-V. The Stealth Blue cars boast a unique periwinkle-esque hue that, unlike the Silver Frost paint, has a gloss metallic finish. If so desired, buyers can also add the unique "Twilight Blue" leather seating shown here.
The Stealth Blue package tacks on an extra $6200 to the $65,410 price tag of a CTS-V coupe, sedan or wagon. GM says the package is limited in volume, but a definite volume target has yet to be announced.
If you want the Stealth Blue color on a budget, the same package — sans Twilight Blue leather accents – is also available on the standard CTS coupe. On these cars, the package adds $4400 to the CTS coupe's base price of $30,905.
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BMI Showcases Top Songwriters at Annual Christian Music Awards Dinner
NASHVILLE – Broadcast Music, Inc., one of the nation's leading music rights organizations, recognized the top Christian songwriters and publishers at their annual awards dinner on Tuesday evening. The star-studded, invitation-only event, held at BMI's offices near Nashville's famed Music Row, included top artists such as Steven Curtis Chapman, Building 429, Matt Maher and Brandon Heath.
Jody Williams, BMI's vice president of Writer/Publisher Relations, told The Christian Post during the pre-event reception how important Christian music is to the industry and its fans.
"We're in the business of making sure songwriters and artists get paid when their songs are played," said Williams. "But tonight we are going to honor the top 25 songs in Christian music in five different genres that make up Christian music. What's special about this evening is we get to put the songwriters on a pedestal and make sure they are honored. Sometimes the artist is the songwriter and that's even extra special."
Williams said he believes Christian music has a bright future, mainly due to its diversity in terms of being inspiration to so many people. More importantly, Christian music tends not to experience the highs and low that others types of music often see.
"There [are] all types of great music coming out of Nashville but Christian music is leading the way here and we're proud to be a part of its success," explained Williams.
Building 429's Jason Roy brought home song of the year honors with "Where I Belong," (Harvey Publishing and Sony ATV Tree).
Roy, along with band members Michael Anderson, Jesse Garcia and Aaron Branch, is touring and playing a heavy schedule of festivals and showcases this summer. When asked what inspired his songwriting and the group's success, he was quick to point out their 14 years together has molded them into the group they are today.
"It's tons of up and lots and lots of downs, but the hard times have inspired us to write better songs and allowed God to inspire our creativity," noted Roy. "The songs are not about applause but about congregational worship and we didn't know that when we started."
Christian Songwriter of the Year honors went to Carroll L. McGruder, whose recent hits include "I'm Going Home with Jesus" and "Saved by Grace."
Matt Maher, whose recent single "Turn Around" (EMI CMG Publishing and Valley of Songs Music) was honored, emphasized the important role of worship leader that many artists fulfill in their home churches.
"The best instrument in the world is the church singing," Maher said. "But I put songwriting above everything else. David was a songwriter but we don't have any recordings of his singing, dancing or how well he played an instrument. What inspires and blesses us are his words. We're bringing people to Christ through our words and songs and it's having a great impact on our society. First and foremost, I want to be seen as a worship leader who is bringing people to Christ."
In addition to the performance by Chapman and Heath, industry veteran Jim Van Hook was recognized for his decades as a worship leader and publishing entrepreneur.
Stacey Willbur and her team with Capitol CMG took the stage multiple times with songs that received awards.
"It makes me proud," said Willbur. "It's about the songwriters and the writers. It takes a village to make things happen so not only are the writers writing the songs, we're out there working hard to promote the songs. "
Willbur said she too was excited about the future of Christian music, whether it is worship, gospel or inspirational. "There is so much out there it fits the needs of everyone interested in Christian music."
Others songs that received awards included "10,000 Reasons," "Be Still," "Carry Me to the Cross," "Courageous," and "I Thirst."


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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, $60,000
To support an educational and community partnership initiative. The components of the initiative include a four-day music institute for talented young musicians and a statewide tour to rural communities.
Minnesota Orchestra (consortium), $75,000
To support a statewide tour of concerts and educational activities. In addition to concerts, the seven-day tour in April 2003 to five cities in Minnesota will include community and school-based workshops. Consortium member is the Perpich Center for Arts Education.
The Nashville Symphony, $25,000
To support outreach concerts to rural areas of middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky. The Nashville Symphony, in partnership with local community organizations, will tour to diverse and underserved communities.
Omaha Symphony, $25,000
To support a statewide tour targeting rural populations. The tour to more than 13 communities will also include educational activities for preschool through high school students at five of the locations.
Related Grants
Meet The Composer, $100,000
To support the Composer Connections Initiative designed to increase the impact contemporary music has on listeners. The components of the initiative, the Meet the Composer Fund and New Residencies, embrace complementary approaches to cultivating relationships between composers and communities.
Meet The Composer, $70,000
To support Residency Works, a national audience development project to further public appreciation for new American music. More than 1,000 composers will be participating in this community engagement endeavor, cultivating relationships between composers and communities across the country.


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A former Irish President has claimed that Ireland will emerge 'stronger than ever' from the current economic crisis.
Mary Robinson made the remarks when she addressed journalism students at Galway University.
The Irish Independent reports on Robinson's speech to the students when she revealed her belief that Ireland will bounce back.
She said: "I think Ireland has benefited from a very tough lesson. We recognise that this is the toughest time we've been through in modern Ireland.
"It's hurting people terribly, but we will come through stronger and I hope we will come through fairer, with a real sense of what Ireland itself can achieve."
Robinson also referred to the mass emigration now common across the country.
She added: "Ireland is going through another wave of emigration, something I feel the country could use to renew itself.
Read more: European Commission welcomes the Irish Presidency's focus on stability, jobs and growth
"Modern emigration is different in that young people know that they want to come back and be more equipped for the modern Ireland.
"We need to be a country that these young people want to come back to and that's the challenge for the rest of us."
The former President also told her audience of her upset regarding the recent surge in youth suicides.
She said: "I find it very, very distressing that so many young people in Ireland don't feel that sense of hope in themselves, that sense of potential."
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Tad Lincoln
Tad as a very young child and as a teenager
Thomas Lincoln ("Tad") was the fourth and last child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was born on April 4, 1853. Tad was named after Thomas Lincoln, Abraham's father who had died in 1851. Tad's head was unusually large at birth. Abraham, viewing the contrast between the large head and tiny baby figure, thought he resembled a tadpole which was the origin of a nickname that stuck for the rest of Tad's life.
As a young lad growing up, Tad had an appealing boyish face with dark hair like his dad's. His eyes were dark. Tad was quick in his movements, talked rapidly, and had a marked speech impediment. It is probable that Tad had at least a partial cleft palate, and he spoke with a lisp. He was imaginative, sensitive, exasperating, loving, and highly emotional. Tad's behavior and manners were often unpredictable and sometimes difficult to deal with.
