text: The Nightingale Experience: A community service collaboration between a Magnet® hospital and nursing programCurl, Eileen Deges PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF; Hale, Regina PhD, RN, CNE; Wilsker, Donna MSN, RN; Guidroz, Paul MSN, RN; Price, Tammy BSN, RN, CCRNNursing Management: March 2017 - Volume 48 - Issue 3 - p 40–48 doi: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000512508.47324.25 Feature: Magnet® Excellence In Brief Author Information Article Outline This community service collaboration between a Magnet® hospital and nursing program fosters an interest in nursing as a career in high school students. At the Lamar University JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing in Beaumont, Tex., Eileen Deges Curl is a professor and director of research, Regina Hale is an assistant professor and director of recruitment and retention, and Donna Wilsker is an assistant professor and coordinator of community-based service learning. At CHRISTUS Southeast Texas in Beaumont, Tex., Paul Guidroz is the chief nurse executive and Tammy Price is a director and nurse recruiter. The authors have disclosed no financial relationships related to this article. Collaboration is key The main event High school student outcomes Nursing program outcomes Hospital outcomes Partnering for the future REFERENCES Figure Hospitals seeking or maintaining Magnet® recognition share a common interest in partnering with local nursing programs and providing community service.1 Nursing programs with national accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing also need to collaborate with communities of interest. We share a collaborative Nightingale Experience (NE) initiative that hospitals and nursing programs can implement to meet community service outcomes for national nursing program accreditation and Magnet recognition. Back to Top | Article Outline Collaboration is key Partnerships between academic institutions and healthcare agencies can satisfy mutual goals.2 Lamar University's JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing (SON), CHRISTUS Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth and St. Mary Hospital, and local school districts established a partnership in 2003 to implement the NE. Planning committee members included SON faculty, a hospital nurse recruiter, and a high school counselor. This partnership has been an ongoing success for 14 years (2003 to 2016), with plans to continue collaborating in the future. The purpose of the NE is to recruit academically qualified high school students to healthcare-related occupations, such as the nursing profession. The Institute of Medicine's Future of Nursing report recommends that 80% of RNs have a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree by the year 2020.3 The NE provides an opportunity to inform high school students why a BSN degree is recommended for those who choose nursing careers. Because of the vigorous academic demands of nursing curricula, students planning to become RNs need to be academically strong to develop into competent nurses. The NE recruitment program targeting high school sophomores allows students the opportunity to strengthen their prerequisite knowledge while finishing their secondary school education. Completing a rigorous high school curriculum provides students with a stronger foundation for college nursing courses.4 High school counselors may have a significant influence on students' career choices.5 Consequently, nursing programs wishing to increase high school students' interest in nursing careers need to ensure that guidance counselors accurately understand the current roles and responsibilities of nurses, opportunities for employment, and importance of critical thinking and leadership skills for nurses.5 To actively engage counselors in recruitment efforts, the SON and CHRISTUS Southeast Texas sponsor an annual counselor luncheon. Each year, approximately 45 area high school sophomore counselors and their principals, within a 50-mile radius (1-hour travel time) from Lamar University, are invited to attend the luncheon. During the spring luncheon, counselors are provided with current information about nursing career opportunities, the SON curriculum, and recommendations for advising high school students who intend to pursue a career in nursing. The luncheon provides an excellent opportunity to address counselors' questions and ensure that their perceptions about nursing are accurate. Counselors also tour the nursing building and learn about resources and new technology available in the SON. A video and scrapbook of students' activities during previous NE events are displayed. Representatives from 15 to 18 high schools typically attend the luncheon where they're asked to nominate two to four students, completing their sophomore year of high school, to attend the NE. Counselors nominate students who demonstrate academic achievement, leadership, community involvement, extracurricular activities, and potential interest in pursuing a healthcare-related degree. High school sophomores are selected for the NE for two main reasons: they have an opportunity to strengthen their course selection in high school to enter college with a stronger theoretical foundation and they're typically more mature and serious about college and career choices compared with younger students.6 Grade point averages of participating NE students reflect strong academic performance, with a mean GPA of 3.53 on a 4.0 scale. A faculty project manager serves as a liaison between CHRISTUS Southeast Texas and the SON. Dates for the counselor luncheon and the NE are mutually identified 5 to 7 months before the events. The NE is scheduled on a Friday and Saturday to increase the number of hospital clinical areas accessible for activities. A nurse representative from CHRISTUS Southeast Texas coordinates the NE for the hospital and collaborates with the faculty project manager. The NE is fully funded by CHRISTUS Southeast Texas, which allows the high school students to attend the 2-day event free of charge. Costs associated with the NE include dorm rooms, a chartered bus, meals, T-shirts, snacks, door prizes, and gifts. The faculty project manager plans, organizes, and directs NE implementation. After receiving the counselors' nominations, the faculty project manager mails information packets and consent forms to the parents of the selected students, ensuring that all NE students have signed parental permission to participate, as well as photo and medical releases required by the university. SON nursing students serve as group leaders for the high school students. Group leaders are chosen through an application process and selected based on their ability to effectively communicate and represent the nursing profession in a positive manner. In addition, the nursing students earn service learning hours for guiding the high school students during the NE. The SON includes community-based service learning (CBSL) in its program philosophy and curriculum. CBSL is a valuable alternative educational strategy to assist students in achieving nursing program competencies. Real world