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39 a B hel Drive
St. p. 0 preS& t cha:pellecture series
"Christianity ,and the Arts" is the subject
of a series of lectures to be delivered
by Dr. Frank E. Gaebelein in chapel
next week, May 4-7.
For 41 years Dr. Gae1;>elein was Headmaster
of Stony Brook School, Long
Island, retiring in 1963. He earned his
B.A. degree at New York University
and M.A. at Harvard University and
holds three honorary degrees. He is the
author of 15 books, primarily on Biblical
topics, and formerly was a co-editor
of Christianity Today.
pianist and has strong avocational interests
in literature and drama. He serves
as General Editor of The Expositor's
Bible Commentary and stylistic consultant
for The New International VerSion
of the Bible.
Gaebelein has performed as a concert
Gaebelein, an enthusiastic out-doorsman,
has climbed in the Alps and the
highest point in 38 states. At the conclusion
of his lecture series he is planning
to climb Minnesota's Eagle Mountain,
near Grand Marais, with Bethel Seminary
professor Donald Madvig.
fiE CIARlO Bethel College St. Paul, Minnesota April 30, 1976
Bethel m;'ss;o,na1r;es to span the globe ;n summer 176
by Dawn Hart and Paul Healy
"We are placing more people in more countries than
ever before," stated Pastor Jim Spickelmier in reference to
this year's student missionary project (SMP). Brazil, Indonesia,
London and Germany are just a few of the places
where Bethel students will minister this summer. They will
be assisting in mission programs and working in conjunction
with the Baptist General Conference in its outreach programs.
In all, 29 Bethel students will be participating in the program,
with SMP providing partial financial support. The
students have made a commitment to obtain the remaining
monetary support needed.
Students receiving partial support are: Claudia Hallstein,
Germany; Laurie St. Clair, France; Kathy Asselin,
Panama; Dave Johnson and Debby Griffiths working with
Campus Church in London; Bobbi Hersch, Hong Kong; Betsy
Sundberg, Martha Barker, and Stanley Murach, Japan; Peggy
Jordan, Quito, Equador. Tim Schwarze, Indonesia; Brian
Bohne, Brazil; Anthony Lai, Los Angeles, California; and Jim
Landis, ACTS-Evangelical Free Program.
Student sent to programs "set-up" by SMP include:
Curt Gruber and Carny Johnson, Southshore in Chicago;
Becky Johnson, Sunny Ridge Home, Illinois; Russ Gutsche,
Spearhead program in Mexico; Megan Hastings, Karen
Wood, Renee Erickson and Shari Allen, North American Indian
Mission in British Columbia; Coral Beth Rowley, Joy
Reed, Kurt Olson and Jenny Woods, Alberta, Canada; and
Mike Anderson, Victoria, British Columbia.
Kuriokos, a singing group consisting of Dean Edwall,
Sue Edwall and Lisa Vanzo, will be touring Japan and the
Philippines. The trio was asked by Virgil Olson, Director
of World Missions for the BGC, to give of their summer
for this ministry. They will receive in-country expenses from
the BGC, as well as support from SMP, and love offerings
from the Japanese churches which they visit.
Kathy Asselin, a new SlMP'er and next year's president
explained, "It's not even settled yet as to where I'll be
going. I guess it's a good way to start because I'm trusting
the Lord from the very .beginning."
SMP, which is funded through Bethel chapel offerings and
other contributions, is ahead of last year in terms of money,
but the expenses are greater a1so.
"So far, we have raised $7,970.88, as compared with ' approximately
$7,100 last year and $5,900 the year before,"
quoted Dan Olson, SMP treasurer. "This is great, but our
needs are also great." Dan mentioned that there will be only
two more SMP offerings in chapel this year.
SMP hopes to reach its goal by means of several
upcoming money-making projects. Two auctions of lost and
found items will be held this spring, one on Old Campus and
one on New Campus. On May 11, "Priest and the Scribes," a
well-known, Bethel-related 50's group will perform a benefit
concert for SMP.
"At present we don't have enough funds for 'emergency'
money," explained Pastor Jim. "We like to have some money
set aside during the summer to handle unexpected situations,
such as illness or emergency plane fare."
He hopes that these money-making ventures will meet
the nE:'eds of SMP. "There are still opportunities for interested
students to give," continued Pastor Jim, "in Chapel
and in the money box in the coffeeshop."
"We've really put God to the test this year," commented
Janell Chisholm, current SMP president, "and he was faithful
once again. It was exciting to see new doors open. We
worked hard to plug people in spots, and God always came
through in the right place at the right time."
Suggestions offered
for use of student money
Due to the recent action undertaken by the Student
Senate, in which radio station KA-BY was dropped from
next year's Student Association budget, approximately $3,000
of student monies needs to be "re-channeled." As of now,
the money remains in escrow, as Dean Brushaber awaits
Student Senate proposals for the use of this money. If
the Senate fails to come up with "worthwhile" projects,
the Dean feels that the money should be forfeited back
into the general school fund. In connection with this, recent
Spire proposals might create a surplus of funds that
could approach seven or eight thousand dollars. This money
will also need to be re-channeled.
We would like to offer the following suggestions to the
Senate concerning this matter. First, it is obvious that the
Bethel Administration has no plans to effectively subsidize
our Christian Service office. The archaic notion that " Priest
and the Scribes" can carry this department on its back interminably
still persists in certain circles. Why can't the
Senate assist this financially troubled institution, so that
they can have sufficient funds to do a quality job?
Secondly, we feel that some of this money should go to the
Campus Coordinator's office for the expansion and improvement
of Bethel's social activities. Although we feel that
many of the inadequacies in Bethel's social life are due
to a lack of funds, we feel that in giving this monetary
assistance increased responsibility of the Campus Coordinator's
office should be considered. In short, activities should
be planned with the needs of upperclassmen also considered.
In other words, we don't care if the computer wore tennis
shoes, and we feel that a more balanced Bethel social life
should be considered. Hopefully, an increased budget will
provide the Campus Coordinators with the funds and the
impetus to offer a consistently higher quality of activities.
Certainly there are other needs that should be considered,
but we feel these are important possibilities. If the Senate
can not come up with viable recommendations, the
student body will know who to blame.
IRE Cl4RIO
Vol. 51 - No. 24
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Farmers react to IIhog-slopperll label
Dear Sirs:
Once again the narrow-mindedness of the urban Bethelite
has become manifest. We, the agrarian-minded, have in
large measure up to this time been the silent minority,
passively accepting ridicule, however subtle, as it has been
heaped upon us. Now we can take no more. The ultimate
humiliation has risen once again. I'm speaking of Bib Overall
Day. Bib Overall Day is just one more way that the misinformed
ethnocentric urbanite can accuse farmers, the backbone
of ~ur nation, of being naive, unshaven, grass-chewing,
8th grade-educated hog-sloppers. It's time this "Fred
Ziffle" stereotype die. We don't accuse you of being switchblade
wielding, drug-pushing, out-to-make-a-buck Zoot suiters.
The majority of farmers do not even own a pair of bib overalls.
Those few who wear them have done so every day since
1910. We are not objects of curiosity, to be shoved around all
year long and brought out on one day to be "honored."
Must I call for a farmer's liberation? It's time urban
America recognized the paramount role that farmers fill.
Who else must be a businessman, an agronomist, a mechanic,
a manager, a weatherman, and a veterinarian? Who else
must go into debt and risk his investment year after year
for the betterment of the world's people? Who else puts
in 12-hour days six days a week to bring you bodily
nourishment? If it wasn't for the American farmer, you would
be like our unfortunate, starving brethren in other parts
of the world.
Paul Wright
Terry Nickel
Don Tjernlund
Paul Rasmussen
Da.n Kendahl
Old, new student administrations char'ged
with misrepre,sentation of the facts
Dear Sir:
In reference to last week's "Last WindJ " it is not
difficult to summarize the 1975/76 student government achievements.
They were minimal, at best.
For instance, campus security. The projects that were
supposedly "implemented" by the 75/76 ' government were
put into practice by Student Affairs. Senate talked, talked,
talked - about student patrols, for instance. But no real
action was taken.
fast efficient service at the
John W. Ivance Company
1618 Pioneer Bldg.
John W. Ivance, Sr.
John W. Ivance, Jr.
John G. Chisholm
Russell Akre
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st. Paul, Mn. 55101
Also, we did not send $1,000 to South Vietnam. The
final amount was much less than this; and anyway, it was
sent three days before the fall of South Vietnam.
And this $5,000 goal stuff. This was a ridiculous Senate
goal, a goal that we did not come close to achieving.
Who are they fooling?
Next point. The Bowl of Rice program was not initiated
by Johnson/Moeller. It also has turned out to be one of
the biggest jokes of the past year.
Let me move on in examination of this ridiculous
article. "Bookdrops and coatracks" were added. Whoopee!
Big deal! The significance of the few that were added is
less than minimal.
It is Student Senate's responsibility to give money to
worthwhile activities. But more money seemed to infiltrate
to the Music Department than anywhere else, as if they
need money.
I realize that I am as vulnerable and guilty as Johnson/
Moeller, in that I haven't legislated more in the way of
important action. I feel, however, that things should not
be blown ,out of proportion. But it looks like we will
not have any more honesty with the new administration than
we did with the old. As seen in a recent Clarion article,
Taylor/Johnson proJessed to be initiating or ' pushing a
summer school program. This effort had alreao.y been done,
through Gary Setterburg's dedicated efforts in committee.