Tad was eight when the Lincoln family moved into the White House in 1861. (The photo to the right is Stuntz's Fancy Store, 1207 New York Avenue, Northwest, in Washington. This is where the president took Tad to buy toys. The photo is from the Columbia Historical Society.) Although Tad was more rambunctious than his brother, Willie, both boys enjoyed playing pranks around the Executive Mansion. In the White House Tad sprayed dignitaries with the fire hose, broke mirrors, locked doors, interrupted Cabinet meetings, constructed wagons and sleds out of chairs, set up a food shop in the lobby, rang the call bells, and drilled the servants, as if they were soldiers. Abraham generally laughed at his sons' tricks, and any kind of discipline was generally lacking.
Tad seemed to enjoy the idea of throwing the White House and its staff into a dither. Because of the times, some of Tad's games were war-related. He received a pretend military commission from Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. (The National Archives photo to the left shows Tad in the Union uniform that Stanton allowed him to wear.) Mrs. Lincoln hired tutors for the boys, but only Willie took education seriously. Regarding Tad the president's secretary, John Hay, wrote, "He had a very bad opinion of books and no opinion of discipline." The attitude of the parents was basically "let the children have a good time."
Like Abraham and Mary, young Tad loved the theater. At Grover's Theatre Tad often went to rehearsals and became a familiar figure backstage. He became quite a hit with the stage workmen. He personally appeared in at least two plays when his dad was in the audience.
When John Wilkes Booth shot his father at Ford's Theatre, Tad was with Alphonso Donn, one of the group of Metropolitan Washington police officers assigned to the White House, at Grover's Theatre watching Aladdin or The Wonderful Lamp. During the play information about the president's shooting was whispered in Donn's ear.
After Tad had departed, an actor or theater manager stepped onto the stage and announced the tragedy to the audience. Tad was taken back to the White House and comforted by a member of the White House staff, Tom Pendel. Pendel put Tad to bed around midnight. The next morning when Mary returned from the Petersen House and news of Abraham's death spread, Tad put his arms around his mother's neck and said, "Don't cry so, Mamma! Don't cry, or you will make me cry, too! You will break my heart!" One morning several days after the assassination, Tad faced up to his new situation in life. He said to a White House servant, "Pa is dead. I can hardly believe that I shall never see him again. I must learn to take care of myself now. Yes, Pa is dead, and I am only Tad Lincoln now, little Tad, like other little boys. I am not a president's son now. I won't have many presents anymore. Well, I will try and be a good boy, and will hope to go someday to Pa and brother Willie, in heaven." Tad made the news on May 18, 1865. A newspaper reported, "Master Tad Lincoln was among the spectators at the conspiracy trial this afternoon." Tad had probably grown restless in the White House prior to departure and was looking to do something with his time. On May 22 the Lincolns left the White House.
The Lincoln family moved to Chicago, and Mary became increasingly concerned about Tad's lack of schooling. In 1865 at age 12 he could not write and was almost completely illiterate despite having been tutored in the White House. Tad began to attend school in Chicago in January of 1866. When the family moved to a new location in Chicago, Tad began attending the Brown School on Warren Avenue. There Tad was editor of the school newspaper. In 1867 Tad and his brother traveled to Washington to testify in the trial of John Surratt who was accused of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth.
In 1868 Mary decided to travel to Europe. On October 1, 1868, Mary and Tad sailed out of New York. It would be 2 1/2 years before Tad would set foot on American soil again. The two Lincolns settled in Frankfurt, Germany, and Tad was enrolled in a boarding school operated by Dr. Hohagen. The school had an excellent reputation. Tad and his mother were very close. In December 1869 Mary wrote to her friend, Sally B. Orne, "Taddie is like some old woman with regard to his care of me. His dark, loving eyes watching over me remind me so much of his dearly beloved father's." In 1870, because of the Franco-Prussian War, the Lincolns moved to England. There Tad had a private tutor.
In 1871 Mary decided to return to the United States. On May 11 Mary and Tad arrived in port, and on May 15 they left for Chicago. It seems Tad had caught a cold during the ocean voyage and was not well when he arrived in Chicago.
By late May Tad developed difficulty in breathing when lying down and had to sleep sitting up in a chair. By early June he was dangerously ill. He then rallied for a short time. As July approached he weakened again. Tad's pain and agony worsened as his face grew thinner. On Saturday morning, July 15, 1871, Tad passed away at the age of 18. The cause of death was most likely tuberculosis. Tad's death occurred in the Clifton House in Chicago.
Simple funeral services were held for Tad the next day in Robert Lincoln's Chicago home. Tad was to be buried in the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, and Robert accompanied the casket on the train. Mary was too overcome to make the trip. In Springfield more formal funeral services were held at the First Presbyterian Church. Then Tad's remains were transported to Oak Ridge Cemetery to be placed with the remains of his father, Abraham, and two brothers, Eddie and Willie.
Sources include Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography by Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr., Philip B. Kunhardt III, and Peter W. Kunhardt, Lincoln's Sons by Ruth Painter Randall, and Mary, Wife of Lincoln by Katherine Helm. Also, many details of Tad's life are included in John D. Weaver's Tad Lincoln: Mischief Maker in the White House.
The photo at the top (left) is from the Lloyd Ostendorf Collection. The photo at the top (right) is from the Chicago History Museum.


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Quick Facts about "These Come From Trees"
- Check out our "welcome post" to learn about what inspired this project.
- Eco-minded Citizens: See what you can do with These Come From Trees!
- K-12 Schools, check out our Education Challenge
- Hundreds of Businesses Using These Come From Trees Stickers
- Proven up to 29% paper use reduction
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- A single "These Come From Trees" sticker can save around a tree's worth of paper, every year
- More than 50,000 stickers distributed since 3/07
- Laminated stickers hold up to washing.
- A typical fast food restaurant with two bathrooms can use up to 2000 pounds of paper towels a year
- The average coffee shop uses 1000 pounds of paper towels a year
- A single tree produces around 100 pounds of paper
- Roughly 50,000 fast food restaurants in the US
- 200,000 gas stations in the US
- 14,000 McDonalds' in the US
- 10,000 Starbucks in the US
Sunday, August 23, 2009
These Come From Trees in Germany: A Twitpic
Was checking out mentions of "These Come From Trees" on Twitter today (here's the search I was using), and lo and behold, saw this great TwitPic post by Justin Küblbeck of Germany. Apparently some enterprising person in Germany posted these about...including on a toilet paper dispenser. That's commitment! Wow.
We don't do as good a job as we could in documenting the international locales that TCFT stickers end up at, but suffice it to say, roughly 15% of sticker purchases are from outside the US, even non-english speaking countries.
Off the top of my head, I can recall the Canada, UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Indonesia, Australia, and Brazil. I should go back and look at the Paypal reports and Google Analytics traffic, and do a post on the international footprint to date...
We haven't had anyone localize These Come From Trees stickers into German, like they have been for Italian and Arabic, but if anyone would like to, let us know, and we're happy to provide the Photoshop originals!
31 comments:
- TheDumbBlog said...
I found this one in Kimball, South Dakota while traveling on I-90 home.