experiences provide students with opportunities to employ critical thinking and clinical reasoning abilities through reflecting on their service learning experiences.7 At Lamar University, BSN students are required to accumulate 120 CBSL hours to meet student learning outcomes for the program. Promoting the nursing profession is one CBSL outcome that teaches nursing students to advocate for the future of the profession. Frequently, nursing students have already accumulated their required service hours but apply to be group leaders because they enjoy working with high school students and being part of the NE. Current nursing students who participated in the NE while in high school are encouraged to serve as group leaders. So far, 23 previous NE participants have served as group leaders, experiencing the event as both a high school student and a nursing student. Back to Top | Article Outline The main event The NE is held early in the summer following the end of the high school academic year. (See Table 1.) When NE participants arrive on campus, they're greeted by nursing students who assist them through the registration process (such as verifying emergency contact information and receiving an event T-shirt) and escort them to their assigned dorm rooms. After registration is completed, high school students are placed in small groups of five to eight, with two nursing students per group who serve as group leaders. Groups are named after body parts: Group A is "aorta," Group B is "brain," Group C is "cervical spine," and so on. Group leaders construct creative signs that represent their respective group names and carry the signs during the NE to guide their group. In addition, each group has a color, with every individual in the group receiving a bandana in the corresponding group color. Group members decide the manner in which they wear the bandanas (as a belt, on their arm, on their head) as a sign of group spirit and unity. Table 1 After registration, students walk from the dorms to the nursing building and break into three groups. The groups rotate through three stations: the skills lab, the high-fidelity simulation center, and a classroom discussion on nursing as a career. In the skills lab, students participate in giving injections, taking vital signs, inserting nasogastric tubes, measuring pulse oximetry, and starting I.V. catheters. Nursing students supervise skill stations in the learning center and guide participants in performing the skills on manikins. In the high-fidelity simulation center, faculty and senior nursing students lead the high school students in a labor and delivery simulation using the birthing simulator. The third station is held in a classroom and begins with icebreaker activities led by nursing students. Round table discussions on topics such as academic requirements, nursing as a profession, and career opportunities are facilitated by faculty members, hospital representatives, and nursing students. During this session, Florence Nightingale's contributions to nursing are discussed, introducing the high school students to nursing history and the namesake of the event. Following these activities, lunch is provided in the university dining hall. Eating in the dining hall with other college students gives participants a glimpse of college life. After lunch, NE participants are transported 10 miles to CHRISTUS Southeast Texas St. Mary via a chartered bus. Hospital staff members greet and escort the high school students through six stations at each hospital facility. Nurse escorts wear colored bandanas matching their respective high school group. CHRISTUS Southeast Texas associates spend a great deal of time creating unique learning experiences in a variety of clinical areas. (See Table 2.) In addition, NE participants learn about pet partners, explore a life flight helicopter on the helipad, and practice changing a diaper on a baby manikin in an incubator. Table 2 Students return to the SON after the hospital experience and participate in entertaining activities that include a scavenger hunt, an obstacle course, and a "blindfolded bed making" contest. These action-packed activities are fun, entertaining, and further enhance group spirit and unity. After the SON activities, group leaders provide the high school students with a walking tour of the university campus as they return to the dorms. Friday evening is spent preparing for and participating in a style show. Before the style show, groups are given scrub sets in their respective group color and asked to design a nursing uniform. Minimal craft materials are provided and students supplement their designs with various objects acquired during the day from the hospital (such as gloves, masks, syringes, biohazard bags, and disposable gowns). Students then model their creative designs in an entertaining fashion show. Nursing students judge the style show using criteria such as creativity, resourcefulness, comfort, and "bling." The faculty project manager and nursing student group leaders spend the night at the dorms, serving as chaperones and enjoying the evening activities with the students. Saturday morning, the NE participants travel 6 miles to CHRISTUS Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth to engage in learning experiences and be recognized with a certificate at a luncheon. Students return to the dorms by mid-afternoon where they're met by their parents. Group leaders and faculty members greet parents as they pick up their children and assist with luggage to ensure a pleasant departure. All high school students receive personalized handwritten notes from their group leaders thanking them for participating in the NE. In addition, the high school students are given an NE group picture taken after registration on the first day. Back to Top | Article Outline High school student outcomes Since its inception, 459 high school students have participated in the NE; 423 female students and 36 male students. A total of 37 high schools (public, private, and charter schools) and 3 home school families have nominated students to participate in the NE. High school students' written evaluations affirm that the NE introduces them to the real world of nursing and assists them in solidifying their interest in choosing nursing as a profession. NE participants (N = 379) responded very positively (averaging 4.32 on a 5-point Likert-type scale) when asked if this experience assisted them in choosing nursing as a career. In addition, students overwhelmingly asserted that they enjoy the NE and rated the overall event as 4.87 out of a possible 5.0. Comments such as "It made me think of all the different places I could work as a nurse" and "I loved being able to experience things nurses do!" indicate that the high school students view the NE as a positive and informative experience. Survey data have been collected from 2008 to 2015 to explore the NE participants' interest in pursuing nursing and/or a healthcare-related profession. Lamar University Institutional Review Board approval and parental consent were obtained. Students (N = 263) rated their career interest using a Likert scale rating from 1 (not