Supposedly, "honesty in politics" is the trend. Let's
see some of it at Bethel.
Pete Anderson
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Broken Arcs
,by Bill TrOllinger
Every country, state, or -city, every institution, every
group of people, has its "landmarks" - its features or
individuals that make it what it is. Without these "landmarks"
it is hard to imagine the area or group even existing.
Minnesota has its lakes; Paris has its Eiffel Tower; the
, Democratic Party has its Hubert Humphrey; the Oakland
A's has its Charlie Finlay.
Bethel also has its "landmarks." Although its swampy
pond and its Nik Dag could be considered as distinctive
features of Bethel, by far the most important "landmarks"
are people (to re-state a trite phrase). Certain individuals
have been here so long, have given so much of their energy
and time for Bethel, have become so well-known in the Bethel
community that it is hard to imagine a Bethel without them.
"Doc" Dalton is one of these individuals. So is Keith Tekautz.
And, of course, the irrepressible Chuck Haaland fits
these requirements.
Another Bethel "landmark" is English professor Jerry
Healy. He has been here for 21 years, and the school
just wouldn't be the same without him. Some of it has
to do with his rather unorthodox nature. Face it - a 6'8"
professor, attired at times (unfortunately, not as often as in
the past) in a huge green flannel shirt and old pants,
loping through the halls or enveloping a favorite chair
in the coffee shop, his voilce booming through walls and
other barriers - he could not be considered "normal."
And no one has quite the teaching style of Jerry Healy.
Semantic differential lectures interspersed with old basketball
stories, Oedipus Rex disc,ussions laced with strange
jokes, and grammar lessons centered around the hopelessness
of his unfortunate TA combine to form an amazing experience
that no Bethel student should miss.
But Jerry Healy's uniqueness, his vital role at Bethel,
goes far beyond the 'surface level. His omnipresent humor
belies the depth of his literary understanding. And his love
and deep-seated feelings for litera~ure are transmitted
through his teaching and oral readings. (The emotion expressed
in his reading of Wordsworth's "Michael," for
instance, can leave few untouched). Many students, including
myself, emerge from his Literary Forms class with a longlasting
love for literature that goes far beyond the classroom
But Jerry Healy's genuine, Christ-like love for people
is what makes him the important person in the Bethel
community that he is. I have noticed, over the past few
years, the strange phenomenon that anybody, any time, any
place can talk to him about almost any problem. The "I'm
too busy" or "Sorry, Pi Gamma Mu tonight" concept of
an isolationist professor is the antithesis of Jerry Healy,
even considering his class load, department chairmanship
duties, dissertation work, and inept TA help. In connection
with his love for individuals, it is hard to find a girl
on campus who has not, at one time or other, been enchanted
by his gracious compliments and effusive charm. And his protective
concer for "his" stUdent teachers reminds one of a
mother hen and her chicks.
In thinking of Bethel, Jerry Healy immediately comes
to mind, a "landmark" without which Bethel would seemingly
be unrecognizable. I write this column in hopes of heightening
our appreciation for those people who, like Jerry Healy,
are doing so much for us here at Bethel.
.oon Anderson, manager of KA-gy, responded
to the following questions concerning KA-BY, its
problems and its future.
I nte:rvie:w: Anderson
speaks Olu't abo,u,t KA-BY
What do you see as the future of · KA-BY? Is it still
a viable possibility fOr next year?
The future of KA-BY has several possible directions.
The immediate future depends on those involved or interested
in the station and their commitment to it. It could be a
viable option for next year even without a budget. KA-BY has
operated without :a budget in the past and could again. It
would sim'ply take some dedicated people who know the
ropes .
. It has been suggested that KA-BY be turned into an educational
organization. In its present form KA-BY is an
educational organization just as the other Student Association
organizations. It would be possible to use the studio
facilities for media classes; in fact, that is being done now.
It would be wise for Bethel to consider expanding its offering
of media courses as a part of the curriculum.
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2001 West Larpenteur Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55113
Est. 1906
175,000 Squore Feet of Glass
Clarion: Do you think KA-BY has proven to be a "failure"
this year?
There is no doubt that KA-BY has had problems this •
year. However, they seem to have started sometime last
year. I don't like to point fingers, but I will say ·that
many of the problems that led to the ultimate withdrawal
of Senate funds were handed on to me. These problems
were things like mismanagement of the checking account
which had been bouncing for three months when I got it,
as well as a lack of listener-centered programming. Some
of the problems, that arose under my administration were
a lack of responsibility and dedication on the part of
some of the staff member~ and lac~ of cooperation from the
Communicat~ons Board.
Clarion: Do you feel it is important that Bethel have a
radio station?
The legitimacy and importance of KA-BY have been
questioned in the past few months. It is as legitimate and
important as the other organizations that serve the students
and the college community. It is an alternative to the traditional
forms of Christian radio. It gives the students a form
of ' contemporary expression that stations like KTIS do
not. It teaches those involved what responsibilities
are involv.ed in a business, how a business is operated,
and how to work with one of the most widely used and
universally accepted forms of media today. It also shows
how this media may be used as a tool for Christian outreach.
Yes, KA-BY is very important to Bethel and these
are just a few reasons why.
Clarion: Some people feel you did not support KA-BY enough
when it came down to Senate money being cut off. How
wQuld you respond to this?
Some people have accused me of not supporting the
station when it needed support the most. I don't feel I was
given an adequate chance to defend KA-BY. Three times I
asked the Communications Board to meet at a time when
I did not have a conflict. I also told them those times
when I could be available. Yet, despite promises made by
the chairmen (Bob Moeller and later Dave Johnson), such
a meeting was never arranged. In my place, they asked,
the previous manager, John Ensor, to speak for the station.
John, by his own choice, has not worked with the station
since Christmas and was not familiar with my policies
or with what I was attempting to do. Several of my staff
members approached me on this matter and I explained to
them about the Communication Board actions and asked them
to represent the station at the Communication Board meetings
in my absence. None of these people did attend or even
express an interest in doing so. There were only two
people from the staff that attended the Senate m~eting with
I had explained that I had been fighting for the station
ever since I came to Bethel and no longer had the energy,
or the extra time to ' spend 40 hours a week doing so. I
also told . them that if anyone was going to influence this
decision they, the staff, would have to put forth the effort
Only two members did so.
Since the Senate's decision several students have expressed
an interest in retaining the organization without the
budget and I have tried to help them organize this effort.
KA-BY has operated without a budget before and can do
it again. It will simply take some people who know the
ropes and care enough to once again dig into their
own pockets. I wish these people luck and God's blessing.
"Barring further complications, the 1976
Spire will come out this spring," commented
Editor Barb Elseth. "If it does
not, we'll have to mail them out this
"When it is finished, the book will
contain 264 pages, including eight color
pages and a ' color photo cover. It will
be a paperback book with soft binding."
This year's book is on a tight schedule
and, according to Elseth, problems with
the photography of campus events could
cause a delay.
"It's been rather a frustrating year,"
admitted Elseth. "In looking back, I
don't feel I was really qualified to do
the job. You really need someone with
a lot of experience, or else it needs
to be a professional job."
In response to recent rumblings in
the Senate concerning Spire and its future,
Barb commented: "In the past several
years the Spire budget has dropped
considerably; because of this the quality
has also ,had to drop. It was inevitable.
I think it would be better not to have
a book at all than to have a poor
Barb suggested, ' "If Senate decides
to drop Spire next year, they should
start making definite plans immediately
for the Spire's future rather than waiting
until the ' end of next year when
the Communications Board has a lot
ot last minute hassles. Also, the funds
which would be withheld should be retained
and given to the next Spire when
it comes out. This would allow the Spire
enough funds to do a decent job, at
least for that year."
Regardless of tl)? problems, there will
be a Spire this year. Extra copies were
ordered and these can be purchased
when the books arrive. Students who
ha ve not already ordered one can purchase
a book for $3. (Faculty members
will be charged $8.)
In short • • •
Chapel Schedule
Monday - String Quintet
Tuesday-Friday - ' Frank Gaebelien
The Christian and the Arts
* * * Monk, friends to peno1rm
Tomorrow night, at 8 p.m. in the Bethel
gymnasium, a benffit concert for
Ethiopia will be held, featuring the music
of Hans Selvog, Mike Monroe, and Monk.
Monk, a highly talented group of Christian
musicians, and Mike Monroe presented
a concert earlier this year, and
received enthusiastic response from a
sizeable crowd. The group plans a wide
range of music, including electric bluegrass,
country-rock, rock, and music that
the group's drummer Dave McSparran
describes as "a kind of lyrical folk
music." The group's sound includes a
fiddle, pedal steel, electric and accoustic
guitars, drums and electric bass.
Hans Selvog and Mike Monroe are
both talented guitarists and song writers.
Both have performed previously at Bethel
and have a large following of fans.
All proceeds from this event will go
to the , World Relief Commission. Monk
will also be selling records which they
recently recorded.
Ebb axed, party flows
As is well-known but little discussed,
Soren Kierkegaard's 163rd birthday
comes on Wednesday next (May 5). However,
because Veritas is always a little
ahead of itself, they will be celebrating
this moment on Monday, May 3.
After an initially hostile reaction, Donald
Ebb had to abandon reading his
paper on truth at the last Veritas meeting.
He likens it to the reception of
Beethoven's Fidelio and . Stravinski's
Rites of Spring (Rite de Printemps, so
to speak) . However, lie is willing to
begin anew, and will present his mullings
a t the gala dinner party' planned
for 5 :30 Monday evening in the cafeteria.
