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carlon Bethel College St. Paul. Minnesota November 15. 1974 Malachi 4:2
Festival Choir practices Robert Shaw's "Moods of Christmas" for the 18th annual Festival of Christmas,
December 6-8.
Enioy an old fashioned Christmasattend
Festival of Christmas '74
by Laura Alden
The fragrance of evergreens is in the
air. The room swells with music. Bells
ring, harps play, choirs sing. Thousands
of people have come to have their senses
touched and moved by the Festival of
Christmas, 1974. .
The 18th annual Festival of Christmas
will be celebrated in the Bethel Fieldhouse
on Friday and Saturday, December
6 and 7, at 7 :30 p.m., and Sunday afternoon,
DecE;!mber 8, at 3 p.m. The traditional
candlelight processional of 200
singers will begin the program. In accordance
with the theme, "Moods of
Christmas," the Festival Choir will perform
two suites of "The Many Moods
of Christmas," by Robert Shaw and Robert
Russell Bennett. This arrangement
presents a nostalgic look at old-fashioned
Christmas through familiar hymns and
The College Choir, Women's Choir, and
Male Chorus will perform two numbers
each. Also featured will be a handbell
choir, brass choir, and caroling group.
Dr. Gordon Howell and Dr. Julius Whit-tinger
are directing the extensive preparations
for Festival. Said Dr. Whittinger,
"Festival is a lot of hard work, but
it's very worthwhile in terms of outreach.
We perform to praise God."
Tickets are on sale for $2 per person
at the College ticket booth.
Separate gralds
dec,ision sought
by Mary Norton
A resolution calling for separate graduations
was unanimously passed in the
Student Senate November 5. This resolution
differs from previous attempts at
separating Bethel College and Seminary
graduation ceremonies. This year President
Lundquist's Task Force on the
Relationship of Bethel College and Bethel
Seminary specifically asked for such
a resolution.
Fred Ogimachi, senior class senator
and author of the resolution, addressed
the Senate. Fred emphasized the fact
that the Student Association has been
trying to separate graduation ceremonies
for two or three years. "In the past
students went about it the wrong way;
by trying to separate the institution of
Bethel College and Seminary, by demand.
ing separate graduations, and by not
going through the proper channels," said
Fred explained to the Senate that two
clauses of the resolution underline the
fact that Bethel College and Seminary
is one institution and will remain as
such. This emphasis makes the issue
of separate graduations r:p.ore of a practical
Several reasons for having separa te
graduations were mentioned in the resolution.
These include the facts that: Bethel
College prepares undergraduates and
Bethel Seminary prepares graduates; last
year Bethel College's 226 graduates domina
ted the ceremony where 38 Seminary
students also graduated; Bethel College
deserves a ceremopy prepared for them
and Bethel Seminary graduates deserve
the same; the joint graduation ceremony
draws more people than the Bethel gym
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Bethel deserves better
The thought has been in the back of our minds since
the Baptist General Conference meetings last June: will the
support the Conference has voted to give Vancouver Bible
Institute (now Vancouver Bible College) in effect detract
from the support Bethel College and Seminary should be
We know for a fact that Vancouver, with an enrollment
of 125, is receiving $100,000 in support this year from the
Conference, while Bethel Colleg.e and Seminary, with lW7
in the College and about 250 in the Seminary, receives
$500,000. What this comes out to, in terms of aid-perstudent
and cost involved, is approximately $800 in aid for
each VBC student and $200 for each Bethel student. And
yet the cost of getting an education at Bethel is over twice
as much as getting one at VBC.
In a "Statement of Concern to the Administration and
Board of Regents" submitted in November 1973 by the Personnel
Policies Committee of the College, this situation was
deplored. As the report points out, the difference between
the amount per student given to VBC and to Bethel College
is even greater than that between VBC and the College and
Seminary because " ... the amount of money given to Bethel
College and Seminary is not divided according to the number
of students each institution has. The majority of that money
goes to support the financial needs of the Seminary, so that
the amount which the Bethel College student actually receives
from the denomination is' far less ... "
In June of 1975 the Vancouver Bible College, an unac��credited
school, will come under the Board of Regents control,
competing on equal footing with Bethel College and Seminary
for funding. At this time, it will be decided how
much each school receives of the denominational pie. We
know that the president of Vancouver has stated a goal of
recruiting 800 students for that school in the near future. We
cannot help but feel 'that this large an enlargement of that
student body, with a proportionate raise in its Conference
support, would be taking valuable higher education dollars
away from Bethel College and Seminary. We only hope that
the members of the Bethel community (students, faculty, and
administration) will become sensitive to this and do what they
can to protect its interests come next June.
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Published weekly by the students of Bethel College
Judy Harrington editor
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Steven Harris news editor
Curtis Kregness production editor
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Letters to the editor should be
sent to the Clarion, P.O. 91 ..
' by the Monday preceding
Volume 50. No. 10
Dear Editor:
Friday evening I had the opportunity to attend the performance
of Dudley Riggs & Company at the fieldhouse
on old campus. First of all I'd like to say that I found
them to be very talented people and many of their sketches
were very well done and enjoyable. There was an exception
although, and a very big one at that. A second feeling that
I acquired from the performance was one that I hope I
never have again. Friday night I was truly ashamed to call
myself a student of Bethel College. A group of 'people were
asked to come and perform before us who. had no respect
for God or His name. Worst of all the crowd laughed and
cheered as the Lord's name was being taken in vain and numerous
off-colored skits were performed. I don't feel God's
blessing was on us, but rather ' ·that He was saddened by
our lack of concern. Did these performers know how we felt
about our God and our deep respect for His name? Were
they told? Maybe it just wasn't iriiportant enough to mention.
Concerning the obligation that we have as witnesses, God
never gave us the right to compromise our beliefs. The
witness of Bethel College is left everywhere we go and with
everything we say. My prayer is that we might be more
concerned about this witness and how we appear outwardly
to unbelievers and inwardly to God.
Harsh critique
made on concert
Dear Editor:
Wayne Colburn
I was disappointed to see Dave McSparran make such
a thorough critique of the Festival of Joy. Must we look
at all Christian concerts as 'performances' to be 'objectively
evaluated?' I understood this night to be a time of worship
and praise. I came seeking God after a day of study anxieties.
Both Praise and G.entle Spirit sang from their hearts,
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the Quality ",f Criminal ~ustice in, America:
• • • magnify the problemsl
by Steve ' Harris
Five fun days of criminal activity
swept the normally placid Bethel College
campus last week and, from the reports
of, those who participated, it was a great
The scene was Bethel's first-ever
"Crime and Criminal Justice Week," a
project directed by part-time Bethel Associate
Professor Dick Ericson, and organized
by his class which this semester
is studying crime. Tied into the Convocation
Committee's exploration 6f the
"Quality of Life in America," the week's
many activities highlighted the tragic
fact that crime in America is a growing
detriment to the betterment of that quality.
The activ!ties were varied, ranging
from a display of inmate art, to fingerprinting
and drug identification displays,
movies, speakers, a panel discussion on
rape, Dudley Riggs' Creative WorkshOp,
and opportunities for informal discussion
with persons involved in criminal prevention
Thursday's Convocation chapel featured
Mr. Ken Schoen, Director of Corrections
in Minnesota . . His address was informative,
hard-hitting, and, at points, critical
of present penal philosophy.
"We must divert as many people as
we can from the prison system," said
the man whose job it is to administrate
that system. "We are finding out that
the farther a person penetrates that system,
the farther he is from getting better."
"There are some people who are dangerous
and who should be locked up,"
Schoen admitted, "but not as a result
of (Attorney General William) Saxbe-like
rhetoric or gut anger."
In his remarks, Schoen condemned the
death penalty as "uncivilized," and indicated
that uses of "national violence,"
including the war in 'Vietnam, have helped
to make . the 'United States a violent
country. "An . that prisons do," he said,
"is magnify the problems of our community."
He did give an encouraging report
about the criminal rate in Minnesota,
a state whose crime rate is 14 percent
lower than the national average. Reasons
for this low rate, offered Schoen, are
" .... the stress .placed in education, in
the fine arts, and the fact that .....
compared to other states, Minnesota has
a very clean government. Never in my
Bethel students shared in a panel discussion on rape
Thursday evening. The discussion was led by Bethel iunior
Dan Chalmers, left.
two years on the job have I been approached
about a political favor."
That's not to say that crime isn't
a very serious problem in Minnesota;
, there were 3500 serious crimes per 100,000
people in 1973. Such a problem makes
the job of corrections a busy one for
Schoen, and one that has its share of
"We're in much better shape than '
the national scene," said Schoen, "and
"We must divert as
many people as we can
from the prison system .
the farther a person
penetrates that system,
the farther he is from
geHing better."
- in comparison to other penal institutions
in this country, Stillwater Prison lookS'
like a Sunday School ... But we are getting
very dismal results (in our correction
"The problem is that we have attempted
to apply a medical model to our
prisons. Prisons just are not hospitals.
We are nO!: going to do a grea t deal
in prisons."
Schoen did offer suggestions for improvement.
"First we have to stop the politici-zing
of corrections ... and second, we
must change our -attitudes about prisoners
and their rehabilitation .... As Pogo
once stated, 'We have met the enemy,
and the enemy is us.' "
Friday's chapel offered an interesting
look into the experience of a police
chaplain, Rev. John Owen, who is working
with the Police Chaplain Corps in
the Minneapolis Police Department. The
chaplains are on 24-hour call, and as
Rev. Owen informally shared, their experiences
aren't always predictable. -
"God has made me tall and with long
arms, and I think one of the reasons
He did that was so I could put them
around people." Sharing one instance
where he was given the job of informing
a family of the death of their small
son in a car accident, it was apparent
tha t those arms of. Rev. Owen had come
in very handy.
