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For over 35 years, Houssiere Durant Houssiere, LLP, has fought for individuals and their families. Our lawyers and staff are uniquely qualified to win and have demonstrated a legacy of success, no matter how complex the case. Unlike other firms, we have extensive in-house expertise and experience in a variety of areas.
HDH has developed a reputation for championing individual rights, and winning multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in Texas and across the country. We build personal relationships with our clients based on trust and never lose sight of the individual no matter how large or complex the case becomes. This tradition of practicing quality law and maintaining the highest professional ethics has earned the firm respect within the industry.
Houssiere Durant Houssiere, LLP has deep in-house expertise in a variety of areas including:
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As founder of Houssiere, Durant Houssiere, LLP he has championed victims that have been affected by dangerous products, aviation malfunctions, chemical exposures, trucking accidents and medical negligence. His passion for fighting for the voiceless pushes him to the forefront in the courtroom.
Linda Durant Houssiere
As managing partner of Houssiere, Durant Houssiere, LLP she comes from a long line of lawyers, over three generations, which instilled in her a passion and respect for the practice of law. She has extensive training and experience in mediation and brings that expertise to all of the firm's cases. Since 1981, Linda has worked nationally on many mass torts litigation; such as Ford-Firestone tires, Ford vehicle fires, SUV rollovers, breast Implants and insulin pumps. She enjoys the challenge of prosecuting individual victim's cases against huge manufacturers.
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As partner of the Houssiere, Durant Houssiere, LLP she is known as the legal vanguard for resolving catastrophic product liability claims and complex medical malpractice disputes by combining creative legal strategies and persuasive advocacy.
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Alien Skin Software Ships Snap Art 3 Artistic Natural Media Plug-In for Photoshop
Photos are quickly turned into paintings or sketches that look handmade. New intelligent stroke placement creates clean edges and natural stroke patterns. New tools make it easy to mark areas that should get more detail.
Raleigh, North Carolina – July 19, 2011 – Alien Skin Software today announces the immediate availability of Snap Art® 3, the new version of its artistic natural media plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop®, Photoshop Elements, and Photoshop Lightroom®. Snap Art turns a photo into a beautiful work of art that looks completely handmade. You make the creative choices while Snap Art takes care of all the tedious work of drawing brush strokes.
"I think our Snap Art fans will be impressed with how much more natural the results are in version 3," said Tom Welsh, the designer of Snap Art. "The new interface makes it extremely easy to create custom artistic effects."
Snap Art can render hundreds of styles and media, such as oil paint, watercolor, pencil sketch, and newly added ones like crayon. It is easy to try different styles until you find the perfect look to capture the natural beauty of the subject.
Snap Art mimics the techniques of human artists, such as layered brush strokes and enhancement of important edges. Version 3 uses more refined stroke placement, making the subject natural and recognizable.
With Snap Art 3's improved realism, portrait photographers can offer elegant paintings as a premium service. Once a Snap Art creation is printed on canvas and framed, it looks like a handcrafted work of art.
Ease of Use
Using Snap Art simply requires a creative idea, not hand-eye coordination or technical training. Simply browse the presets to find a style appropriate for your photo. You can tweak a few sliders to customize the look, but most of the time this is not necessary.
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The Snap Art 3 interface has been completely redesigned for better ease of use. All the presets are now in one place for easier browsing. The preview is also progressively rendered to give faster feedback.
Pricing and Availability
Snap Art 3 is available through www.alienskin.com for $199 USD. Owners of Snap Art 1 or 2 may upgrade for $99 USD. Free upgrades were automatically sent to everyone who purchased Snap Art 2 directly from Alien Skin Software in April 2011 or later.
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A new report released by the World Economic Forum shows that climate change is arguably the most pressing threat to the world economy. And with the world population set to increase from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050, the report suggests that greening the economy is the only viable way to accommodate this growth. To this end, the Green Investment Report lays out a plan where a $700 billion investment in the global economy towards things like renewable energy and efficiency measures would go a long way towards curbing climate change.
The report was compiled by the Green Growth Action Alliance, a public/private group that was launched at the G-20 meeting in Mexico last year. The report comes in anticipation of the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland this week where government and business leaders will discuss the effects of climate change on the global economy.