- August 24, 2009 at 8:15 PM
I have no way to track the paper savings but I have canvassed Saint Louis Community College Florissent Valley as much as I possibly can. I am hopefull that I will see more pop up on other Campuses.
- September 26, 2009 at 7:06 AM
- Greenfession said...
Hey, we just linked you up in our blogroll on http://greenfession.com - out blog where you can come confess your environmental sins, haha. we thought it would be a fun way to get people to talk about their efforts, and provide solutions. we're just trying to spread the word! thanks!
- September 28, 2009 at 2:45 PM
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- November 10, 2009 at 2:21 AM
- Nuriche said...
Lol... my wife is a starbucks manager, and these JUST got put in her store! it's nice to see mega-corporations actually starting to care about their footprint! lol
- November 11, 2009 at 11:25 AM
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- November 16, 2009 at 6:02 AM
- bathmate said...
it's a very interesting posting. i liked it. :-)
- December 29, 2009 at 2:59 PM
I just scraped off one of these offensive stickers at my work.
My solution? PLANT more trees! This is what the timber/paper manufacutrers do.
- January 19, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- Pete Kazanjy said...
What about them are offensive?
If I am to understand what you're saying, "I don't like these stickers. And I don't care if they reduce the use of paper towels in a bathroom by 30% (and the cost to my company of buying those towels by 30%). We should just buy more towels, provided by planting more trees."
Sorry, but that seems like a really wasteful argument. "The solution to broken windows is to not stop breaking them. It's to buy more windows! This is what window manufacturers do!"
"The solution to cars that get 10mpg is not to use a higher milage car! It's to buy more gas. This is what petroleum refiners do!"
Sorry, but I'm not buying what *you're* selling.
- January 19, 2010 at 9:19 AM
the reason they are offensive to me is that this type of message insults my intelligence and puts forth an argument that just doesn't stand up to objective analysis. But the real problem is the fact that someone finds it necessary to get in my face with their political opinion and make no mistake, this involves the politics of environmental extremism.
Objectively, trees are a renewable resource and using them to make useful products is good on many levels. If the supply of trees were limited or if majestic old Redwoods were being cut down, then the argument being put forth here would make sense.
Applied to other areas of Human consumption, the argument against using products made from trees would reveal just how silly this notion is. For example, should we reduce or eliminate the use of toilet tissue? Should we force manufacturers to change their process to produce a 'rough' tissue?
Finally, I don't need a bunch of mis-guided do gooders telling me how to apply my own common sense!
- January 20, 2010 at 5:59 AM
- Pete Kazanjy said...
"the politics of environmental extremism"? Did someone let Glen Beck in here? I think you're bringing a lot more of your own perspective to this conversation than anyone else has so far.
I think you're looking at this from the standpoint that these stickers ask people to *not* use paper towels. That's not the case. The helpful reminder (not, "demand" as you are framing it) is simply for people to think twice, and perhaps painlessly reduce unnecessary *over*-consumption. That is: don't use *no* paper towels. But instead of using four paper towels that get your hands just as dry as using two, perhaps just use two.
I would suggest you take the time to read up on the background, here: http://thesecomefromtrees.blogspot.com/2007/02/these-come-from-trees-elevator-pitch.html
As such, your straw man argument about "eliminating" toilet paper being similar don't stand up. This is not about elimination. This is about painless reduction. This is not about *forcing* manufacturers to do one thing versus another: this is about *voluntary* behavioral change on the part of the end user, prompted by a helpful reminder of something that is, yes, objectively obvious, but is something that is often forgotten.
Lastly, while you may hold this opinion, the hundreds of businesses and schools that have deployed these stickers in their bathrooms likely disagree with you. You can read about them here: http://thesecomefromtrees.blogspot.com/search/label/enterprisetcft
Like the elementary school that saved 30% of their paper towel consumption, and $1000 in paper costs using just 50 stickers. Imagine what the savings have been at Clorox, who have deployed 2000 stickers.
This is less about "misguided environmental do-gooders" and more about people who know math.
- January 20, 2010 at 9:20 AM
An interesting rejoinder, but why go half way? If schools, restaurants, etc., really wanted to save trees (and money) they would rip out the dispensers and install hand dryers. Oh wait, people don't like those - they prefer paper!
Anyway, I understand the issue, but my main objection restated is the placement of 'reminders' however benign in an attempt to change my behavior. I am a free man who doesn't need a nanny or the 'nanny state' to tell me how to conduct my affairs.
- January 20, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Pete Kazanjy said...
Why go halfway? You answered your own question: because paper towels are a better product. The goal of this sticker is to simply reduce unnecessary overuse. Not impose cost on the user. I think maybe you're starting to understand. This is about *costless* reduction.
There's no nanny state here. It's simply a helpful reminder that can be taken, or ignored. No one's trying to take your guns or Hummer.
Relatedly, I assume you are similarly not a fan of those signs on curvy roads that offer a suggestion as to what is a safe speed at which to take the curve? Or is that too nannying? They are, after all, just a suggestion.
- January 20, 2010 at 10:37 AM
actually, Mr. Joe Wall who posted in November 2008 here said it better than I ever could.
Go back and read his post - I agree 110%
- January 20, 2010 at 10:37 AM
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- November 19, 2010 at 3:13 AM
- martinamc said...
It really inspires me immediately to cut down on my paper towel consumption when i see this sticker!!
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- November 19, 2010 at 3:14 AM
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- November 20, 2011 at 7:26 PM
- plumbing said...
This sicker is a good idea to keep people remind that most of the things that we use are made up of trees.
- May 2, 2012 at 1:22 PM
Great to see this initiative spreading around the world. Haven't seen it in Australia yet, soon. Alex
- May 5, 2012 at 10:33 PM
This would be a great idea to promote in India. We have to protect our forests, India is facing massive deforestation and it doesn't need to be this way.
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I buy kitchen toweling off the web and sew my own (selvages already hemmed). That way I can get quality fabric. I try something new every time I need to freshen up my supply of Towels, there are tons of places on the web to buy toweling.
- February 12, 2014 at 8:26 AM
I think you're looking at this from the standpoint that these stickers ask people to *not* use paper towels. That's not the case. The helpful reminder (not, "demand" as you are framing it) is simply for people to think twice, and perhaps painlessly reduce unnecessary *over*-consumption. That is: don't use *no* paper towels. But instead of using four paper towels that get your hands just as dry as using two, perhaps just use two. http://watchtvdrama.com/
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LOS ANGELES – Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Brandt Snedeker, Rickie Fowler and Keegan Bradley have won the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.
So have Michael Clark II and Mark Carnevale.
Now it is John Huh. The name is widely mocked but highly appropriate. You need to ask to hear his story repeated.
Huh did not play collegiate golf, always says he was the second-best player on his Crescenta Valley High team, and yet won the fifth PGA Tour event he entered.
He did nothing spectacularly during 2012 but wound up in the Tour Championship, which rewards only the top 30 players in FedEx Cup points.
That's after finishing 156th in putting strokes gained, 171st in total driving and 168th in all-around ranking.