In the line of duty the police chaplains
also come into contact with many persons
on the wrong side of the law, people
who h~ ve needed help in a ~ariety of
"The great need of p~ople who we
meet through the Police Chaplain Corps
' is that they are alienated from God.
and therefore alienated from each other.
Jesus Christ heals, He reforms, and the
neat thing is that the police have seen
that, too. We have come into contact
with over 2,000 families In the last two
years, and while not all of them were
"saved," I can honestly say that none
. of them have been forsaken."
continued on page four
. Penal person ne/share problems • • •
Ken Schoen
continued from page two
continued from page three
"We've seen so many of those people
go through the, revolving door of social
agencies that it is exciting when we
see Christ really transform their lives.
The Police Chaplain Lea.gue is like putting
the Incarnation into action."
Rev. Owen closed his address with
some words of advice for Christians.
"People always ask us if we have
red lights and sirens on our cars. No,
preachers always drive fast anyway. But
every time you do see a squad car or
hear a siren, let that be the Holy Spirit
giving you a reminder to pray for the
police chaplains as they are on duty."
The "Crime and Criminal Justice
Week" was a potpourri of information,
challenges, and insight for i the Bethel
community in terms of the crime that
plagues the society of ' which it is a
part. As that information is used, and
the challenges are met, perhaps it will
be agreed by all tha t a weekful of
crime on campus wasn't a bad idea
after all.
continued from page one
can comfortably accommodate; the people
coming for the ceremony rightly
deser~e a memorable experience and
overcrowding hinders this experience;
and that this issue can potentially remain
a source of tension if it is not resolved.
After the Senate unanimously supported
the resolution, Fred was asked how this
bill differs from other bills asking for
separate graduations. "Bills previously
passed were taken to the Board of Regents
with the attitude of 'you owe me
something,' " said Fred. "Since then' we
have decided to grow up a little bit."
Fred then mentioned that this resolution
was written with three things in
1. That students are qualified to talk
about this subject.
2. That the Board of Regents should
be approached at its level.
3. That we should go through proper
channels; this year through a special
task force , assigned by President Lundquist.
The Board of Regents will meet on
Dece mber 5 and will, hopefully, discuss
the final report of this resolution from
the President's Task Force on the Relationship
of 'Bethel College and Bethel
and this gave joy and rest to my heart. I even cried a little
at the remembrance of God's love and Lordship.
Now I love excellent music, but before we develop lofty,
condescending attitudes, let's remember Jesus' words to the
critical Pharisees: Have you never r,ead, 'Out of , the mouth
of babes and sucklings thou hast brought perfect praise?'
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enti re com m unity
can .plck.the.man
by· Rhonda Dye
Early this faU when ' Campus Pastor
Maurice Lawson announced his plans
for retirement.. at the end of the 1974-75,.
academic year, the word was out that
Bethel would soon begin seeking his replacement.
The process for the selection
of a new Campus Pastor is now underway,
according to Dr. Mack Nettleton,
director of Student Affairs.
Up until 1964, the college president
has filled the function of. the campus
pastor. At that time Dr. Al Glenn was
appointed by President Lundquist to the
official role of Campus . Pastor. When
Glenn began' teaching in a full time
capacity in 1969, Maurice Lawson stepped
into the position.
The responsibility for the selection of
the new Campus Pastor now rests with
the Student Affairs Office. "We want
input from the students and faculty as
to the ~ind Of person we want as well
as his job description," said Nettleton.
The Spiritual Life Committee will have
a major role in the selection process,
according to Nettleton. Because the Com"
mittee is composed of both students and '
faculty members, input will come from
both segments of the c0D}munity.
The Committee will be meeting early
next week to determine the selection
process and devise a means by which
the Bethel community as a whole will .
be able to participate in the appointment
of the new Campus Pastor.
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chapel schedule
November 18·22
Dr. Carlyle Dewey, dir ecting
famine relief in Ethiopia.
President Lundquist
Wednesday: 'Bethel's Future' presented
by a committee of professors
who have been studying
Thursday: Dr. Brushaber of Westmont
College, Bethel's dean-elect.
Friday: Dean Gordan Johnson, Bethel
Grapplers wrestle
alumni Saf'ur'day
Wrestling fans should note that there
will be a special Alumni Wrestling match
tomorrow at 5 :30 in the gymnasium. '
Come and get a sneak preview of the
1974-75 Bethel wrestling squad, which
begins its official season here at 7 :30,
November 27, against St. Thomas . .
. For Friday a*nd Sat*ur day:*, November 15
and 16
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 8
p.m., Whiting Proscenium Theater, Rarig
Nice Faces of 1943 8 p.m., Dudley Riggs'
Experimental Theater.
Fashion, 8. p.m., Theater of Involvement
Grease, 8 :30 p.m., St. Paul Civic Center
Sexpot Folli'es, 8 :30 p.m. (Friday), Weyerhauser
Chapel, Macalester College
Twelfth Night, 8 p.m., Little Theater,
Augs burg College
The Streets of New York, 8 p.m., Hamline
University Theater
. Pl1rlie, 8 p.m., Shoestring Playhouse,
North High School
The Diary of a Madman, 8 p.m., The
Theater Inc.
No Exit and a Phoenix Too Frequent,
8 p.m., Potpourri Players
School for Wives, 8 :30 p.m., Landfall
Pimp, a Play for Three Women About
the Woman in Us All and Tire Gelding,
8 :30 p.m., Luther Hall -
'j'he Ra time Y,ears, 8 :30 p.m., Minnesota
Music Hall Dinner Theater
The Apple Tree, 8 p.m., Pillsbury-Waite
Cultural Arts Center
West Side Story, 8 :30 ,p.m., Glass Theater
Company, St. Matthew's Catholic
Church ~
_ The Pearl, 8 p.m., Chimera Theater
Company, Crawford Livingston Theater
The Grass Will Grow and the River
F low, 8 p.m., Powderhorn Puppet Theater,
Walker Community Church
Oklahoma! 6:30 p.m. (Friday), 5 and
10 p.m. (Saturday), Chanhassen Dinner
I Do! I Do! 8 :30 p.m. (Friday), 5 :30
and 10 :30 p.m. (Saturday), Chanhassen
A Thousand Clowns, 8 :30 p.m., (Friday)
5 and 10 p.m. (Saturday), Chanhassen
Tartufile, 8 p.m. (Friday), 1.:30 p.m.
(Saturday), Guthrie Thea~er
'!'he Crucible, 8 p.m. (Saturday), Guthrie
Some More of the Best of the ' Brave
New Workshop, vol. 2, 8 and 10 p.m.,
Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop
. Prisoner of Second Avenue, 8 :30 p.m.,
Old Log Theater .
_ I.,Iady Be Good, 8 and 10 :45 p.m., Franco's
Music Box Players
continued on page seven
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Gourmet guide:s to
- . a:reaeo1te1rles
by Soupy de Jour
This guide is intended to be exclusively for those people
who are looking for a place to eat, want to stay close to the .
campuses and haven't had time to check out every eatery
available to them. For everyone else, this guide can be a
handy item to train your dog on.
The starting place is naturally the most well-known restaurant
in Amerca and the proverbial purveyor of the gut
McDonald's. Cheap, efficient and wasteful are . the oilly
words that can accurately describe it. Where else can a person
get a quarter-pounder, a coke and french fries for just over
a buck, have it in less than 30 seconds and have enough
trash to hire Poor Richard's. The quarter-pounder is the best
buy at 60 cents.
Mister Donut. Good cheap donuts. The parking lot is great
for playing football. Practically intramural size.
Arby's. Higher priced than other fast food places, but definitely
the cleanest. Roast beef, turkey or ham sandwiches
are sold and start at 95 cents. The Arby-Q with Horsey
sauce is the tastiest sandwich they have and carries a can't
miss tag.
Rustler Steak House. A comfortable atmosphere and good
inexpensive food. The Rustler is the meal to have at only
$2.29 (up from $1.99 this summer).
Burger King. It's the home of the Whopper and "have '
it your way!" People have gone into Burger King and ordered
a tomato. The Whopper runs 79-89 cents, dependin" on
what is in it.
Uncle John's. The Humdingers at 99 cents each, are the
only thing I would ever order from UJ's. Stay away. from the
all-you-can-eat for 77 cents thing on Friday nights. I went
through a whole bottle of Bromo-Seltzer after trying to down
five pancakes.
Cicero's. Large pizzas start .at $4.30. The atmosphere is
centered around the theater organ and leaves something to be
desir,ed. Stay clear if you're on a budget.
Farrell's. The world's best ice cream. Of all their goodies,
the Super Rich Double .Malt has got to be the best. But if
you want more, hit the Trough. It's worth the $2.40.
Ground Round. All the peanuts and popcorn you can eat.
'The Ground Round Jr. with cheese costs $1.65, but the cheese
makes the high price worthwhile. The onion rings ($1.25) are
the best in the Twin Cities. .
Clark's. A decent submarine at a ' reasonable price. Be
sure to 'sink one. Prices start at 95 cents.
Flameburger. The original greasy spoon. A quarterpounder
with cheese is $1.05. The place to take your worst
enemy to lunch.
Pizza Hut-Falcon Heights. Prices start at $4.50 for a
large pizza.