interested) to 5 (definite interest) before attending the NE and at the conclusion of the NE. Data were entered into a statistics software system and analyzed using a paired t test. Mean scores for each item were treated as interval data, thus meeting the criteria for parametric tests.8 Data analysis revealed a significant difference between high school students' interest in pursuing nursing as a profession before (M = 3.99, SD = .977) and at the conclusion of the NE (M = 4.22, SD = .879, t(262) = -4.861, P = .000). In addition, there was also a significant difference between high school students' interest in pursuing a healthcare-related profession before (M = 4.52, SD = .641) and at the conclusion of the NE (M = 4.71, SD = .511, t(262) = -5.405, P = .000). These findings suggest that the NE is influential in assisting high school students to choose nursing or another healthcare-related profession as a career. As one participant stated, "After this experience, I'm even more excited about having a career in nursing." A theme throughout participants' evaluations was the valuable insights gained about nursing as a profession. With a more accurate portrayal of nursing, students became aware of the qualities and characteristics necessary to be a nurse. Comments such as "It showed me...how they [nurses] impact people's lives" and "After seeing what nurses do, I can see myself doing it" indicate the positive impression of nursing gained by the NE participants. Additionally, their perception of nursing was strengthened compared with images in the media. One student said the NE "...helped me understand the real job of a nurse and not just what I see on TV." Finally, students who were interested in a healthcare-related profession may be assisted in choosing nursing as a result of attending the NE. For example, one student shared, "I already knew I wanted to be in the medical field, however, this experience showed me how rewarding being a nurse can be." Another student said, "At first I wanted to be in the medical [area]. Not quite sure what. Now I feel like when I become a nurse, I would have made the right choice." One year after participating in the NE, surveys are mailed to the high school students. From 2003 to 2014, surveys were sent to 426 previous participants; 133 surveys were returned (31% return rate). Evaluation results indicated that 77% of the NE participants plan on pursuing a career in nursing and 89% plan on majoring in a healthcare-related field (medicine, physical therapy, or radiology). Of those intending to major in nursing, 84% reported that they planned to pursue a BSN degree, 13% planned to pursue an associate degree, and 3% planned to pursue vocational nursing. One hundred percent of students who planned on majoring in nursing reported that the NE was influential in their decision to choose nursing as a career. Back to Top | Article Outline Nursing program outcomes The NE results in positive outcomes for the SON. Media coverage by local TV stations and newspapers increases visibility of the SON. Faculty members continue to strengthen partnerships with the hospital and area high schools while planning and implementing the NE. Also, high school counselors become more knowledgeable about career opportunities in nursing and advising students in academic course selection during high school. This potentially increases students' knowledge about pursuing a nursing degree. Another important component of the event includes the involvement of nursing students as group leaders. The faculty project manager works closely with current nursing students in assisting them to understand their role as group leaders and directing them in planning and implementing the various activities during the high school students' time on campus. Nursing students demonstrate organizational skills while facilitating the group process; participating in the NE assists nursing students in building leadership, communication, and organizational skills. Nursing student evaluations collected from 2005 to 2015 (N = 195) revealed positive outcomes, rating the NE as 4.97 on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Nursing students reported that participating in the NE was beneficial to them as a nursing student, with a mean score of 4.79 (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree). Comments included "I had the chance to help other students discover their own path in nursing" and "It was actually a great learning experience for me as well. I got to see many different areas of nursing that I haven't really learned about yet." These quotes illustrate the benefits perceived by nursing student group leaders. Evaluations from the nursing student leaders indicated that they enjoyed interacting with the high school students and recognized that promoting nursing as a profession is a valuable aspect of the event. The highlight for one leader was "seeing the high school students' faces light up in the hospitals." Student leaders also reported that a similar experience before entering nursing school would've reinforced their career choice. Comments by student leaders included "I would've loved it when I was in high school. I enjoyed it now and I'm in nursing school." Another said, "I would've probably chosen nursing prior to [the] 3 years I spent on another major." Finally, group leaders gained an understanding of their professional responsibility to recruit nurses for the future. One nursing student said, "I felt I was part of the future of nursing!" Back to Top | Article Outline Hospital outcomes The NE is beneficial to the sponsoring hospital in a variety of ways. Recruiting young people into the nursing profession is the most rewarding benefit perceived by the staff. During the NE, the hospital is able to recruit high school students and current nursing students as future employees. Physicians also respond positively to the collaborative effort and provide on-site teaching during the NE. Moreover, The Joint Commission and Magnet evaluators recognize the hospital's cosponsorship of the NE as an exemplary, unique, best practice of community partnership. Another benefit is the good will that the hospital has created in the community due to sponsoring the NE. Families and schools of participating students hold the hospital in high regard for offering this opportunity free of charge to students. Due to these positive outcomes, CHRISTUS Southeast Texas is committed to funding the NE in the future. An unanticipated outcome is the "friendly" competition between the two hospital campuses and among units at each campus. Each hospital unit wants to have the best experience for students attending the NE. Although it's a cordial competition, each unit strives to "out do" the others, resulting in a positive team spirit. Nurses take great pride in displaying what's special and unique about their units. Also, the nurses enjoy interacting with students and helping promote the profession through this community-focused project. One staff member stated that the NE "...benefits the hospital because the students are made more aware of what happens in hospital settings. This experience presents nursing in