Following the cause celebre to be,
the assembled throng will watch Malcolm
Muggeridge on Channel 2, speaking
on Kierkegaard. A party will follow.
(For this scenario, Paul Harris suggests
that you consult SK's Stages on Life's
Way Part I.) The aisles will be kept
clear and the hubbub will be stopped
promptly at 12:00
Lawyer to visit campus
On Monday, May 3, Professor Dan
Smith from the International School of
Law, a Christian Law School recently
established in Washington, D.C., will be
on campus. He will be available to in'
terested stUdents fn the coffee shop following
chapel (11 :10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.),
open for special appointments 1 :30 -
continued on p. 6
Devotional Guide
Plans for summer, for next fall, and
plans which will affect the remainder
of our lives are being made again this
spring. As -in the past, there are doubts,
delays, the closing of doors, in addition
to the weighing of possible choices from
which we must make a decision. We
must not neglect to consult our Heavenly
Father in these decisions, and we
must continue to trust Him through the
good and the bad. Remember that He
holds a supreme plan for our lives,
and if .we will seek that plan and trust
in His judgement, we will not go wrong.
Sat., May 1 Psalm 25 :1-7
Sun., May 2 Proverbs 3: 5-8
Mon., May 3 Psalm 40-: 1-5
Tues., May 4 Proverbs 16: 20-24
Wed., May 5 Isaiah 26: 3-4
Thurs., May 6 Psalm 112 .
Fri., May 7 Psalm 84: 10-12
Festival choir and
orchestra to offer
Early American Moravian music
an expression of the way of life of
a predominantly German, 18th century
pietistic people - will be performed
by the Bethel College Festival Choir
and Orchestra in a bicentennial concert
Friday, May 7, 8 p.m., at the college
gymnasium in Arden Hills. There is
no admission charge but a free-will offering
will be received.
The 175-voice festival choir, directed
by Professor Oliver Mogck, will also
sing works by contemporary American
composers Alan Hovhaness, Jane Marshall,
Randall Thompson, Sven Lekberg,
and an arrangement of "Battle Hymn
of the Republic" by Peter Wilhousky.
Narrators will be Bethel college students
Holly Schmiess and Brian Bohne.
Cindy Wobig, a senior music education
major, will perform an organ solo entitled
"Variations on 'America'" by
Charles Ives.
The Bethel Orchestra will be heard
in the "Catskill Legend" by Paul Whear
and in music for orchestra written and
directed by Bethel professor Wayne Fritchie.
This bicentennial festival is the climactic
spring event of the Bethel music
department's performance groups: Women's
Choir, College Choir, Male Chorus
and College Orchestra. The public is
Rec.ommendation made to Dean Brus·hab·er
Committee continues s~arch for b·asketb,all coach
This has been a difficult year for Bethel's athletic
committee members. Not only have they had to deal with the
problems of a conference switch and major restructuring of
the athletic and P .E. departments, but now they are busy with
the complicated task of hiring a new head basketball coach.
(Former coach Jack Trager resigned in February).
success at the collegiate level; and he needed to be someone
' who could make a contribution to Bethel's program
outside of physical education."
An ad hoc search committee was formed to deal with
this task. Mack Nettleton, Director of Student Affairs (and,
incidentally, a former Bethel head basketball coach), Dale'
Stephens, the Dean-appointed chairman of the faculty athletic
committee, and Jim Bragg, Director of College Relations,
who directs Bethel's student recruitment efforts, are the members
of this committee.
The committee processed the applications, weeded some
out, and interviewed four or five promising candidates.
Last week, following an on-campus visit by one of the
"f~nalists," the board made a recommendation to Dean
By the time that the Clarion goes to press, an invitation
will have been extended by Dean Brushaber. For ethical
reasons, no names will presently be released. Hopefully,
before next week's issue, a final decision will have been
According to Nettleton} there wer~ between 40 and 50
applicants for the job, some who were self-referred, some
who were referred by others (faculty, allumni, etc.),
and a limited number which the committee contacted.
The committee has had to work with a degree of haste,
because of recruiting considerations. The sooner we hire a
coach, the sooner he can recruit athletes for our program.
"We looked for people who are strong in a nlumber of
'areas," commented Nettleton. "Basically we looked for' a
person who could satisfy several requirements: he needed to
be strong spiritually, and able to fit in with our Christian
community; he needed to be a top-notch coach, with proven
"We agreed, however, not to let this urgency get in the
way of doing a good job," ~tated Nettleton.
Women shatter
records, grab 2nd
at Macalester
by Jim Morud
The women's track team erased three
school records Monday at the Macalester
'InVitational, placing second out of a
field of six. Gustavus, who entered a
legion of contestants, took first place honors.
Freshman Denise Egge contributed
34 of Bethel's 45 points.
The two-mile race began with Denise
Egge clipping the heels of a Carleton
runner for six laps, pushing her to move
at a swift and painful pace. Then, on
the seventh lap, Denise moved around
the winded rabbit, quickening her stride.
She reached the tape an eighth of a
mile ahead of the pack in a time of
12 :44.2, slashing her own school record
by twelve seconds. Denise led all the
way in the one-mile run, finishing in
a time of 5 :47.2.
The 88O-yard medley team of Lynn
Kerber, Robyn Wohler, Kathy Anderson,
and Kim Saylor produced another school
record, although their time of 2 :07 was
only good enough for fourth place.
One thing's for sure. The athletic committee will breathe
a sigh of hard-earned relief when this whole thing is finally
Sophomore Gail Anderson found her
specialty as she won the half-mile race
in a time of 2 :25.8, the first time she
has ever run that particular distance.
Kathy Sheldon finished fourth in the
half-mile and added a third-place finish
in the discus throw with a hurl of 77' 5".
In the 440-yard dash, Gail tied for second
place, followed by Kathy Sheldon, who
placed fourth.
Robyn Wohler, sailing high and smoothly
over the hurdles, stepping down on
injured ankles, circled the 440i.yard oval,
finishing 50 yards ahead of het opponent
for first place.
Carol Anderson leaped over the high
bar, set at 4' 11", racking up a first
place in her event. In the shot put,
Lynn Kerber heaved the iron ball 29'-
6%" for sixth place. Denise Egge took
fourth in the javelin.
In the final race of the day, the mile
relay, Bethel set another school record.
The old record of 4 :36 was replaced
with a new time of 4:32.2 by the foursome
made up of Kim Saylor, Kathy
Sheldon, Gail Anderson, and anchored
by Denise Egge. Each leg of Bethel's
relay team stretched the lead produced
by Saylor until it reached over 100 yards
before Egge broke the string.
Coach Dawson was elated by her
team's performance.
"We had best performances in almost
all events," she said. "This was really
an encouraging meet to have just before
the State Meet."
Next Monday, May 3, the women will
travel to Mankato to test their season's
labor against the fastest and most capable
women track athletes in the state
of Minnesota.
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The Bethel baseball team won the
only game they played last week with
an 8-2 victory over Hamline University.
Pitcher Tim Doten continued his hot
streak on the mound, as he won his
fifth straight game against no defeats.
Doten, a sophomore, was ranked seventh
nationally among NAIA pitchers
prior to , the Hamline game. His superb
control (only five walks in 35 innings
of pitching) and great speed (40 strikeouts
in as many innings) have been
the leading factors in his perfect 5-0
The game was never contested by
the Hamline players, as Bethel jumped
off to an early 2-0 lead after the first
inning. A lead-off single by Bruce Kaihoi
was followed by Barry Jones' fielder's
choice. Jones then stole second on
the next pitch. Cam Johnson, the fourth
batter in the lineup, walked with two
outs to bring up second baseman Kevin
Hallstrom. Hallstrom banged a double
to drive in two runs and put the Royals
in front to stay.
The winning run was scored by Jones
in the third inning. After gaining a leadoff
walk, Jones advanced to second on
a single by Captain Dale Witherington.
J ones then took third when designated
hitter Johnson got hit by a pitched ball.
Hallstrom came up to bat and proceeded
to knock in his third run of the game
with a sacrifice fly to right field. The
Royals went on to score two more runs
tha tinning.
Greg "Homer" Thorn had two hits
for the Royals, with Jones and Hallstrom
each getting three runs batted
in. J ones also scored three runs for
the winners. Kaihoi leads the team in
hitting with 14 hits in 35 times at bat
for a .400 batting average. Thorn, Curt
Oslin, Johnson, and Roger Madison have
also has been hitting well for the Royals,
with their averages hovering around .300.
The Royals are now 11-6 for the season,
with a 1-3 conference record. Bethel's
next game will be tomorrow at
Westmar beginning at 12 :30 p.m. The
Royals will finish the season with a
home game on Thursday against N orthwestern
of Iowa.
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Medley relay team shines
Trackmen strong in third place finish
Last Saturday, despite temperatures
in the forties, a chilling rain, as well
as a twenty-mile per hour headwind,
the Bethel track team had one of their
best team performances all season in
the tenth annual Bethel-Macalester Relays.
Eight tough teams ran at Mac's
all-weather track, including six M.I.A.C.
teams (the conference Bethel will compete
with in 1977) . The Royals ended
the day with a very respectable thirdplace
team finish, beating four future
M.I.A.C. opponents in the process. Final
team scores showed Concordia-Moorhead
winning the meet with 121.5 points, followed
closely by St. Johns with 117.5,
Bethel with 74, Hamline with 61, St.
Thomas also with 61, Gustavus Adolphus
with 31, Carleton with 22, and °Macalester
with 16.