Lido's. It's always packed in the downstairs pub. The
spaghetti is the best you can get.
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Prayer requests for day of prayer
Pray for me. I am having trouble making it at Bethel. I
can't make it at all. I am too tired. I don't have any
one to tUrn to. I need someone .....•
I need to get everything straightened .•••••
Please pray that God will ..•.••
My dad ..... .
Psalm 46
GOD is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though
the earth should change,
And though the mountains slip into
the heart 'Of the sea;
Though its waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its
swelling pride.
There is a river whose streams make
glad the city of God,
The holy dwelling places of the Most Hiih.
God is in the midst of her, she will '
not be moved;
God will help her when morning dawns.
The nations made an uproar, the kinidom
He raised His voice, the earth melted.
The LORD of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stron"hold.
Come, behold the works of the LORD,
Who has wrought desolations in the' earth.
He makes wars to cease to the end of the .
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He bUrns the chariot with fire.
"Cease striving and know that I am God:;
I will be exalted among the nati'Ons, I will
be exalted in the earth."
The LORD of hosts is with us;
Th~ God of Jacob is our stronghold.
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Earl's Pizza Papa. The meatball sandwich is the thing
to have if you decide to pay Dad Bi. visit .. Just the right
'touch of garlic,. plenty of tomato sauce and only $1.10.
Best Steak House. Atmosphere is non-existent, but you
can get complete T-bone\dinner for under $3.00. .
Pizza Hut-Apache Plaza. As at all Pizza Huts, the only
night to go is the special night. Tuesday is the night at the
Apach~ Hut. All the pizza and salad you can fork down for
$1.50 from 5-8 p.m.
A frog to kick off
a Dag; the great
Nik Da'g grab
begins Tuesday
by Dan Joling
Question: What's green, damp, soft,
and rhymes with Nik Dag? Need more
clues? What's extremely jumpy, non-Swedish,
and known to turn into a handsome
prince if kissed by a homecoming hostess?
Answer: The Nik-Frog (Rana catesbeiane,
we believe), which will be on
hand in Monday's chapel service to kick
off this year's Nik Dag festivities.
A list of rules guiding the methods
girls must use in sbliciting a date for
the weekend was supplied by Nik Dag
committee chairman Claudia Mott:
1. No one can be asked. until exactly
18 hours after the leaping of the Nik-
Frog (approximately 4:30 a.m. Tuesday).
2. Asking must be done in person
(No phones, P.O.'s, etc,)
3. If /a guy turns down 'the first girl
that asks him, he is ineligible to be
asked by anoth~r girl.
4. Girls must cross off the guy's name
that they asked from the master lists.
The master list will be posted in the
campus coordinator's office and the women's
5. Guys may not be asked in the
designated safety zones (near the campus
coordinator's office and various other
6. A girl must give her choice a
garter showing he's been nikked, and
the nikked must display their garters
all week.
7. Girls must bake for their dates,
either a pie, a cake, or cookies.
Claudia went on to promise that "It's
going to be a ' great weekend." That's
assuming that the hundreds of Bethel
men waiting to be asked are asked.
So girls, don't froget to ask someone.
The dag you nik may return the favor
some day.
Three serious accidentswhat
can be done?
by Gaylene Jones
Three serious accidents have occured
at the entrance to Bethel on Highway
51 during the past three years. In two
of the accidents the cars were totaled.
What has been done to prevent further
The problem for the driver is two-fold:
not only does he hqve to watch out
for the oncoming two lanes of traffic,
he also has to be aware of the cars
wanting to cut across Highway 51 from
right to left. A dip in the road lessens
visibility, but adds more adventure to
the whole process.
When this cross-over median was opened
it was understood that it would be
only a temporary access. At that time
it was the only entrance to the Bethel
new campus. When the Hamline Avenue
entrance was opened, the other was to
be closed.
At the time of the accidents, the faculty
wanted the median strip closed because
of the dangers. Don Belton, instuctor
of social work, wrote up two proposals
and set them before the administration.
One proposal called for a closing of
the left turn Jane by highway officials.
The second proposal directed Bethel to
close off the Highway 51 entrance. These
were presented to the administration,
yet nothlng has been done.
Three years ago only two parties, Bethel
arid the Arden Hills community,
were involved. Now the approval of the
industries on the other side of the highway
is also required. These businesses
do not wish tbe median to be . filled
in. Delivery trucks constantly use the
crossing . . It is also true that these industries
have more influence on the decision,
since ,they pay taxes and Bethel
does not.
Are there alternatives? The entrance
to Bethel on Highway 51 can be kept
closed off, except during big activities
on campus. This would minimize the
problem of cars coming in and out of
Bethel. Furthermore, it would make the
Hamline Avenue entrance the main one,
as was originally planned.
G'o'odell film 0 '
witness to G:ocI
by Don Larson
Professor of Language Science
The film "Always a New Beginning"
is a kind of panorama documenting life,
human potential, retardation, and sensitivi.
ty. It is a powerful presentation.
Its producer, John Goodell of St. Paul,
undertook -this project completely on his
own and without any significant material
support. However, the film somehow
caught the attention of the motion picture
academy that grants Academy Awards
every year. John Goodell's "Always
aNew Beginning" won several
awards in the documentary class.
After seeing excerpts on Gallos'show
and realizing that John Goodell is a
native of St. Paul I decided to call
him to find out whether the film could
be shown on our campus. It can't for
it requires wide screen viewing and equipment.
Goodell told me last spring
that there might be a public showing
or that the film might be produced
in 16 mm. .
A couple of weeks ago, he called me
again to advise me of the fact that
there will be two showings in the near
future on behalf of "Friends of the Open
School." The two showings are as follows:
1) November 25, Uptown Theatre
Minneapolis, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. and
2) November 26, Uptown Theatre St.
Paul, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
This film is not only well dene and
in good taste in every respect, it is
inform a ti ve and a pwerful witness to
God's handiwork in man.
Goodell said that he would be willing
to come over to Bethel either on Wednesday,
N ovem ber 27, or the following
week to discuss the film in a kind
of open forum for those who were able
to view it. If you are interested in
cooperating on such an event, please
contact me as soon as possible.
continued from page five
The Wizard of Oz, 8 p.m. (Saturday),
Center Stage, Jewish Community Center
Ukrainian Tales, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
(Saturday), Children's The,ater Company
Oak Arkansas, 8 p.m. (Friday),
St. Paul Civic Cent~r
Sbawn Phillips, 7 p.m. and 10 :30 p.m.
(Saturday), Minneapolis Auditorium
Devv:eys co'nfront'
African challen'ges
by Sharon Erickson
Ms. Margaret Dewey, director of the
Bethel Learning Resource Center, is living
in . a mud-walled house -·and using
a giant tortoise to mow her lawn these
days. Currently on sabbatical in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia, Ms. Dewey and her
husband, Carlyle, are finding life a little
~iifferent than usual, according to letters
written this summer to the LRC !?taff.
Dr. Dewey is working for the Sudan
Interior Mission (SIM), administering its
famine relief program in Ethiopia. His
wife is librarian at Good Shepherd
School, and is reorganizing the library
there. Carla, 7, is i!l second grade at
Good Shepherd, Chad, 5, goes to a Montessori
school and Nelson, 1, stays home
with a maid (she came with the house)
and enjoys life.
In a letter, Ms. Dewey described her
life in Addis Ababa. She said the house
they live in is "~arvelous," with three
bedroo~s, a marble fireplace providing
the only heat in the house, a maid,
and tWo zabuna, or combination "night
watchmen, gatekeepers, gardeners, firebuilders
and car-washers." Many food
prices are high; a can of soup costs
65 cents and a two-pound jar of
pe~nut butter over $2. Though meat and
vegetables are inexpensive, she must
soak vegetables in a bleach solution before
preparing them and boil all drinking
water. "Driving is like Russian roulette,"
she wrote, "the driver being the
helpless holder of the weapon, never
knowing when a pedestrian will stop
in front of him."
The library at Good Shepherd is in
the process, of being revamped, said
Mrs. Mariel Voth, circulation supervisor
in the LRC. Ms. Dewey has been examining
the collection of books, ordering
new ones, and - what she Galls her
biggest job - recataloging the books
by call numbers and classifying them
by .subject heads in the card \ catalog.
, Carlyle Dewey is administering the
SIM reli~f and rehabilitation program,
according to Dr. Phil Carlson, professor
of mathematics. He applies for and distributes
aid, mainly food, from the United
States. He w<?rks with national leaders
in an effort - to carry out relief work
within existing power structures, and also
trains Ethiopians for the work. Dr. Dewey
is presently in the United States
for an SIM board meeting in New York,
and will be in Minnesota this weekend.
He will speak in chapel on Monday,
November 18.
Questi10'n olf the we'ek;
How· often do you writ,e .··
home to ·your family?
by Sharon Erickson
"How often do you write home to
your family?" Grins and guilty looks
abounded recently when 100 people, mostly
in the cafeteria, were asked this
question in a survey to find out how
often Bethel students communicate with
'their families. In addition to writing
letters, students were asked about how
often they call home, visit home, and
how often their families write or phone
About 30 of the people surveyed write
home at least once a week (a few
are really ambitious - or lonesome -
and write more often) and one-quarter
write every two weeks. Where does that
leave the other 4?? The majority said
they never write home, and about 20
. write monthly. As one might expect,
girls write more often than guys. The
fact that many of those who never write '
their families live close enough to call
or go home often makes that figure
sound less disgraceful.
