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The program for this evening will include the following selections:
Helen Hoffman, Bertil Anderson
Two Pianos
FANTASIE Damarest
JESU, JOY OF MAN. 'S DESIRING J. S. Bach - Hess
MELODIE Gluck - Luboshutz
MINUTE WALTZ Chopin
TROIS ECOSSAISES Chopin
MALAGUANA Lecuona
FOURTH SONATA IN E MINOR J. S. Bach - Babin
Adora Norlander
THANKS BE TO THEE Handel
COME TO HIM ( The Messiah) Handel
I WAS THE TREE (Spiritual) O'Hara
BLESS THIS HOUSE Brahe
0 LORD MOST HOLY (Panis Angelicus) Franck
THE HOLY CITY Adams
Bertil Anderson
JESUS IS MY JOY, MY ALL J. S. Bach
SONATA IN C MINOR, Op. 56 Guilmant
"Study to show thy-self
approved unto
God..." II Tim. 2:15
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Vol. XXVIII—No. 7
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota Friday, January 14, 1949
Senior Class Sponsors Concert Tonight
All-Freshman Library Floors
OutingPlanned Are Being Laid
Chapel Address
System Installed
Adora Norlander, Bert Anderson,
Helen Hoffman Featured Artists
The first all-freshman social
event of the school year will be
held next Friday afternoon and
evening, January 21st, it has been
announced by the freshman social
Between 3 and 5 p.m. next Fri-day,
the committee has planned
for class participation in outdoor
winter sports and games at Como
Park. The committee requests that
all planning to attend would meet
in a group at the girls dormitory
at 3 p.m. No charge will be made
for this event.
In the evening of the same day,
beginning at 7:30, the freshmen
will meet in the College Chapel for
a program which will be presented
by several of the class members.
An educational movie will then be
shown, after which the class will
gather in the dinning hall to play
a few selected games and for re-freshments.
A charge of fifty cents
will be made to each in attendance
at the evening program, the com-mittee
Tickets for the event are being
sold by the members of the com-mittee:
Danny Bloom, Gordon
Carlson, Gene Tupper, Hazel
Swartz, Kristen Linder, Jim Young,
and Roger Hedberg.
Bethel Gives
Yule Baskets
Five families in St. Paul were
made a lot happier during the
holidays when baskets of food
were delivered in time for Christ-mas
dinner. The Religious Council
sponsored this project and the
funds were supplied by the Bethel
College faculty members and stud-ents.
Along with the food, the
baskets were packed with tracts
and copies of the "Secret Place."
Young people from Calvary Bap-tist
church wrapped gifts for the
children of these families.
Mrs. Bob Hamlet supervised the
buying of the articles of food, and
Rev. Harold Carlson directed the
delivery of the "Christmas pack-ages."
For forty-one years Christmas
Seal money has been used to
keep a campaign going to win
freedom from TB. Today we are
reaping the benefits of this
campaign started in 1907.
This year, as in other years,
we have again had the oppor-tunity
to give of our means to
this cause. It has been reported
that Bethel students responded
with an offering of a total of
$60 in the recent Christmas
Seal Drive.
While the floors of the library
building are being laid by con-struction
workers, Bethel's library
staff anticipates housing 24,000
books there before the school year
Two listening rooms, for record
playing, and conference rooms will
be 'built above the main floor of
the structure. The main floor will
contain a room for reserve books,
a work room, the library office and
the library proper. The stack room
will be centrally located in the
Seminary and college staffs will
unite in library supervision, but
Seminary books will be segregated
for convenience. The new library
will make possible attractive book
displays that cannot be ,arranged
for in the present library.
Storage Room
Completion Near
The newly finished vegetable
storage room has gone into use
this week by the cafeteria to store
fresh fruits and vegetables. Mr.
Hugo Bersell supervised the con-struction
of this addition to the
Others who assisted in the build-ing
of it were Cliff Anderson and
Warren Withrow. Mr. E. G. Nor-strom
did the electrical work
which was connected with the con-struction.
The room, adjacent to
the dishwashing room, is of cement
block and completely ventilated,
has a capacity of 1,848 cubic feet.
"This new storage room will
permit a larger variety of fresh
foods to be served in the cafeteria
and after the cost of the storage
room is made, will also lower the
cost of the food sold in the cafe-teria,"
according to Harold
Christenson, dining hall supervisor,
"by permitting the purchasing of
larger quantities of foods."
Faculty Enjoys
Christmas Party
School staff and faculty mem-bers
with their wives attended a
Smorgasbord Christmas party Wed-nesday,
December --29th at the
Bethel School Dining Hall. The
dining hall was appropiately and
beautifully decorated for this
Christmas event by Mrs. Lundberg.
After the Smorgasbord dinner a
time for fellowship followed in the
lounge while Mr. Bloom and Jean
Lindblom prepared for games in
the dining hall.
A sound mirror recording was
made quite successfully recording
conversations and events unsuspec-ted
by the participants. Following
the game period there was a time
of singing and Christmas recita-tions
given by the children.
The public address system which
was installed Nov. 1 by Wally
Peterson and Len Anderson is now
being used daily for chapel pro-grams.
The new microphone which
was installed during Christmas
vacation has made this possible.
The need for amplification of the
programs in the rear and side
room of the chapel was the cause
of the three speakers being in-stalled,
two in the chapel and one
in room 105.
Ihduhapi Host
To Sophs 21-23
Rev. Leonard Carroll, pastor of
the" Immanuel Baptist Church in
St. Paul, and instructor at Minne-haha
Academy will be the speaker
at the Sophomore Retreat, to be
held next week-end at Camp Ihdu-hapi.
The fee, for this outing is $7.50
for those who are not members of
the boarding club, and $5.25 plus
$2.50 in meal tickest for boarding
club members.
Reservations can be placed with
Hazel Bondeson, Wilbur Madsen,
or Sally Tierney.
Winter sports of all kinds will
fill the daytime program, Inside
sports will constitue the evening
The purpose of the Retreat is to
give the sophomores a time of
physical enjoyment, mental relaxa-tion,
and spiritual edification.
Bergman Returns
To Duties Jan. 26
Prof. Theodore Bergman is sche-duled
to return to his teaching
duties at Bethel Jan. 26. Those
students who intend to take work
from him are requested to make
arrangements in the Dean's office.
He has been on an extended tour
of Europe for the past several
months under the auspices of
Youth For Christ.
Tonight the senior class has the
pleasure of presenting Miss Adora
Norlander, Miss Helen Hoffman
and Mr. Bertil Anderson in a con-cert
of sacred and classical music.
Students, members of the faculty
and staff, and friends of the school
are urged to attend an outstanding
musical presentation at eight
o'clock in the college chapel.
Miss Norlander, talented soprano
soloist, has used her gift of song
to glorify Christ in Youth for
Missionary Meet
Is Held at the
Illini Campus
Karl Lachler, Bethel delegate.
reports, "We htd a great time at
the 'Convention for Missionary
Conquest' in Urbana. It was a time
of constant feasting on Spiritual
truths and facts. It was a time of
heart searching and prayer for
many. Yes, it was 'forty days' on
the mountain top in the presence
of the Lord."
The University of Illinois was
host to the convention. The dele-gates
were housed in the dormitor-ies
which were quite comfortable.
Three good "squares" were eaten
daily in the new and stately Union
Building. The delegates fellowship-ped
with students from all over the
world—including Japan, India and
The highlight of the Conven-tion
was the consecration ser-vice.
Many students signified in
a sincere and quiet manner that
God had called them into foreign
missionary service.
Throughout the whole Conven-tion
the presence and power of the
Holy Spirit prevailed.
With real Spirit-filled Christians
on the 263 campuses that were re-presented
at the Convention, no-thing
less than a real Holy Ghost
Revival can be expected among the
student population of our land.
Ch rist work and in many of our
churches and other organizations.
It is certain that those who have
heard her will not wish to miss
this opportunity of again hearing
songs of praise from the heart of
one who knows and serves our
Miss Hoffman and Mr. Anderson
are both graduates of Bethel junior
college. Dui ing their two years in
the college, students thrilled to
their playing as chapel ' pianists
and as accompanists for the Girls'
and Male choruses respectively.
Miss Hoffman has in previous
years served as pianist for First
Covenant church in Minneapolis.
Before coming to Bethel Mr.
Anderson was organist for the
Roseland Temple Baptist church in
Chicago, where he received much
of his training at the Chicago
Music college. At the present time
he is substituting for Mr. Theodore
Bergman, under whom he studied
piano and organ while at Bethel,
as organist of First Baptist church
in Minneapolis. Both of these
talented artists are now studying
at MacPhail School of Music in
Minneapolis where Mr. Anderson
has instructorship in piano.
Founder's Week
Plans Progress
The annual Founder's Week will
be held February 14 - 18 with the
day sessions being held in the
College chapel and the evening
sessions being held at the Elim
Baptist Church in Minneapolis.
The week is set aside for a con-clave
of pastors and students from
over the country and is in memory
of Dr. John Alexis Edgren, founder
of Bethel.
Speakers for the events in-clude
Dr. Byus, southern preach-er
well-loved by Bethel students,
President W. W. Adams of Cen-tral
Seminary, Kansas City, and
Bernard Ramm of the Bible In-stitute
of Los Angeles and work-ing
on his doctorate at U.C.L.A.
Other speakers will include Dr.
Paul Rees, Dr. Earl Pierce, Dr. W.
F. Widen, together with members
of the. Bethel faculty.
Music will be provided by var-ious
individuals and groups on the
campus, including the Male Chorus,
the Mixed Chorus, and the Male
The annual banquet will be held
on Friday night, Feb. 18, at the
Elim Baptist Church with Virgil
Olson as the speaker.
ea./3.s edeadaii
Jan. 14—B.W.A.