a fun and entertaining manner, and will hopefully encourage them into nursing.... I loved seeing their faces and expressions when they saw new things." Another staff member said, "All too often, as nurses we would like to encourage the youth in our community to consider a career in the field of nursing, but rarely get the time [to do so]. ... The young students have really embraced this event and are truly interested in what the 'day in a life of a nurse' is really like. Every year seems to bring more energy and excitement from our associates, and we truly hope we may in some small way have changed the future career paths of these young men and women." Back to Top | Article Outline Partnering for the future The NE is a successful, collaborative partnership that other nursing programs and hospitals can replicate to recruit the best and brightest students into nursing schools. High school students enjoy learning about nursing through the NE and hospitals can showcase their positive nursing work environment. Current nursing students participate as role models, enhancing the experience for the high school students. An important component for recruiting qualified students is having knowledgeable high school counselors who can advise students to enroll in classes that better prepare them for nursing school. Evaluation data suggest that the NE assists in solidifying participants' decision to choose nursing as a career. Ultimately, the NE enhances community-based collaboration, which assists the SON in meeting accreditation standards and the hospital in meeting Magnet requirements.Back to Top | Article Outline REFERENCES1. American Nurses Credentialing Center. Magnet model. http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Magnet/ProgramOverview/New-Magnet-Model#TransformationalLeadership. Cited Here... 2. American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American Organization of Nurse Executives. AACN-AONE task force on academic-practice partnerships: guiding principles. http://www.aacn.nche.edu/leading-initiatives/academic-practice-partnerships/GuidingPrinciples.pdf. Cited Here... 3. Institute of Medicine. Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2010. Cited Here... 4. National Association for College Admission Counseling. Policy brief: rigorous curriculum. https://http://www.nacacnet.org/globalassets/documents/advocacy-and-ethics/gr/rigorous-curriculum.pdf. Cited Here... 5. Bolan CM, Grainger P. What do high school guidance counselors really think of nursing. J Nurs Educ. 2005;44(3):135–138. Cited Here... 6. Whitehead E, Mason T, Ellis J. 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And yesterday, I told the adult supervising the kids who are waiting for pick-up about how he's going to be learning to walk by himself. For awhile, I'll check in with her and wait on the far side of the parking lot. The school is set well back from the street, with a walkway from the parking lot down to Mr. Fisher. So that will be the next step, waiting with him.
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We DO want our children to grow up responsibly, but we know that as that maturity happens, we are losing them bit by bit. It's always hard, but it is the way it ought to be. I wish I had kept a journal back then.
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I can totally empathize! My son has a bus stop about a block away from our house. this year we have let him walk to and from the bus stop (most days). He loves the independence, but he still gets very excited when his dad or I am there to walk with him. He has to cross an alley that runs out of the YMCA and sometimes people don't pay attention to the stop sign. It frightens me that he'll get hit by some careless person.
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I remember those days with my 2 kids!
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And I've got this AWESOME idea for a FMA story... but I'm not telling what about... because I'm mean.
And I'm adding another story very soon but I need to think up a title.
I've been thinking about making some changes to my 'Undying' saga thingy. That I wrote when I was like... 12-is ashamed- I was a perverted kid.
Most of my other stories are just one-shots so... I think that's it.
And I have a question for all ofyou thatare in a C2... I have NO idea how to get stories on that thing and I really want to know. So, if anyone knows, PLEASE tell me. Ja ne! (Kurama: Don't you 'Ja ne' me! I'll put your ass to bed!) O_O


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|PUSS IN BOOTS (the PC version) by
James Finn Garner. (copyright, James Finn
Garner, all rights reserved)
|In a land not so very far away lived a man and his three sons. After the father had achieved his inevitable
non-essentialness, his estate was divided among his sons: The eldest inherited the oil company, the next
eldest got the publishing and media holdings, and the least eldest got a cat. Forgetting for a moment the
hours of companionship and contentment that an animal companion can bring, the least eldest son
pleaded with his brothers not to compel him to contest the will in probate.
"Listen, brothers," he said, "while you'll be able to support yourselves with your share of the inheritance, I'll
be lucky if I can breed this cat or put it in commercials. Don't force me to sell him to a cosmetics company
just to get a return on my assets."
His brothers ignored him and told him to have his lawyer call their lawyers, but the cat obviously took
offense at these flip remarks. Later the cat scolded this cruel, short-sighted human: "It's just like your kind
to treat someone with four legs like a resource for you to exploit. We're not put here for your enrichment,
bub, material or otherwise. In fact, I'm so disgusted that now I'm not going to tell you how I was going to
make you a great and powerful persun."
More than the fact that the cat could speak, these last words sparked the interest of the ambitious yet meagerly
synapsed young man: "Oh, Mr. Puss, my dearest and most trusted friend, how did you plan to do this?"
"I don't think you want to know. You obviously haven't the foresight and fortitude it would take for a successful career in
public service."
"Oh, please," said the winningly eager young man. "I'd love to go into politics. I'm not much suited for anything else, and
my brothers might be able to give us a jump-start in the contributions area."
The cat sighed. "My heart does go out to you," said Puss, "a poor idiot left on his own. Very well, I will help you. For me
to get started, I need two things: first, a blue pinstripe suit -- Armani, nothing less -- plus a briefcase and some fancy
stitched cowboy boots; and second, a promise that you'll never make a single solitary utterance in public without my
This wholesome-looking young man readily agreed, since he never had much that was important or original to say
anyway. He took the cat to a fancy haberdasher to be outfitted properly. When this was done, the cat told him, "Go
home now and wait. Practice looking statesman-like by riding horses, playing touch football, writing your memoirs,
things like that."