More students call home once a month
than at any other interval. Fourteen
call more than once a week -( usually
those close to home), 14 call weekly
and 21 call every two weeks. It looks
like most · enjoy talking to people at
home, despite their telephone bills!
Twenty-six of those questioned go home
to home cooking, church, or little brother
everyone or two weeks. Forty don't
~ go home except during vacations and
23 darken their own doorways once or
twice a semester.
Bethel's mothers, fathers, sisters and
brothers are doing their part in keeping
in touch, it seems. Seventy-eight of the
students get either a phone call or a
letter at least bi-weekly, with 32 of them
hearing from home once a week and
24 even more often than that. Six said • , I
they never hear from home, but home
probably never hears from them, either.
According to the survey, most Bethel
students are not neglecting their families',
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Returning sta:rs, area recruits
holding key to wrestling success
by Curtis Kregness
Five returning lettermen and "the best
recruitment ever" should make this
year's Bethel wrestling team a strong
conference contender, according to David
Klostreich, . in his fifth year of coaching
for the Royals.
Beginning with the first meet of the
season - at Bethel against St. Thomas,
7 p.m. November 27 - the squad will
be working to improve on its 1973-74
dual record of 9-9. Leading the team's
attack will be senior Fred Witzgall from
Wichita Falls, Texas, at 167 pounds. Witzgall
was selected as the Most Valuable
Wrestler in the Tri-State Conference meet
two years ago, and last year placed
second in conference in his weight division.
Heavyweight Jerry Flasch will be
returning from an outstanding freshman
performance, when he gained second in
the conference.
Jeff Zitzloff, sophomore, was third in
conference at 158 pounds last season,
and will be wrestling again this year
at that same weight. Juniors Mark Johnson
and Mitch Turner, both described
by Klostreich as heads-up wrestlers, will
complete the Royals' strong returning
Key freshman recruits, all with substantial
high school wrestling b a c kgrounds,
should encourage healthy competition
at the lower weights, Klostreich
added. Jac).<: Kuhn, from Minnehaha Academy
of Minneapolis, Dave Osgood,
from St. Paul's Alexander Ramsey High
School, and Jay Erickson of Fridley
should all add considerable depth to the
squad. Other welcome additions include
Kevin Peterson from Ellsworth, Wisconsin,
Gary Peterson of Pallatine, Illinois,
and University of Minnesota transfer Ken
The Royals' goal, Klostreichsaid, is
to finish first or second in the conference.
Last year, the grapplers were third,
behind Northwestern of Iowa and perennial
first-place power Westmar. Klostreich
is especially hopeful for Bethel's
home meets, noting that interest in the
program has grown dramatically in the
last four years, spurring the Royals last
year to a 6-2 home record.
The seasonal highlight for the team
- besides the February 22 Tri-State
Conference meet at Yankton, South Dakota
- should be the ten-team competition
at the Northland Invitational in Ashland,
Wisconsin, January 18.
Soccer worth the
jo:y and pain
by Steve Jergenson
Smiles and tears, angry shouts and
shouts of victory, joy and frustration
- that was our season. We cele bra ted
with the wins and suffered with the
When we lost key players because
of injuries I could almost see the season
go up in smoke. And when things went
bad early in the season, they really
went bad. But we were unified as a
team, and throughout the season prac-ticing
discipline became as important
as practicing dribbling, shooting, and
It all comes back to me:
"Hustle! Hustle! Hustle!"
Beautiful goal. The goalie didn't even
smell it."
"Stick on No.4. Don't let him move."
"Don't wait for the ball to come to
you. Go get it!!!"
"They won the game, but they didn't
beat us."
When on the field I heard these shouted
comments faintly, but clearly, and I
reacted strongly with feelings of frustration,
anger, excitement and guilt. And
after the games I sometimes cried. I
cried when we lost and I cried when
we won, and I'm not ashamed of it.
Every aspect of soccer was important
to me, and I felt a responsibility to
myself and to my team to perform well.
"Run, Jergenson. Run! Run! Run! Do
you need a kick in the tail to get
you moving? Hustle!"
"Beautiful! Just beautiful! You played
a great game!"
Well, it was all part of the season!
Our coach was great, and each of the
fellows on the team was great. We shared
a unity and a spirit of positive criticism
on our team that kept us together
throughout a hard season of exciting
wins and disappointing losses.
Do I miss soccer, now that it's over?
Will I miss Bethel Soccer in the future?
I played my last game at Bethel on
November 2, and when I was done laughing
and crying I looked back over my
four years. I knew that soccer had been
a vitally important part of my experience
at Bethel, and all I could say was,
"It was great! I wish I could do it
all over again. I'll miss it, but I'll
never forget it."
basketball,· continued from page ten our height and being able to hit the boards hard," Trager
will have to be able to get the ball inside, and become
a scoring threat if the inside is shut off," explained Coach
Jack Trager.
"Defense will be the key to our season. We'll play a
matchup zone and our success on defense will rely on using
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"I think the first 10 games are very crucial. If we can
come out winning at least five or six, we'll be in good
shape. Northwestern (the defending champion) and Sioux
Falls should be on top in the conference," he predicted.
The game with the Alumni is at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.
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Intramural basketb3.11 is presently in full swing, and hundreds
are participating. This year's field includes ex-high
school jocks who think that they still have ability, exjocks
who never have had any ability, aging faculty members
to whom "being in shape" is only a memory, and even
some ex-stars who still are able to "do it."
In my mind, the intramural season has been excellent
to this point. The teams seem to be fairly even in terms
of talent, the enthusiasm is great, and even the officiating
seems to be adequate (with the obvious exception of hapless
Marshall Shelley, who seems to thrive on controversy). For
the purposes of this column, I would like to examine two
"institutions" in Bethel I.M. basketball that might go unnoticed
to most casual participants or observers.
In waltzing to the B-League crown a year ago, the faculty
B's proved to be a noteworthy team. Boasting the likes of
"Sweet Eddy" Thomas, "King" Kingsley, G.W. "Boston Bill"
Carlson, Bob "Snapper" Stein, Dave "Admiral" Perry, and
"Jumping Jerry" Healy, the faculty team exemplified characteristics
that seem to me to be getting at what basketball
is all about. In addition to winning most of their
games, this team proved that they could really have a good
time playing. They were seldom guilty of complaining and
bickering, and the players seemed to realize something that
apparently is foreign to many other participants; it's only
a game!
This year's team appears to be no exception. Filling in
for a couple of absentees this year are newcomers Paul
Johnson, and Paul Tavernier, and James "Buck" Rodgers,
who returned from sabbatical with a new look, and a semisweet
set shot from the corner.
One of the major problems facing teams in the BLeague,
including the faculty team, is forfeits. Often, academic
commitments, church responsibilities, and Pi Gamma
Mu duties, force some faculty members to miss games. For
this reason, one might see Carlson or Stein pensively walking
down the hall muttering, "I wonder if Whitinger can leap ...
Maybe Dr. Bob is free tonight .... "
Another "institution" in Bethel intramural basketball is
Carey Olsen. Carey can only be referred to as the "dean" of
active intramural officials. In my opinion he is the best.
I fondly remember a game that he and I worked at the old
campus a couple of years ago. The record books will show
that we called more technical fouls than any other pair in
the history of basketball. Carey has mellowed a little since
those days, but he still commands the respect of most of the
players. You won't see him miss many calls this year, I)f
that you can be sure. He may get stuck with some incompetent
partners, (e.g. Marshall Shelley, or Bird Anderson) but
you can count on him to do his job.
All in all, it looks like an exciting season for intramurals.
If you are in need of something to do on a week night,
and you need some excitement, head on over to the gym
and catch some of the action.
CagersJ height, size to
offset shallow bench
by Keith Kramer
The outlook for the basketball team's season is unpredictable,
as they prepare for tomorrow's game with the Alumni
and try to put together what they have learned in the past
weeks of practice.
The team lost four of its starting five and five of its
top eight to graduation. Height and size will have to overcome
the Royals' lack of experience and a . shallow bench
to draw upon.
The team will utilize their height and size by working
the ball to the inside men. "We plan to play a high-low
post on offense (a one-guard offense with two wing men
and two inside men), having various patterns. The wingmen
continued on page nine
Bethel's volleyball team prepares for competition
in the Minnesota Women's Intercollegiate Volleyball
Tournament, at Macalester College tomorrow.
Games begin at 9 a.m. and continue all day in
the main fieldhouse.
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Spa Valley Railway » Visitor Information » How to find us & Car Parking
By Car & Parking
Eridge Station is located just off the A26 between Crowborough and Eridge Green, Sat Nav TN3 9LE. Follow the signs to the main line station. The car park is to the side of the station, approx 200 yards beyond the main building. There is also very limited (free) road parking in front of the station building. Please note the car park operator has recently increased car park charges, but it is still only £2.70 All Day Monday - Saturday and £2 on Sunday.
High Rocks Station is in the grounds of High Rocks Inn, Sat Nav TN3 9JJ. Free car parking is available in the Inn car park.
Tunbridge Wells West Station is adjacent to Sainsbury's superstore, Nevill Terrace, Tunbridge Wells. For parking use postcode TN2 5TP.
Please use local pay and display car parks and not Sainsbury's, who have recently installed number plate recognition cameras which operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Disabled customers with blue badges can park on the double yellow lines in Linden Park Road/Nevill Terrace as long as you do not block the bus turning area. However, there is still approximately a 5 minute walk to the station.
The information below is taken from relevant parking websites.
Major Yorks Road Car park
Major Yorks Road Car Park (also known as Upper Pantiles) - TN2 5TP, Located just off Major Yorks Road at the A26/Pantiles end.