Currently, infrastructure spending is expected to hit $5 trillion each year without any consideration of climate change. The report suggests that an additional $700 billion investment may successfully address climate change through promoting cleaner energy production and energy efficiency in the building, industry and transportation sectors. Not all of that money would have to come from the private sector. The report indicates that an increase of $36 billion in the current $96 billion spent globally on reducing climate change could spur an additional $570 billion of private investment.
World governments are still bickering about who should pay for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In last year's climate negotiations in Qatar, the best the attending nations could do was agree to make a pact to limit climate change that would only go into effect in 2020. But studies have shown that acting now to limit further global warming to within 2 degrees Celsius would be much cheaper and may even spur economic growth.
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Do you ever feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day to accomplish all the things you want to? That's where I'm at right now. In the last week alone, there've been evening work events, school performances for the Granddaughter and I've had dental surgery. What I haven't done is knitted, sewed or really even cooked.
I have some big projects on my list of things I'd like to do that just keep getting pushed further and further onto the back burner. So I've decided to go on hiatus with the blog -- at least for the summer.
I'll be around to visit your blogs, but I probably won't be posting again until the fall.
Have a great summer ...


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Change your appearance with special effects contact lenses
If you're looking for a way to turn heads and grab some attention, special effects contact lenses are the perfect choice.
These alternatives to the more standard clear lenses come in a huge range of colours and styles, so there's sure to be something that creates the special effects that you're looking for, as well as something to match your personality.
Whether you want the finishing touch to a Halloween outfit, the perfect addition to a costume for a film or play or something that will enhance your appearance in an unforgettable way, Contactlenses.co.uk offers a variety of crazy contacts for you to choose from.
How do special effects lenses work?
It doesn't matter if you're looking for lenses with unusual designs or simple coloured lenses: all cosmetic contact lenses are made in a similar way. In most cases, production involves a three-layer sandwiching method, where the design is printed on the middle layer, and then enclosed between two others.
The image is printed in a circular shape, with the area that goes over the pupil left blank - this ensures that your vision is not hampered in any way.
In most cases, crazy lenses are made from hydrogel. This is a soft and safe material that is comfortable to wear and allows oxygen to flow to the surface of your cornea, helping your eyes to stay healthy.
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The awards just keep rolling in for the Nationals. A day after Bryce Harper was named N.L. Rookie of the Year, Davey Johnson has been honored as the league's best manager.
Johnson managed the Nationals to 98 wins and a N.L. East division title in his first full season with the team in 2012. They improved their record by 18 victories from the season before and jumped from third in the N.L. East to first.
This is Johnson's second time winning a league manager of the year award, he took the honor in the American League with the Orioles in 1997. He is just the fifth manager in MLB history to win the award in both leagues and the first in Nationals history to win one at all.
After winning the award in 1997, Johnson left the Orioles because of a rift with the owner. On Tuesday after learning he had won the award once again, he joked about avoiding the same fate.
"If we didn't win the division I thought I was going to get fired, and if I won this award I thought I was going to get fired," he said. "Hopefully I can live through getting this award and manage the Nationals in 2013."
Johnson originally joined the organization in June of 2006 as a consultant. He took over the Nats on June 17, 2011 after two managers resigned midseason, moving to the dugout from an advisor role. The Nationals finished 40-43 under Johnson in 2011 with an 80-81 record overall.
After watching the team closely for several years, and managing them for half a season, Johnson knew he had a talented roster heading into 2012.
"I was at spring training the one year before and I really had two spring trainings to get to know the whole organization. That was really critical for me," he said.
"I really had a lot of confidence after my second spring training with the front office, with the ownership, with everybody. And my evaluation of talent after 2011, I think it was pretty correct."
Johnson and the Nationals collectively reached another level this season, reaching the playoffs for the first time since the club moved to Washington. It was the first playoff appearance for the franchise since 1981 and just the second in the organization's history.
"Guys really didn't overachieve, they just played up to their potential. There's still a higher ceiling there for a lot of the players. It was a fun year for me and with another year of experience it is going to set us up to be even stronger and better."
A World Series winner as both a player and a manager, the Nationals are the fifth team Johnson has coached. He began with the New York Mets in 1984 before stints with the Reds, Orioles, and Dodgers. In 16 seasons as an MLB manager Johnson holds a 595-417 record overall (.588 winning percentage).