The highlight of the meet was the
exciting first-place finish by the distance
medley relay team, consisting of Bill
Whittaker, Curt Brown, Jim Timp, and
Larry Caldwell. (In this relay each man
runs a quarter mile, half mile, threequarter
mile, and mile, respectively.)
Caldwell ran a tremendous mile anchor
Greg Kunst, sophomore tennisman
leg, getting the baton in third place
and eventually crossing the finish line
in first place, nosing out the second
place finisher by half a second. The
distance medley team's time of 10:29
also set a new school record, smashing
the old record by over six seconds.
The only other first place performance
of the day was gained by the sprint
medley relay team of Bruce Peterson,
Steve Hage, Gene Blair, and Dave Clapp,
with a winning time of 3 :34.5.
Bethel's sprinting corps played a vital
role in most of the day's events and
really shone in the 880-yard relay, where
they grabbed second place. This same
team of Doug Harrison, Peterson, Hage,
and Blair also grabbed a fourth in the
440 .... yard relay. The mile relay team
of Hage, Scott Anderson, Whittaker, and
Blair placed third overall, after a blazing
anchor leg effort by Blair. Also
placing third was the shuttle hurdle relay
team of Tom Schafer, utility man Peterson,
and Anderson. The two-mile relay
team of Clapp, Brown, Timp and Caldwell
placed fifth.
In the field events, Phil LaGesse took
Netters top Sioux;
to host Iowans in
weekend matches
by Dan Swanson
Last weekend, the Royals tennis team
smoked Sioux Falls College 8-1 to begin
defense of their Tri-State title which
they have won for four straight years.
Competition in the Tri-State Conference
has been weak in the past. Though the
competition has been getting better each
year, Sioux Falls provided no ma tch.
The Royals lost only one match, at
second doubles, in a tiebreaker. Bethel's
number one seed, Bill De Voe, coasted
to a 1Q....3 pro set victory. Right behind
him at second singles, Dan Joling had
no trouble as he won 1Q....4.
One of the day's most interesting mat-second
place in the pole vault while
Paul Rassmussen and Peterson tied for
third. The javelin team of Ward Anderson
and Whittaker placed fourth, and
the long jump team of Jon Van Loon
and Scott Riddle placed fifth. The team
of Steve Carrigan and Ward Anderson
also placed fifth in both the discus and
the shot put.
Coach Gene Glader had the following
comments on his team's performance:
"We have always done well at the BethelMac
Relays and this year was no exception.
It was a very encouraging meet
and we had some excellent performances,
considering the weather. This meet
will be very encouraging for everybody
on the team as we go into the last
two big meets, pointing for the conference
meet May 8."
Tomorrow afternoon, again at Macalester's
track in St. Paul, the team will
face the tough competition of Moorhead
Sta te, UMD, and Golden Valley. All three
of these teams sport excellent personnel
and will give the Royals all the competition
they will need to get ready
for the conference meet.
ches was provided by Lanny Law. Always
fighting down to the last point,
Lanny was down 0-7 before coming back
to win 10-8. Affectionately called "Lobster"
by teammates, Lanny raised his
personal record in singles competition
this year to 7-1.
The victory over Sioux Falls raised
the Royal's record to 5-3 over all. One
of those losses came at the hands of
the University of Minnesota, 2-7. Competition
has been tough and the team
has missed the loss of Dave Decker
at the beginning of the season.
Today, at 3 p.m. the Royals will be
hosting Northwestern of Iowa at the
Bethel tennis courts. Tomorrow at 9 a.m.
in the morning, the Royals will be playing
again at home, this time hosting
Westmar. These two matches should be
two of the toughest Conference matches
of the year but the Royals will still
be heavily favored to win.
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HIV/AIDS: The Basics
Part of HIV and Its Treatment
August 2012
What is HIV/AIDS?
The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is the virus that causes HIV infection. During HIV infection, the virus attacks and destroys the infection-fighting CD4 cells of the body's immune system. Loss of CD4 cells makes it difficult for the immune system to fight infections.
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is the most advanced stage of HIV infection.
How is HIV transmitted?
HIV is transmitted (spread) through the blood, semen, genital fluids, or breast milk of a person infected with HIV. Having unprotected sex or sharing drug injection equipment (such as needles and syringes) with a person infected with HIV are the most common ways HIV is transmitted.
You can't get HIV by shaking hands, hugging, or closedmouth kissing with a person who is infected with HIV. And you can't get HIV from contact with objects such as toilet seats, doorknobs, dishes, or drinking glasses used by a person infected with HIV.
Even though it takes many years for symptoms of HIV to develop, a person infected with HIV can spread the virus at any stage of HIV infection. Detecting HIV early after infection and starting treatment with anti-HIV medications before symptoms of HIV develop can help people with HIV live longer, healthier lives. Treatment can also reduce the risk of transmission of HIV.
What is the treatment for HIV?
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the recommended treatment for HIV infection. ART involves taking a combination (regimen) of three or more anti-HIV medications daily. ART prevents HIV from multiplying and destroying infection-fighting CD4 cells. This helps the body fight off life-threatening infections and cancer.
ART can't cure HIV, but anti-HIV medications help people infected with HIV live longer, healthier lives.
Can treatment prevent HIV from advancing to AIDS?
Yes. Treatment with anti-HIV medications prevents HIV from multiplying and destroying the immune system. This helps the body fight off life-threatening infections and cancers and prevents HIV from advancing to AIDS. It takes many years, but without treatment, HIV infection can advance to AIDS. A diagnosis of AIDS requires that a person infected with HIV have either:
What illnesses are considered AIDS-defining conditions?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers several illnesses AIDS-defining conditions. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, tuberculosis, and toxoplasmosis are examples of AIDS-defining conditions.
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Even homesteaders need to relax and enjoy themselves from time to time, right? And almost everybody these days wants to cut his or her cost of living. So how about a little do-it-yourself entertainment?
That's what this column is about. Homegrown music... and sometimes homemade musical instruments to play it on.
Have you ever gone to a musical concert and noticed how much fun the performers seemed to be having? Well, you could be having that fun yourself ... in your own living room ... for free! Just start makin' your own music—preferably with friends—instead of shellin' out good money so that someone else (professional musicians) can have all the fun.
Do-it-yourself entertainment is much the same as do-it-yourself building a house, do-it-yourself growing a garden, do-it-yourself raising of livestock, or do-it-yourself anything else: It's simply more satisfying when you do it with your own two hands than when you pay someone else to do it for you.
There are other benefits to holding down-home jam sessions in your front room or out on the porch too: [1] As I've already mentioned, you'll be saving money, [2] you'll be staying off the highway and the streets, [3] you'll be building up priceless relationships with interesting folks right there in your own neighborhood, and [4] you'll never need to hire a babysitter or otherwise worry about what to do with the children ( sing the youngsters to sleep and then knock yourself out with a few of your favorite tunes).
Hoots Can Happen Anywhere, Any Time, With Anybody
Of course, there's no law which specifically states that you have to wait for your regular evening social get-togethers if you want to have a session of music-makin'. Not if you have a family. Remember: A jam is nothin' but two people (any two people) or more gettin' together for the purpose of committin' music. Any kind of music.
My son and I started singing together when he was only 1 1/2 years old. (He was riding on the back of my bicycle as I pedaled up the mountain road we lived on and he joined in on A Bicycle Built for Two that I was singing as I watched the daisies and other wildflowers we passed wave musically in the breeze.)
Since then, my boy has taken up playing the jug (there's a "rude noises" stage that youngsters go through that makes it especially easy to introduce them to jug playing). He also likes shakers and percussion instruments and—now that he's four—he and his friends are generally thrilled when I set up the drums and then strum something on the guitar for them to drum along with.
(And I'm thrilled when my son comes home from preschool singing a new song that he's learned in just one day. It means that he really likes music and he really liked that tune; it will probably get added to our repertoire of "riding in the car" songs. And if you didn't already know it, there are songs for riding in the car, for walking, hoeing, pedaling, rowing, pushing, pulling, laughing, crying, lying in the shade, and Lord knows what all. There's a song—or several—for most any activity. Use 'em. Make up your own!)
But back to excuses for gatherin' your friends and neighbors together for a little pickin' and grinnin'. You don't really need an excuse. Just do it. And if you do need an excuse the first time or two you wanner throw one of these shindigs, just hang your playin' and singin' onto one end or another—or both!—of a few potluck dinners.
"Bring a dish" suppers are so easy to stew down into a musical jam. In the first place, the cooks in the crowd get to show off their talents too, which guarantees satisfaction on several levels. And, in the second, the conversation at such events usually takes on the valuable aspects of a community newsletter.
Need manure for your garden? Looking for a good used truck? Have you got your eyes peeled for some baby clothes for that little one you're expecting? Or do you have manure, a used truck, or baby clothes that you wanna get rid of? A potluck dinner/musical jam fest is the place for buyers and sellers and swappers of good will to get together and strike their bargains.
The whole idea, in other words, is just gettin' together and enjoyin' each other's company and benefiting from the experience. And nothing draws people together faster or better than a little homegrown music. Get your neighbors together, join them, and share some good times and do-it-yourself music with each other. Heaven on earth already exists if you know how to open your eyes to it!
Bring All Your Instruments
OK. I've got you convinced. You're gonna have a hoedown, a hootenanny, a musical get-together, a jam session, whatever you want to call it at your place or in someone else's home. Here's a little tip: If you want that evening to be a real ripsnorter, take all your instruments to the get-together.