Major Yorks Road is located approximately 15 to 20 minutes walk away from our station, it can be found on the main road as you enter the town from the A264.
A height restriction of 2.4m applies to Major Yorks Road car park.
Linden Park Road car park
Linden Park Road car park - TN2 5QL located just off the A26.
Charging Periods
Day Rate Monday to Saturday 8am - 6pm and Sunday 10am - 5pm
Free Parking Monday to Saturday 6pm - 8am and Sunday 5pm - 8am
Old Coach Park (behind Sainsbury'')
There are 37 parking spaces that can only be purchased using RingGo an on-line phone app. (details online and at the car park).
It is £1 per hour and £4.50 for the day.
There is no public car park at Groombridge Station however limited parking is available in the village, we recommend you start your journey at Eridge if visiting that end of the railway on days we operate there or at High Rocks on other days.
By Train
The best way to arrive! There are excellent public transport links to both ends of our line.
Eridge Station (Southern) has a direct rail service from London Bridge, East Croydon, Oxted and Uckfield. Discounted fares apply if you travel via Eridge and purchase your SVR ticket at the same time as your national network ticket.
Tunbridge Wells mainline station (Southeastern) has direct trains from Charing Cross, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Hastings. The station is a half-mile (10-15 min) walk from West Station, via the Pantiles, or a short hop on the local bus services.
Arriva operate the 281 service between Tunbridge Wells mainline station and Tunbridge Wells West station (Sainsburys). Within the "Shopper Hopper" zone that includes Sainsburys next to our West Station, you can travel all day for just £1 - See Arriva link here.
Seaford & District Motor Services also operate a 228 / 229 (not Sundays) between Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough, and these buses stop close to both Tunbridge Wells West and Eridge stations.
Brighton and Hove Buses run an excellent service connecting Brighton, Lewes, Ringmer, Uckfield and Crowborough to both Eridge and Tunbridge Wells on routes 28, 29, and 29x.
Metrobus route 291 runs between Crawley, East Grinstead, Forest Row, Groombridge station and Tunbridge Wells.


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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
I'm through with tenons (and can't wait to make more)
The real trick to good through tenons (or any through joinery like through dovetails or box joints) is starting with good square joints to mark from. In this case, that meant making dead straight and square tenons. But with tenons this wide and long, I couldn't rely on my normal techniques to get the job done. Fortunately, I won a Bad Axe Toolworks tenon saw at this year's Woodworking in America (I've been keeping this a big secret) and this big boy really came through for me in this episode.
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6 comments:
- Tom Iovino said...
You mean you WON a Bad Axe saw at WIA 2011? Holy smokes.. where have I been?
- February 29, 2012 at 11:57 AM
- Rob Bois said...
Don't blame yourself Tom. I really kept the whole thing under wraps. I limited myself to no more than 11 gloat tweets per day.
- February 29, 2012 at 1:52 PM
you won the saw !? I thought it was that guy they call Bowis ? ;)
Project looks great so far.
- February 29, 2012 at 2:40 PM
- nielscosman said...
Wait, you won a bad axe saw, like for free??? :)
- February 29, 2012 at 5:12 PM
- Unknown said...
1. Any thought to using a double tenon instead of a single tenon?
2. Are you worried there won't be enough room side to side to fit the wedges?
- March 2, 2012 at 7:28 AM
- Rob Bois said...
With a cross grain joint like this, a double tenon would actually invite the step piece to split in half as the solid sides expand in the summer. One alternative would be a single tenon in the middle with two additional tenons on each side with oversized mortises and no glue. That would allow the outside tenons to move back and forth within the mortises. However, the groove I used to seat the step effectively serves the same purpose of allowing the step to expand and contract while still being fully supported. In fact, I just took the finished stool to a show, and noticed the fronts and backs of the steps are now proud of the sides by about 1/16" despite being sanded completely flush a month earlier.
As for the wedges, I haven't gotten to that part of the project yet but you can either trim your tenon sides a bit shy of the full mortise width, or you can taper the outside of the mortise to create a very strong mechanical joint when the wedges flair the end of the tenon out. But you are correct, in one way or another you need to allow room for the wedges, otherwise you will not be creating a mechanical joint, but just a "friction" joint.
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Operational support
Maritime piracy has a global reach. A single incident can involve seamen, vessel owners, shipping companies, insurance companies, navies and pirates from several different countries.
At INTERPOL, we have taken the lead in providing the international community with the operational support necessary to bring an end to maritime piracy. Our goal is to equip member countries affected by maritime piracy with the skills they need to identify and arrest the high-level leaders and financiers, in order to break up the syndicates involved in this crime.
Types of assistance
Incident Response Teams
When a captured vessel is released by pirates, INTERPOL can send a team of experts, known as an Incident Response Team (IRT), to assist with the crime scene investigation and evidence collection.
In April 2011, the first ever piracy IRT was sent to Durban, South Africa, to assist national police with the investigation of a Greek vessel released by Somali pirates. The team collected physical evidence, recovered digital evidence from the vessel's satellite phone, collected fingerprints and DNA, and gathered testimony from the crew. The evidence was forwarded to the South African authorities to conduct a formal investigation.
Another IRT was deployed to Salalah, Oman, in June 2012, to assist with the processing of a piracy crime scene on the 'Liquid Velvet', a Greek vessel operating under the flag of the Marshall Islands.
Project EVEXI (Evidence Exploitation Initiative)
The project assists our member countries investigating piracy cases by providing regional investigators with an INTERPOL-supported procedure for intelligence gathering, evidence collection and information sharing. This ensures that all information and evidence collected is effectively used in the prosecution of pirates
In our pilot project, Project Cerberus, we collaborated with partners to interview Somali pirates in Seychellois prisons. The initiative has produced positive results, including the discovery of evidence placing one pirate at the scene of an attack against a Belgian vessel two years earlier.
The project has been launched in Madagascar, the Maldives, the Seychelles and Tanzania, with other beneficiaries including Kenya and Oman.
Distribution of best management practices
We have contributed to the creation of a chapter in a manual distributed to the shipping industry. INTERPOL's chapter provides guidance to seafarers and vessel owners on the proper techniques of post-incident evidence preservation and recovery, and we have set up a mechanism to offer them assistance.


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Woodland Hills, CA – June 7, 2011—Take him down! Global videogame publisher 505 Games and Kung Fu Factory go for the throat with Supremacy MMA™, unveiling the most brutal knockout system in MMA gaming history at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) next week in Los Angeles, CA.
Hailed as "…the dirtiest MMA game yet" on the cover of Gamepro (July 2011, Issue 274), Supremacy MMA stuffs the competition at E3 2011 with a first look at its insane Knock Out system, fighting style-specific movesets and the fastest MMA gameplay in history.
"From our first announcement of the game until now, Supremacy MMA has been the only MMA game to deliver true-to-the-sport-brutality and arcade-like speed, and we're the only MMA game coming out in 2011," said Ian Howe, President, 505 Games North America. "We know exactly who we are: M-rated and proud of it. We'll drive that point home even further when we debut our brutal KO finishers and show off the depth of our movesets at E3."
Dominating the fighting market this fall, 505 Games will release the only MMA fighting game this year when Supremacy MMA bully's its way onto store shelves September 20, 2011 for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
Armed with arcade-like speed and real in-game fighters—including former UFC champ Jens Pulver, K1 kickboxing legend Jerome Le Banner, and the first real female fighters in an MMA game, Felice Herrig and Michele Gutierrez—Supremacy MMA favors fast-and-furious gameplay and underground aesthetics over boring simulation-style presentation. Published by 505 Games and developed by Kung Fu Factory, Supremacy MMA raises the bar in the MMA space by bringing an unprecedented level of fast, fluid combat, intuitive controls and true-to-the-sport brutality.
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Designer Seongyong Lee recently blew us away with her beautiful design for a Solar Balloon that can collect energy straight from the sky. Based on the idea that the most efficient way to collect solar energy is from high above the earth, the balloon features a new breed of colorful dye-sensitized solar cells and is easily able to clear blocking structures such as buildings or trees.
Seongyong Lee's Solar Balloon is composed of a fluid interweaving of colorful dye solar cell panels combined with an unknown white material whose panels pivot downward. LED lights are attached along the joints where the white and colored dye-solar cell panels come together, highlighting the twisting curves around the balloon's form. To optimize the gathering of energy from the sun, the dye-solar panels direct upward while the white panels face back down to earth.
The collected energy is stored in a charger located in the base of the balloon. Energy collected in this model only lights the LEDs, however if it were produced to actual scale, the excess energy stored could provide enough power for many purposes including the operation of street lights. One may easily confuse this floating Balloon with a UFO, since it will be lighting the night sky with a unique and colorful pattern. Solar Balloon has a 7 meter diameter and is 10 meters in height. When grounded, the balloon's base is 7 meters in height making the grounded height of the balloon a total of 17 meters tall.
The design is part of an international design workshop called Sunny Memories that was hosted by London's Royal Academy of Art (RCA) to showcase innovative designs that incorporate a new type of dye-solar cells. Dye-sensitized solar cells are a relatively new class of low-cost photovoltaic cells that are easily manufactured into flexible, durable sheets. Although Lee's Solar Balloon is intended to fly high and away from danger, just in case there are unforeseen obstacles these solar cells are a great choice since they are designed to withstand minor impacts such as tree strikes.