In 2012 Johnson had to manage through injuries to many key players. He lost Michael Morse, Jayson Werth, Ryan Zimmerman, Drew Storen, Ian Desmond, Wilson Ramos, and Drew Storen all for significant amounts of time. Throw in a potential distraction involving Stephen Strasburg, a national story about him being shut down that lasted for months, and 2012 was not without adversity.
Johnson pointed to his veterans and organizational depth as two important factors in the team surviving as well as they did.
"The improved bench and the young guys stepping up, those were the keys," he said.
"That's a tribute to the organization that they could do that. The pitching held us in there so that we had a chance to beat anybody. Those guys had to contribute, they had to do things. And my bench was outstanding, my bench won a lot of ballgames."
Johnson beat out Dusty Baker of the Reds and Bruce Bochy of the Giants for the award. Johnson received 23 first place votes and a total of 131 points in the Baseball Writers' Association of America's voting system.
Johnson becomes the third manager in franchise history to win manager of the year after Felipe Alou in 1994 and Buck Rodgers in 1987.
Before the 2012 season Johnson had all but guaranteed the Nationals would be a good team, telling CSNwashington that he could be fired if the team didn't make the playoffs. When asked for a similar proclamation, the Nats skipper cited his plan to retire after 2013 as having nothing to lose.
"World Series or bust, it's going to be my last year anyways," he said.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 56 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
We're launching a new (free) service for people to cover a disposible coffee cup sleeve with a professionally designed sleeve cover, making it a non-disposible sleeve to be re-used. That way not as many coffee cup sleeves end-up in the landfills.
The design template (either .psd or .pdf) is located towards the bottom of the page at http://www.sleevesaver.com. Please follow the directions on this design template. For each design I need two .jpg files returned, an A and B file for the two different templates.
Also, unfortunately, I need the submission agreement signed with the winning submission. It basically says that you're giving us the right to allow people to download a sleeve with your design on it, and that you're the original creator of the artwork (please, don't submit a sleeve design with Micky Mouse or something!).
- Follow the instructions on the design template
- Return the two .jpg files with each design
- Return the submission agreement with each desgin
- Use any theme that you think people might like to have on their morning cup o' joe... there are some samples up on the website already.
- Try it out yourself to see how it work... it's cool (and it's free)
- Someone else's trademark or artwork... all artwork must be original
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by Matt Dalby, sports information graduate assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Georgia College recently brought together a multitude of cultures to celebrate 2011 International Day. There was no shortage of Bobcat student-athletes among the 40 countries represented, as nearly a dozen took part in the opportunity to support their heritage.
The day involved the representation of various countries by GC students, taking place on Front Campus.
Among those in attendance were tennis players Jerome Leborgne (Coordinmanche, France), Leo Bernardes (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Ivana Meravic (Rottweil, Germany).
Joining the pair were golfer Pontus Andersson (Helsingborg, Sweden), women's cross country runner Victoria Dobson (New Hamburg, Ontario) and women's soccer Leah Frazer (Mississauga, Ontario).
All embraced the chance to inform people of their customs and cultures, sharing stories and various items that helped give visitors a better understanding of the vast differences among the GC student body.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Self-righteous? Maybe I am.
Self-righteous? Maybe I am.
Americans — and who knows how many illegals — re-elected the current person in the president's office.
Did those who voted know this great orator is a liar? Did they know he has a corrupt administration with blatant biases? Did they know he gave stimulus dollars given to "green" industries that consistently failed? (I saw and heard a reputable commentator — Stuart Varney — read off the names of 10 of these green companies that failed; the lowest dollar amount I heard was $198 million, the highest $535 million.)
Did these Americans know the person in the president's office did not start the GM-Chrysler bailouts? (This newspaper, the week of Oct. 7-13, ran an AP article revealing President George W. Bush initiated these bailouts and the current administration continued with them).
Did these Americans know this administration supported union gangs that harassed Wisconsin's governor in altercations in Madison, Wis.? (Note: There are only eight percent of workers in unions, yet they want to run this country; that's Democracy, mob rule — we are a republic.)