"But I don't have any memoirs to write," protested the ruggedly handsome young man.
"I said practice writing," the cat reiterated, pointing a claw. "If you think you'll ever have the chance to do your own
writing, then we've got a problem already." With that, Puss in Boots left to call his first press conference.
The primaries for the senate race were only five weeks away at this point, and the field of candidates was quite
crowded. When Puss in Boots held his press conference, only a handful of reporters had the time or interest to show up.
This hardly mattered, since it was to be rather short anyway.
All the cat did was walk to the podium and say, "I'd like to announce that my employer is not a candidate for the
party nomination for the senate seat at this time. Thank you. No questions, please." Then he walked away.
And was the reaction tremendous! Breathless articles and news reports began to appear about the reluctant
candidate. Who was he? What did he stand for? What was the significance of the public groundswell that
surrounded this strapping figure of youthful vitality? With just the slightest spin doctoring and some wise use of
media time, Puss in Boots proceeded to forge the image of his human companion as a man forced into public
life by the will of the people, who were disillusioned and were looking for a white knight (colorist though such
concepts are) on a tall fiery charger (ditto heightist and speciesist, not to mention quite Eurocentric overall).
Within a few weeks and without uttering a word, the young man with the Redfordesque good looks won the party
nomination for the senate!
"Wow! I can't believe it," said the malleable candidate. "I guess I'd better start figuring out my position on the
"You do and I'll break your neck," hissed the cat. "Let me worry about your positions, as well as your beliefs and
your off-the-cuff remarks and your spontaneity and everything else. You just remember: Don't say a thing unless I
tell you to."
Now Puss in Boots began to work in earnest to get his meal ticket elected to the senate. He issued position
papers that were totally pointless yet exquisitely quotable. He had the candidate photographed shaking hands
with factory workers, retirees, and customers at luncheonettes. They challenged the incumbent to a debate and
then backed out at the last minute, declaring that such an event would be just an exercise in "politics as usual."
Their optimistically simple campaign slogan -- "It's Time For a Change!" -- seemed to strike a chord with the
optimistically simple voters.
Throughout the frenzy of the campaign, no one noticed or commented on Puss in Boot's lack of credentials. In fact, seduced by
his easy and apparently candid manner, no one ever noticed that he was of feline descent at all. It just demonstrated the
commentator's observation, "In the land of the optically challenged, the monocularly gifted individual is first in line at the trough."
Election day drew near, with all the mudslinging and innuendo you could imagine. Puss in Boot's candidate, however, with his
easy confidence and glint in the eye, seemed somehow to rise above the fray. This might have been due to the fact that he
was still forbidden to speak his mind (or what there was of it) in any way, shape, or form. Puss in Boots, on the other hand, was
always available to the media and ready with a charming, folksy anecdote or some evidence that their opponent had
undergone electroshock therapy to stop the temporary lapses into dementia that made him want to release all the criminals
from prison with a $50 gift certificate and an automatic pistol.
As the campaign came down to the wire, and with his heartland-born-and-bred candidate lagging in the polls, Puss knew it
was time to stop playing footsie. He called another press conference and this time announced to the media, "Our campaign
honorably requests that our opponent step down from the race, so that we won't have to disclose possible evidence we may
have found that might link our opponent to an experimental, gender-reversing medical procedure he may have undergone 23
years ago in an undisclosed overseas country, where the majority of the population speaks Swedish. Thank you. No questions,
This insinuation, as you may have guessed, turned the entire campaign around. Rumors flew about the type of evidence Puss
and his boss may or may not have had. Their opponent repeatedly denied accusations that he had once been a wommon now
trapped in a man's body, or that he was now a man trapped in a wommon's body with a penchant for cross-dressing -- not that
there is anything wrong or unnatural, certainly, with any of these lifestyle choices.
As usual, emotions rather than reason carried the day, and after all the ballots were counted on election day, Puss in Boots
and his ruddy, exuberant human companion had won by a comfortable margin.
At the victory party, Puss pulled the new senator aside and said to him, "You see? I told you I could be useful to you. You may not have the wealth of your brothers yet, but you
soon will have, and even more clout, if you play your cards right. There is even some talk -- initiated by me, of course -- that you're going to run for president in the next election
because the country's problems are too urgent and your ideas are too big to be penned up in the senate. What do you think of that?"
"Oh, my skillful, cunning cat," he said, "I can't thank you enough. Please accept my apologies for ever contemplating selling you to perfume researchers."
"Just do as I say," said Puss in Boots, taking a sip of his designer water, "and instead of the stealth candidate, they'll be calling you . . . Mr. President. Now you better get up
there and give them the victory speech I wrote for you."
The beaming politician entered the crowd to cheers and applause and pushed his way forward to the podium. "To my family, friends, and supporters," he began, "I want to
thank you all for your hard work and dedication, and I'm pleased to tell you I have just received a phone call from my opponent conceding the election!"
Applause, applause, applause!
"He was a worthy adversary and fought the good fight, but this campaign was not about issues or ideology, or even ability or brainpower. It was about the plain and simple
message: It's time for a change!"
Applause, applause, applause!
"And now, if you'll let me, I'd like to depart from my prepared comments." From the wings came the sound of a glass shattering the a low, painful groan. He continued, "I'd like
to thank someone without whom this victory wouldn't have been possible: my campaign adviser, my confidante, and I'm proud to say, my cat -- Puss in Boots!"