Senior Class Concert
Jan. 15—Basketball, Austin, Ham-line
Jan. 18—Alexis
Jan. 21—Freshman Class Social
Jan. 21 - 23—Sophomore Retreat,
Camp, Ihduhapi
Jan. 25—Spanish Club
A professor is a man whose job
it is to tell students how to solve
the problems of life which he him-self
has tried to avoid by becoming
a professor.
Teacher: "Why should we try to
prevent war?"
Student: "It makes so much his-tory."
Ray: "My dog is quite extraordin-ary."
Earl: "Why, what can he do?"
Ray: "I asked him, "What is two
minus two?' and he said nothing!
ita° r
I like it here at Bethel. That's
why I came back. Of course those
few strenuous vacation days were
different. Yet I'm glad to be on
campus once more relaxing "with
the books."
It puzzles me how we had an
extra day (Monday) stapled on the
holidays for transportation back.
But it turned out in this case we
needed it as we came "slipping in
Transportation Day is an inven-tion
of last spring vacation. The
extra time for travel—on Mondays
—always promises a more comfor-table
day at home on Sunday. I
like it and hope the tradition per-sists.
Pathways to School is a small
volume which will include a chap-ter
on New Doors of Bethel. How
coincidental and even sentimental
this tangible greeting to welcome
us in Old Main. Three simple
words bear the challenge: "New
Year," "new doors," "students with
reworked resolutions."
The suggestion came as some of
the tribe wriggled through can-vassed
framework covering the
doorways, emerging in the great
out-of-doors, "Here come the Beth-el
Indians form their tepee."
Lads join the Lassies in voicing
to Lords and Ladies: "If you do
your part, and I (we-) do mine
(ours) ; we'll get along in '49!"
"We should be a bit more con•
cerned that we in this country
should not totally escape the suf-fering
and hardships of our breth-ren;
we thereby also would lose
the blessing."
"We are called to a challenge
to walk worthy of him who called
us. We are called to be a testi-mony
in a- lost and dying world.
We need to yield ourselves to the
calling of the Holy Spirit. Gal.
5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, long suffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith.""
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Morrie's Glories
by Morrie Engstrom
Elsewhere in The Clarion this week you will read about the trip out
east that brought many Bethel students home for Christmas vacation.
It is an incomplete article, bringing only a part of the eventful excurS-ion.
On the spot reporters have given me the complete story. The
heroine is actually the writer of the above mentioned column.
The name is no longer "Crazie Hazie." The official title is • now,
"Tant Hazie. - The trip east proved profitable to 'Tant Hazie" in that
it brought her initial experience in caring for a little baby. "Kutchie,"
a six weeks old baby traveling on the same bus, was adopted by Hazie
for the trip. Every stop provided an opportunity for "Tant Hazie" to
rush into some restaurant and pleadingly ask, "Will you warm the
babies bottle-" All this work gave
Hazie a good appetite, so every
hour on the hour she responded to
chow call with a hearty meal. The
evperience on the trip was very
valuable education for "Tant," but
bus rumors are that Hazie will be
going to Dartmouth after finishing
Others believe Hazie is aiming
for the position, "Housemother of
Bodien Residence for Women in
Sports are in full swing. The
basketball schedule for intramurals
is up. Predictions are in order.
Arguments have been heard re-garding
the university teams. Iowa
Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and
Minnesota fans are rooting for
their home teams in the Big Nine
race. In the next issue of The Clar-ion
this column will include the
predictions of final standings for
these big conferences, the Big
Nine and The Bethel Interamural Exchanges from the North Park
Race. College News
Bethel's Progress During '48
Presents Challenge for '49
As we have entered the year of 1949 we realize that at the present
time we have reached approximately the half way point in the school
year. During the past four and one half months there has been a lot
of progress made with changes and additions on the campus.
The first Senior class has been organized at Bethel. The Spire has
expanded with new photographic equipment. The CLARION has expand-ed
to a five..column paper. The student council has reorganized and
expanded in its work. Sports have expanded and developed. Coordination
and expansion of intra-mural activities has taken place. The debate
squad has successfully started another year. The, list could be expanded
to a great length.
All of this program has been due to a lot of planning and hard work
by the student body and the student leadership only as there has existed
a sense of responsibility and a spirit of cooperation has Bethel pro-gressed
to any degree.
But we carrnot be content with past progress and even with develop-ments
which have been started. There is ahead of us a long difficult
road. There are many changes that need to be made. There are many
additions to be undertaken. There is much that needs to be accomplished
and should be accomplished during the remainder of this year. ..,..
If we are to progress as we have this far and as we should during
the immediate future, there is a necessity for a greater realization of
responsibility and spirit of cooperation than has existed in the past, as
great as even that has been. In other words we all have a part and—if
you do your part and I do mine—then there will be progress during the
coming months.
The CLARION takes this opportunity to say "THANK YOU" to all
who have cooperated and helped so generously these past months and
at the same time urges everyone to "Do your part" In '49.
Intellects Reflect
Before reading this column another week, you should understand
just what the headline means. Webster says intellect is "superior in-telligence"
or in our use of the word, a person with superior intell-igence;
reflect means to "consider in the mind." When that mind has
superior intelligence, the reflections are bound to be good!
Therefore, this all leads to the statement, one should be flattered
upon being approached by a reporter and asked to speak you view on
a certain subject.
- The question this week was the
ever popular one, What's your pet
peeve? Most of the "intellects"
preferred to remain anonymous,
but some of the more brave ones
allowed us to print their names.
,DEAN SHAFFER detests the
greeting of "What do you say" in-stead
of "Hi", that most people
use. JANE JOHNSON is a little
peeved at the fact it's so easy to
"stay true" while here at school.
Getting up for breakfast is
BETTY ANDERSON'S pet peeve
and IRENE BERGLUND is un-happy
because she has too much
time to study.
MILFORD CA R LSON said,
"Chuck Germany! ! !"
E VI E CHRISTENSON's pet
peeve is people who insist on her
making announcements on the loud-speaker
in the dining hall. OLIVER
OSBERG said that his pet peeve
is gum on the trays in the dining
PRESIDENT WINGBLADE said
his pet peeve is the unfinished
library. GENE JOHNSON said,
"The telephone." ROY DALTON's
pet peeve is people who pop gum.
Just one more, JIM R. MASON
said, "When I bump my head, I
get real mad."
A doctor was once asked by
a patient, "Doctor, how long
shall I have to lie here?"
"Only one day at a time," was
his answer.
This taught the patient a
valuable lesson. It.was the same
lesson God had recorded for His
people for all ages.
—Moody Monthly
Living Letters
Everyone longs to receive letters for they convey messages from
friends or relatives. Often a letter brings joy and comfort and on oc-casion
may bring sorrowful news.
But letters on paper are not the only kind written or read by men.
Our lives, declares the Apostle Paul, are "epistles, known and read of
all men." We are writing letters for all to read by the kind of lives
we live day by day.
Different letters were written by New Testament characters. The
Rich Fool and Herod wrote selfish and cruel letters with their lives
while others wrote kind and loving letters filled with counsel and
assurance. Timothy and Onesiphorus were such. Another began to write
a good letter but because he was popular his message changed. And
Paul observing what he was writ-ing
with his life remarked, "Demas
hath forsaken me having loved this
present world . . .
God wants us to bring a message
of love and peace and life to men
who are with out God, dead in
treaspasses and sin. We can be
epistles of love if the love of God
has been shed abroad in our hearts
by the Holy Spirit. Peace with God
also comes to the Justified. 'There-fore
being justified by faith we
have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ."
Does the life you live declare to
others that the only thing worth-while
in life is the possession of
Jesus Christ? Or does your life
say that worldly attainment, plea-sures
and self are of paramount
What kind of a letter are you
L. E. Peterson Paul Edwards
ems of Xbouglit
By President Wingblade
We may recall the story of the
railway engineer who, because of
a wrong decision which proved
tragic, lost his reason and kept
repeating the words incessantly—
"If I only had; If I only had."
The fatal mistake of this engine-er
was that as his train was ap-proaching
the bridge over a swol-len
stream, though the bridge
seemed, to him, clearly weakened
'and unstable, yet, he decided to
cross it with the result that the
bridge crashed and scores of lives
were lost.
We have now closed the old
year and have begun the new.
Every day will be crowded with
choices and possibilities — rich
with opportunity. What are we
going to do with this vista, this
panorama of the hours and days?
I shall never forget Raymond
Robbins speaking, after the great
world war, with a magnetic power
the like of which one does not
often hear. I quote:
"I have come out of this war
with two emotions surging in my
heart--one is that of gratitude, the
other of obligation.
"But I am not thinking so
much of myself or of those
whose hair has already begun
to turn gray. I am thinking,
rather, of that sea of upturned
faces, the youth on our land,
those who possess that some-thing,
that enthusiasm, which is
never known after forty.
"What are they going to do with
the opportunities that lie ahead?"
"Time" must be seized by the
forelock for he passes so quickly
by. "Do it now" says the business
man. "This orre thing I do," says
the great apostle.
We are here to sharpen our
tools, to store the mind, to clarify
our thinking, to enlarge our vision,
to enrich our personalities — to
make great decisions.
May every Bethel student dur-ing
the coming year, increasingly
GROW in Christ and also GLOW
for Him—and then be willing to
GO whitherseever He leads.
"If you can fill each unforgiving
With sixty seconds' worth of dis-tance
Then you own the world and all
that there is in it—
And, furthermore, you are a man,
my son."
Quiet time alone with God for
prayer and Bible study are an ex-cellent
basis for a deeper walk
with Him, according to Marjorie
Malm, a Seminary middleman, who
has proved the truth of this in her
own life.
Although prominent in child
evangelism and Missionary Band
activities through leadership a-bility,
Marjorie contributes her
success to the quiet times she
has spent apart with God.