Did these Americans realize his health care law should be branded unconstitutional because people with Republican legislators were "locked out" of the conference chambers and the result was no representation.
Did these Americans know it took the current commander-in-chief three months to approve the surge in Afghanistan?
Three of the best weather months — how many soldiers, sailors or Marines died when they had to fight in less favorable weather? Attending daily intelligence briefings would have allowed the commander-in-chief a decision in two or three days, saving lives. Think about that.
These Americans need kindergarten education. Sour grapes? Maybe so, but they are righteous sour grapes, heavenly wine.
I'd say good luck, but luck will have little or nothing to do with the future of this forsaken country.
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Best Kids' Parties: "Up!" Balloon Party
Name: Kieran, 2
Location: Lyon, France
Kieran's second birthday party was inspired by the Pixar movie UP! We used balloons as the main decorating element, including using them on a cardboard replica of Carl and Ellie's house. The replica was made by my husband using three large furniture cardboard boxes turned inside out.
On the gifts table I made a smaller replica using a wooden shadow box house and also created Paradise Falls using crepe paper.
The food was all homemade by us: cookies, cupcakes, sandwiches, sausage rolls, fruit salad, and the birthday cake. There was vanilla ice cream too!
I made fabric tote bags to use for goodie bags and they contained a car caddie, an Adventure Book, an activity book, a crayon, and a foam paintbrush and mini canvas for the art activity: hand print canvases. The three little guests were also given home made play-doh to take home. The bags were housed in Kieran's little walking wagon which I made into a balloon cart. Party hats were made from 12x12 scrapbook paper.
Thanks, Francine! Readers, visit Francine at Callaloo Soup.
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From the earliest days of his ministry, the Apostle Paul was concerned to explain salvation in Christ. In the book of Galatians, considered by many to be his earliest epistle, Paul gives us one of the clearest explanations that salvation …Read More
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What characterizes Christians? The apostle Paul tells us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23). It is through the Spirit that we develop these traits, grow in grace, and glorify God. Dr. R.C …Read More


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While it's hard to know where he stands in terms of job security, Texans coach Gary Kubiak sounds like a man sure of where he'll stand Sunday.
"Count on it," Kubiak said of working from the sidelines, via Brian Smith of the Houston Chronicle.
Kubiak has coached from the press box the last two weeks, after returning from a stroke-like attack suffered at halftime of a game at Reliant Stadium against the Colts.
He was meeting with his doctors Friday afternoon, but gave no indication he planned to be anywhere but with his team Sunday against the Patriots.
Given that the clock could be ticking on his tenure as head coach of the 2-9 Texans, he should probably savor every moment.


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WMF Promotes Dinner
To Establish Friendships
An International dinner will be dents who are attending the Uni-held
on Oct. 25 in the dining hail versity of Minnesota and other col-at
7:30 p.m. leges and universities in the area.
According to Ed Tegenfeldt, Representative foods from sev-
WMF chairman of international eral countries including India,
student relations, the purpose of Japan, and Mexico will be prepar-the
dinner is that of establishing ed by the international students.
friendship with international stu- Entertainment will also be pro-vided
by the international students Dean Has Word : • in the form of short talks and
• music. Protect Grants Following, time will be provided
for informal talking and becom-ing
acquainted with the interna-
Summaries of overseas study tional students.
projects open to students and fac- Any Bethel student interested
ulty members are available in the in inviting an international stu-
Students Affairs office, Clifford dent to the dinner should contact
V. Anderson, dean of students, Roger Erickson, Sheila Hornsby,
announced. Interest in the program Ed Tegenfeldt, or Gerry Wilber.
coupled with certain basic eligi- Tickets are on sale at $1 per
bility requirements qualify a per- plate for Bethel students. Interna-son
for participation in the Inter- tional students will be admitted
national Exchange program con- free.
ducted by the Department of State. There will be a shortened supper
For more details contact Dean hour for students not attending
Anderson. the dinner.
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the CLARION
Volume XXXV — No. 3
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Friday, October 19, 1958
Elaine Johnson, junior, from
Poplar, Wise., was elected Home-coming
Queen Monday in chapel;
the coronation took place this even-ing
in the fieldhouse.