He did hit fairways, and he also made every putt he needed to.
"I'm pretty easy-going, not too serious about anything," Huh said Tuesday when he and four other Korean players were honored at a reception before the Northern Trust Open.
"But when you're out there, you gotta be serious. I know when I need to be serious and concentrate. It's working pretty good."
There are three stages to the "Q School," the mechanism to qualify for the PGA Tour that will disappear this fall. Most players with portfolio are exempt from one or two of them.
Without a head start, Huh plunged into the first one and advanced by a stroke.
At the final stage he finished 27th. Only 25 would proceed, but two of them were Roberto Castro and Mark Anderson, who were already on the Tour and were just trying to advance their status. So Huh squeezed in.
He finished sixth at Torrey Pines, then played at Mayakoba in Mexico. Seven strokes behind after 54 holes, Huh shot a Sunday 63.
Two strokes behind Robert Allenby, he "laid down and had a snack." Then Allenby burped his tee shot out of bounds and made double bogey.
"I heard about that and I started hitting balls," Huh said.
The playoff lasted into the sunset. It went eight holes and Huh parred all eight. Allenby found a hazard, and Huh had won the tournament which, because it isn't a "full field" event, did not qualify him for the Masters.
He took care of that in September.
He was 27th on the FedEx list going into the BMW Championships at Indianapolis, and he was 29th coming out, sneaking into the Tour Championship. He was 3-under on the final 16 holes.
That gets him to Augusta.
"The playoff was just 50-50," Huh said. "At BMW I had to play well. So I was more nervous there."
How can anyone tell?
"It does get into my nerve. But there are two nerves. There's one nerve where you really enjoy it, and another where you can't handle it. So I'm trying to use that nerve that I really enjoy, so I can handle the other nerve."
Along the way, the 22-year-old Huh has lured fans who wear question marks on their T-shirts. As he followed K.J. Choi's guiding star, other Koreans will follow him.
But Huh is really showing the way for rubber-mat, gasoline-cart golf.
Huh's dad ran a fabric business. The ups and downs sent Huh's family from New York to Korea to Chicago as he grew up. But when John began golfing in earnest and won a junior tournament in Japan, they moved to L.A. to help his career.
Huh thinks Justin Yoo was the best player on his high school team – "Another guy, too, whose name I can't think of" – but Huh was good enough to play for Cal State Northridge. Except he couldn't get into school because his core courses didn't carry over.
"I had no choice but to turn pro," Huh said. He was 18. The choices weren't that good.
He played at Hansen Dam in Pacoima, where the course really is on the face of the dam, and where he picked up range balls just for the privilege of hitting them for free.
He also played mini-tour events at Brookside, also known as the Rose Bowl parking lot, where he had to put up money to get in.
As his extended family scurried to finance him, Huh went to the Korean Tour. To get on, he birdied four of his final six holes in qualifying.
Then, in 2010, he won the Shinhan Open, by two strokes over Choi. He was Rookie of the Year on that tour, and that led to Q School.
And that led to the vase that he held on Tuesday.
"I called up my dad (Oksik)," Huh said, smiling. "I told him, 'We did it.' Because it wasn't just me."
No, it was family and friends and all those question marks. It took some nerve.
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My next lesson to be taught in Algebra 2 is solving quadratic equations by taking square roots. We've already solved by factoring and solved by graphing.
Since my Algebra 2 students are lacking some essential Algebra 1 skills, I decided it would be best to spend a day reviewing square roots before trying to solve by finding the square root.
I decided the best way to review square roots was to do a ton of practice problems. I created a Smart Board file with page after page after page of practice problems. Students would copy the problem on their dry erase board and solve.
After making so many slides, I was bored. And, I knew that if I was bored my students would most definitely be bored. Ten minutes before class was about to start, I had an epiphany. What if I made the number under the radical sign random and unpredictable? There's no better way to do that than using dice.
I pulled up the multiple dice file from the Smart Board Gallery and stuck it under a radical sign.
Now, we could roll the dice to find the next number to take the square root of. Two dice = two digit number. So, in the above example, the number would be 22.
I love that the students never know if the square root created by the dice will be a perfect square, simplify partially, or not simplify at all.
We broke up into boys vs. girls. I would touch the Smart Board to flip the dice. The two selected players would race to see who could find the square root first. However, everybody was supposed to solve every problem on their dry erase board.
As you can see from our score tally, the competition was intense. The girls would pull ahead by one point. Then the boys would catch up. The boys would get ahead, and then they would fall behind again. I have never seen my Algebra 2 students get this engaged in an activity before.
Things I Would Change for Next Time
- Have a plan for who will compete against who. I let the students decide, and it didn't work as well as I intended. Some students didn't compete as much as others, but I didn't really have a way to regulate this because I didn't have a plan going in.
- From the start, tell them that the first answer that they hold up is their one and only answer. Otherwise, students will just hold up the problem, hoping that it won't simplify any further. Force them to fully work through the problem before selecting their answer.
- Come up with a better way to determine which team finishes first. As the students got better at recognizing the square roots that wouldn't simplify, I began having trouble determining exactly which team held up their answer first. This led to some calls that were protested.


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When I got the book home and had time to peruse it more carefully it offered up some surprises. Turned out to be not as uninteresting as it had appeared at first glance. (One of the surprises was that there were splotches of dried blood all over the back cover. But that's not part of this story.)
The book is called Our World. It was written by Mary Oliver and was published by Beacon Press, Boston, in 2007. The photographs in the book are by Molly Malone Cook, Oliver's partner of over 40 years. The photography doesn't actually get any better with a second, third or subsequent look-see. It's not that they're bad, it's just that each clearly shows the influence of a particular "other" photographer and as a group they never cohere into a "vision." They're nice snapshots. But then, Cook isn't responsible for the edit so she may have chosen a different group.
And, though the book is meant to showcase Cook's photos, the title really says what the book is about: an attempt by the writer to explain--and probably to herself--who it was that she had spent such a large part of her life with. The narrative is incomplete--in part to shield but also because there are things, even after 40 years, that the author doesn't know. The prose tends to be more allusive than descriptive (Oliver is a poet, after all, and a pulitzer prize-winning one, at that) and is very short but in the end you actually have a good sense of what kept these two people together for over 40 years--and happily so, it seems. It's a sweet, unsentimental bohemian love story.
But that's not why I'm writing about the book. There are a couple of items of interest to the casual photo-historian. One is that Molly Malone Cook opened one of the first galleries on the East coast that showed only photography. Here is Oliver's text (Molly is referred to throughout the book as M.):
M. first visited Cape Cod, the towns of Truro and Provincetown especially, in the late fifties. Then, in 1960 she decided to come for the summer season and to open a photographers' gallery. Her ambition and her hope were great, as was her valor. At that time--almost fifty years ago now--photography was scarcely, or at best only by a few, regarded as an art. People bought paintings certainly but had not yet begun to purchase and cherish the photographs that now cost thousands of dollars, if one can find them.