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First, a note on semantics. Most brands term their four big collections of the year Resort, Spring, Pre-Fall and Fall, in order of debut. Celine, ever marching to the beat of its own drummer, prefers to go with Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter, in order of debut. Logically, not only does that fit with Celine's penchant for well-considered minimalism, but it just makes sense. In the context of the fashion industry, though, it can be a bit confusing. So while these are The Bags of Celine Spring 2013, remember that this is actually a resort collection.
That being said, there's a lot of interesting stuff going on here. There are beautiful multi-texture Luggage Totes and Trapeze Bags, of course, but there's also the debut of the Celine Edge Bag, a moderately structured shoulder bag that's particularly striking in a mixture of black leather and red-orange calf hair. My favorite of the collection, though, may be the Celine All Soft Shoulder Bag, a hobo-esque version of the Celine Cabas with a fold-over closure that lends itself well to the brands signature mix of bright-and-neutral colorblocking. The emphasis on shoulder bags in general is interesting, and it might signal a larger industry trend toward those shapes. Check out the full lookbook after the jump.
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How was your New Year's Eve? Good? Good. Bet you got down. Bet you rocked out to some jams. Bet you waited at least until it got dark to start partying. Latrell Sprewell didn't wait. After neighbors called about music blasting from a house in east Milwaukee Monday afternoon, police arrested Sprewell and charged him with disorderly conduct.
Police said they had received two noise complaints within an hour of each other, and had received numerous complaints over the preceding months. Sprewell was booked into jail at 4:15 p.m. Monday, and quickly bonded out.
Sprewell is from the Milwaukee area, and moved back after retiring from the NBA in 2005. Since then, his home has been foreclosed upon, his yacht auctioned off, and he's been named Wisconsin's biggest tax deadbeat. Go on and lose yourself in the music, Spree.
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October Horror Movie Challenge, Day 21!
Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian), former child preacher and the last in a long line of evangelical exorcists, invites a film crew along to document all the hocus pocus that goes on behind the scenes. It seems the good reverend has lost his faith--while he still believes he provides a service for his flock, giving them the mystical experience they psychologically crave, he does not see himself as anything more than a showman and second-tier magician. Picking a letter at random from his pile of requests, Marcus and crew go to rural Louisiana to help Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell), whom her widowed and Bible-obsessed father Louis (Louis Herthum) insists is possessed by the Devil. Marcus gives the yokels the whole show, and seems to cure Nell's ills. But soon the preacher discovers that there might be something to all this exorcism business after all...
The Last Exorcism (2010) does a lot of things I liked, and does them very well. The set-up of a revivalist preacher documenting his own hokum is taken directly from Marjoe (1972), the fascinating documentary about child-preacher and later B-movie star Marjoe Gortner.* Certain early scenes and even some of the dialogue seem to be direct quotes of that movie. Director Daniel Stamm lets the mystery of what's happening to Nell unfold slowly, rushing directly to the neck-snapping exorcism business, but still dropping enough clues and stingers along the way to keep the viewer engaged--unlike some recent horror flicks. The script by Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland is intelligent and intriguing--and I don't want to spoil the ultimate solution to Nell's troubles, but it was shocking in a way that still made sense with what had come before, and sent me into the end credits with an appreciative smile.
*And a highly recommended viewing in its own right.
The acting is great from top to bottom. Fabian plays Cotton Marcus as a charismatic, sardonic but lovable rogue, a man who knows he's full of it but nonetheless genuinely seems to care about the people who come to him for help. Bell's Nell (ha!) is wonderful--all fresh and innocent and giggly at the beginning, throwing her later sinister turn in stark relief. (According to imdb trivia, Bell also did all the amazing, poster-spoiled contortions herself, without the aid of special effects.) Herthum makes a great menacing, possibly not so well-meaning dad, and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class's Banshee) gives a nice performance as Nell's brother.
Put simply, The Last Exorcism is one of the best recent horror films I've seen in a long time. A fresh look at the "possession" subgenre--a stylish, entertaining and even frightening film. 3 thumbs. Recommended.
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This 24 minute planetarium show teaches about meteors, meteorites, asteroids, and comets. The show was created for fulldome theaters, but is also available on DVD to be shown in flat version for TVs and computer monitors, and can be freely viewed... (View More) online. It shows the effects of the Chixulub and Tungusta events, plus the Pallasite impact that resulted in the Brenham meteorite fall, and describes ways that asteroid hunters seek new objects in the solar system, and how ground penetrating radar is used to find meteorites that have survived to the Earth's surface. Narrated by astronaut Tom Jones, it also discusses ways that humans might try to deflect an asteroid or comet that is on a collision course with Earth. Impact Earth is available for free if presented directly from the Space Update site (widescreen or fisheye views linked from YouTube); a DVD of the show can be purchased for $10. Alignments are provided for Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS). (View Less)


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Cardiac catheterization specifically designed for children is one of the many pediatric cardiology services our Nemours children's heart experts offer to ensure your child's healthy future. Pediatric cardiac catheterization is a non-surgical procedure that can be used for both diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions in children.
Your child's doctor may recommend a pediatric cardiac catheterization if there's a problem with your child's heart (called "diagnostic catheterization") or possibly to even repair the problem (known as "interventional catheterization.")
Catheterization in children is performed by inserting a thin plastic, flexible tube (called a "catheter") into an artery and vein that lead to the heart. Pediatric cardiac catheterization (sometimes also called ʺpediatric heart catheterizationʺ) is done under sedation with local anesthesia or under general anesthesia, depending on your child's age and condition.
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"How could a good God create through a process that involves so much pain and death?" For many people, accepting evolution is less a scientific question than a theological one. After all, seeing evolution as God's method of creation requires affirming that death, pain, and natural disasters are part of God's creative toolbox instead of a result of the Fall. In this three-part blog series, I will first look at how theologians and scientists have seen the world in contrary ways, and then reflect theologically on how a world created through evolutionary means can be good.
First, let's see how theologians have thought about our world. Theologians—academic and popular, contemporary and ancient—have almost universally affirmed the connection between sin and physical death. Drawing from passages such as Genesis 3 and Romans 5 & 8, they have argued that death came through sin. In regard to the natural world, this means invoking a Cosmic Fall scenario in which not only human death came through the Fall, but earthquakes, tornadoes, pain, predation, and disease as well.
Consider this quotation from John Calvin: "For it appears that all the evils of the present life, which experience proves to be innumerable, have proceeded from the same fountain. The inclemency of the air, frost, thunders, unseasonable rains, drought, hail, and whatever is disorderly in the world, are the fruits of sin. Nor is there any other primary cause of diseases."1 Pretty clear, right? God did not want these "evils" to be part of the world, and the only reason they exist is because of human sin.
What's more, theologians see the redemption by Christ on the cross as the denunciation of these natural evils. For example, T. F. Torrance writes "The Cross of Christ tells us unmistakably that all physical evil, not only pain, suffering, disease, corruption, death, and of course cruelty and venom in animals as well as human behaviour, but also 'natural' calamities, devastations and monstrosities are an outrage against the love of God and a contradiction of good order in his creation."2
Scientists, on the other hand, have looked at these same natural phenomena, and have come to the conclusion that realities like pain, earthquakes, and death are in fact necessary to good and flourishing lives. How do they do this? Let's look at two examples: earthquakes and pain.
When discussing plate tectonics,3 the media tends to focus on the negative effects of our planet's mobile plates. We hear about volcanic activity that shuts down European flight zones, tsunamis that devastate whole populations, and of course earthquakes, which have caused major devastations and cost many people their lives in Haiti, China, and Chile. How can earthquakes be good? What else does the plate cycle do?
First, plate tectonics, through the rotation of the mantle below, contributes to the magnetic field which surrounds our planet, keeping the atmosphere in and warding off deadly cosmic rays from the sun, which would destroy life if they reached the planet. Second, plate tectonic movement involves the solid plates being forced down into the liquid mantle and melting in some places, while in other places the plates separate and allow hot magma to rise and solidify. This recycling uses up heat produced by the interior radiation of the earth. This process is so effective that it uses up almost 90% of the heat produced by the Earth. In comparison, on Venus, the lack of plate tectonics means that the same heat produced by the core does not get recycled, and the pressure and heat build up so high that the distinction between mantle and crust gets lost—the whole planet goes molten. The rest of the time, surface temperatures average around 500 degrees Celsius. There are many other advantages to plate tectonics, including stabilizing atmospheric carbon dioxide, maintaining temperatures for liquid surface water, renewing nutrients in the soil, and keeping a distinction between ocean and continent. Life, and certainly human life in this world, simply does not have a chance without plate tectonics. I do not want to understate the great human and animal cost associated with earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis, but without plate tectonics, there would be no life at all. I would affirm that this world's plate tectonics are part of God's very good creation.
What about pain? If any of us were given the choice to live without pain, most of us would say an enthusiastic "yes please!" Until, that is, we saw what a life without pain really looks like. In our mind's eye we would imagine striding untouched though hardship and peril, like a real-life Superman, able to conquer all the aches and pains that keep us from reaching our full potential. In reality, a painless life is a horror show. In reality, painlessness looks like leprosy.
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's Disease, is a bacterial infection that invades the body's pain nerves and ultimately destroys them, leaving the person with an inability to feel pain. That is, in fact, almost all that leprosy does. The subsequent damage that we associate with leprosy—fingers falling off, open wounds, and missing limbs—does not actually come from the bacteria themselves, but from the resulting painlessness. Patients burn themselves and do not pull back; they walk on broken limbs and do not notice. In the book The Gift of Pain, Paul Brand describes how in one African clinic, rats were coming in the night and feeding on patients fingers, and because they felt no pain, they slept on.4 Pain is a good thing, our ever-present protector, developed through an evolutionary process to help us live good lives. Now, this is not to say that pain never goes wild. It does, and with realities like chronic pain or torture, pain can become an enemy. But that does not undermine the fact that our ability to feel pain is a great gift; it just means that sometimes that gift becomes twisted in its expression. The solution is not to wish for a world with no pain, but for a world where pain is appropriately experienced.