Queen Elaine will reign over the
week-end's festivities with four
Candidates this year were chosen
by a new system. Campus organi-zations
sponsored girls by submit-ting
petitions; five finalists were
then chosen from the nominees by
a committee which included: Phil
Peterson, Homecoming chairman;
Dwight Jessup, Senate president;
Thelma Fredrickson, Homecoming
committee member; Walfred Pet-erson,
Senate advisor; and Clifford
V. Anderson, dean of students.
Candidates were chosen on the
basis of grade point average, testi-
Happy Staff:
Spire Wins
Top Rating
The 1958 Spire has received for
the first time an All-American
honor rating from the associated
college press (ACP), a national
college publication critical service.
All-American, the highest rating
awarded by ACP, was given to
less than 10 per cent of the year-books
entered in the thirty-eighth
critical service.
Evan Rogers, senior, and Pat
Nichol, now teaching in Maynard,
Minn., were co-editors.
A yearbook is judged by com-parison
with yearbooks printed by
the same method from colleges of
similar enrollment.
The Spire was commended for
harmonizing its formal theme,
"Under the shadow o fthe Al-mighty,"
in overall layout, design,
and copy. "The year in retrospect"
and the photography were both
important factors contributing to
the high rating.
Dr. Samuel Southard, assistant
professor of psychology of religion
at Southern Baptist theological
seminary, will be main speaker in
a series of lectures on pastoral
counselling. These lectures will be
held in Bethel seminary Tuesday
through Friday, Oct. 21-24.
Dr. Southard will be speaking
at the first of two lectures to be
held each morning and also in sev-eral
evening sessions. Various
speakers will be lecturing in the
second session each morning.
Dr. G. Horace Wood, director of
public relations at Mounds-Midway
hospitals, will speak on Tuesday;
Dr. Clarence Rowe, St. Paul psy-chiatrist,
lectures on Wednesday;
and Swan Engwall, associate pro-fessor
of psychology and philoso-phy
at Bethel, is Thursday's
speaker. A discussion period is
planned for the second session on
Freshman sweetheart Linda
Wride is pictured with candidates
Sharon Swanson, also standing,
and Marge Elven, sitting. Linda
comes from Yucaipa, Cal., and
plans to go into elementary edu-cation.
The freshman class elects
the freshman sweetheart.
mony, and personal appearance.
Queen Elaine, junior class nomi-nee,
anticipates going into high
school counseling after graduation.
She is vice-president of Women's
choir, a member of social council
and library staff, and has main-tained
a 2.31 grade average.
Lyla Stimson, a member of the
College choir, also participates in
debate. A junior from Minneapolis,
she was nominated by Edgren resi-dence.
Winner of numerous scholar-ships,
including the Honors, Lyla
has a 2.83 grade average.
Lynn Weaver, senior class nomi-nee,
is a foreign missions candi-date
who would like to serve in
the Belgian Congo. She is from
Franklin Park, Ill.
Lynn is secretary of Religious
council, a member of the vice-president's
executive committee,
and student assistant in sociology.
She has a 2.8 grade average.
Annette Burgess, also a junior
class nominee, is from Zion, Ill.
President of Women's choir, her
grade average is 1.3.
Annette plans on entering social
work after graduation.
Marilyn Thorpe, junior from
Minneapolis, was sponsored by
WMF. Marilyn would like to teach
in a school for children of mission-aries.
A member of Women's choir
and library staff, her grade point
average is 1.6'7.
bear pet beat pc!
all arrogant sophomores are
challenged to a tug-of-war in the
center of campus at 11 a.m. to-morrow.
this proclamation her-alded
by class of '62
Bernard H. Ridder, president of
the St. Paul Dispatch - Pioneer
Press, will speak on "Europe and
the Middle East Crisis" at the
second academic assembly, Wed-
According to Edwin Omark, dean
of the seminary, all area pastors
are invited to attend this series.
Queen Elaine
Plan Ahead
Bethel Alumni association will
elect officers at a dinner meeting
on Thursday, Oct. 16. Nels Stjern-strom,
director of public relations
at Bethel, and Clifford Larson,
dean of the college, will be par-ticipating
in the program.