In the first place, it'll make the hoot a whole lot more valuable for you and your musical development. By switching off from one instrument to another as the evening goes on (or, sometimes, during a single song), you'll quickly pick up different points of view about musical arrangement. That is, once you've tried several different parts, you'll find it easier to keep the way they all fit together in mind while you're later playing any one part.
If you usually play lead guitar then, try switching off to washtub bass or a set of bongo drums or the spoons or a mandolin or any one of a dozen other instruments for a few numbers. Who knows? You may uncover a hidden talent. At the very least, you're sure to increase your awareness of the whole sound picture your group is painting.
And here's an illustration of another reason you and everyone else should each bring more than one instrument to your jam sessions: I've seen a few hoots that more or less resembled a congregation of gunfighters at the local saloon, when six or eight people showed up toting a single guitar case and each secretly wondering how she/he might manage to dominate the session— or maybe even just squeeze one favorite song in edgewise during the coming confrontation.
That's why I took up playing the washboard, mandolin, banjolin, bongos, pocket change, and washtub bass. Not only do I find the music at one of our "pickup" sessions more pleasing when a percussion instrument (or anything that has a different tonal range from a guitar) is added to the blend, but I also avoid the feeling of frustration that one gets wondering whether there's really room for yet another guitar in a six-guitar band.
Obviously, problems of competition and redundancy of sound need never arise if everyone who plays at a backyard musical get-together brings along an extra instrument or two or three. And if they do, you'll reap another bonus too: There'll always be something handy for the musicians who drop in unexpectedly—or the folks who've never tried to make music before—to pick up and play. You'll be surprised at the amount of entertainment, satisfaction, and downright fun such unexpected additions can add to your hoedown.
And don't overlook the instruments you've brought without even knowing that you were bringing them. Thinks like change and keys, for instance. Loose change in one pocket and a handful of keys in the other make an ideal instrument that you can "play" and "dance with" at the same time. I don't remember whether I discovered this fact while listening to the radio or as I was watching a bunch of street musicians, but I do know it works. And if you're as compulsive a player of music as I am, that's a good bit of knowledge to have.
Of course, you can even put on a pickup jam session without any "real" instruments at all if you're not too proud to bang on pots, pan lids, jars, or water glasses (you can "tune" the last two, you know, by varying the amount of water you put in 'em). One night a bunch of us held just such a hoot out on the porch after a long, hot summer day. We never did find out what the neighbors thought about the whole affair, but we sure did have a good time! (Remember that the next time you have a get-together and everyone forgets to bring his or her guitar.) On another occasion, when he was faced with the prospect of sitting through an evening-long session without his drums, a friend of mine "manufactured" a whole set of percussion instruments on the spot out of what was left of the dinner dishes, and so astounded everyone at the hoot that it soon became a one-man concert!
The Golden Rule of Jam Sessions
And that's the way it should be. Everyone at a hoot should be encouraged to participate in his or her own way and the texture of such get-togethers should change and ebb and flow as their participants learn new instruments, experiment with different ideas in music, pick up new songs, originate new tunes, and otherwise develop musically.
So hang loose. Make sure that no one person or group of people always dominates the festivities. Give everyone a chance to join in. Sure, it'll probably be up to a few "experienced" players (at least in the beginning) to get the ball rolling. But those "old hands" should go out of their way to pass their instruments around ("Here. YOU play this.") or, at the very least, let others start some of the tunes. Pretty soon the spirit will catch on and everybody at the party will be contributing something. Maybe even writing a whole new song of his or her own!
That's a sign that your hoedown is really cookin' and—if you're one of the better musicians at the fest—that, perhaps, you should start layin' back a little and just holdin' down the rhythm. Or playing fills and breaks. Or adding a harmony vocal. There's no need for you to do whole arrangements on guitar, voice, and harmonica when everyone in the group is joining in. Relax. Enjoy what the others are doin'. There's a real high there for everyone when you all start gettin' tuned in on the same vibrations!
That's How You Learn!
And there's something else in it for you, too, when you don't try to take over the whole show: While you're having all that good, honest, REAL fun, you'll also be increasing your musical awareness and expertise in a number of ways. You'll pick up a new guitar lick here, notice a new way to beat out rhythm on a percussion instrument there, learn the words to a song you didn't know from that individual ... maybe even originate a new melody or tune of your own or with someone else.
Don't let all this information get away from you! Start a notebook of song chords and fingerings and words and other musical knowledge and keep it by your side during each jam session you attend. That way it'll be handy when you want to add something, or someone else wants to copy information from your book for his or her own use, or a real beginner just needs help with the words to a tune at a sing-along.
I find that I've enlarged my repertoire of songs a great deal faster since I've started taking my notebook to sing-alongs. Without the book, I'm liable to forget a new tune almost as soon as I hear it. But if I immediately write the song's words down just once, I can usually remember them afterwards without ever referring to the copy again.
And that's important because new songs—not necessarily new new, just new to you!—are the lifeblood of music. The next time you find yourself losing interest in your music or noting a lack of progress in your abilities, get out to a hoot and add another batch of songs to your repertoire. It's like learning to fly each time you pick up a new tune!
Or any kind of useful information, for that matter. Wanna learn how to play a particular "lick"? If you see someone else do it at a party, don't be afraid to ask how it's done. Likewise if you need to know how to repair an instrument, etc. It's a real thrill to make leaps forward, and those leaps frequently come easy at a musical get-together.
It's exciting, too, to share what you know at such fests. The more you give, the more you get back and jamming, no matter what form it takes, is the most effective way I know of for both teaching and learning what music's all about.
Get together with some other folks and give it a try. After all, music's first name is people ("It's all folk music ... I ain't never heard no hosses singin' it."—Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong). The more individuals you get together with to pick and sing, and the more often you do it, the more you'll learn and the faster you'll become the musician you want to be.


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Seth Meyers Is Up For Hosting Gigs, But Not Yet On 'SNL'
June 4, 2014
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CHICAGO — Seth Meyers broke out a Chicago accent during his monologue on last Thursday's episode of "Late Night with Seth Meyers" when joking about the city's ban on plastic grocery bags. The former Northwestern University and iO alum lengthened his A's during the impersonation ("plaaastic") and stretched out the sides of his mouth for emphasis. Asked about his inspiration for the accent, Meyers credited his writing staff.
"We have a lot of 'SNL' — I'm sorry, we have a lot of 'Late Night' writers who are from the area," said Meyers, sitting in a tuxedo in his Soldier Field suite before performing at Make-A-Wish Illinois' Wish Ball in the stadium's United Club. "They don't have (Chicago accents), but they like to do them. It's the best. You get a taxi driver (with the accent) and it's just the best."
This probably wasn't Meyers' first time mixing up "Saturday Night Live" and "Late Night" and it likely won't be his last. He spent 13 years at "SNL" before taking over "Late Night" from Jimmy Fallon in February. And it probably doesn't help that both shows tape on the same floor in New York's Rockefeller Plaza and are both produced by Lorne Michaels.
"'SNL' is like 'SimCity,'" Meyers said. "It moves really fast. If you're gone for a week, it's almost like a new vocabulary has been born when you weren't there. It's great to go back and see my friends, but it's really funny how quickly you don't know how the heart beats there."
While Meyers performed for a crowd of about 940 guests at Wish Ball, Joel McHale took the podium as the featured entertainer at the White House correspondents' dinner — a position Meyers held for the 2011 edition. Meyers famously zinged President Barack Obama about his inability to capture terrorist Osama bin Laden, unaware at the time, like the rest of us, that U.S. intelligence had located Bin Laden's whereabouts and would raid his compound the day after the event was held.
"I do feel like I'm a part of history. I'll talk about it tonight because it's the three-year anniversary, but it's always nice to think I made the last living Osama bin Laden joke," said Meyers, laughing.
Meyers often seems like he's on the verge of cracking up when speaking. And because it seems genuine, you can't help but laugh yourself. Also contagious: The giddy excitement he showed during our conversation while discussing everything from Kanye West's "The College Dropout" album to Donald Trump's angry tweets about him Friday.
The tweets, obviously, were retaliation for Meyers' many jokes about Trump at the 2011 correspondents' dinner.
"The best — the best," Meyers said of the tweets. "God love him. It would be tacky if every year I reminded people on Twitter of my performance. But I don't have to, because Donald Trump does it for me. He keeps alive the thing you would think he would want to go away. You don't need a degree in psychology to track what happened yesterday. I'm sure somebody rolled the highlights of the correspondents' dinners from years past and he had the TV on and just went to town."
Trump called Meyers "a total loser" and "very awkward and insecure," among other things, on Twitter. According to Time magazine, the 40-year-old Meyers is one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. The talk show host made the Time 100 last month, along with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Pope Francis, Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos and singer Beyonce Knowles.
On Aug. 25, Meyers will host NBC's Emmy Awards broadcast for the first time. He previously hosted ESPN's ESPYs in 2011.
"I like telling jokes in a sort of Master of Ceremony fashion," Meyers said. "The nice thing about the ESPYs and the correspondents' dinner, compared to the Emmys, is nobody really cares who wins the awards at the ESPYs and there are no awards at the correspondents' dinner. The Emmys, I've been in the audience where you're excited when it starts and then you don't win your award and you're in a bad mood no matter how funny the show is. So that's the challenge for anybody who hosts those kinds of awards shows, remembering as the night goes on that there are more and more people disappointed in the audience."
One show Meyers doesn't feel he's quite ready to host is the one that made him famous.