Three years after accepting
Christ as her personal Savior at
the age of eight, Marjorie was con-fronted
by a great fear that her
conversion had not been genuine.
When praying it through with an
aunt in the middle of the night
brought no assurance to her heart,
she was miserable. Later, the Bible
proved her best friend, and God
gave her assurance through John
During high school days, Mar-jorie
decided for full time service
for the Lord while alone with God,
and last year faced the possibility
of work on the foreign field after
preparing to do Christian educa-tion
Dear Master, for this coming year
Just one request I bring:
do not pray for happiness,
Or any earthly thing
I do not ask to understand
The way Thou leadest me,
But this I ask: Teach me to do
The things that pleaseth Thee.
I want to know Thy guiding voice,
To walk, with Thee each day,
Dear Master, make me swift to
And ready to obey.
And thus the year I now begin
A happy year will be—
If I am seeking just to do
The things that pleaseth Thee.
—Author Unknown
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Cagers Meet Austin At Hamline Monday
Indians Avenge Last Week's Loss;
"B" T eam in Pre-game with Bethany
Next Monday night the Bethel Cagers will play Austin, avenging
a 58-45 defeat given them by the Austin quintet last Saturday. The event
will be held at the Hamline University Gym and will begin at 8:15 p.m.
A preliminary game between the Bethel "B" team and Bethany Baptist
will begin at 7:00 p.m.
In three conference games played so far, Austin has been undefeated
and is paralleled by Worthington who has had two wins and no losses
in Conference play. The Indians
rank in second place which will
soon be tied in a Worthington-
Austin playoff.
Center Kenny Greenman is the
top scorer for the Indians having
totaled 102 points in the first seven
games, giving him an average of
14.6 points per game. In their first
seven games, Bethel has totaled
316 points compared to their op-ponents
total of 384.
The Indians record for the sea-son
is two wins and five losses,
and for Conference play, two wins
and one loss. The two teams over-powered
by Bethel are Bethany
and Rochester, and their losses
were to Northland, Brainerd, Su-perior
State, Wartburg, and Austin.
Probable Starting Lineups
Bethel Austin
Boys and Girls
basketball Starts
The intra-mural sports program
is under way! The Intra-mural
Sports committee has announced
that basketball schedules are set
up for both the boys' and girls'
basketball leagues. Playing started
last Tuesday night when the first
three girls' games were played.
The initial three games on the
boys' schedule will begin today.
The boys, with eight basketball
teams in their league, will play
three games a week from 3:00 to
6:00 p.m. on Fridays. This will
leave two teams idle each week.
If a boys' team does not have at
least four men on the floor to start
the game, it forfeits that game.
The tournament will be judged
on the percentage of games won
and the four best teams will have
a playoff for the championship.
The winner of this playoff will
receive recognition, which will be
announced later by the Student
Council and the Intra-mural Sports
The girls' league is comprised of
five teams and will play on Tues-day
evenings. A girls team must
have five players on the floor to
start the game or the game will
be automatically forfeited to the
other team. The winning team of
the girls' tournament will also
receive recognition.
Volley ball, badminton, handball,
indoor tennis, ping pong, and
swiming tournaments are being
planned at ' the present and will
be initiated in the near future.
The captains of the boys' teams
are: Don Dye, Willie Wessman,
Bob Daley, Dave Osterberg, W. J.
Wright, John Peterson, Vern Wal-lin,
Shine Swanson. Leading the
girls' teams will be Claryce Skoog,
Ruth Martinson, Ginny Hanson,
Corky Kortum, and Lois Leaf.
Sports Sketch
This week we introduce 18 year
old DuWayne Moline, better known
as "Red"; who is 5' 11' and weighs
150 lbs.
Although enrolling here at Bethel
just this last quarter, Red has al-ready
become very popular with
the student body and has earned a
spot as guard on the Indians start-ing
Red hails from St. Paul, where
for the past two years he attended
Johnson High School. He was an
all-round athlete participating in
track; running the 120 yard high
and low hurdler, and basketball as
a guard. Red also participated on
Johnson's "Cross Country" team.
Prior to arriving in St. Paul, Red
attended Brayan High School,
where he was active on the grid
iron, as quarterback.
Red recalls that one of the out-standing
high-lights of his basket-ball
career thus far, was the win-ning
of a trophy last year; due to
being high scorer for a team con-sisting
of high schol stars in the
city league.
As to his future, Red states that
he plans to attend Bethel two
years, and expects to seek a first
string berth at quarterback on the
Indian's "regulars" next fall. After
completing his work here at Beth-el,
Red plans to serve a hitch in
the Navy, and upon his discharge,
he will continue his studies at
Mankato, where he will major in
Phy Ed, and minor in Biology.
Are You Taking
Part In.
Intramural Sports
Bethel Beats
Bethany, 46-39
"B" Team Wins
The Bethel Indians won their
second straight conference win in
two starts by downing the Bethany
J. C. team 46-39, on Dec. 15, 1948.
After getting off to a slow start
by trailing 9-5 in the first quarter,
goals by Eklof, Greenman, and a
pair of goals by Unruh put the
Indians ahead 12-9, never to be
behind again,
Pete Unruh totaled 13 points to
lead the scorers. Greenman, the
team's leading scorer, netter 9
points, and Carlson had 8.
In the preliminary game, Skoog
and Bjorndahl led the "B" team
with 12 points apiece as the Junior
Indians defeated Bethany "B" team
Score by Quarters:
1 2 3 4 Total
Bethany 13 11 7 8 39
Bethel 14 13 9 10 46
Early in the second period the
Indians took the lead for third ,and
last time when Dischinger, made
good a goal from the key hole put-ting
them in front 20-19. Austin
then took the lead and maintained
it throughout the remainder of the
game. The half ended, 31-23, Aus-tin
By the end of the third period.
Austin had boosted their 8 point
lead to a 13 point lead and the
final period opened with the score
in their favor, 44-31. Both Bethel
and Austin totaled 14 points apiece
in the final period which made the
score read at the close of the game
58-45, Austin winning.
Eleven out of 23 free throws
were made by the Indians, giving
them a percentage of 45% for the
evening. The locallers hit for 17
field goals made 11 charity tosses
and fouled 23 times.
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The Bethel "B" cagers have 2
wins and 3 losses recorded for
them so far this season.
Top scorer for the future Bethel
regulars are Bjorndahl, who leads
with a total of 30, points to his
credit, Roy Johnson who has hit
for 24 points in the five games
played so far, and Bernie Hogan
who has netted 22 markers. Dick
Bandy and Don Anderson follow
close together with 14 and 13
points respectively.
In spite of their deficit in the
winning column, the "B" men
have totalled 148 points to their
opponents 122, for their first five
The season opener was dropped
to Fourth Baptist of Minneapolis
by a score of 34-23. Next the "B"
squad accompanied the varsity to
Superior where the powerful de-fensive
playing of the Superior
State "B" team overpowered them,
After journeying to Rochester,
the "little bees" of Rochester Jun-ior
College scored a 24-19 victory
over the local "B" squad.
A margin of 16 points by the
Bethel "B" cagers gave, them
victory over Bethlehem Baptist
of Minneapolis, 38-22.
A rallying offensive, displayed
by the Bethel junior cagers in their
game with Bethany High School
at Bethany College, accounted for
59 points to their opponents 13,
which gave them their second vic-tory
for the season.
I'd like to welcome Kurt Janke to the Sport Staff of the CLARION.
Kurt has had much experience as a sports writer in the schools he has
attended. Kurt wrote "Sport Sketch" for this and the last issue and he
will continue that column in the coming issues.
* *
Len Anderson's skating rink committee can use more helpers to
help keep the ice in shape for the best skating possible. All this main-tenance
work has been done voluntarily so why not give the committee
a hand.
* * *
This spring, the Sports Staff and the Intramural committee will
sponsor a school golf tournament and also a school golf team if pos-sible.
I'd like to encourage all who like to play golf or would like to
learn more about it to take part in this activity. I'm asking everyone
that is interested, both girls and boys, to put their name and P.O. Box
number on a slip of paper and place it in P.O. Box 5 so that we can
notify you of future developements. A picture of those planning to play
will be taken for the Spire.
Total for season-7 games
Dischinger 2 7 11
Greenman 36 30 102
Unruh 17 13 47
Moline 19 5 43
Dischinger 9 12 30
Three Conference
Greenman 15 12 42
Unruh 10 9 29
Schlader 5 3 13
Moline 5 1 11
Total Points Scored
Bethel 316
Opponent 384
Austin Takes Bethel
58-45, Last Saturday
Their first defeat in conference play was handed the Indians last
Saturday night when they were defeated by Austin Junior College, 58-
45, at Austin, Minnesota. Only the regulars scored for Bethel, highest
among whom was Kenny Greenman who totaled 19 points for the
The Indians controlled the opening tip off and Unruh was fouled
before they were able to score. The toss was made good and Bethel took
an early lead of 1-0. , After an Austin goal, Greenman sunk a free toss,
tying the score at 2 all. Austin then led by a small margin until a hook
shot from the keyhole was made good by Greenman which again tied
the score 12-12. Austin then added a charity toss only to have the lead
taken , from them when Greenman again connected with a push shot,
puting his team in front 14-13. Before the first quarter ended, a goal
by Austin put them in front 15-14.
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'i he collegiate societies have taken another step in showing that
they can be a useful, purposeful medium for student leadership develop-ment
and expression.
Friday evening Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. each brother-sister group held a
joint meeting. The Lads and Lassies held their program in the recrea-tion
room of Edgren Hall. Four extemporaneous speeches were given
on the topic "You do you part and I'll do mine and well get along in
'19," by Cal Fernlund, Paul Danielson, Roger Hedberg andJohn Balian.
Short stories written by Bethel students on the basic theme of Christian
youth were read by Jim Hubbard, JoAnn Jensen and Marilyn Kortum.