According to Mr. Stjernstrom
alumni activity has increased in the
past two years. Last year the group
supported the kitchen-dining room
improvement fund with almost
The Chicago chapter has orig-inated
a promotion program term-ed
"Bethel 25'ers". In this plan
each member contributes $25 a
year as a part of alumni activities.
Mr. Stjernstrom expresses hope
that new chapters will be organ-
:zed in various area.;- of the coun-try.
President of the Alumni associa-tion
for the past two terms has
been Rev. Robert Dailey of Brain-erd,
nesday, Oct. 29, at 11 a.m. in the
Recently returned from an ex-tended
European trip, Mr. Ridder
will relate what top ranking news-papermen
and government officials
told him regarding Europe's re-action
to recent developments in
the Middle East and their impact
on the United States and other
All college and seminary stu-dents
may attend the convocation.
At 6:30 tomorrow evening,
Bethel's fieldhouse will be the
scene of an all-school and alumni
Homecoming banquet.
Gil Dodds, Wheaton college track
coach, will be speaker in a pro-gram
following the meal.
Music will be provided by an
alumni quartet composed of James
Kentz, Paul Leafblad, Robert San-din,
and Donald Peterson. Julius
Whittinger, instructor in music,
will play a trombone solo.
Special recognition will be given
Gil Dodds
Special Chapel
Early Sunday
Dr. Curtis B. Akenson, pastor of
First Baptist church in Minnea-polis
and Bethel alumnus, will
speak at the Homecoming worship
service at 8 a.m. Sunday in the
college chapel.
Public relations director Nels
Stjernstrom will lead the service,
and Sylvia Jackson will sing.
Larry A. Nelson, Homecoming
committee member who planned
the service, said the purpose of
the worship service is to retain
the Homecoming emphasis through
out the week-end and to encourage
the alumni to take an active part
in the Homecoming activities.
Breakfast will be served in the
dining hall immediately after the
worship service.
to former Homecoming kings and
The banquet will replace the
usual Saturday evening meal and
the dining hall will be closed. Stu-dents
on the meal plan will be
admitted free; otherwise, admission
is $2.
Depict Poor
The Homecoming theme, "Pages
from the Ages," will be depicted in
the Homecoming parade that will
leave the fair grounds at 1 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Floats submitted by all the
classes, the language clubs, the
drama club, and the "B" club will
travel down Snelling, Larpenteur,
Hamline, Nebraska, Arona, Arling-ton,
and to the football field at
Hamline stadium. The queen's float
will be built by the art club.
As the parade travels down
Arona it will pass a large cave
man traditionally clad in leopard
skin pulling a similarly clad Lum-berjack
across the front lawn of
Edgren residence.
A huge giraffe craning his neck
looking for the Northland player
and saying "Where's Northland?"
as he stands over one of the un-fortunate
Lumberjacks will be
standing in front of Hagstrom
The sentiments of the girls in
Bodien dorm will be expressed by
Charlie Brown with his hula hoop
as he says, "Hoop we win!"
Judy Goddard, Delmar IntVeld,
and Bill Porter headed the com-mittees
for the dorm decorations.
10:30 a.m. float judging
11 a.m. tug-of-war
1 p.m. parade begins
2 p.m. football: BETHEL vs.
6:30 p.m. banquet
8 a.m. worship service
Queen, Attendants Reign;
Chosen By New System
Students, Alumni
Hear Dodds Speak
Sem Schedules Series--
Pastors' Pysch Lectures
Dispatch President Ridder Speaks
On Mid-East Crisis Oct. 29
the CLARION
CAROL CHRISTENSEN, editor
BOB JOHNSON, editor
Departmental editors: Alice
Huffman, Lois Bradshaw,
Pam Everburg, Charlie El-ven.
Business: Maureen Bronstein,
Dale Goit, Marilyn Pippert
Advisor: Roy Dalton, Ph.D.
II-156 TN' MOST EVEN TEMPE fZEP MENV35R OF TI-I L WHOLE
FACULTY HE'S diNfdYg IN A PAD MOOR"
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Friday, October 19, 1958
Neighbors Speak:
Students Are Regarded Favorably
A much - heralded journalistic
milestone, to which the Sputniks
and the missing moon rocket of the
Air Force are scientific counter-parts
would perhaps not be an
accurate description of the CLAR-ION's
significant interview with
homeowners on the east side of
Arona regarding their reaction to
student cars parked in front of
their houses. Possibly the early
Vanguard missiles would be a more
satisfactory analogy: highly publi-cized
but not overly significant.