"I would like to put that a little bit farther in the future, mostly because I don't think I'd be very good at it," Meyers said about potentially hosting "SNL." "It would be a thing I wouldn't be able to say no to. Like (Andy) Samberg will be great when he does it for the season finale — that's a no-brainer. It's a some-brainer for me."
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My Darkest Days Deliver Look at Road Life in 'Sick and Twisted Affair' Video
After offering a sneak peek earlier this week, My Darkest Days have delivered the full video for the title track from their 'Sick and Twisted Affair' album.
The group let the cameras roll for an in-depth look at what their life is like during a touring cycle. The black-and-white video takes the viewer from the studio to rehearsals, into the van, onto the stage, out in the crowd, and behind the scenes after the show for a celebratory round of shots before letting some fans join them aboard their bus for drinks.
Of the song itself, Matt Walst recently told us here at Loudwire, "It's kind of about dark love, vampire-y love. It's kind of about an addiction that you can't get away from." Sal Costa added, "Everyone's gone through a relationship like that where you've had someone you're kind of addicted to." Walst says it's like the person makes you feel alive, while Costa adds that they may be poison at the same time.
'Sick and Twisted Affair' follows the smash single 'Casual Sex' from the band's latest album. My Darkest Days' trek continues into the summer as the group are opening dates for Nickelback, Bush and Seether. The next leg begins May 15 in Edmonton.
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With the Fund Drive in full swing, we checked in with past grantees and their constituents about how the generosity of the community has helped them. This week, we hear from Kim Morris of Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels and Barbara Evans of Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church. Meals on Wheels received a $5,500 grant to subsidize hot meals to homebound seniors. Fifty percent of the 41 weekly deliveries they make are in Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy, and Germantown. Last year, they delivered 16,000 meals.
When support comes from afar, it is greatly appreciated. But when it comes from nearby, from those who know you best, who work with you each day, who understand the roots of your mission, and who have walked with you each step of the way – that is when it means the most.
And that is what the Chestnut Hill Community Fund has done for Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels. We are solely dependent upon the generosity of foundations and our community to enable us to carry out our mission to bring nutritious meals to neighbors wishing and sometimes struggling to remain independent despite age, physical, or environmental challenges. As a 2012 recipient of a generous grant from the Fund, offsetting some of our operating expenses, our fundraising burden was significantly impacted allowing us to focus on the delivery of our mission to those needing our services.
It is through the joining of hands of neighbors such as the Chestnut Hill Community Fund and Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels that our community is strengthened, made whole, and comes full circle.
Kim Morris
Chairperson of the Board
Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels
Two plus years ago a small group of concerned people from the community felt the need to help those from our church who were unable to care for themselves. Several of our people had
no support system and we found they were "doing without" especially with their meals due to Medicare cuts.
The Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels Program has cared for one particular family who would not have food each day. The woman is legally blind and her husband is disabled. They have been receiving meals for more than a year because of a grant. The chef considers nutritional needs, and the meals are delicious. As a result, their nutritional status has improved many-fold. This couple praises the chef every day.
Meals on Wheels provides more than good food to our seniors. The volunteers spend happy, valuable time with the recipients. They become friends and deliver good cheer and good food. The couple that I visit waits for the volunteers each day. More of our seniors deserve this service. The result of good nutrition is a miracle. We cannot feed the whole world but we can feed those in our community whose lives depend on those who care for them. The Meals on Wheels program staff follows up with the seniors or contact persons to see that their needs are being met and that their good health is ongoing.
Barbara Evans
At-Home Ministry
Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church
To make a donation to the Chestnut Hill Community Fund, visit www.chestnuthill.org or Town Hall at 8434 Germantown Avenue.


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At the "Draft Day" special movie screening at Big Newport Thursday night, the film's stars Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner did not show.
But that was OK, there were plenty of other stars, and some who did not have a role in the movie. You could call them heroes, for sure. They would be Cleveland Browns defensive back Joe Haden and his younger brother, Jacob Haden.
Joe Haden, a Pro Bowler in 2013, attended the event to support the Special Olympics. Jacob, 20, grew up with as a special-needs child and does not have the ability to communicate verbally. He competes in Special Olympics, the primary charity for Thursday night's event, as the Foundation for the Undefeated put together the "Draft Day," screening. Foundation for the Undefeated, the nonprofit based in Newport Beach, is the new home of Irrevelant Week.
Joe Haden smiles when he talks about his brother. He says Jacob competes in basketball, track and bocci.
Joe Haden is the oldest of five Haden boys, four of which played NCAA Division I football.
"At every game he was our biggest cheerleader," Joe Haden said of Jacob. "He's always happy, always having a good time. We go and support him at his Special Olympic games. He's wearing his gold medals. All my [friends] love him."
Joe Haden is entering his fifth season with the Browns, who have a record of 18-46 in Haden's four seasons. There have been a lot of rough days for Joe Haden, but he has always had a different perspective because of his experiences from growing up with Jacob.
"It makes me look in the mirror," Joe Haden said. "If I'm having a bad day, my little brother Jacob is waking up smiling, just running around having a ball. I'm like, seriously, what am I really worried about right now?"
Joe Haden said he attended the event because he wanted to help in any way he could.
On the football field, Joe Haden is also a star. Fantasy football geeks like me know better not to start their primary receiver when they are matched up against him.
I asked him who he thinks is the best defensive back in the league. It's easy to see, he has plenty of confidence.
"I'd say myself," Joe Haden said. "I like me."
He also said he has respect for the Patriots' Darrelle Revis, the Cardinals' Patrick Peterson, the Dolphins' Brent Grimes, and "of course," Richard Sherman of the Seahawks.
"You never really see how many peoople talk trash in the league," Joe Haden said. "[Sherman is] doing it, but he's backing it up. I got mad respect for the dude. That's not my game. That's not how I do it. The weight of the world is already on your shoulders being a corner. And, to put more pressure on yourself? But he's backing it up. More power to him."
Joe Haden said the best receiver in the game is Calvin Johnson of the Lions, and also listed his teammate Josh Gordon, as well as A.J. Green of the Bengals and the Steelers' Antonio Brown, as top-flight pass catchers.
•I watched "Draft Day" with great expectations, as I am a big football fan and I enjoy Ivan Reitman films. He's the director. He also produced one of my favorite films, "Private Parts," the movie about Howard Stern.
Draft Day did not disappoint. It was very entertaining. NFL fans will definitely enjoy it.
I had only two gripes: I wanted more scenes with Garner in them. Also, some parts of the movie were a bit unrealistic.
•I do not want to give away too much of the movie, which will hit theaters Friday, but I saw Patrick St. Esprit's character of Tim Michaels as a guy who really loves pancakes.
"I had to really eat those things," said St. Esprit, who watched the movie for the first time and attended the after-party at the Newport Beach Civic Center. "Right before the shot, Ivan would say, 'More syrup!' I was actually getting sick with all the syrup. I told the prop guy to stop putting it on and leave the syrup next to me and I'll put it on when he knows he really wants it. That was fun."


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The European SME Week is a pan-European campaign that aims to promote entrepreneurship in Europe. It helps existing entrepreneurs find information on available support and tries to encourage more people to set up their own businesses. Coordinated by the European Commission, this campaign consists of events throughout the whole year. The main event of the European SME Week is organised every autumn together with the SME Assembly and the European Enterprise Promotion Awards Ceremony.
The European SME Week gives a chance to organisations providing business support services to promote them to entrepreneurs in Europe. Organisations can benefit from the branding and the promotion of their events through a central website located on the Europa website.
Events will be held across the 37 participating countries with a majority of European and international events taking place in Brussels.
The main event takes place together with the SME Assembly and the European Enterprise Promotion Awards Ceremony.
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It's 60 and counting for Chaz Bono.
The transgender only child of singer Cher and Sonny Bono showed up at the GLAAD Media Awards this past weekend a fraction of his former self.
People magazine has been chronicling the former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant's weight loss closely, and two months after announcing that he was down 43 pounds, he now tells the mag that he's down another 17, well past the 50-pound weight-loss goal he set for himself back in November.
"I've just changed the way I eat," he told People. "Diets don't work. You just have to change what you eat, and I have."
He attributes his nutritional changes to the delivered-meal plan Freshology.
"I really avoid grains and starches, so meats and vegetables and fruits are my diet. I make them all different ways to keep it interesting," he continued.
Bono, who in 2012 received GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award and also won for Outstanding Documentary, spoke with reporters on the red carpet last weekend about why he continues to advocate for marriage equality.
"I mean, I think the goal always has to be equality in all aspects under the law," he told the Associated Press. "You're never going to eradicate discrimination. We see that with other minorities. Racism is still, unfortunately, alive and well. But equal protection under the law makes a huge difference. So, I think, for me, that is the goal, that is the thing to strive for."


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Available for developers, the new beta is designed to resolve a flaw that allows someone to bypass the lock screen.
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Apple has released a new beta of iOS 6.1.3 for developers.
Dubbed iOS 6.1.3 beta 2, the update is supposed to fix a hole that can let someone gain access to your iPhone by sneaking past the lock screen. Through a small series of steps, including making an emergency call, a person could bypass the passcode in order to make phone calls, listen to voice mail, and check contact photos.
Apple acknowledged the bug last week. promised to squash it in a future iOS release. iOS 6.1.3 will fix that problem, the company said, according to 9to5Mac.
The new beta also offers some enhancements to the Maps app for Japan.
Apple has been on a roll lately with iOS updates to resolve various flaws.