Now let me insert one caveat here: in no way do I want to say that just because pain is "natural" that we have no responsibility to help relieve it. That is not what I am arguing. I would say that pain serves important purposes, which are needed for a good life. At the same time, we should look to the example of Jesus, who walked into pain-filled situations and brought healing, regardless of the cause of the suffering. It is our recognition of suffering in the other5 and our responsibility of stewardship to one another that must motivate our medical ethics.
There is a lot more that we could talk about here. We could speak of predation, which encourages biodiversity and drives evolutionary innovation. We could explore how physical death is a good and necessary part of a world that has limited resources, keeping organisms from becoming cancerous (cancer cells never die on their own and are thus "immortal"). These are important, but they roughly follow the same type of argumentation as above. In my next post, I will look at the values of a world developed through an evolutionary process, or, as it is sometimes asked, "Why didn't God simply create heaven in the first place?"


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Jeff Addiego
Senior Director, Youth Basketball
Now in his 18th year with the Golden State Warriors, Addiego has been spearheading the Warriors youth basketball efforts since their inception in 2000. In that time, Warriors Basketball Camp and the Junior Warriors Basketball League have grown into one of the largest youth basketball programs in the NBA with more than 200,000 participants from all over the world.
In addition to directing hundreds of sessions of Warriors Basketball Camp, Addiego also served as the director of following high-profile camps - Run TMC Fantasy Camp (featuring Chris Mullin, Mitch Richmond and Tim Hardaway); Stephen Curry Overnight Camp and Splash Brothers Fantasy Basketball Clinic (featuring Stephen & Dell Curry and Klay & Mychal Thompson). Addiego and his staff are also responsible for conducting clinics, Warrior 4 A Day and community basketball events for many of the Warriors corporate partners and clients.
Addiego played collegiately at San Francisco State University, where he was a three-year starter and co-captain for the Gators. While at SFSU, he received his bachelor's degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies. His youth coaching experience includes a wide variety of levels including high school, CYO, YMCA and more.
Tony Melendez
Manager, Youth Basketball
A 10-year member of the Warriors youth basketball department, Melendez brings a wealth of experience as it relates to youth basketball. Prior to joining the Warriors, Melendez served five years as the youth sports coordinator for the City of Hercules, where he was a league director for the Junior Warriors Basketball League. He first joined the Warriors Basketball Camp staff in 2001 as a lead coach/counselor. In all, Melendez has been coaching youth basketball for the past 19 years including the past six years at the high school level with Head-Royce School in Oakland where he spent the past two seasons as the head varsity boys coach.
Ben Clarfield
Manager, Youth Basketball
In his sixth year as a full-time member of the Warriors youth basketball department, Clarfield brings a well-rounded, organized approach to teaching the game of basketball. Prior to being named full-time, Clarfield served as an intern in youth basketball for two years. He joined the Warriors after completing his degree in Sociology with a minor in Sports Management at UC Santa Barbara in 2007. While attending Santa Barbara, he assisted with recruiting and was the team manager for the men's basketball team for two seasons.
Jose Rivera
Coordinator, Youth Basketball
Now in his second year as a full-time member of the Warriors youth basketball department, Rivera joined the Warriors Basketball Camp staff after completing his high school career at De La Salle HS, Concord in 2008. An All-State player in high school, Rivera went on to play junior college basketball at Citrus College in Southern California where he again received All-State honors. He played one year of Division I basketball at the University of Pacific before transferring to Cal State San Marcos where he was an NAIA All-American and one of the top three point shooters in the country.
Chanel Antonio
Program Assistant, Youth Basketball
Currently in her first year as a full-time member of the Warriors youth basketball department, Antonio joined the staff after completing her bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in sports, entertainment, and hospitality management from California State University Dominguez Hills. Since then, she has received her master's degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in coaching from Ball State University. She served as an intern in the youth camps department for three years. Antonio also worked part-time with the game operations department for the Golden State Warriors before joining our staff full-time.
Aalim Moor
Assistant, Youth Basketball
Also in his first year as a full-time member of the Warriors youth basketball department, Moor joined the Warriors Basketball Camp staff after completing his high school career at St. Mary's HS, Berkeley in 2009. An all-state player in high school, Moor went on to play for four years at San Jose State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in communication studies. He currently is completing his master's degree from San Jose State University in Counseling. Moor served as a part-time camp coach for six years and also worked with the game operations and basketball operations department for the Golden State Warriors before joining our staff full-time.
All members of the Warriors Basketball Camp coaching staff are licensed USA Basketball youth coaches.
The Warriors Basketball Camp staff is made up of some of the finest coaches and players around. See our list of current and former coaches below:
|Angel Conforti
|Former Collegiate Player - San Jose City College
|Brandon Thomas
|Former Collegiate Player - Whittier College
|Bryan Hahn
|Former Collegiate Player - Westmont; Asst. Coach - Granada HS
|Chris Head
|Former Collegiate Player - Hampton University
|Corey Spears
|Current Collegiate Player - Notre Dame de Namur University
|Dante Robinson
|Current Collegiate Player - Holy Names University
|Davion Mize
|Former Collegiate Player - Shaw University
|Faatimah A
|Current Collegiate Player - Ryerson University
|Fritzie Villegas
|Former Collegiate Player - San Jose City ; Current Assistant Coach - De Anza College
|Greg Rahn
|Former Collegiate Player - Napa Valley Junior College/Current Head Coach Pacific Union
|Hameed Ali
|Current Collegiate Player - Texas A&M Corpus Christi
|Heather Stewart
|Former Collegiate Player - Foothill College; Current Asst. Coach - Gavilan College
|Ibrahim Ali
|Former Collegiate Player - Canada University
|Ish Ali
|Current Collegiate Player - Bowling Green University
|Jason Silsdorf
|Former Collegiate Player - Sonoma State; Current Asst. Coach Pacific Union
|Jenna Pena
|Current Collegiate Player - Pacific Union
|Jimmy Rhodes
|Current Assistant Coach - San Francisco State University
|Justin Idowu
|Former Collegiate Player - College of the Siskiyous
|KK Alexander
|Former Collegiate Player - CS Fullerton
|Luke Apfeld
|Former Collegiate Player - University of Vermont
|Mark Samuels
|Former Collegiate Player - Cal State East Bay
|Michelle Poole
|Current Collegiate Player - UC Santa Cruz
|Nate Ellis
|Former Collegiate Player - Diablo Valley College
|Nick Grieves
|Former Collegiate Player - San Jose State/Cal State East Bay
|Pierre Carter
|Current Collegiate Player - Cal State East Bay
|Qaadir Ali
|Current Collegiate Player - University of Maine Fort Kent
|Steiv Boyd
|Former Collegiate Player - Dominican College
|Tyler Idowu
|Former Collegiate Player - Saint Martins University
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I'm taking my Thirty-One Gifts show on the road. Register here for #obsessedbridalevent.
I'm taking my Thirty-One Gifts show on the road. Register here for #obsessedbridalevent.
I love Thirty-One and all it stands for… check out these articles in Direct Selling News:
Industry With Heart — Thirty-One Gifts: Celebrating Thirty-One Gifts and Thirty-One Gives (Feb. 2013)
Young Company Focus — Thirty-One Gifts: Gifted and Talented (Sept. 2010)
Thirty-One has been such a blessing in my life. I've made several new friendships which is priceless. Read about my journey with Thirty-One here. Contact me if you'd like to learn more about this amazing opportunity.
Ladies, it's been a while since my last post. I'm just so excited about my Thirty-One business and had to share some of what I've been up to lately.
Here's a snapshot of my life this month as an independent director with Thirty-One Gifts:
Feb. 1-3: Attended my first SHE Leadership Retreat. The retreat was offered by two Senior Executive Directors and held in Orlando. The weekend was full of amazing training and fellowship. They surprised us by having a professional photographer there and we were each able to get a professional headshot taken as their gift to us. So nice!! I had so much fun meeting and learning from leaders all across the United States (pictured below). That's me on the top row, second from right.
Feb. 6: Registered for my first National Conference. Thirty-One will celebrate its 10th Anniversary in July in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. This will be my first National Conference ever and the first time I'm leading a team (Team Creating Possibilities)! I'm so excited. The first year I joined Thirty-One (May 2010), I didn't attend since NC was in July and I was still getting my feet wet as a consultant. The following year, I earned a free ticket to National Conference but I was newly pregnant and wasn't sure about traveling to Ohio. {I have always regretted not going!!} Then last year, I had just returned to work after a nearly six months maternity leave and was still nursing my baby… so I wasn't able to go yet again. This year… NO EXCUSES! Plus, I think I may get to walk across the stage and be recognized for promoting to director in June 2012.
Feb. 7-11: Went on my first Leadership Incentive Cruise to the Bahamas. I earned this cruise from my sponsor last year when I promoted to director. There were 12 of us on the cruise… each of us earned it. This was an incredible trip. I have never traveled so well with 11 other women. Being a Thirty-One Consultant is truly a sisterhood and we bonded, creating new friendships. I don't have a sister and it was so nice to get to know these women. We had so much fun together that we're already planning an annual trip for our teams to earn when promoting to director. Thank goodness we weren't on that stranded cruise!! It would have been a completely different trip. Thankful we had running water and power — and a great time!