However certain remarks by the
homeowners provide some insight
into the problem and might be of
value in orienting students to the
position which the neighbors are
taking in this "controversy." In
the first place it appears that con-troversy
is not the best word
choice; somewhat strong in de-scribing
the mildness with which
these people regard the college.
"I've lived here for 40 years,
and I know a lot about Bethel. I
like the students, and I think they
are fine people. I have no trouble
with them, but my next-door neigh-bor
has difficulty with students
parking in front of his home," one
person observed.
Another individual regarded
Bethel students very favorably and
thought that the parking problem,
while acute in previous years, was
much improved this year.
One of the more enlightened
members of the community had
this to say: "Parking has always
been a problem, but after all the
street is public, and we have no
right to say who can park in front
of our home. It would be very much
appreciated if the students would
park on the other side of the
street or in the parking lot, es-pecially
on Sundays."
Two other homeowners thought
Cultural Film
High Caliber
Dear Editor,
Congratulations to the cultural
council for the excellent film that
was shown last Friday night. The
council should be congratulated on
their wise and tasteful selection
of movies.
The movie was one that leaves
a person with a thoughtful atti-tude.
How could one person create
so much of beauty and realism?
The most awesome thought that
came to my mind was what a won-derful
and rich relationship that
Michealangelo must have had with
God. Or else how could he have
created that which he did?
Thank you seems like something
trite to say for the caliber of en-tertainment
that we experienced.
We just want the cultural council
to know that we appreciated their
efforts and hope that they will
continue in the course they have
An Impressed Student
Flies Are Bad
Dear Editor,
In the planning of the student
center, there was set aside a stu-dent
lounge. Webster says a lounge
is a place to spend time lazily!
Unfortunately our lounge is not a
place to "spend time lazily" be-cause
of the FLIES. Now I am
willing to concede that there will
be a few flies no matter how ef-fective
the pest control, but I
counted eight flies on one coffee
cup. If all the allotments for con-trol
of this menace have been
spent, let's raise the price of coffee
to six cents and buy FLY PAPER.
Name Withheld
that the students had been much
better this year; and one said that
if he had wanted peace and quiet
he would have moved elsewhere.
One individual however came up
with a very pronounced opinion.
"Most (Bethel students) . . . are
fine neighbors, but some of them
that have cars get pretty disgust-ing!
I don't know why they can't
park over on their side of the
street or in the parking lot. One
time I had to carry my groceries a
whole block because a student had
his car in front of my house. It's
not so bad when they just park
there for an hour or so, but last
winter a fellow had his car towed
up there, and there it sat all win-ter.
I certainly wish something
could be done about it!"
Some Resemblance
Congress has often been accused
of being inefficient; people in at-tendance
at recent Senate meetings
might now have some insight into
this charge.
The most recent Senate meeting,
had any efficiency expert giving
its discussions a second glance,
would appear to be a case in point.
Discussions seemed endless, prob-lems
abounded, and it was difficult
to formulate a motion, let alone
see it through to a successful con-clusion.
The budget came up for discus-sion
again. The recently-approved
increase in the inclusive fee did
not gain the approval of the sem-inary,
which is to say that there
will not be an increase in the sem-inary
inclusive fee.
This constitutes a severe finan-cial
reduction for the Senate since
it had previously been supposed
that the seminary would contri-bute,
per capita, equal shares with
the college.
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graphical ref e r e n c es scattered
throughout Tolstoy's writings and
the strictly personal accounts of
the author and his wife. This not
only will satisfy the critical his-torian,
but also allows the lay
reader to gain a very intimate
glimpse into Tolstoy's turbulent
and brilliant mind.
Leo Tolstoy's life was one of
contrasts. As a young man of 15,
he first penned his ideals for a
godly life, yet his inability to ab-stain
from gambling and women
caused continual mental conflict.