The company released iOS 6.1.1 early last week, an update targeted only to the iPhone 4S to patch up an issue with cellular performance. On Tuesday, iOS 6.1.2 rolled out for all iOS devices with a fix for an Exchange calendar bug that caused the battery to drain.
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Look who's two today!
Kevin Harvick became a father two years ago, a day after his wife flew home unexpectedly from Daytona International Speedway. Keelan Paul Harvick was born that Sunday in North Carolina. He is the first child for Kevin and DeLana Harvick.
"Waiting on Keelan was the longest nine months of my entire life," Kevin Harvick said at the time in a statement. "But time literally stood still when I held our baby for the first time. I've accomplished a lot in my life that I'm proud of, but those moments don't hold a candle to becoming a father and seeing that little face looking up at you. "DeLana and I are just amazed by how special and rewarding this is."
DeLana Harvick had been in Daytona leading into that Saturday night's race, but returned to North Carolina for precautionary reasons. Harvick had Kenny Wallace on standby during the race in case he needed to get home. Harvick completed the race, but finished 23rd because he was involved in a late accident.


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CNN reports "A father calls to have his son's attack to be treated as a hate crime. CNN's Mary Snow reports. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown will not call this a hate crime, because the victim is "White"! What a crock of shit... If it has been a black boy beat up by white boys for dating a white girl, all of Buffalo (black people) would be outraged. Race should not matter in a case like this. It was a white boy beat up because he was dating a black girl. '
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Disruption isn't always obvious. In fact, it can sometimes fly under the radar for years, establishing a solid base before upending the ways certain industries do business.
That's understandable, given the changing business models many startups go through. But just because a business isn't on the tip of everyone's tongue doesn't mean it's not primed to change the way things are done.
Not every company that's about to shake up (or is in the process of shaking up) its respective industry is a household name just yet, but here are 10 we think you could be very familiar with in the near future.


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Cisco Systems posted higher revenue and profit in its fiscal first quarter despite weak orders in Europe, as results in the U.S. were strong, the networking company reported on Tuesday.
Revenue hit US$11.9 billion in the quarter, up 6 percent from a year earlier, the company said. Net income rose by almost 18 percent to $2.1 billion, with earnings per share of $0.39. Chairman and CEO John Chambers attributed the company's profit in part to strong cost containment. Cisco's fiscal first quarter ended Oct. 27.
The trends toward mobile and cloud computing are helping Cisco, Chambers said on a conference call with financial analysts.
"The network has never played a more central role," Chambers said.
Not counting certain one-time items, earnings per share was $0.48. That beat analysts' consensus estimate of $0.46 per share according to a poll by Thomson Reuters. Analysts had expected $11.8 billion in revenue, an estimate Cisco also slightly exceeded.
For the current quarter, Cisco expects revenue to grow between 3.5 percent and 5.5 percent.
"We believe the U.S. must lead the global economic recovery," Chambers said. He believes European economies will remain weak and growth in developing countries will not suffice to bring the world economy back.
Cisco continues to make gains as an overall data center vendor, with its Unified Computing server platforms now driving sales of networking gear, Chambers said.
But the company is now working to turn around its collaboration business, Chambers said. That group has recently undergone leadership changes and earlier this year discontinued the company's Cius tablet. Collaboration sales in the quarter were down, especially in its Telepresence high-end videoconferencing unit. While the economy influenced those results, Chambers said there is more work to be done.
"We need to do a better job in collaboration," Chambers said. Cisco is working to more closely integrate its products, including unified communications, Telepresence and the Webex Web conferencing service, under a single call management system. Making the products easier to use is key, he said.
"We are all over this, but we anticipate it being a tough battle," Chambers said.
Stephen Lawson covers mobile, storage and networking technologies for The IDG News Service. Follow Stephen on Twitter at @sdlawsonmedia. Stephen's e-mail address is [email protected]


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And if you have any other nests in your garden, we want to know about those too! The Blackbird nest in your privet hedge and the Collared Dove nest on your satellite dish can both be monitored for Nest Box Challenge.
Last year, over 4,000 boxes were monitored in 1,500 gardens across the UK--join the nest monitoring community by registering today!
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Hartsville, S. C. – The Coker volleyball team lost in straight sets to Lees-McRae Friday night in Conference Carolinas volleyball. The Bobcats defeated the Lady Cobras 3-0 with scores of 25-11, 25-15 and 25-15. The win improves Lees-McRae to 7-3 overall and 3-0 in the conference, while Coker falls to 1-11 overall and 0-3 in the conference.
Leading the attack for the Cobras was Cynallyhia Indriago (Columbia, S.C.) with 10 kills and seven digs, followed by Paige Murray (Kitty Hawk, N.C.) with six kills and five digs. Abby Frame (Sylvania, Ohio) had 22 assists and eight digs, while Trisha Moore (Rock Hill, S.C.) also had eight digs.
For the Bobcats, Megan Epperson (St. john, Ind.) had eight kills, 10 digs and two aces, with Taylor Clendenin (Statesville, N.C.) getting eight kills and three total blocks. Luana Rocha (Brazil) had a match high 13 digs and Justine Congdon (Mason, Ohio) and Whitney Justice (Connelly Springs, N.C.) each had six kills.
The Lady Cobras return to the court at Timberlake-Lawton Gymnasium on Saturday when they host Belmont Abbey College at 2:00 p.m., followed by a match against Brevard College at 4:00 p.m.


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I am re-insulating my 1.5 story attic space. All of the closed cell spray foam contractors I have talked to say that the best way to do it is to spray the foam against the roof decking and create a perfect seal. They say that it is not practical to try and ventilate an old 1.5 story, 2x4 built roof with no eaves to speak of. It just doesn't work, so it is better to seal it all up tight.
The city on the other hand, says that NO HOT ROOFS ARE ALLOWED, claiming it is state code, despite the fact that all neighboring cities allow them.
What should I do? Keep fighting the city? Is there another workaround to this?
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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University, in conjunction with The Ink Well in Allegany, is offering two sessions of a four-day summer art camp for children ages 7 to 11.
Hidden Treasures Summer Art Camp, now in its third year, will offer a first session from Aug. 4 through 7 and a second session from Aug. 11 through 14.
Both Monday-through-Thursday camps run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Mornings will be spent in and around the Quick Center on the St. Bonaventure campus, with afternoon activities taking place at The Ink Well.
Campers will walk from the campus to The Ink Well each day, stopping on the Allegheny River Valley Trail to enjoy their own bagged lunch. On Thursday, the camp's last day, campers will be treated to a pizza party at the Ink Well.
This year's Hidden Treasures Summer Art Camp includes exhibitions and activities aimed at helping campers make a "splash" in the art world. This splash involves introducing campers to new artists or unknown treasures in their own backyards, encouraging campers to express their creativity through different art styles and techniques, and involving them in a number of fun outdoor summer activities.
"We are very excited for this year's camp. We actually start looking at projects and gathering ideas in January," said Ink Well owner Melissa Meyers. "Teaching the kids to do the art projects is quite an adventure every year. We do a lot of messy projects with paint and this year will be no exception, so all campers are encouraged to wear old clothes. Campers do not need to already have artistic skills, as we teach everything from how to hold and use a paintbrush to color mixing, building and drawing."
In the mornings, campers will learn about different styles and methods of modern art paintings on exhibition at the Quick Center. They will learn a new language through figures and symbols, go on a comic adventure, learn how to make everyday objects into masterpieces, and go behind the scenes at the Quick Center art galleries.
Afternoon art projects will have campers creating their own 2D and 3D work based on the works of modern and contemporary artists viewed at the Quick Center. Campers will also experience the broad range of what it means to be an "artist," with an introduction this year to edible art.
All materials are included with the camp registration fee. The only things children need to bring with them, other than their lunch, are a good attitude and their imagination, said Meyers.
Campers should come prepared for activities outside and dress for each day's weather forecast. While they will not be taken outdoors in a thunderstorm, they may venture out in a light rain or in cool weather.
Parents will drop off their children at the Quick Center in the morning at 9 a.m. and pick them up at The Ink Well at 4 p.m. If weather conditions make a walk ill-advised, campers will remain at the Quick Center throughout the day.
The cost for the Hidden Treasures summer camp is $159. Scholarships are available through the Quick Center for qualifying residents. Contact the Quick Center at (716) 375-2494 or email@example.com for more information.