Einar Palm played several musical numbers on his accordian, and Cliff
Anderson played a trumpet solo. Refreshments were served by the
A somewhat different program
was held by the Lords. David Tutt
(of Minnesota) Phil McLain (of
Florida) gave a ten minute prepar-ed
speech on the topic of "Minne-sota
weather" pro and con respec-tively.
Roy al Peterson then gave a brief
humorous talk on new year's reso-lutions.
A simulated scene of a radio
news broadcast of the highlights
of 1949 was presented over a loud
speaker system. The purpose was
to view in retrospect the coming
Following the three presentations
faculty adviser Prof. S a m p e l
Schultz gave a short critique on
the program in general. Refresh-ments
were served in the lounge
of Bodien Residence.
Gymnastic Class
Begins Activities
Mr. Ernie Davis, director of the
Christian Youth Center in St. Paul
is holding classes in gymnastics
every Monday evening in the semi-nary
About twenty enthusiastic gymn-asts
turned out for their first meet-ing
with Davis this week. He has
hopes of molding the boys into a
varsity team that will be able to
put on exhibitions in the local high
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Friday, January 14, 1949
As we sat on our suitcases in
the station from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.
waiting for a bus, Hazel Bondeson
said, "Well, maybe a year from
now we can look back on this
whole trip and laugh." But they
finally let us venture forth.
Phyllis Tippett: Let's give the
roll call in Sociology class. I'm 84.
Ken Carlson: If you're that old,
why don't you act your age?....0w!
Everytime I come near my sister
she pokes me with her hat pin.
I've already had six "injections"!
Just then someone noticed that
Hazel Bondeson was holding the
6-month-old baby boy passenger in
her lap. Everyone began singing,
"Hazie's got a boyfriend. Hazie's
got a boyfriend."
Elna Wintersteen. She's smart.
She gets 'em young and trains 'em
On Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.
we arrived in St. Paul. Everyone
was relieved to be "back home" at
Bethel, but vowed they would
never take any more 45-hour bus
trips—chartered or not chartered!
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Office Mainstay
We turn in this issue of the
Clarion, from the outstanding lead-ers
on the campus to one of the
girls behind the scenes, to intro-duce
to you Jean Lindblom from
Morehead, Minnesota. Jean is a
Bethel graduate, who upon COM-pleting
a year of Christian Work-er's
training and two years of col-lege
work, became a member of
the College Office Staff.
Jean has worked behind the
scenes from another angle on
the Bethel campus, too. With
her trusty camera—and it's a
new one—she has covered al-most
all the, important events,
games and activities and pro-duced
some mighty fine speci-mens
of her favorite hobby.
Sports and reading have their
places, too, in her hobby sche-dule,
and at the school games
here, she can combine business
with pleasure, since it is often
her job to take tickets.
Have you opened your mail box
lately--heart pounding with expec-tation—
and found a letter, perhaps
even two? Then you may think of
and thank Jean next time you
reach for your letters, for she is
the one who puts them in your
boxes. Just to be on the safe side
and stay on Jean's good side, be
sure to write your return address
complete with name and box num-ber,
though, because returned mail
with nothing more than "Bethel
College, St. Paul." makes life com-plicated
for her, and is one of her
pet peeves.
Sorting and handling mail is
not her only job, however. The
lovely mineographed copies of
exam questions you look forward
to so eagerly at the middle and
end of each quarter are also
. Jean's work, as well as all the
other quiz sheets and mineo-graphed
work which comes into
your hands.
During Jean's three years as a
student at Bethel, from '43 to '46,
she worked as a nurses' aid a
great deal of the time, but found
time to be active on a Gospel
Team. It was through the impres-sions
left by visiting Gospel teams,
as well as the influence of Rev.
Marvin Sampelson that Jean came
to her decision to attend Bethel.
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First, men students of
Bethel college and seminary who
have successfully completed no
less than forty-five quarter hours
of academic work in residence, and
who have earned an honor point
ratio of no less than 1.5 shall be
eligible for membership in this or-ganization.
Second, a student who
meets the above requirements shall
be invited to become a member of
the organization.
By the way, were your Christ-mas
cards late in arriving? Of
course this may not have had a
thing to do with it, but several
Bethel fellows were working in
the St. Paul Post Office before the
Christmas holidays!
On our chartered bus trip to
New York (details are given
elsewhere in this issue), we had
a 6-month-old baby for a mascot.
He, incidentally, was the best-
;behaved member of the group.
But you'll never guess what he
got for Christmas....two front
teeth! Truth is indeed stranger
than fiction!
Eleven Bethelites Journeyed East
Via Bus to Spend Holiday Seaspn
On Friday afternoon, December 1S, Bethel's neighbors were no
doubt surprised to see a large Greyhound bus pull up in front of the
Girls' Dorm. Already in it were students from Trinity Seminary and
St. Paul Bible Institute, and soon eleven Bethel students were packed
in also. There was joyful singing by those who were bidding us good-bye.
(They must have been glad to see us go.) But we didn't care. We
were on a chartered bus to New York City, thence to
various homes on the Coast for
the Christmas holidays! These are
some of the remarks one could
hear as the bus was leaving:
Ken Gullman: Did I see tears in
Perry Hedberg's eyes?
Helen Olson: (emphatically)
Shirley Carlson: What shall I
do with my fur coat? Where shall
I put it?
Ken Carlson: Throw it out the
window. You know, if in doubt
throw it out. '.
Sally Tierney: (Every hour on
the hour) Does anyone want a
chicken sandwich or a piece of
Kirsten Linder: You con have
'em; I don't want 'em. I'm too fat
for them.
We stopped every few hours for
rest or food. In Chicago and Cleve-land
we changed busses. Cleveland
had a new, ultra-modern bus depot.
However, we preferred "Ma"
Olson's lunchbox to their restaur-ant
As people stared at us gathered
in a circle in the waiting room,
munching away, Ken Carlson said:
"Boy, it's a good thing "Ma" can't
see us now. She'd frown on this."
Shirley Carlson: Hey, Kenny, I
think I left my classring back in
the Cleveland station.
Ken Carlson: Well, that's nice.
It's always a good idea to leave a
few souveneirs behind.
We arrived in New York at 5:15
a.m. Sunday. Two weeks later we
met in the same station at mid-night
for the return trip. This
was slightly more harrowing. We
were held up for four hours in
Chicago due to icy road conditions,
among other things.
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organization within one month after
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and Malterialism, The Place
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Poor James Hubbard was in quite a predicament once. It seems
that one of his professors has a habit of gazing over his victims
when he is about to ask a question, and then pouncing upon the one
who makes the slightest move. So there "Tubby Hubby" sat for
a whole period not daring to blow his nose. (He' had a cold, too.)
Speaking of colds, Professor Engwall's recent Clarion remark was
this : "They say a cold strikes a person in his weakest spot. I have a
cold in the head today, so now you know where I'm the weakest."
What is more discouraging than to rush down to the dining hall
and find a closed door between you and a warm, crunchy breakfast
on the one morning of the year you get up late? Dorothy Allen says
it's worse than finding your mailbox empty for a whole week, and
I think I'm inclined to agree with he,r—as anyone can plainly see.
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5.0 Mustang & Super FordsFeatured Vehicles
Showcase - Readers' Rides - August 2014
Dreams Come TrueTodd Merriss dreamed of owning an '06 Mustang GT ever since taking one for a test-drive when they were new. "I fell in love with the car," Todd says, "but couldn't afford it at the time." His dream turned into reality in October 2013, when he was able to find the exact color and trim package as the Pony he drove so many years ago. He's been busy modding it since, too. Todd added JBA headers, a Bassani Xhaust axle-back exhaust, an SR Performance throttle body, and a Ford Racing cold air intake. To the exterior, he added Scott Drake billet hoodpins, quarter-window louvers, Eibach springs, Foose 18-inch wheels, HID headlights, and sequential taillights. Todd tells us many more upgrades are planned, but his Mustang plate is pretty full—Todd also owns and is working on a '88 GT convertible and a '96 GT.
Todd also owns and is working on a '88 GT convertible and a '96 GT.
Stacked Four-Eye"Your magazine has been the inspiration for all of the upgrades I have been fortunate enough to accomplish," says Michael Mauvais. The Lake Stevens, Washington resident has owned this '841⁄2 GT since April 1986, when it had just 9,300 miles on it; now it has over 132,000 miles. While the car sat for a lengthy time, a neighbor brought over a stack of 5.0&SFmagazines; Michael has been a suscriber ever since. He also set a goal to have his silver Fox on these pages. He dusted off the car's cobwebs and started with a heavy-duty radiator, a Holley Street Avenger carburetor, underdrive pulleys, a T-5 rebuild, and a Pro-5.0 shifter as the initial mods. With the car running again, he then added headers, a BBK Performance off-road X-shape crossover pipe, and a Flowmaster after-cat exhaust. Steeda Autosports springs, subframe connectors, an 8.8 swap with 3.73 gears, and a five-lug conversion were up next. The Four-Eye was then sprayed its original silver with a painted hood treatment in place of the original sticker. The interior was rejuvenated with new seat foam and covers, carpet, and headliner. "A thumping stereo rounds out the updates and she runs like a champion," Michael says. Most of the upgrades took place with help from Michael's buddy Glen Boersema, and the two plan to focus on making more power with the car. We like that plan, Michael.
"This is my third Mustang, and by far my favorite."

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The Lions shakeup appears confined to the coaching staff.
According to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports, the Lions will retain General Manager Martin Mayhew.
While you can't take Mayhew off the hook for the disappointing 29-51 Jim Schwartz era, the general consensus around the league is that the Lions have a talented roster that isn't reflected in the record.
Mayhew was able to hang onto a role after Matt Millen was fired, and has put together a roster that should be able to contend, as they don't have the same kind of quarterback issues other places with vacancies have right now.