Applause, applau ... silence.
Had they heard him right? This Kennedyesque young man, their bright and shining knight, their hope for the future, had let his cat run the campaign? Not that it was
unprecedented -- other non-human animals had held high appointed positions for years -- but why had he kept it a secret? What kind of man was he to hide such information,
and what else was he hiding?
"Puss," he said, "come out here and take a bow."
Puss in Boots just stood in the wings, shaking his head, his paw over his eyes. He had had his doubts, but he never wanted to believe his master was so cerebrally
undercapitalized as to spill the legumes at his own victory party.
The people in the crowd grew angry, even the cat lovers. They felt they'd been deceived, cheated, jilted, cuckolded. They started to boo, tear down banners, and pop balloons
as they began to look for payback. The new senator had to make his escape through the rear behind the rostrum. He looked for his cat everywhere with no luck. Then, over in a
corner, he saw a group of reporters and cameras gathered around, and there was Puss in Boots right in the center of them.
By the time the senator got to where the press had clustered around Puss, all he could hear was his cat saying, " . . . to apologize to everyone who worked on this campaign
and put their trust in this candidate, and also to you, you hardworking reporters. Had I known this pathetic schemer to be so ... unstable and ... duplicitous, I would never have
become involved with his campaign. I hereby resign from his staff before any other damage is inflicted on the electoral system, or on the hearts and minds of the public. Thank
you. No questions, please."
The reporters ran off to file their stories. Puss in Boots walked slowly up to his former employer and said, "If only you'd stuck to the script. Good luck in office, if you survive the
"But I don't understand," said the beleaguered senator. "No one figured out you were a cat before now?"
Puss looked him straight in the eye. "Do the words 'credibility problem' mean anything to you? Nobody really cares that I'm a cat -- not on the record, anyway -- but now
because of your slip of the brain, it looks like a big cover-up. Fraud, nepotism, interspecies exploitation -- your squeaky-clean image is kaput. If you had to tell them, a weepy
confession would've been much better than a bungled disclosure. That's Spin Doctoring 101, but you're working with such low wattage, it slipped right by you."
Puss in Boots bid the man farewell and walked away. He wrote a few magazine articles to tell his side of the sordid story, then got a job as a television pundit based in the
capital. The senator barely survived the inevitable recall vote, but questions about his judgment lingered and impeded any effectiveness in office he might have had over the
next six years. Almost from the day he was sworn in, he was treated like a non-ambulatory waterfowl, something Puss in Boots reminded him and the rest of the country about
every time the pundit cat went on the air.


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Mystery Quilt
The 2105 PHA exhibit, at the Historic House, "By Peacham Hands:150 Years of Quilts with Stories., included many colorful and unusual quilts, but one of the most intriguing was a simple quilt we dubbed the "Mystery Quilt," since we did not have any history or information about who donated it.
This simple quilt in drab Victorian colors was designed with 42 panels and embroidered with initials on many of the squares. It was hand stitched in a traditional 19th century pattern called "Ohio Star." Our only clue to the origin of the quilt was a 20th century hand-written list of names attached to the back of the quilt. These names corresponded to most of the embroidered initials centered in each of the quilt squares. We originally surmised that that the local women who created this quilt were part of a church group or organization, and we were correct!
One quilt square held a vital missed clue. It was a simple square with the initials "W.R.C.", and these initials mysteriously did not correspond to any of the names listed on the back of the quilt. Lynne Bassett, the national quilt authority who spoke at last year's PHA Annual Meeting, advised us that our mystery quilt was almost certainly a fundraiser done by the Women's Relief Corps (WRC) for the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic), a national fraternity of Civil War veterans.
We dated our WRC quilt to circa 1890, based on genealogical research done using the quilt makers' names. Lynne Bassett also dated it to the 1880s-90s based on the fabric patterns and colors utilized in the squares. Each of our WRC quilt makers lived in Peacham, and many had family members who served during the Civil War.
Peacham Historical Association wins 2015 Award of Excellence!
The League of Local Historical Societies and Museums honors PHA for the planning, fundraising, and building of the Lorna Field Quimby Archives and Research Center Building. Awards are given for achievement of distinction within the 2014-2015 year. The award was presented at the LLHSM annual meeting.
Building Future for Peacham's Past
The new Lorna Field Quimby Archives and Research Center was opened at a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 14, 2015 with nearly 100 people joining the celebration. Senator Jane Kitchel offered remarks about the interconnected histories of Peacham and Danville, and of her personal history with family from both towns. Select Board member Annette Lorraine drew inspiration from Wendell Berry's writing about a sense of place and the importance local history plays in establishing that sense. After offering thanks to all who had worked to make the new building possible, Lorna Quimby cut the ribbon and the building was declared open.
The new Archive and Research Center is designed to house PHA's priceless collections. The new facility will provide secure, climate-controlled storage for the collections, desks for researchers, and adequate space for volunteer staff.
The Historical House and the Archives and Research Center are closed for the winter. Please contact PHA with inquiries regarding research and collections.
Award of Merit Winner
The American Association for State and Local History (AASHL) Leadership in History Awards Committee has selected A Vermont Hill Town in the Civil War: Peacham's Story as a 2013 Award of Merit winner.


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HIGHLANDER'S SHIFTER is HERE!