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text: Kilian CAVALOTTI wrote: > On Wednesday 01 April 2009 17:48:56 you wrote: >> A point I >> didn't make in my blog post on this stuff is that the academic side, >> while a nice market to play in, isn't terribly profitable. You have to >> give "killer" discounts to play in many cases. Which in the case of a >> low margin commodity business, is, in a real sense, a killer. > > But aren't those killer discounts paid back in image building and > advertisement savings? It would make sense for companies to invest in some Not always ... or even frequently. Most university folks can't (as part of their employment) explicitly endorse a product or brand ... so we couldn't get "Joe Schmoe from University X" to say how wonderful our systems are. Aside from that, there are the ethical problems with buying endorsements ... > academic partnerships/projects, to make the buzz, and build up an image of > performance, reliability and trust. Something along the lines of: "see, this These are two different things, and I agree with the latter. We work on lots of partnerships/projects ... lots of bidirectional stuff. This benefits everyone. Not from advertising per-se, but from continuous exposure to problems of current research interest, at the hands on level. This helps us focus our thoughts, our offerings on what researchers need, by getting us to speak and work with researchers. But this has nothing to do with discounts. > prestigious university/institution is using that company's product line, and > they must know what they're talking about, so I should do it too." ... this doesn't usually work so well. Argument by authority often fails in these circles :) More to the point, every customer is quite different in needs, and often need specialized things. > That seems to me like a short-term profitability loss, but a long-term gain > since it could drive more sales. Well, the (somewhat flippant) point I'll make about this is that it is hard to pay rent, staff, and suppliers in good-will, visibility, and reputation. All of them want cold hard cash. So if you buy all your business ... that is, you pay your customer to take your hardware/software/services by charging them less than it costs you, you are losing money in net in this process. For some companies, losing money on each and every sale is the norm. They just don't last very long. Like SGI. Until our landlords and suppliers take reputation as a basis for compensation, we still need to collect actual money. More to the point, if every University requests/demands a discount, how is offering it to one and taking a loss on the product/offering going to help you make money to keep the lights on, pay people, ... when all of them ask for the same thing? Sadly, it won't. What I am suggesting is, that if you like your suppliers, you might want to consider keeping them in business. Which means not requiring huge discounts as incentives to buy. A way to do this is to pre-define your budget to them, and tell them you want to maximize your value in this budget. Value is not simply the inverse of price (though many university purchasing agents would like to believe this and only this). Value it fit to mission, capability to pursue other missions, etc. It is many things. If you give the vendors a fixed number and say "do the best you can do in this number", most will do their best, and still be able to pay rent if you buy from them. Conversely, if you don't have a fixed number in mind, select (and pay) a small HPC shop to help you with design and config. This will help set budgetary expectations. And you can then run the aforementioned process. It is of no value to universities and companies if the latter are driven out of business because they can no longer afford to service the markets of the former. > > Cheers, -- Joseph Landman, Ph.D Founder and CEO Scalable Informatics LLC, email: landman at scalableinformatics.com web : http://www.scalableinformatics.com http://jackrabbit.scalableinformatics.com phone: +1 734 786 8423 x121 fax : +1 866 888 3112 cell : +1 734 612 4615


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DigitalShui needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 98 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
This logo is for a coaching and training organization called Shanghai NLP. Shanghai is the City and NLP stands for Neuro (brain) Linguistic (language) Programming (habits and patterns).
Logo should say
Shanghai NLP
Logo should simply say:
Shanghai NLP - (you can join the words in any font case; I'll leave this up to you)
What I like:
I like a modern, clean font.
I like this color combo but I'm not totally fixed on it either so if there is something else you would like to offer then I am open to that.
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Blue: Pantone 653 EC
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Brains (like a brain out of a skull)
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About those swords, action figures, coins and engravings
Various collectors' items are part of our special editions. We are making an authentic medieval game, though, and we are loath to give our fans usual cheap trinkets. Know then, that everything you are going to get, are unique, bespoke crafted items, far cry from plastic tchotchke.
It may have something to do with the fact that Dan studied at School of applied arts in Turnov among engravers, smiths and goldsmiths, he doesn't settle for less and knows a lot of craftsmen that can help us.
Swords are perhaps the most attractive reward. Fantastic looking swords covered from grip to tip by Celtic knots, glass gems and entwined dragons are available almost anywhere for few bucks. Such a worthless trinket will of course break when a zombie apocalypse comes and you try to use it to decapitate an undead one.
Our swords are real, made for fencing, with forged blades, you can take them to battle. Of course, these are replicas of real swords, no phantasmagoria from a kids movie. The blade will be decorated by etching or engraving and pommel with a pattern.
As we are going to need really lot of swords, they are probably going to be produced in more workshops. At the bottom, you can watch the video where Dan visits some of them to see their manufacturing process. In this case it's Dan's former fellow student Ondřej Piskáček and one of the biggest armories in Europe – Kovex Ars.
Action Figure
We briefly entertained a possibility of making plastic figures in China, but then we thought better of it. Europe has a tradition of tin soldiers and so we were looking for someone to produce a beautiful, detailed, metal, four inch figure of a knight. And we found as you can see. (The images demonstrate quality of craftsmanship, the actual figure will be that of an in-game character.)
We can give you a poster (actually, we do). But for higher tiers we wanted something special – an original, limited series print from one of the best engravers in our country and Dan's friend, Jindra (Henry) Faktor.
Originally we were thinking about a copper engraving (and that's what the rewards say), but then we realized copper engravings only became widespread in the second half of 15th century. Jindra suggested woodcut and you can get ready for an exceptional artistic work, numbered and signed on luxury, hand-made paper. The pictures show some of Jindra's work and an original print of a fifteenth century woodblock.
Our coin is not going to be a thin penny-press elongateds. One of our best engravers, Dan's buddy and former classmate, Martin Reichard, who creates gold and silver designs for the best mints, will create a top notch collectible 30x2mm coin with a game motif. Look at his older designs (works for the Prague Mint) and see for yourself.
And now the video from the visit to the forge:
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twincast ~ Mangy WoOS-DOoD MageSuperbackeron
Mind, what I'd really want in my life in regards to real weaponry is what I'd consider a complete set of four Japanese blades especially forged for me using the most advanced technologies and highest quality craftsmanship available, but I'd love to top off that hypothetical collection with an authentically medieval-style European sword or two, and those specimens do look sweet indeed. Sadly, I can't afford backing a game that high nor buying such separately.
Anders T.NSuperbackeron
Wow. I wish I had more money to spend
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Awesome swords! And awesome t-shirt! Dark Throne FTW
Hector Maclean on
In the UK the media views gaming still as a kids activity. The tabloids would go crazy over a story of swords potentially being sent to gamers. But, as this is not COD maybe it will slip under their radar.
Andy Linea of Sin - DOoD on
Regarding swords: I don't know how law handles swords in different lands, but in Hungary for example folks only need license for fire-arm. I didn't have to get license for my bow, swords are no problem as well.
But please check local law before shipping the swords AND it would be better no to sharp them. For decoration not needed, if someone wants to fetch, will find a way to prepare.
Libor Picmaus on
I want sword :D
Shub Niggurath aka Cerberus on
Nice update as always, guys.
And Dan very good taste in music.
Darkthrone ftw! :D
Kate Wendt on
Pretty damn nice!
Richard Jordan on
I would dearly love to get the hand and a half sword but like others can't afford any of the sword tiers. I have a Johann Schmidberger sword; a second to mount crossed with a shield would be a perfect display. And who knows about the apocalypse... ;)
But you have convinced me to move up a tier just to help support the whole endeavor.
JuhoL - Virtuous Cossack Captain - WoOS on
@Hector Maclean The only unusual thing about these swords is that they are attached to a game (though even then it's not unheard off, as you pointed out). I have replica Scottish Broadsword hanging on my wall, but if I wanted a proper one, it wouldn't take much of a google search to find shops to buy such an item, or crafted Katana's with an authenticity certificate. Man have I drooled after one of those.... :D
Patrick on
For those still considering: another reason to want one of these swords over a cheaper replica is the nice full tang you can see being hammered out near the end of the video. While I imagine not many would actually be hitting things with these expensive items (though nice to know you could), many replica's wouldn't even hold up to light swinging around (and you know you want to!) and could send the blade flying straight out of the hilt!
Salegan on
@Hector Maclean These are most certainly real weapons made for killing people, but I don´t get why is it so suprising? :) All the forges and their swords you can see in the pics and video are made just for the basic level of demand for real swords people do buy, it´s nothing unusual to own one.
Hector Maclean on
Real swords are you kidding? Don't you think the media might go a bit crazy over that. I remember huge outcry over a special edition hatchet for COD.
Maybe I am misunderstanding here. Are you really giving out weapons?
JuhoL - Virtuous Cossack Captain - WoOS on
I have to confess, I don't dare open that video, at least yet. Because I know that if I do, I will end up trying to think up ways to get one, and I'm already as high as I can go... -_-' Looking forward to the figurine (no, bad, you can't paint it! (bad habit from being a 40k player for more then a decade, I paint every mini I get my hands on...)) and the coin though, and I agree with Patrick, the regard for authenticity is highly appreciated. :)
Patrick on
Awesome, I really appreciate you guys' regard for authenticity!
I tried looking this up earlier, but can someone perhaps educate me on the coins? Were brass coins used as currency in the period? I also noticed references to medieval brass and copper 'counters' on my search, are that some kind of tokens or game pieces (which would make sense in combination with the dice)?
SebastianVW on
@MF According to the "Tiers and Rewards" description at the bottom of the front page, the box will be metal.
TJ Bretzer on
So will there not be any more reward tier at £600 to get the sword? Haha
Pavel Stangel on
Now I really wish I had more money available so I could get that sword. Looks great, and you never know when that zombie apocalypse happens :)
Giovanni Gelio on
Finger slippes. I was saying that I'm using a Kovex right now, and it's a good choice.
Giovanni Gelio on
I do use a Kovex! Good chiic
SebastianVW on
Erm, have to say, that's not an action figure, it's a figurine. Action figures typically have points of articulation that let you move them around, put them in poses, fight other toys, etc; hence the "action" part.
John Bernhardt on
I really like how you guys don't do things half assed!
Justin Veverka on
well done! if only the other companies put as much thought and elbow grease into their CE's. can't wait to play your game!
Uncontested on
While I am pleased with almost everything... I don't know if I'm happy about "wood engraved" as opposed to the promised copper. I will be frank, I don't know anything about wood engravings.. but everyone knows the quality of copper ones.. I for one am willing to sacrifice a bit of 'authenticity' to keep the copper engrave print and peace of mind. I love the tin figure, sword and coin though!


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