She rallied her friends and made new friends among the photographers of those years. Edward Steichen said to her when she visited him to talk over her idea, "Are you crazy or rich?" to which she replied, "Well, I'm not rich." Nevertheless he joined her enterprise. Among the photographers whose work for the next few summers was shown at the VII Photographers Gallery (seven was the number of the original group, though it grew larger) were Berenice Abbott, W. Eugene Smith, Eugene Atget, Harry Callahan, Ken Heyman, Rollie McKenna, Barbara Morgan, Minor White, Lawrence Shustak, Aaron Siskind and Ansel Adams, as well as Steichen and, on occasion, M. herself. One day in the first summer a tall boy showed up when the gallery had just opened--dusty, with the proverbial sixties knapsack, and some photographs which she accepted; the dusty boy was a young William Clift.
Ansel Adams had a show in 1964. Could it be possible that the price he put on some of his prints was thirty-five dollars? Among the papers from the Gallery I have found such a price sheet.
The Gallery's final season was the summer of 1964. Many people had come to look and to admire, but not enough people bought photographs for the Gallery to be a viable way of life. To help the situation M. had added the sale of books, opening the East End Bookshop. Photographs were still there, on all available wall space, but the predominant business in that combination was literature. In the sixties whole families came to Provincetown, with their children and their children's summer reading lists, and M.'s selection provided their needs and, for us (we had begun to live together in the Gallery's final year), a more possible life. Previously M. had gone back to New York for the winter, but that long fall we kept lingering, feeling our roots settling into that magical and beautiful town, and so we stayed on.
The bookstore is where the photo of Evans was taken. Cook's account of the meeting is included in the book:
On a fall day in 1967, Walker Evans came into my East End Bookshop in Provincetown, Massachusetts, with the painter Fritz Bultman.
He was seriously surprised that I had both paperback and hardback copies of his book Message from the Interior for sale.
Evans appeared like a man who expected nothing, was slightly bewildered and found it hard to smile because he knew what was about to happen around the next corner, and it wasn't necessarily good.
He wrote in my hardback copy of Message from the Interior, "Molly Malone Cook with pleasure and gratitude. Walker Evans 9/12/67." I asked him if I could take his picture, he looked puzzled and asked me why. I just took the picture.
I had been interested and curious about Walker Evans since I'd first seen Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, the book he and Agee did in the 1930s. Somehow I could not see Walker Evans in the middle of Alabama feeling as comfortable as James Agee did and from what I have read he wasn't.
He seemed a very sad man, but oh what a fine eye he had.
Molly Malone Cook
Provincetown, Massachusetts
November 27, 1990
Another thing that I found of interest was Oliver's description of Cook making prints. First off, the passages speak to feelings I used to have making images in the darkroom and secondly, it's a great peek at how some photographers used to work, unaware of the damage accumulating in their bodies. (I knew photographers who would not use tongs, believing that they needed to be "in touch" with a print for it's proper development. And yet, one of them would say, "Every time I stick my hand in the fix, I can taste it in my mouth.")
Happily a friend in town gave M. the use of her darkroom. The process now has changed, but then it did indeed, except for the faintest red light bulb, take place in darkness. Sometimes I went with M. and watched as she developed or printed--a careful, timed business with vats and trays and potions. I watched not as one understanding the process--I never learned it--but as an observer seeing with excitement and delight how the long slips of film became a distant city, the desert, or a face revealing its personal story. A part of the pleasure no doubt was watching M.--her exactness, her patience, her certainty. Fortunate are all who have had such an experience, in whatever discipline--watching a painter paint, or hearing music as the notes lift and dip into something that will be everlasting--they are sacred moments. Especially if the person involved is someone you know intimately, but now all is cleared from the mind except the blessing, the heaven of work. I never tired of watching. First the great, cumbersome enlarger, then the vats, then the first impressions appearing on the blank paper in its bath, the blacks deepening to M.'s approval. Maybe a touch from the bottle of ferrocyanide, maker of brightness. Then the dryer, then the decision if and how to crop, until there it was: the photograph. From that fragile film. From the camera. From the eye looking, and finding.
But there is this, too. Under that faint red light, M. all the while smoking, and sometimes checking temperatures by dipping a finger and tasting. Yes, it was a magical process and a magical time. Also, of course, it was beginning to ravage her lungs, a process that was fairly slow but, also, not reversible. When, in the seventies, she could no longer do the darkroom work and her vitality was beginning to diminish, she took fewer and fewer pictures, at least in the old, driven way. Yes, there were pictures still, developed commercially with one of the new digital cameras. But the role of maker, the seeker of faces first in the world and then coaxed onto the heavy Verigam paper, the smell of the dryer, the cropping, that was over. She gave the enlarger to a young friend just beginning to print. The enamel trays were useful in the kitchen. The negatives sat in their plastic slips; the prints, hundreds of them, went into their boxes.
In 1969 M. suffered an illness, lung-related, significant enough for us to close the bookstore. And thus fairly finished was the forwarding of her own work in photography, as well as the forwarding of the work of other photographers...
Cook died in 2005 and I include the last paragraph of Oliver's writing here, which relates to Cook's last days, because the passage not only gives us a nice feel for each of these individuals but also speaks eloquently to the idea of "end of life."
The end of life has its own nature, also worth our attention. I don't say this without reckoning in the sorrow, the worry, the many diminishments. But surely it is then that a person's character shines or glooms. M.'s strength waned, over and over she met with some obstacle that might be called the-body-can't-do-it-anymore. She was cheerful during repetitive hospital stays; she was sometimes hilarious with visitors, wonderfully off-hand. "Oh," she would say, flipping her hand as if scooting a fly, "it's just a little tumor." Her boat was still in the harbor and once in a while she would struggle aboard and have a good time, though a brief good time. To get out of the boat she contrived the only manner possible, she flung herself overboard into the shallow water, laughing, until we all laughed with her. Finally, she gave the boat away. Good lungs we need, and hers were failing. That is the way it goes sometimes, slowly. The vitality goes somewhere else into this world. And then the life.
And finally, there are also a couple of shots of W. Eugene Smith in the book.
The first is labeled "The photographer W. Eugene Smith, New York City, 1962" and the second, "Smiling this time."


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Thursday, March 29, 2012
"For The Love Of.....Easter!" Alumni Team Blog Hop!
I have chosen two amazing Easter sets from the ODBD stamp collection to share with you today....my first sample features "I Am The Way", which is not only designed for Easter cards, but many other occasions as well! The lily images, plus the beautiful scriptures are so versatile, which makes this one of my favorite sets!
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'I Am The Way';
Card Stock: Stampin Up Daffodil Delight and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: Basic Grey 'Origins';
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Stampin Up's Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, and , Marina Mist;
Accessories: Exacto Knife, 'Worn Lipstick' Stickles, Scalloped Circle Punch (clouds), Martha Stewart Fence Punch, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Basic Grey Pearls, 'Pearl' Glimmer Mist, Paper piercer and template, foam tape;
Technique: Paper Tole, Paper Piercing;
Size: 5-1/2 x 5-1/2.