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Embark on an amazing summer adventure at the Roberts Stables. While learning to groom, feed and care for your horse, you'll take on riding lessons across five different equestrian disciplines. Explore a vast island, undertake time trials and join in fun tasks like gathering blueberries for a slumber party at the bunkhouse. You'll train, ride and jump up to five different horse breeds, help out the local islanders with their chores, unlock stylish new riding outfits, and earn medals and ribbons for outstanding performances.
Also known as: Barbie Horse Adventures: Summer Camp
Release Region: United States
Release Date: October 21, 2008
Publisher: Activision
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: November 26, 2008
Publisher: Activision
Also available on: Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2
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Google's Dirty Little Android Secrets Leaked
Feb 14, 2014 2:24 PM PT
The Android operating system, which Google touts as open, isn't.
Google imposes strict restrictions on smartphone manufacturers and app developers in its Android mobile application distribution agreement, or MADA, according to excerpts of documents revealed by Ben Edelman, an associate professor at the Harvard Business School.
The information was obtained from two MADAs -- one with HTC and one with Samsung -- that were admitted in open court in Oracle's lawsuit against Google over Java.
"Under pressure, Google may well have to lift these restrictions, letting competitors get a better chance to offer their apps and services," Edelman, who states up front that he's a consultant to some of Google's competitors, told LinuxInsider.
Google did not respond to our request to comment for this story.
The MADAs' Restrictions
In sum, smartphone manufacturers must agree to install all apps Google specifies, with the prominence Google requires, including setting those apps as a default per the company's instructions, if they want to get key mobile apps including Google Search, Maps and YouTube, Edelman said.
It's an all-or-nothing proposition -- installing one Google app means having to install them all. Since smartphone manufacturers need Google Play and YouTube, they must accept Google Search, Maps, Network Location Provider and other apps, regardless of whether they prefer alternatives.
The Google Search and Google Play icons must be placed at least on the panel immediately adjacent to the default home screen, and phone manufacturers must set Google Search as the default search provider for all Web search access points.
All other Google applications must be placed no more than one level below the phone's top level.
Google's Network Location Provider must be preloaded as the default.
Stifling the Opposition
These provisions restrict competition, Edelman charged.
Smartphone manufacturers can install third-party search, map or email apps in addition to the Google apps they must include, Edelman said. However, multiple apps are duplicative, confusing to users, and a drain on device batteries.
Further, manufacturers cannot install third-party apps in exchange for a subsidy that would lower the cost of the device.
Competitors are likely to be less willing to pay for preinstallation of their apps because Google apps must be the default, and its search and app store apps must be placed prominently.
"Google enjoys a position of dominance in the market for mobile phone operating systems," Edelman said. Android and Windows Phone "are the only commercially viable options" for smartphone manufacturers.
Android's position "is tenfold larger," Edelman continued. "Antitrust law applies higher standards for companies in this position."
The Possible MADA Backlash
It's possible that the revelations might spark the interest of antitrust regulators and a negative reaction from the open source community, Edelman said.
The disclosures "will upset developers," said Nick Spencer, a senior director of research at ABI Research.
"They are quite religious about open source stuff, and they're quite annoyed about Apple not having a transparent certification program to get on the App Store, and this is not dissimilar to that," he told LinuxInsider.
"Another possibility is further investigation by the Senate Antitrust Committee; one imagines they might be disappointed to learn that [Google CEO Eric] Schmidt's response was less than forthright," Edelman suggested.
He was referring to a September 2011 committee hearing, where Schmidt reportedly said Google did not demand that smartphone manufacturers make it the default search engine as a condition of using the Android OS.
Storm in a Teacup?
"It is no secret that Google has always intended to monetize Android with back-end services," Al Hilwa, a program director at IDC, told LinuxInsider. "I really am not sure why everyone is shocked, shocked at this."
With the MADA restrictions, Google is "trying to keep control," surmised ABI's Spencer. "They've seen all this fragmentation and are very worried about forked versions coming out of China and India -- these forks constituted 25 percent of Android sales."


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Love is always lovelier some place other than home. Well, at least in the celluloid universe.
Traveling by boat, train or even bus can lead to romantic entanglements in the movies, as does visiting über-romantic locales such as Rome, Paris and Venice. Of course, these romances may not last, or they may even end tragically — just think of poor Jack and Rose in "Titanic" — but it doesn't matter. Movie audiences crave these idealistic, sexy trysts.
Here's a look at some of the best films in the romantic travel genre:
All aboard!
Trains are great locations for love and romance. And we're not just talking Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 classic"North by Northwest."
In 1932, hearts beat a little faster with Josef von Sternberg's lush romance "Shanghai Express," set in 1931 during the Chinese Civil War. The film was one of the more successful collaborations between Von Sternberg and his muse, Marlene Dietrich. She's in fine form as the mysterious woman of ill repute Shanghai Lily — "It took more than one man to change my name to Shanghai Lily" — who boards the Shanghai Express only to discover her former lover is also a passenger. The two rekindle their romance in the midst of the war and intrigue.
Even more erotic is Cary Grant's encounter with Eva Marie Saint on a train in Hitch's sophisticated and funny romantic thriller "North by Northwest." Hitchcock enjoyed trains in such films as 1938's "The Lady Vanishes" and 1951's"Strangers on a Train." In "North by Northwest," Grant's Roger Thornhill meets the sultry and mysterious blond Eve Kendall on the 20th Century Limited from New York to Chicago. Their dialogue over lunch is priceless:
Eve: "I tipped the steward $5 to seat you here if you should come in."
Roger: "Is that a proposition?"
Eve: "I never discuss love on an empty stomach."
Roger: "You've already eaten."
Eve Kendall: "But you haven't."
The final frame of the two on the train chugging to their honeymoon is about as Freudian as the censors allowed at the time.
One doesn't think of "Out of Africa" as a train movie, but it is on a train that Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) meets the love of her life, the dashing Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford) while traveling to meet her boorish husband (Klaus Maria Brandauer) at his Kenyan coffee plantation. The sexiest scene in the epic romance, directed by Sydney Pollack, is when Denys washes Karen's hair by the river while lions roar in the background.
Ship ahoy!
Leo McCarey wrote and directed the 1939 romantic drama "Love Affair" with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne as two passengers on a cruise liner who meet, fall in love and agree to reunite six months later at the Empire State Building. Although the film earned six Academy Award nominations, it's nearly forgotten today. It is McCarey's nearly frame-by-frame remake, 1957's "An Affair to Remember," with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, that touched the hearts of moviegoers. Grant and Kerr are beautiful together and exude such chemistry, it is hard not to burst into tears when these lovers are finally reunited. In 2005, the American Film Institute named it the fifth-greatest movie love story of all time.
It happened on a bus
A cramped, bumpy bus doesn't sound like the recipe for romance, but that's exactly what happens in the 1934 comedy classic "It Happened One Night."Claudette Colbert plays a runaway heiress who thinks traveling by bus will be the safest way to travel from Miami to New York. Clark Gable is a down-on-his-luck reporter who recognizes her at the bus station and decides to go along for the ride. Initially, they lock horns, but love will find a way. There are many indelible sexy scenes in the film, including when Gable begins to strip down in the motel room they are sharing and their efforts to attract a hitchhiker.
Location, location, location
Can't find love in the U.S.A.? Head to Rome, Venice or Paris, where — at least in movies — one will always find love and romance.
Audrey Hepburn became an overnight sensation in William Wyler's 1953 romance "Roman Holiday" as a bored princess who decides to slip away incognito while in Rome. She also finds love with American newspaper reporter Gregory Peck, who first befriends the princess because he thinks she will make a great story but then becomes smitten with her. Though it doesn't end happily ever after, there's no doubt that many female members of the audience traveled to the Eternal City to find their own Gregory Peck.
The other Hepburn — Katharine — earned an Oscar nomination for 1955's "Summertime," David Lean's sumptuous romantic drama set in Venice based on Arthur Laurents' play "The Time of the Cuckoo." Hepburn plays Jane Hudson, a middle-aged single secretary who goes to the Italian city for her first vacation abroad and ends up falling in love for the first time with a handsome Italian named Renato (Rossano Brazzi). She is completely head over heels when she learns he is married with children. Sigh.
Though Woody Allen has long been considered the quintessential New York director, his recent movies have been set in London, Barcelona, Spain and Paris. The City of Light has given the 76-year-old filmmaker the biggest hit of his long career with 2011's acclaimed "Midnight in Paris." Owen Wilson plays a screenwriter and Rachel McAdams is his fiancée who have two vastly different experiences when they travel to Paris. He wants to stay in Paris to finish his first novel; she wants to live in Malibu. His life changes one midnight while roaming the city when he is invited to join the passengers in an antique car that pulls up next to him. Soon, he is swept up in the romance of Paris of the 1920s.
Bright lights, big Tokyo
Bill Murray gives a funny and heartfelt performance in 2003's quirky "Lost in Translation." Murray's Bob Harris is in Tokyo to do a whiskey commercial for which he'll earn $2 million. Though he's been long married, Bob is having marital issues and is alone at a swank hotel in Tokyo. But he's not alone for long when he meets Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), who finds most of her days and even nights free at the same hotel because her husband (Giovanni Ribisi), a celebrity photographer, is on assignment in Tokyo. Though these two never develop a romantic relationship on screen, they do fall in love as they talk and talk and traverse the unusual neon-lighted metropolis. And get the hankie ready for that open-ended final scene.
Food and Bardem
Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir "Eat, Pray, Love" has a huge following. But the 2010 film based on her memoir doesn't exactly come together. What does work are the exotic locales and Javier Bardem in a romantic role. Julia Roberts plays Gilbert, a recent divorcée who decides to go on a journey of self-discovery. She eats up a storm in Italy, learns the power of prayer and the beauty of elephants in India and finds love with a hunk (Bardem) in Bali.