He seeks the one his heart desires…
With their fae-blooded clan teetering on the verge of extinction, Jamie Matheson finds himself battling a deep attraction to one of the few remaining unmated women within his clan, a woman he's not permitted to touch unless a soul bond forms between them. Like his fellow clansmen, he must ensure her protection, even if that means from himself.
Annabella wishes to forge a mated bond with only one man, yet when Jamie treks deep into the Highlands in order to put some distance between them, she soon discovers not all is as it seems, not when her very spirit calls out to Jamie's from across the ages. It appears they've both lived in two separate times, here in the future and far in the past, and now if they ever wish to complete the bond and come together as one, they must first right the wrongs of their deadly past. It's time to return to when they first discovered their mated bond began, the year 1211.
Come and immerse yourself in this riveting historical time travel romance, one which crosses the centuries and brings together lost souls.
A standalone novel in The Matheson Warriors series.
Surprise! Highlander's Shifter has now released. We're back with Murdock Matheson's clan with a story that sure had me buzzing as I wrote it. Expect adventure, twists and turns, time travel, hunky Highlanders, and bear shifters. I sure hope you like this feisty pair and the adventure they embark on. Also, at the end of this newsletter, click the pic to enter the Karen Marie Moning Novel Giveaway on offer. It's just for my readers.
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Jamie slid one arm around Bella's waist and tipped her back against the warm black metal of his SUV door before muttering, "This is a dangerous mission, with not only two rogue bears on the loose but me as well, and I'm one damn hungry unmated male after a bond. Don't take my warning lightly, Annabella."
"Bella. And I'm well aware you're one damn hungry male." She ran her hands up over his large biceps and curled her fingers around them. "Clearly you need to stake your claim while we're here. I understand why with two possible rogues so near, so whatever you need to do to calm your bear, then do it. Stake whatever claim you wish. Cover me in your scent, and if that's not enough, I give you permission to kiss me."
"I want to do more than saturate you in my scent." He nuzzled her neck, scraped his teeth back and forth across her pounding pulse point and sent all her thoughts scattering as he did. "I'm ravenous, have been walking an incredibly tight line around you of late."
"And I trust you to keep walking along that tight line and not to deviate from it." Certainly no man had ever made her feel so safe and secure as Jamie did, no matter the current frustration rising within him and leaking past his guards. "I wouldn't mind if you took me up on my offer though. Smother me in your scent and kiss me."
She'd been dreaming of how he'd kiss her, how he'd touch his lips to hers and share the same breath as her. His gaze narrowed and that delicious rumble vibrated again in his chest and rose upward. It left his throat in a snarly rasp and she couldn't help but tighten her grip on his arms. "I dare you to kiss me, Jamie."
"Careful, Bella. You're treading into dangerous territory."
"And you're not treading into it quite fast enough."
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I still haven't got my due, says Purab
Purab Kohli talks about spending 17 years in Bollywood and his upcoming film 'Fatso'
Purab Kohli is quite upbeat about new film Fatso that releases across the country today. Calling it a brilliant film by Rajat Kapoor, the actor says, "I do films because they appeal to my creative sensibility and give scope as an actor."
While Fatso has been made on a small budget, Purab feels that even if it doesn't become a blockbuster, it has a great script and good talent, apart from a lot of effort that has been put in while making it. Speaking about what makes him sign a film, Purab points out, "As an actor, I always seek an interesting role.
May be that is why I don't have too many mainstream films to my credit. I see a lot of actors projected in roles that I know I could do better and that builds frustration. But at the end of the day I know there is so much to showcase and explore."
Speaking about the kind of filmmakers that he likes to work with, the actor says, "I have reached a point where only a certain kind of filmmakers approach me – filmmakers who just don't want me to fill up the space but also add to the scene."
Having been in the industry since he was 17, Purab rues about not getting his due. He points out, "I have grown up in this business. I have been here for a long time and still haven't got my due. Nobody wants to take a risk in the industry. I am insecure but I am happy as long as I am doing films that match my sensibilities.


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Riots, coups and civil war : revisiting the greed and grievance debate
The most influential recent work on the determinants of civil wars found the factors associated with the grievance motivation to be largely irrelevant. Our paper subjects the results of this empirical work to further scrutiny by embedding the study of civil war in a more general analysis of varieties of violent contestation of political power within the borders of the state. Such an approach, we argue, will have important implications for how we think theoretically about the occurrence of domestic war as well as how we specify our empirical tests. In the empirical model, the manifestation of domestic conflict range from low intensity violence and coups to civil war. Our multinomial specification of domestic conflict supports the hypothesis that diversity accentuates distributional conflict and thus increases the risk of civil war. We also find that democracies may be more efficient than autocracies in reducing the risk of civil war.
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Four Films by Mark Ther
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Mark Ther's Television Commercials
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College seniors: 6 things you can do right now to jump start your job search
If you're a college senior and are just starting your job search, you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed right now. (If you're a senior and are in the height of interviewing or already have an offer or two in hand, this post is probably not for you. But please email it to any of your friends who are just starting their job search.) Let's face it, senior year is BUSY!! You've got classes to go to, papers to write, exams to study for, rehearsals to attend, and every so often, you try to fit in some food and a bit of sleep. How are you supposed to fit in job searching, writing resumes and cover letters, practicing for interviews, going to career fairs, conducting information interviews, networking, visiting employer sites???? The whole idea of conducting a job search may seem overwhelming, and impossible to accomplish.