My second sample features another powerful set, "He Is Risen". Though I did not use the cross of nails for this sample, this is one of my favorite ODBD images......it's so powerful and makes it real just how much He loves us....that He would take on the sin of the whole world! The scriptures here are amazing as well.....I LOVE this set!
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'He Is Risen';
Card Stock: SU Mellow Moss;
Designer Paper: Flower Soft Die-Cut Dimensions 'Wildflower' Kit (the poppies panel is a pre-printed card-topper by Flower Soft....just pop out the die cut flowers and add Flower Soft!);
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Early Espresso (sponged edges);
Accessories: Ultrafine Black Flower Soft, Gingham and eyelet ribbons, Bow Easy, 'Pearl' Glimmer Mist, paper piercer(freehand), foam tape;
Technique: Flower Soft, Paper Piercing;
Size: 6 x 4-1/2.
Now, are you ready to hop, hop, hop?! Here is a link list for you. Please note: if there are any missing links along the way, return to the ODBD Blog for a complete list so that you can find your way.
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Thanks so much for hanging out with us today! Happy hopping and God bless!
50 comments:
- Patti J said...
Oh, I'm so torn - want to go on and hop, hop, hop, but I want to stay here too! What beautiful creations! Squeal....I'm in LOVE with that first card! Thanks for sharing, let me know if you need my address! lol...Hugs!
- March 29, 2012 at 9:19 AM
- Deborah Saaranen said...
Beautiful designs Angie! So fresh and springlike!
- March 29, 2012 at 9:25 AM
- Becky said...
Both of these are beautiful! Both have lovely designs to show case these beautiful stamps.
- March 29, 2012 at 9:54 AM
- Francie G. said...
Love both of these beauties, Angie! You do such gorgeous creations with those flowers! Hope you have a beautiful day! Hugs!
- March 29, 2012 at 9:57 AM
- Patty Sue 2 said...
I love both cards, but the second one really caught my eye. This is beautiful. Great job!
- March 29, 2012 at 10:02 AM
- Nancy said...
Both of your cards are exquisite! Just gorgeous designs and so many beautiful details. Love the soft sparkle too!
- March 29, 2012 at 10:12 AM
- Miriam Prantner said...
Great cards! Wonderful verses, beautiful coloring, great composition. Thanks!
- March 29, 2012 at 10:32 AM
- Tami B. said...
John 3:16, could anything be any better than that? Both of these cards are wonderful.
- March 29, 2012 at 10:34 AM
- Nan G said...
Both cards are gorgeous! Love the verses you have used!
- March 29, 2012 at 10:51 AM
- Mrs. GraceWorks said...
Both of your cards are beautiful. I love the shimmery cardstock you used!
- March 29, 2012 at 10:52 AM
- Clare said...
What beautiful cards! I am in awe! Your bow on the first card is just perfect, and the colors and coloring on both are exquisite!
- March 29, 2012 at 11:09 AM
stunning they are both so pretty.
- March 29, 2012 at 11:21 AM
- JD said...
I really like both cards! Both are so beautiful. I like how you added the fence with the first, and the second the addition of the gingham blow really makes the card pop.
- March 29, 2012 at 11:34 AM
- Anita Braddock said...
Wow how beautiful all your Cards are love the colors and the papers. the layering and the Attention to Detail is perfect .
thanks for sharing.
- March 29, 2012 at 11:52 AM
- Cards By Jan said...
Wow Angie!! on both cards....two beauties!! I love the Lilies along the fence...Wow! AWESOME!! hUGZ
- March 29, 2012 at 12:26 PM
- Jackie W. said...
Both cards are superb! Love how you used the fence in front of the lilies. And I so love the soft colors and the ribbon/lace on the poppy card. TFS
- March 29, 2012 at 12:47 PM
- Queen Mary said...
Beautiful creations Angie, your work is always so elegant and beautiful!
- March 29, 2012 at 2:52 PM
- Debbie said...
Beautiful cards!
- March 29, 2012 at 3:32 PM
- Betty Wright said...
WOW! Both are beautiful, Angie! Love the sparkle on the first one and the gingham detailing on the second! Lovely cards!
- March 29, 2012 at 4:49 PM
- Dawn said...
fabulous samples, Ang!!
- March 29, 2012 at 6:03 PM
- Saints Rule! said...
Love the fence and those lovely lilies! Beautifully done!
- March 29, 2012 at 6:38 PM
- Grace said...
Angie these are so beautiful!!! I love the lilies and the fence... my MS fence punch doesn't have pointed pickets on both ends and I'm wondering if you second punched it or if your punch has the double points! LOL! Your details are ALWAYS spot on, and I'm loving them both!!!
- March 29, 2012 at 6:58 PM
- Rosemary said...
absolutely stunning card, angie!
- March 29, 2012 at 8:17 PM
- Christine said...
Your work is amazing. Your coloring techniques are wonderful. I love the addition of the glimmer mist. I would like to try it after seeing how you use it. Thanks for sharing.
- March 29, 2012 at 9:03 PM
I love both of your beautiful cards! The colors and details are gorgeous. You are a true artist.
- March 29, 2012 at 9:24 PM
- Becky said...
Fabulous creation.....I love the lillies inside the fence. Beautiful!
- March 29, 2012 at 9:39 PM
- Caitiumom said...
I am in awe of both of these cards. I have gone to some other sites, but the talent and quality of the cards from ODB are always incredible. Thank you for sharing your gifts.
- March 29, 2012 at 11:05 PM
- craftymom205 said...
Both cards are lovely.
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- March 29, 2012 at 11:21 PM
- Leanne said...
Beautiful creations!
- March 30, 2012 at 7:15 AM
- Betty said...
Both cards are lovely! Thanks for sharing them!
- March 30, 2012 at 10:01 AM
- Darlene said...
Both cards are great! Most favorite thing is the ribbon on the second card...very eye pleasing!
- March 30, 2012 at 1:23 PM
- Marsha said...
Both are beautiful cards. Love the fence. I just ordered that die - can hardly wait to play with it.
- March 30, 2012 at 1:28 PM
- Vickie O'Dell said...
Both of your cards are stunning! Putting the lilies behind the fence was a cool idea. I loved the details in the center of the lilies. And your poppies card has great papers and color combination. Thanks for the inspiration!
- March 30, 2012 at 1:34 PM
- Encourage Ink Words said...
Beautiful cards. The first one reminded me of Christ's ascension. Happy Easter!
- March 30, 2012 at 2:00 PM
- Sherry Kushibab said...
So many details and so much to love about this card. Great scripture, gorgeous flowers (love those stickles), fab clouds you colored, Lovely, lovely flower, and then the fence and punching - WOW
- March 30, 2012 at 4:02 PM
- Kathi said...
Both of these cards are just beautiful, I especially love the first one with those beautifully colored lillies! I love how you created the clouds, so soft and pretty!