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2015 Ford Mustang 50 Year Limited Edition is Fastback Flashback
Only 1,964 Units Available in Two Colors
With the Mustang's 50th birthday upon us, Ford is introducing a special edition pony in the form of the 2015 Ford Mustang 50 Year Limited Edition hitting the Ford stand at the 2014 New York auto show. The car was designed to help the Blue Oval celebrate the launch of the original Mustang, which made its public debut in New York 50 years ago.
Two Colors Available
This limited-edition 2015 Ford Mustang GT fastback will be available in just two colors -- Wimbledon White or Kona Blue. With the performance pack added to each special edition, almost every option will be available. Customers get to choose between the two colors and pick their preference of either a six-speed automatic or manual transmission. Only 1,964 (get it?) special-edition Mustangs will be produced to go on sale this coming fall.
If opting for the automatic transmission, the car will come with a limited-slip rear differential with 3.55:1 final-drive ratio. The six-speed manual Mustangs will come with a Torsen differential and a 3.73:1 final-drive ratio.
"When Mustang was approved for development more than 50 years ago, I don't think anyone imagined it would spawn such a dedicated base of fans around the world and still be in production today," said executive chairman Bill Ford, Jr. in a statement announcing the car. "We are thrilled to be here in New York – where Mustang was first shown to the public at the 1964 World's Fair – to re-create that historic event for today's Mustang enthusiasts."
The interior of the special-edition 2015 Mustang will feature its very own two-tone cashmere and black leather upholstery, a leather-wrapped steering wheel complete with the same cashmere stitching. The cashmere stitching continues through the instrument panel, shifter boot, center armrest and door inserts. The Mustang 50 Year Logo will be embroidered on the seat backs.
"The new Mustang blends a muscular, contemporary shape with design cues that define it as quintessentially Mustang," said Moray Callum, Ford vice president of design. "The 50 Year Limited Edition adds details that set it apart from other Mustangs, while hearkening back to the 1965 original."
The cockpit reveals a whole new animal. The interior features an aluminum trim panel spanning across the dash with an axel spin finish. Another special 50 Year Limited Edition badge is installed on the passenger side each sporting a unique serial number. Each individual badge will be made at Flat Rock Assembly Plant where each Mustang is assembled.
Floor mats will feature the cashmere stitching with suede binding. These will only be available for this 50 Year special-edition 2015 Mustang.
Chrome bezels will surround the base of the tri-bar tail lamps – an inspiration from the 1962 design proposal by Gale Halderman. The special edition will be the only 2015 Mustang fastback with a large faux gas cap on the rear fascia which will read "50 Years" below the GT design.
"Chrome trim was much more prevalent on cars in the 1960s than it is today, so we added some discreet highlights for the grille, side glass and tri-bar taillamps," said Callum. "The darker Kona Blue provides a particularly striking contrast against the chrome."
Rear louvered windows will come on all of the special-edition '15 Mustangs. These are not just external window covers familiar to the 1965 fastback or any those purchased from an aftermarket parts company, but actual layered sheets of glass constructed within the window.
Part of the performance pack includes huge Brembo brakes hiding behind 19-inch alloy wheels wrapped with Pirelli P-Zero Y-speed-rated summer tires.
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"Mustang fans love to drive their cars, even the rarer examples of the breed, so we built this limited-edition from the best-performing 2015 Mustang available – the GT fastback with the performance pack," said Dave Pericak, Mustang chief engineer. "While some collectors will undoubtedly stash this car away in a museum, those who choose to hit the open road will get a world-class sports car that can run with the best."
With the performance pack, this 2015 Mustang GT will come with the upgraded 5.0L V-8 engine capable of over 420 horsepower and 390 lb-ft of torque. Stopping power, as stated before, comes from big six-piston front Brembo brakes as part of the performance package.
"We wanted to provide our most dedicated fans with the emotion of the original Mustang in a 21st century car," said Ford. "With this 50 Year Limited Edition, I believe we have accomplished our goal."
2015 Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary Edition Specs:
• Colors – Wimbledon White or Kona Blue
• Only 1,964 Units
• Engine – 5.0L V-8 (420 hp/390 lb-ft)
• Transmission – six-speed automatic or manual
• Wheels – 19-inch alloys
• Tires – Pirelli P-zero Y-speed summer tires
• Brakes – Big front Brembo brakes
• Engine – 5.0L V-8 (420hp/390 lb-ft)
• Interior – Cashmere-stitched two-tone leather
• Layered-glass rear window louvers
• Special-edition Faux gas cap on rear fascia
• Special serialized badging on dash


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Editor's note: This story is one of many that recount events related to the Occupy National Gathering in Philadelphia. You may read another account from the 99 Mile March here.
New York, NY–The first Occupy National Gathering had just come to an end, and occupiers lined the fence surrounding Independence Hall, waiting to depart on the Guitarmy 99 Mile March from Philadelphia to New York. The march would take seven days, but I was only able to accompany them for the first three.
We made our way through some pretty unpleasant areas on the first day. Hours after the march had begun, we hadn't even encountered the smallest park. There wasn't even an attempt to recreate nature. Someone made an observation that we had lost our connection to it. "We paved paradise and put up a parking lot," they said, making reference to Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi. We usually drive though cities so quickly. It's harder to recognize what you're missing when you move so fast. We slowed down time that day, and it was really unsettling seeing just how much we've paved away the beauty of this world. The last time I remember feeling that out of touch with nature was when I first walked the streets of Florence, Italy, where the streets are so narrow that they can't even line them with trees. It leads me to ponder what was behind the drive to almost totally remove ourselves from that which gives us life.
We encountered many people over those first three days. Some people would look on us with an air of total confusion. "Why would anyone walk in this heat? What are these people doing? Are they crazy?" Then, there were those who would look on with curiosity, look on as if they were searching for something and didn't fully realize that this was it yet. They were undoubtedly intrigued. They wanted to know more. I was able to pass out a flyer for my blog in those situations hoping that they would pull up the web address and come to see the real reason why 70 people would march 99 miles in that heat, why we felt it so important to bring our message to the road. It's unfortunate that we didn't have the time to really relay that message in person.
Of course, we encountered a handful of people who felt the need to throw pure venom. A car would pass throwing phrases like, "Get a job" or "Take a bath." One man even honked at us just to give us the finger. One's first reaction to this might be anger or retaliation, but I just get sad now when I witness this because it's so uninformed. The ones who are confused or curious are half awake or in the process of waking up, but the ones that are that angry are still so deep in slumber that it really demonstrates how far we still have to go. Luckily, those people were the exception.
I would say a good majority of the people we encountered responded in a very positive way. Some were overcome with joy at the sight of Occupy. The sound of horns honking in support of us was quite frequent and definitely uplifting. People would often smile and throw their arms up as we'd pass. The first of three encounters that had the most affect on me was where a man strung a hose out of his basement window to give us a break from the heat of the day. He told us, "I'm too old to be out there with boots on the ground, but I'm grateful that you guys are doing it." A woman at his house offered their bathroom to the marchers, and he decided to march a mile or so with us, getting a taste of what he longed for and supported from afar. The second incident was when a young girl and her mother were running cold water out to us from their refrigerator, and the third was when we passed a bar with all of its windows open, and people came to the windows to cheer and wish us success. It was amazing to see the faces of the people who struggle with us and clutch to hope that this might bring the shift that they've so longing for.
There were occupiers from all over the country on the march, as well as an indignado from Spain. Among the marchers were occupiers from Houston and Portland and New Haven and Los Angeles and Philadelphia and New Jersey. All would form a real bond by the end. There was tension in the first few days arising from some miscommunication and the lack a horizontal structure that occupiers so long for. We're all still learning how to walk. People made some mistakes, but every time we have the courage to put ourselves in these situations that can be uncomfortable, we learn from them, and that will make us more prepared for some of the things we might have to face in the future on a much larger scale.
It's beautiful that some put so much of their time into putting such an action together, and it's extremely beautiful that we are among people who refuse to just be taken care of. Occupiers want to have their hands in it. They prefer horizontal rather than hierarchical. It's important that everyone is able to contribute and play a role in society, and for that week, the march was a society. Like Zuccotti, as I'm sure other occupations around the world, building a functioning society is not done without its tribulations. I wish I had been able to stay for the entire march to watch that evolve.
Another challenge that the community faced was the serious mental instability of one of the members. It was clear that the trauma this person had experienced living in this dysfunctional world had really had a debilitating affect on her. She was poised for confrontation. Even saying something nice to her at the wrong time would provoke an insult, and at times when she would come to you and seem in a better state, the littlest thing could trigger her and send her into a rage. In the time I was there, I started to observe things that would mitigate here. She liked to cook, and she liked to sing. She even expressed during one of her moments of clarity that she needed to keep busy to stay out of her head. It would have been a real sign of progress if the community had been able to keep her on and encourage the activities that made her feel good about herself. Unfortunately, she was given a bus ticket to New York. Perhaps it was too difficult a situation to really give her the time and energy that would have been required. I really feel that the movement needs to work at creating a safe and empathetic place for people like that. This society that we're fighting against has created a lot of dysfunction and instability. I think Occupy was probably the most accepting environment she had ever been in. At times, she begged us to work with her condition. I think a great deal of healing could come from an environment that really took the time to do so.
It was overall a really beautiful experience, and nothing to me brings beauty in a way that music does. The first night at the farm, we had a concert. It was a time that we really got to see our old and new friends shine individually. Each person brought their beauty to the experience, a collective beauty that erupted when we reached the Staten Island Ferry Station. An Occupier from Houston belted out the beautiful lyrics from a song called One Day by Matisyahu, and the rest of us sang along. I can't imagine a more relevant song for our current situation. It was a beautiful moment. The energy and love and passion and determination all swam together in a colorful symphony. Everyone was beaming with joy, accomplishment and hope.