So how about this? Just for now, let's not worry about all the many steps left to accomplish. Let's just think about step one – getting started. What can you do RIGHT NOW to get your job search in motion?


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oh my god. marisa´s face is all like ¨what the fuck did you just say about my mum!¨
Hunger games looks really really bad
A lovely script, great layout and expressions — but holy crap! Josh doesn't even look like Josh anymore! I can understand changing his hairstyle and adding eyes, but why the heck has his hair gone dark?
I get that designs get updated and move forward, but the Josh character in this comic now looks, at a glance, like an entirely different character from the man in this comic: http://comiccritics.com/2011/09/07/the-heart-wants-what-it-doesnt-know-it-wants/
That's not Josh. It's Rick, Marissa's boyfriend.
Rick's gained a little weight.
Hunnnh. The last time I remember seeing Rick ( http://comiccritics.com/2011/08/07/injustice-critics/ ), he had the goatee.
Did he get a new look that I totally missed?
While I like Takeshi Kitano, I can't watch Battle Royale. It just disturbs me.
And it's also the first thing I thought of when I saw the trailer for Hunger Games.
Most of the main cast have or will have their looks tweaked. For Rick, I got rid of the goatee.
I've always intended to make him a little on the heavier side. With my new style, it is a little more noticeable.
I'm not sure Lord of the Flies is a great comparison. It lacks the element that the kids are placed there purposely to compete against each other. Lord of the Flies was more of a leadership struggle between one side that wanted to remain civilized while another wanted to adopt barbarism. It was more about what type of society the kids would build. "The Running Man" would have been as good, if not better comparison but it lacks the youth theme.
I was thinking more that "Flies" was the first one to show that children free of restrictions (whether by circumstance or design) could easily become bloodthirsty.
But I'm not that knowledgeable about any of these stories, so I'm not gonna stand by any of my interpretations too steadfastly. 🙂
That would be a point against comparing Lord of the Flies to either Hunger Games or Battle Royale. In both stories the children were forced to kill each other by the restrictions of the fascist government they find themselves under, characters in both express desire not to have to play by these rules.
But yeah Hunger Games and Battle Royale are way too similar. Both of them have a lead with a shitty home life forced into the yearly child murder games. They then team up with another (mostly useless in the games) person in the games who it turns out had a crush on them for a long time before the games that the lead slowly begins to reciprocate. With the help of a former victor of the games they manage to play the game masters and both survive.
So we're not at "The Most Dangerous Game" yet?
"I guess we are going to watch Lord of the flies next" <– Marissa says it like it's a bad idea 🙁


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- 23 years old
- Date of birth: Jul 19, 1989
- Date of passing: Nov 16, 2012
|Let the memory of Brett be with us forever
I feel your pain in my heart. There are no words to describe, how it feels to have a piece of yourself gone. Hard for others to understand, unless it has happened to them. We all need emotional comfort at times, and family and friends can help, but at times we need comfort from the ultimate source of comfort, Our Heavenly Father, the Giver of Life. He feels our pain, He never causes anything bad to happen at all. He tells us at James 1:13 "When under trial. let no one say: "I am being tried by God." For with evil things God cannot be tried, nor does He himself try anyone. 1John 4:8 says.........God is Love. He comforts us by means of His Word, giving us the answer to our questions, about life and death. Psalms 46:1; God is our refuge and strength. A help that is readily found in times of distress."
"My dear Brett,
It's been three years now since you left this earth. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you and pray that you are happy and at peace where you are. A part of me went with you the day you passed. I will never be the same. I miss you dearly and can't help wondering what your life might have been like if you were still with us. Would you have a child of your own by now, would you have been best man at your brother's wedding? So many unanswered questions, so many unfulfilled dreams. God be with you always, son. My love for you is eternal. Hugs, Mom XOXO"
"Happy 26th heavenly birthday, sweetheart. Missing you every day but praying you're joyfully with the Lord and will be there to escort me home when it's time. Love you with all my heart. XOXO Mom"
"My heart goes out to your family. I too, have felt the unbearable pain of losing a son. May all the memories you shared together comfort you. But, most of all may the God of all comfort sustain your family with Hope. Revelation 21:4, tells us soon pain, sorrow, sickness and death will be no more. Until that day arrives, may the Hearer of Prayer, help you to cope."
"My condolences go out to the family and friends of Brett. From reading about him I know he is missed and loved by many. No matter what, it can truly be said that death is an enemy and soon it will be brought to nothing (1Cor. 15:26). I have found much comfort in the Bibles promise of a resurrection hope of our loved ones at John 5:28, 29 and hope you will too. Death was never a part of Gods original purpose, in fact he yearns to soon bring an end to it and the suffering it causes your family and friends. Revelation 21:4 states: "And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." I did not know Brett, but I read his obituary and I hope these scriptures will help to bring some comfort knowing that others care. If you would like to learn more about the Bibles promises and the hope it brings, please feel free to contact me."
"My dear son,
You always lit up my life with your smile, your unending energy, and enthusiasm. I am so thankful for the time we had together, although I thought we'd have so much more. I feel truly blessed to have been your Mom. You were a caring son, brother, and friend to many. I pray you are free to fly, in God's kingdom, safe from the evil of this world and that you and all our passed loved ones will be there to greet us when our time on this earth is over. You're always on our minds and in our hearts.
Love you always and forever. Mom XOXO"
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