- March 30, 2012 at 5:17 PM
- Shelia said...
both of your cards are gorgeous, Angie. I think I'm partial to the first one. I love those yellow lilies with the sparkly centers!! Wonderful Scripture for Easter too.
- March 30, 2012 at 6:06 PM
- Kathy Jones said...
Oh My Goodness!!! Angie girl, you have outdone yourself!!! These are just amazing!!!!!!
- March 30, 2012 at 7:41 PM
- Lagene said...
Gorgeous card, wonderful stamp set!
- March 30, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Wow not one but two beautiful cards. Thank you! They are both beautiful! Thank you for sharing your beautiful creations I look almost everyday at all of the creations and this is a true beauty. The coloring, detail everything about them is "hopping" beautiful!
- March 30, 2012 at 9:32 PM
- Cheryl said...
Angie girl, you never cease to amaze me with your wonderful talent!
- March 31, 2012 at 12:41 AM
- Sherry said...
so beautiful!! the first one si so fresh and springy, and the other one is lovely as well!!
- March 31, 2012 at 12:46 AM
- Sonia said...
Both of your cards are gorgeous! I love the colors of the first one- so spring-y; and what a cute idea to have a fence in front of the flowers!
The second card is just lovely. Of course, we all love this verse and the flowers in the corner just set it off beautifully. Whoever you send these cards to will absolutely love them!
- March 31, 2012 at 9:02 AM
- Linda R. said...
Both cards are very beautiful. I love how the lilies pop on the first card. Your choice of colors was perfect. The poppies on the second card are just a lovely choice. You also chose beautiful verses to go with each layout. Great job!
- March 31, 2012 at 9:03 AM
- Charlotte Ann said...
Both of your cards are just beautiful. Love the addition of the fence on your first card, and the lace/ribbon treatment on your second card is wonderful. Your flowers on both are gorgeously colored.
- March 31, 2012 at 6:31 PM
- Pati said...
Very pretty cards. Great clouds and bow, love the font of that verse on the first card.
- April 1, 2012 at 1:05 AM
- E. Marie said...
Both cards are so lovely and I really like the way you layered the flowers.
- April 2, 2012 at 9:49 PM
- Sue D said...
Both cards are lovely. I like the fence and clouds on the first and the beautiful flowers on both.
- April 4, 2012 at 9:08 AM
- Jacqy said...
Your cards are great . Absolutely love the picket fence. Too, too cute. Two different styles of card and two beautiful designs . They are really great cards. Thank you for sharing your talent. Got to try that picket fence. You've got me hooked.
- April 6, 2012 at 2:57 PM
- Vicky said...
Both your cards are jsut beautiful. Love your coloring of the flowers. The fence is a great addition to the first card.
- April 7, 2012 at 12:57 PM


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"The rest of the house was cordoned off, and it's where the individuals held against their will were staying -- in squalid conditions. There was one bathroom. It was filthy," the spokesman added. "The windows were boarded with plywood, and the doors were dead bolted. You can only enter from outside."
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ST. LOUIS - During the day, the blocks surrounding the Mount Grace Convent seem to reflect the tranquility inside the cloister walls. With the exception of the hum of traffic on nearby Interstate 70 and the church bells that ring hourly, it's a quiet neighborhood.
But as night falls, that all changes.
Gunfire fills the air. Police cruisers roam the College Hill neighborhood, officers frequently stopping to talk to those on the streets. City leaders often refer to this northeast neighborhood as one of the city's most dangerous.
Inside the convent, 24 cloistered nuns pray.
The order, better known as the Pink Sisters because of the color of their habits, prays around the clock. Since the convent and chapel opened in 1928, there has always been at least one sister kneeling before the Blessed Sacrament.
"This place is much different," said Sister Mary Catherine Smith, who came here 50 years ago. The superior of the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters, Smith said the neighborhood changes began in the early 1980s when a guard had to be posted outside the chapel.
"Things started to get bad. People were getting accosted."
Visitors returning from prayer in the chapel would find their cars broken into, she said. The chapel, once open 24 hours, now closes when the sun goes down. Copper thieves have stolen guttering at Mount Grace, but the sisters themselves have not had any problems.
"The Lord has really been protecting us," Smith said.
The changes made by the sisters reflect the decades-long decline of the neighborhood. A recent spate of violence has made College Hill a priority for police.
Two weeks ago, about 80 police officers converged on the troubled neighborhood, where Police Chief Sam Dotson pledged saturation of law enforcement until the violence stops.
At least three murders have occurred in the neighborhood this year, as well as other shootings. The violence outside the convent does not go unnoticed inside the convent.
"We hear gunshots, oh yes, and we pray nothing happens here," Smith said. She has a good relationship with the police sergeant who works the neighborhood. Smith has his cellphone number but hopes she won't have to use it.
The sisters are known as perpetual adorers, lifting up in prayer the needs of every heart. That can be a heavy burden, but it's one to which the nuns have committed their lives. About 400 nuns share the mission at 21 other Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters convents around the world.
The sisters living here at the 2½-acre compound are from the Philippines, Germany, Holland, Brazil, Puerto Rico and the U.S. They range in age from 30 to 91. They seldom leave the immaculate grounds, restricting most of their outdoor visits to a large garden surrounded by a tall stone wall. The cloister sustains itself financially through donations for daily prayers.
The sisters pray for the safety of those in wars around the world. They pray for a "good successor" to Pope Benedict XVI, who is resigning Feb. 28. They pray for the priests who guide congregations.
And they pray for the safety of their neighborhood.
Prayer requests come in various forms, including email.
"Prayer requests received through this Web site cannot be acknowledged in writing, but be assured that we are remembering them before the Blessed Sacrament," states the convent site. "We are pleased to join our prayers to yours for the intentions that you submit to us."
The nuns keep watch on the outside world by subscribing to the Post-Dispatch and reading news on the Internet.
"We know our current needs," Smith said. There is never a short prayer list.
The Rev. Tom Krosnicki serves as chaplain at Mount Grace and lives next door to the nuns. He walks the neighborhood daily, serving as eyes and ears for the sisters, who leave for little else than medical appointments. They vote absentee.
(Eleven of the sisters did, however, attend the Mass delivered by Pope John Paul II at the Edward Jones Dome during his visit to St. Louis in January 1999. Their prayers at that time implored God to bring good weather.)
The role of the sisters is an important one, Krosnicki said, but is not enough to turn around a crumbling part of the city.
"Prayer is important, but there are some systemic problems that have to be addressed," he said. "Family life, education and jobs."
Krosnicki said his walks are restricted to daylight.
"I normally won't go out after dark. It's just not advisable," he said. He stops teens and asks why they are not in school.
"They always have excuses," Krosnicki said.
An architecture buff, he is disheartened by the decay of a once impressive housing stock, much of it boarded up or falling down. Buildings such as Lowell School and St. James Church of Christ sit vacant.
At a standing-room-only community meeting this month at the new recreation center in nearby O'Fallon Park, Alderman Antonio French said too few neighborhood anchors remain.
French attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help School at 20th Street and Linton Avenue, a few blocks from Mount Grace Convent and Chapel. It closed in the early 1990s, just after French graduated from eighth grade.
"I immediately noticed after it closed, the neighborhood going down," French said. The key to getting the neighborhood back on track, he said, is to reopen shuttered buildings and provide recreation and education opportunities.
"If you believe at all in the broken window theory, almost every window in College Hill is broken," French said. "It shows that no one cares about the neighborhood. Buildings with only three of the four walls standing. They need to be torn down, the green space beautified and make it look cared for."
One of the most beautiful green spaces in the neighborhood is the convent garden, surrounded by a towering stone wall and off-limits to the public. The view to the outside is mainly of rooftops.
Even that restricted view gives a clear picture: Gutters dangling, chimneys leaning, shingles gone.
Visitors to the convent are buzzed in and met in the lobby by a nun peering through a small window in a door. They are directed to a parlor off the lobby. A few minutes later, the superior sister enters, talking with visitors through a wall of clear plastic lattice work.
When the nuns pray in the chapel, they do so at the altar. A gate separates them from the rest of the sanctuary, where at any time during the day a few people slide into a pew to pray. An electronic counter tallies just more than 600 visitors in the 90 hours a week the chapel is open.
Cloistered nuns dedicate themselves to a life of isolation so they can devote their time to prayer. Smith pauses only slightly when asked if she and the other nuns get lonely.
"The Lord is a great companion," she said. The nuns have a social time each day, but their TV is seldom used. They watched Stan Musial's Mass and plan to watch the election of a new pope and his installation.
The nuns have a blog, but the last entry wished visitors a Merry Christmas.
French said the increased police presence seems to be paying off, and he's grateful for the support.
"If they get the three or four (people) at the center of it all, everything will calm down," French said. "The real test is going to be what happens when (police) reduce their presence."
Meanwhile, the nuns at Mount Grace will be praying. As their website states: "Every distress and hardship in the world should find a vigorous response in our prayer."
French, raised in Catholic school, is not one to argue with that position.
"Everybody's got their own approach," he said. "Surely, we accept prayers."
ST. LOUIS - During the day, the blocks surrounding the Mount Grace Convent seem to reflect the tranquility inside the cloister walls. With the exception of the hum of traffic on nearby Interstate 70 and the church bells that ring hourly, it's a quiet neighborhood.


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BOSTON Lt. Governor Tim Murray
and Senate President Therese Murray were on hand in Woods Hole today as the
Patrick Administration announced that a team led by the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth won a $97.7 million award from the not-for-profit
Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) to build an ocean observation system off
the Massachusetts coast.
we take a giant step forward here in the Commonwealth," said Lt. Governor
Murray to the crowd that gathered at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
"What we celebrate now will benefit generations to come not only from an
environmental but an economic perspective."
"This federal funding is
a tremendous accomplishment for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and vital
for effective management of our ocean resources and the protection of our
coastal communities. I'm thrilled that NSF continues to recognize that this
important research is best conducted right here on Cape
Cod, and I look forward to the results" said Senator Edward
Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will lead a world-class implementation
team including Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University
of California, San
Diego, and Oregon State University's
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. The team will develop, install and operate
the coastal and global components of the National Science Foundation's $331
million Ocean Observatories Initiative.
Commonwealth has a remarkable and historic relationship with the oceans. Woods
Hole is not only home to some of the world's leading oceanographic, marine
ecosystem and global climate change research institutions, but it is also home
to a vibrant fishing fleet and a hub for Cape and Islands tourism," said Energy
and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles. "The Ocean Observatories Initiative
will greatly deepen our understanding of the oceans and how to protect its
riches for generations to come."
funding supports building the infrastructure for an ocean observation system
off the Massachusetts
coast along the U.S. Northeast Continental Shelf. These state-of-the-art
laboratories at sea will spur the development and integration of new ocean
observation tools, including innovative sensing and measuring devices and
robotic underwater vehicles that will provide real-time data on the marine
environment. Researchers will be able to remotely control their instruments and
construct virtual observatories specifically tailored to address scientific,
health and public policy needs.
WHOI winning this competitive award, the Commonwealth is now positioned to
capture a large share of emerging opportunities in this sector, estimated to be
worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year over the next decade," said Dan
O'Connell, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development.
Benefits to Massachusetts and New England
include: Better
scientific information for public coastal managers to manage ocean resources
and commercial fisheries, predict harmful algal blooms ("red-tide"), and
mitigate the hazards from oil spills or coastal storm inundation; Improved
assessments of the impact of longer-term climate change on the region; More
accurate weather forecasts and storm prediction; Increased
ability to balance and preserve coastal environmental resources, protecting
recreational areas Enhanced
academic-industry partnerships that will stimulate the development of new data
products and advanced technologies in the Marine Science & Technology
cluster (e.g., autonomous robotic underwater vehicles, sensors, self-powered
moorings, underwater communication and anti-fouling technologies).
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's John Adams Innovation Institute
provided a $10 million matching investment to help WHOI secure the $97.7
million competitive award, the largest such award in the oceanographic institution's
history. In the last three years, support from the Innovation Institute's
matching investments have enabled Massachusetts' universities and academic
research centers to win more than $142 million in new federal and private
research awards, better than a 6-to-1 return on investment.
emerging Marine Science & Technology sector has the potential to become for
Southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape what the Life Sciences cluster is today
for Cambridge," said Patrick Larkin, director of the Innovation Institute. "The
success in winning this federal research award is the result of a growing
collaborative partnership of the governor's office and his cabinet, our
congressional delegation, the Legislature, and our world-class academic
research institutions and public and private universities."
is one of the largest employers in southeastern Massachusetts with 370 scientific and
technical staff, and a total employment of approximately 850 people. A consortium of institutions will share data
from this ocean laboratory widely to further scientific knowledge and the
growth of the marine technology industry.In addition to WHOI, the local consortium includes UMass-Dartmouth,
UMass-Amherst, UMass-Boston, MIT, Raytheon and the Northeast Fisheries
Science Center
in Woods Hole.
"Woods Hole is thrilled
to be chosen to lead the scientific research team to create a state-of-the-art,
21st century ocean observation system," said James R. Luyten,
President and Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. "We are
privileged to work with our research partners and to have the support of an
excellent consortium of local industry and university collaborators."
support from federal programs at the National Science Foundation and the
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration could be as high as $1
billion over the next 10 years to support infrastructure, basic and applied
research. These federal research dollars
would help the United States
to maintain and expand upon its global leadership in marine science and
$97.7 million award to WHOI is being made from a Cooperative Agreement between
the National Science Foundation and the Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI),
a consortium of 31 premier oceanographic research institutions that serves the U.S. scientific
community through management of large-scale, global research programs. JOI will
manage and coordinate the Ocean Observatories Initiative on behalf of the NSF.
Oceanographic Institute has always been an economic engine for Falmouth
and Cape Cod. This grant will help make
it an economic engine for Massachusetts
as well," said Representative Erik Turkington.
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