On our arrival to Zuccotti, the marchers sang it again to all of the New York occupiers who came out to welcome them, and for one day, we were able to again experience the vibrancy and energy of our occupation at Liberty Square, and it will not be the last time. The NYPD can harass us. Congress can make laws to try and stifle us. They can even incarcerate a beloved member. We will not stand down. This revolution is happening. Embers of it can be seen in cities all over the world, and each step we take forward brings us closer to a time when it's a blazing inferno of love. The members of this march took a lot of those steps, and I am honored to have been able to share some of those steps with such beautiful people.
– Stacy Lanyon –
Photos by Stacy Lanyon. Check out Stacy's website, At the Heart of an Occupation, which profiles individuals of the Occupy movement.


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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Happy Easter Sweetie
Yesterday I managed to get my March start-to-finish card videos done and just in time too!
With the Easter holiday getting closer and closer I thought that it would be fun to create an Easter card this time around. That and I kinda wanted to play with these new Doodlebug papers that recently arrived in my mailbox. ;)
When it came time to choose a stamp to ink up for this one I actually skimmed past the actual Easter images and was instead drawn to this sweet Country Lula from CC Designs. How easy would it be to transform her into an Easter cutie simply by coloring her gathered eggs in various dyed colors? So I colored her up to match the Doodlebug papers and proceeded to put it all together.
If you would like to see how it all came together you can watch the videos here, here and here or find them over on the Color Me Copic blog. It's a pretty simple design but I thought that was best considering how busy and bright DB prints can tend to be and I didn't want to pull focus from Lula.
Ok, well that's all I've got for today... smooches! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/stickers- Doodlebug (Hello Spring)
stamps- CC Designs (Country Lula), Studio G (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Creative Cafe rub on stitches
Doodlebug limeade twine
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E01, E13, E15, R00, R20
hair- YR12, E97, E99, E39
clothes- RV52, RV55, RV17, Y13, Y35, Y38, E40, W00, 0
eggs- RV52, RV55, Y38, YR16, Y13, Y17, YG00, YG03, BG000, BG02, V12, V17
23 comments:
- Alyce said...
Amy this is such a beautiful card. Love how simple yet effective it is. I always love looking at your colouring too :)
- March 29, 2012 at 6:05 AM
- Lau W said...
Oh so adorable card, love your papers !
- March 29, 2012 at 6:12 AM
- Nancy Thomas said...
Very cute, love the colors you used on the image. Those spring papers are so pretty.
- March 29, 2012 at 7:20 AM
- Heidi Brawley said...
love it!!! love the little bunny she is holding too! too cute!!! Well you are so up on me!! I have not made a single Easter card yet. OMG I have been soo busy when I have been off from work between Brooke, the new puppy, relatives in town visiting,& have had to make a lot of Bday cards, still getting Thank You cards done from Brooke's 6th Bday party...I made her write them all out on the insides. That is VERY time consuming!!
Well have an Awesome day!
- March 29, 2012 at 7:26 AM
- Kelly Schelske said...
Super sweet Amy!
- March 29, 2012 at 8:34 AM
- Juls said...
too cute!!! Love all the stitching detail! Hugs Juls
- March 29, 2012 at 8:47 AM
- Rhonda Miller said...
How cute.
- March 29, 2012 at 9:15 AM
- Jenny said...
Hey, you gave her a Daba! So cute!
- March 29, 2012 at 9:49 AM
- Have A Scrap Happy Day said...
WOW, super cute. So colorful and bright. Totally love it.
- March 29, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- corry'kaart said...
hoi amy
een echt sweety voor de pasen heel erg vrolijk van kleur!
groetjes van corry
- March 29, 2012 at 10:18 AM
- Isa said...
So precious card !! Love this image ;)
- March 29, 2012 at 10:22 AM
- Maria Therese said...
Beautiful and cute card!
- March 29, 2012 at 10:31 AM
- Mimi said...
Totally too sweet Amy! Loved watching the videos, especially putting the card all together! The hardest part for me is coordinating the papers... TFS your thoughts as you pick them! Have a great day Amy! ;D
- March 29, 2012 at 11:04 AM
- Danni said...
This is such a sweet card! How creative to give Country Lulu some Easter eggs vs. farm fresh ones! Love it!
- March 29, 2012 at 1:39 PM
- Mette said...
Ah - such a fabulous easter card Amy. Fresh and happy colours and love the image.
Hugs, Mette
- March 29, 2012 at 1:50 PM
- Stephanie said...
I love the idea of making Country Lula into an Easter Girl, so easy to do but I probably would've never thought of that! Saw your videos on this card and loved watching it all come together!TFS!
- March 29, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- Leanne said...
Very sweet Amy! Those colored eggs are lovely and the cute bunny is a really nice touch.
- March 29, 2012 at 4:34 PM
- Mary J said...
That is so cool, Amy! Fresh, sweet and gorgeous - love it!
- March 29, 2012 at 4:52 PM
- Karla said...
what a cute card!!This is adorable
- March 29, 2012 at 5:34 PM
- Cami said...
A very, very sweet and pretty Easter card, Amy! That Doodlebug paper is so pretty with all the spring flowers in soft pastels, and your Country Lula is just perfect! Look at how tiny those eggs in her basket and pocket are...and you color so neatly!!!
- March 29, 2012 at 9:05 PM
- gobeagirl said...
Ok my friend, your videos and your post should come with a warning. I'm thinking something like "Caution, this could be hazarous to your wallet!" lol... I loved watching your videos and I love, love this paper, so when I found it on Twopeas I just had to buy some. I just got it in the mail today and I can not wait until tomorrow to play with it. Have a great weekend. hugs, Lisa
- March 30, 2012 at 7:41 PM
- RiNNE said...
I agree with Lisa above, LOL! This paper is so beautiful, and I always find new stuff on your blog that I. MUST. HAVE! Lovely card!
- March 31, 2012 at 11:28 PM
- RiNNE said...
I think you secretly own a scrapbook store at the back of your house, huh? How else would you be able to choose these fabulous papers :)? Awesome Easter card, Amy!
- April 16, 2012 at 11:41 PM


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Due to time constraints and with The Bash looming within the next few hours, this week's Raw reminder will be in a shorter form than usual. You gotta do what you gotta do!
For those of us in the UK, commercial free television is nothing new. The most powerful broadcaster on this island, the BBC, is entirely free of advertising. Ok, so we're legally obliged to buy a TV licence for the privilege, but I believe it makes for better television and radio. Still, Raw is shot in dollar land, where advertising is the bread and butter of all broadcasting. So I understand the excitement. Seriously though, America, do you have to have SOOOO many ad breaks? It kills my buzz. Anyway, here are the …..
Catchy, eh?
Trump's Da Boss
Yes, that's right, Donald Trump now owns the Raw brand and kicked his tenure off with a full ticket refund to everyone in the crowd who kept their ticket stubs. Those who threw them away on their way in to the arena probably needed some of this….
John-Boy's a Farmer
John Cena who, despite making a triumphant return to his charismatic, funny 'old self' came out in his most ghastly merchandise line yet. Not in any way inspired by a certain world-famous farming equipment brand. No. Not all. And call me a cynic, but I don't think it's any coincidence that it was launched in Pack-land. Home of the Green and Gold. I shall discuss this rant about this further in the next audio post.
The Miz is a Puss
John Cena flipped the coin over and called The Miz out for a change. After much cuteness and frivolity, John got serious, gave The Miz a match at The Bash and warned Miz that his days were numbered. Oooh. It was deliciously perfect. Welcome back, John. The Big Show was obviously killing his good times. Favourite line? "You're not a reality show 'has-been'. You're a WWE never was!" BUUUURN! Miz got rattled, punched John when he wasn't looking and ran. Puss.
Lemony Kick-It
Vince was left with the back-up limo (Trump had Road Force One), which happened to be a total lemon and broke down a hundred yards from the arena. Don't you just hate when you have to use the back-up limo? So much less comfy than the best one. Vince made the poor little driver carry him down the street on his back. Yah, 'cause that's so much less humiliating than WALKING to the arena. Vince's weight caused the driver to drop him so Vince kicked him in the arse. Nice guy!
SD Trumps Raw
For the second week running, despite claiming full brand separation, there was a Smackdown match on Raw. I can only assume it was a ratings thing. They must have figured that the audience for Trump Raw would be larger than usual with the news of The Donald's involvement causing a buzz in the mainstream media. What better way to impress than to bring your (real) superior brand in give off a good impression to first time viewers.
Jeff Hardy , Khali and Rey Mysterio beat Jericho, Edge and Ziggler when Jeff pinned Ziggler. Punk, being a nice guy, came to celebrate with Jeff, but he pushed him away like a lover who had been caught cheating. Oh, yeah, Punk wore clothes. I sulked.
Prelude to Crap
Cody Rhodes beat Primo in a prelude to what will undoubtedly be a tag-team belts win for Rhodes and DiBiase.I didn't mind them so much when they first started hanging off Randy's coat-tails……now…meh! Some sort of illegal crap will go down and the Orton Groupies will grab the titles ar The Bash. Talk about putting all your eggs in one basket. Prove me wrong. Please.
Song for Santina
Santina was fired. About two months overdue. Let's celebrate with a song even more annoying than the actual character. Bet you don't make it past the first 20 seconds.
Regrets, dear?
Maybe it's not all about da monaaay after all, Mr. M?
The King Ain't Dead
That's right, the King of Kings redeemed himself, remembered his job is not to be a corporate lackie and wrestled his oversized heart out. As did the delightful Randy. Best match they've had. Better than Wrestlemania even?