Feb. 17: Shared Thirty-One at the Perfect Wedding Guide Bride Expo. Had so much fun sharing Thirty-One with the brides-to-be at the expo. I was amazed at how many had never heard of Thirty-One. I loved sharing the idea of hosting a party several months before their "Big Day" so they can use their hostess credits to purchase their bridesmaid and groomsmen gifts. Many had never thought of this and were excited at the possibility of getting their bridesmaid and groomsmen gifts for free. I met a few brides who were also interested in becoming consultants themselves. Luckily for them, Thirty-One is currently offering an "O.J" (or Opportunity to Join) incentive. I would be so excited if they were to join my Team Creating Possibilities and received the $99 rebate. Essentially, all they would need to do is enroll as a consultant before April 1st, submit their first $1,000 in sales within their first 30 days (that's two average parties… very doable), and they would receive their initial $99 investment back as a rebate, plus $250 in commission… that's money they could put toward planning their own wedding!
Feb. 18: Celebrated & Connected with consultants in our area. I woke up with an earache and wasn't sure if I would make it to our meeting. Thankfully I was feeling better because I was co-hosting a Celebrate and Connect meeting in the evening with another director in our area. We watched an amazing video from our founder Cindy Monroe about our Thirty-One Gives Foundation. The foundation is celebrating its first birthday this month. The video introduced us to Thirty-One's newest national mission partner Girl Talk, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building self-esteem in middle school girls through its mentoring program. I'm so excited about this partnership. We also led special training and received free products (bullet points below). Just another perk of being a consultant and director with Thirty-One.
This is what I received as a director. I'll have to post a photo later!
• Easy Breezy Tote in Island Damask (March Special)
• Soft Wallet in Island Damask
• Zipper Pouch in Lotsa Dots
• Party Cards
• Pro Duffle in Pink Lotsa Dots (NEW product — April Special)
Thirty-One always sets us up for success!! Well, that's it for now… I hope to post more soon! xo
After attending Thirty-One's Spring Product Premiere in a movie theatre on Dec. 9, I'm as excited as Santa's Elf about the new catalog that will go live on Jan. 4. Until then, take a sneak peek!
Someone is peeking at the NEW Spring 2013 Catalog!!!! Take a look


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WASHINGTON—Victoria A. Lipnic, a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, was sworn in today as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She was nominated on Nov. 3, 2009, and received a recess appointment to the position by President Barack Obama on March 27, 2010.
With her arrival, the EEOC returns to its full complement of five commissioners. Lipnic joins Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien and Commissioner Chai Feldblum, who also received recess appointments on March 27, and were sworn in on April 7, and Commissioners Stuart J. Ishimaru and Constance S. Barker, who were already serving on the Commission.
Lipnic's government experience includes service as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards from 2002 to 2009. The Employment Standards Administration oversaw the Wage and Hour Division, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the Office of Labor Management Standards and the Office of Workers Compensation Programs. During her tenure as Assistant Secretary, these divisions revised regulations on overtime, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and issued the first-ever regulations for OFCCP to evaluate compensation discrimination.
"Victoria Lipnic's breadth of experience with labor laws gives her unique insights into our work," said EEOC Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien. "She will be a valued partner as we move forward to eradicate employment discrimination from the nation's workplaces."
"I believe equal opportunity in work is critical to all Americans and to how we define ourselves as a nation," Lipnic said. "I look forward to working with Chair Berrien and my fellow commissioners in this critical task. I hope that I will carry out my responsibilities in a manner that will do honor to all who have advanced the cause of civil rights in our country – with understanding and respect toward all."
Immediately prior to joining the EEOC, Lipnic was of counsel to the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw LLP in its Washington, DC office. As part of her work for the firm, she counseled clients on compliance with numerous labor and employment laws. She has testified before Congress many times and did so before the U.S. House of Representatives on the subject of paid sick leave on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last June.
Before joining the Department of Labor, she was the Workforce Policy Counsel to the then-Majority (Republican) members of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the U.S. House of Representatives and was an attorney for labor and employment matters for the U.S. Postal Service. Lipnic also worked as special assistant for business liaison to then-Secretary of Commerce, Malcolm Baldrige.
Lipnic received her B.A. degree in Political Science and History from Allegheny College and her J.D. from George Mason University School of Law.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Watch the first ever full trailer for the big-screen adaptation of the Dylan Dog comic. Take a trip to the zombie "body shop" and watch the undead upgrade their bits, while Dylan Dog charms the pants off some monsters.
While there still isn't a US premiere date, Dylan Dog trailer is getting a lot of play overseas, especially in Italy. The comic, created by Tiziano Sclavi, features a charming supernatural savvy hero, which is played Brandon Routh. Dylan Dog spends his days keeping the underground vampire and werewolf population in check. And riding around New York in his classic car. We'll keep you updated on any rumblings about a stateside release. But until then, check out this international trailer.


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Matty J Hawaii needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
O`ahu Fresh
we deliver bags of produce from local farmers` markets in hawaii to residents of honolulu
we are on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?g…7344018912
individuals working and living in honolulu that want to eat fresh, local produce, but either cannot/or do no want to make it to the markets themselves.
1) must have produce in a bag the design (papaya, bananas, lettuce, tomatoes,etc.) see attached picture to get a better idea
2) must have the name O`ahu Fresh in the logo
3) must provide both color and black and white versions
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Owners of a farm dog in Ghana feared that their beloved pet had gotten lost or injured when he didn't return home at the end of the day, so they organized a search party to look for him. They wound up looking for the pooch for a better part of the night -- and got the shock of their lives when they finally located him, because he wasn't alone. Lying next to him was an abandoned newborn baby who'd been "disposed of" sometime shortly after his birth. (How could any parent do such a thing?)
The poor infant still had his umbilical cord attached, which had gotten infected while he was left in the woods to die. And he very likely would've had a tragic ending to his story if this amazing dog hadn't cuddled up next to him all night to keep him warm.
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And it turns out the newborn is the whole reason the dog didn't come home in the first place -- because he was found with the baby under a bridge very close to his house. He wasn't lost at all. He could've easily left the baby and gone home, but he must've somehow instinctively known that he couldn't leave the little guy outside all night alone, so he chose to remain with him until help arrived.
Police are investigating why the baby was abandoned, but suspect that he was born to teenage parents who couldn't care for him. (Doesn't that break your heart?)
This story is amazing no matter how you look at it, but the fact that the dog is a male makes it even more astonishing. Usually females are the ones with the maternal instincts, but this heroic pooch definitely makes us wonder if all dogs have an innate sense of when a little one needs to be cared for.
Hopefully the owners of the dog fed him some extra scraps from the table and gave him a few well deserved belly rubs when he finally got home. And wouldn't it be something if whoever winds up adopting the baby comes back to introduce him to the dog who saved his life someday?
Are your dogs protective of your kids?
Image via Trostle/Flickr


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Hello Modern Mini blog hop friends, welcome to my little corner of blog world! I was super honored that Jennifer asked me to share some of my miniquilts with you all today to inspire you to enter the Modern Mini Challenge. The contest opens up in just a few short weeks, on March 5th and you can link up your entry at Ellison Lane Quilts. I hope that you might just see something that will inspire you today, and if you do, I'd love to hear about it!
Here's what I've made to enter: the Friendship Hexagon Mini, a twist on a traditional Friendship Star block. I worked on improving my hand-stitching, hand-binding and even tried out some new batting. Did you know Pellon makes batting now?? Yes, the kings of interfacing have started to make batting and they've got a zillion varieties available. I tried out their natural cotton batting, which is comparable to Warm & Natural, and really enjoyed working with it. The hand and drape of it is just fantastic and it was so easy to sew with!! I definitely recommend it if you come across it in your travels to your local quilt shop or Jo-Ann's.
Want to make your own Friendship Hexagon block? Here's a super easy tutorial to follow for a 12.5" unfinished block.
12.5" unfinished
all seams are 1/4" unless otherwise noted
mini note: Want to make a mini block? Divide all of the measurements in half to create a 6 1/4" unfinished block!
1. Cut your fabric as follows:
Yellow (accent fabric) - one 7 1/4" square
Dark blue - one 7 1/4" squares
Medium blue - one 7 1/4" squares
Light blue (star) - one 7 1/4" square and one 4 1/2"
2. Pair one yellow square with one medium blue square and sew 1/4" all the way around. Repeat with one medium blue square and one dark blue square.
3. Bring your sewn pairs to your cutting table and make two diagonal cuts across the corners of each pair as shown below.
4. Press your new HSTs. I press with seams open, but do what works best for you here.
5. Trim your HSTs to a uniform 4 1/2".
6. Lay out your HSTs with your one remaining light blue square and sew together in rows to complete your block. Press well.
Still need some more inspiration? I've made a lot of minis over the last two years, here's a few of my personal favorites:
A BIG THANKS goes out to Kimberly at the Fat Quarter Shop for generously sponsoring all five of our fabulous prizes.
The five winners will be chosen as follows:
Both Viewer's Choice Winners will receive a fat quarter bundle of the FULL LINE of Flea Market Fancy reprint by Denyse Schmidt. James' Choice Winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop. Both Luck of the Draw Winners will receive a $75 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop
2/6: Stitchery Dickory Dock
For more contest details, visit Ellison Lane Quilts for the nitty gritty details!