The Penny Drops
You know how Vince McMahon is a smart businessman? Not so much. It turned out that Trump was giving money away and cancelling advertising contracts in the hope that Vince would buy Raw back for double the price. Oh Donald, you wiley fox. And I thought you were just a puffed up ball of orangey powder. The plan worked. The real Vince McMahon is indeed great businessman, orchestrating this whole angle with hardly anyone knowing about it until the night of the show. But why so short? Ok, so I wasn't exactly on board from the beginning, but there was a lot of mileage in that there storyline. I'm aware that I'm whining a lot today. I'm tired. I was up late and got up early. I'z grumpy when I'm tired. Donald bitch-slapped Vince, it all kicked off and they had to be separated by some burly looking security.
Shut Your Trap
Rosa Mendes lost to Mickie James and Maryse got all pissy, telling Rosa to shut her yap while she tried to compose herself. Is it just me or are Maryse's jubblies (thanks, Gok Wan) getting more plastic-y by the week? I don't even care about boobs that aren't my own and yet, I cannot look away. (?)
Most Aspirational Stat Evah!
You know how much I live the WWE 'Did you know…? stats. This week was the best ever. Check it out.
Yep, because quantity is ALWAYS better than quality, right guys? Sweethearts, I love you enough to spend my life recapping your shows, but it's not the size of your product that counts, it's what you do with it. An hour of True Blood does not equate to an hour of Raw. We cool? Good. I love you. Mwah!
If you think I'm gonna recap another Cena/Big Show match….
you be trippin'. That is all.
Get offa my Randy
Just as Randy Orton was leaving the arena, Triple H whacked him, proper mobster style. At first it looked like he was gonna give Randy the lonely man in prison treatment against the back of his car, but he just dropped the boot door on him. Phew! REALLY! Writhing in agony, Triple H made it clear that their feud was SOOOO not over.
The KFC buckets. For managing to get in so many camera shots and for showing such dedication to the show. Bravo, bucket of grilled chicken, bravo indeed.


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REAL NAME: Brent Albright
6', 230 pounds
BORN: November 28, 1978 in Tulsa, OK
NICKNAMES:Gunner Scott, Slater Vain, Vinnie Valentino, Vance Vain, Smoke
With an upset victory over Booker T on a recent edition of Smackdown, Gunner Scott has quickly made an impact in WWE, especially since he followed it up with a win over Gregory Helms to become, perhaps unofficially, Cruiserweight Champion.
Followers of WWE's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling know Scott as Brent Albright, who hails from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He has a long involvement with amateur wrestling in public and high school -- he was ranked in the top five in the state from 1995-1997 and was co-captain of his high school wrestling team in 1996-97.
Albright got an early start on his wrestling career, enrolling in the Oklahoma Professional Wrestling School in Tulsa at the age of 18. He began his career in 1998 in Oklahoma, winning the Oklahoma Pro Wrestling Tag Team title three times, the Oklahoma Championship Wrestling Tag Team title once and was the longest reigning OCW Heavyweight Champion. From there, he moved to California and trained under Mike Modest at the All Pro Wrestling Boot Camp. Albright wrestled in independents such as Midwest Empire Wrestling, Midwest Renegade Wrestling and Urban Wrestling Alliance as Slater Vain. He also adopted the name Vinnie Valentino when he won the Steel Rage Pro Wrestling Championship and later headed to Japan, wrestling for the NOAH organization in 2003.
That same year, Albright, back wrestling as Slater Vain, began appearing on WWE telecasts including Raw, Smackdown, Heat and Velocity as enhancement talent. In late 2003, after working 14 WWE shows that year, Slater Vain signed a developmental contract with WWE, but it was Brent Albright that showed up in Ohio Valley Wrestling in early 2004.
Albright would quickly form a tag team known as the Troubleshooters with future WWE superstar Chris Masters, and on March 3rd, the Troubleshooters would defeat Chris Cage and Tank Toland to win the OVW Southern Tag Team titles, later retaining them against the Basham Brothers and the Jersey Shore Crew (Nova and Idol).
On August 9th, Albright would be involved in more tag action, this time with Chris Cage as his partner. The setting would be a Raw taping where Cage and Albright would face Rhyno and Tajiri. The team of Rhyno/Tajiri had to beat Albright/Cage in two minutes to receive a tag team title shot at SummerSlam. Thanks to La Resistance, however, Rhyno/Tajiri would not be victorious in the alloted time.
Albright would then move on to singles glory in Ohio Valley, first becoming the first OVW Television title by defeating Seth Skyfire on January 26, 2005. During his run as TV Champion, Albright joined forces with Jim Cornette and Team OVW against Team Bolin.
Defeating Matt Morgan on April 30th earned Albright the OVW Heavyweight Crown but that reign came to an end on August 3rd, when he lost the belt to Johnny Jeter due to the distraction of Ken Anderson and Daniel Puder. Albright would spend the summer of 2005 attempting to regain the OVW Championship and later, took aim at Anderson and later C.M. Punk in a losing effort to regain the TV title.
In January 2006, Albright found himself back in WWE, working live events against Aaron Idol Stevens. In OVW, Albright would team with and then battle C.M. Punk, culminating in a second run at the top of Ohio Valley when on March 1st, he defeated Punk in the finals of a tournament to crown a new OVW Heavyweight Champion.
On the April 7th edition of Smackdown, Albright, wrestling as Gunner Scott, was to face Booker T in what most felt would be an easy win for the former WCW Champion. Instead, thanks to Smackdown GM Teddy Long playing The Boogeyman's music, Booker was distracted enough for Scott to get the win.
Scott was congratulated by Chris Benoit after the win. (Benoit and Albright had teamed together in OVW on August 12, 2005 against Daniel Puder and Ken Anderson.) Benoit would come to the aid when Booker and Finlay attacked Scott after his loss to Finlay on Smackdown.
For the next few weeks, Gunner Scott split time between Smackdown (defeating Simon Dean and Orlando Jordan but losing to Finlay and Mr. Kennedy) and Ohio Valley (where he lost the OVW title to CM Punk).
By July, however, Scott, once again wrestling as Brent Albright, was back in Ohio Valley on a full-time basis.
--- compiled by John M. Milner


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Since some minutes ago you can submit your photos uploaded in April to the Panoramio contest. Those photos will have the link "submit to the contest" and can be voted in when they will get the "vote" button.
You can vote for the photos uploaded in March until the end of April. Now photos in the gallery of participants are displayed randomly so you get fresh photos all the time. The winners of photos uploaded in March will be known on May 15th.


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Former Executive Yuan secretary-general Lin Yi-shih (林益世) was yesterday sentenced to seven years and four months in prison by the Taipei District Court for accepting about NT$60 million (US$2 million) from a contractor.
The court said Lin had broken the law by using his power to threaten people for money and held property from unidentified sources.
Lin was deprived of his civil rights for five years and fined NT$15.8 million, the ruling said.
The money Lin took from the contractor, NT$23 million and US$317,500, will be confiscated.
Lin can appeal yesterday's verdict to the Taiwan High Court.
Taipei District Court spokesman Huang Chun-min (黃俊明) said the court ruled Lin had not violated the Anti-Corruption Act (貪汙治罪條例) because as a lawmaker at the time, he was not in a position to decide with whom subsidiaries of state-owned China Steel Corp (CSC,中鋼) should sign contracts.
Under the act, the crime of accepting bribes carries a minimum prison sentence of 10 years.
Lin's wife, Peng Ai-chia (彭愛佳), his mother, Shen Juo-lan (沈若蘭), and two of his mother's brothers — Shen Huan-yao (沈煥瑤) and Shen Huan-chang (沈煥璋) — were found not guilty of money laundering. Since the court had ruled that Lin had not violated the Anti-Corruption Act, they could not be convicted of concealing bribe money on Lin's behalf, Huang said.
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office Special Investigation Division said prosecutors would decide whether to appeal. It said the ruling went against public opinion on corrupt officials.
The indictment said Lin helped Kaohsiung-based Ti Yung Co (地勇選礦公司) secure a slag treatment contract from a CSC subsidiary in 2010, when he was a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator, in return for NT$63 million from Ti Yung owner Chen Chi-hsiang (陳啟祥).
Prosecutors said that after Lin was appointed secretary-general of the Executive Yuan last year, he demanded NT$83 million from Chen. When Chen refused to pay, Lin allegedly pressured CSC, a listed company in which the government has a controlling stake, to stop supplying slag to Ti Yung, the indictment said.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson Lin Chun-hsien (林俊憲) said the verdict failed to meet public expectations and it could be a product of a flawed investigation process by prosecutors, who have been criticized by the public."
Lin Chun-hsien said the verdict was very "detrimental" to rebuilding trust in the judicial system, since an independent judiciary wins support and trust through fair trials and verdicts.
Former DPP chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said the sentence was a lot less than people had expected.
"People expect similar cases to be investigated and tried with the same standard and there should not be any difference because of party affiliations," she said.
DPP Legislator Chao Tien-lin (趙天麟) said there was an "obvious double standard" in the judiciary's handling of Lin Yi-shih's case and the cases involving former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), who is serving a 20-year sentence in Taichung Prison, since both men were civil servants accused of corruption.
Chao said the verdict would probably be a relief for former KMT Taipei City councilor Lai Su-ju (賴素如), who served as director of President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) KMT chairman's office, because she could feel now relieved about her future.
Lai has been detained on corruption charges.


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One of Nike's Olympic t-shirts offended the Twitterverse, who found the message sexist.
The plain, black shirt is printed with the words "Gold Digging."
It's supposed to be a reference to the gold medal, but many people on Twitter and Facebook thought it was a reference to women out for a man's money.
Even the product description on finishline.com is tongue-in-cheek:
"The Nike Gold Digging Women's Tee Shirt lets people know you're out for gold! The gold medal, that is. Look cute with the form fitting design while taking the win."
Twitter responses to the shirt accused the company of being "sexist" and said it was a "new low."
Nike hasn't responded to the controversy.