An officer in the Russian army
as a youth, he later strongly at-tacked
the use of armed force. A
vociferous social reformer, pro-testing
against the greed of the
wealthy, Tolstoy himself was of a
noble family and lacked no mater-ial
necessities. Known as the
"apostle of love" to the Russian
people, his own home life was one
of turmoil. Recognized as a great
religious leader and writer, he
was excommunicated by the Holy
Synod in 1901 when an old man of
By Deeds of Truth is a work
well worth reading of the contra-dictory
life of this great Russian
genius, "a moment in the Russian
conscience, the most noble incar-nation
of national genius."
at TO --)quare Corner
by Conunon 310 in
Americans awake! Culture cometh to your shores at last. The day
of enlightenment will be Oct. 27 when the Scots Guards Bagpipe Band
and a brass counterpart will perform in Williams arena (U of M gym-nasium
on University avenue at Oak. Perhaps some will recall last year's
performance there by the Black Watch regiment.)
The bagpipe, "a body of air surrounded by a sheepskin", is an an-cient
instrument. It is believed that the pipes were known to the Sumer-ian
civilization 4000 years ago.
Nero, the musically inclined emperor of Rome, showed his musical
skill in the fact that he could play the bagpipes. There is a school of
thought (which has at least one adherent in Common John) which as-serts
that Nero bagged, not fiddled, while Rome did burn. (Anyone is
welcome to join this school by the way. No fees. The only requirement
is that you talk up this hypothesis among your friends.)
The bagpipe reached 'Scotland through the medium of the Roman
occupation forces in early Britain, and became entrenched in Scottish
tradition. Later the instrument proved to be a very effective emotional
stimulant and when played in battle its beautiful tones spurred its hear-ers,
the gallant Scottish clansmen, to do brave and daring deeds against
their English oppressors. Spoilsports that the English were, they out-lawed
the innocent bagpipe as an instrument of war. Death became the
penalty for the possession of this weapon.
Bagpipe music is mainly traditional for two reasons: first, Scottish
traditional music is very exquisite, intricate, and beautiful so that no
one tried to improve upon it..Second, no one has realized the possibilities
in a bagpipe symphony. Horizons are vast.
Take this opportunity now to hear this great bunch of noise.
epttela aetrama
wildly the wind
tears across the fall-bound countryside
ripping leaves from yielding trees
stark they stand
bereft of their protectors
which now whip over the dying grass
and driven by winter's harsh breath
scud across the puddles
phantoms in a demon dance
Tolstoy, Literary Giant,
Advocated Godly Life
by Linden Magnuson
A reference to the life of Leo
Tolstoy or to one of his well-known
works makes an unusual impres-sion
on fellow-intellectuals. Your
parents and your kid-brother will
be amazed at the acumen acquired
from three months of collegiate
efforts. Thus the appeal of a bio-graphy
of this great Russian lit-erary
figure of the nineteenth cen-tury.
By Deeds of Truth is a very
readable account of Leo Tolstoy's
life, written jointly by the Russian,
Modest Hofmann, and his French
colleague, Andre Pierre. The bio-graphers
have used as their prin-ciple
sources the many autobio-acrd
COMM him with grief
contemplative he stood
in confused silence—broodingly, not angered by what had been said
only alienated it seemed, alienated by his attempt to find meaning,
by striving to comprehend, to apprehend reality
troubled deeply,
a frown chased across his face; agitation fluttered where dullness
formerly had shown : tones of indifference mitigated by unaware
it seemed that the arduous struggle had been unavailing
in solitude he wandered off : irresolute, forlorn
severe sadness overwhelmed him, clouds out of eternity
he desired life
yet he had only confronted existence
awareness had filled him with suffering; intense agonizing had
deprived him of quiet joy
his search for truth had only made the old familiar lies
less acceptable, more inadequate, frighteningly
irritating : ineffectual oversimplications
inaccurately-established generalizations
uncritically-formed evaluations
they said that he had a poor
attitude, was maladjusted, sought only to gain attention
none seemed to realize, or would
admit, that
his had been a bold struggle against complacency
he had found no remedy for the human predicament:
existence triumphed in despair, and life was now
equated with futility
SHADES OF THE TWENTIES: Charles Tucek assumes the classic position, a stance familiar to many Bethel
alumni, for that old ritual "Starting the Car." Miss Effie Nelson, wearing a traditional chapeau firmly an-chored
by a scarf, seems to be exhorting Charley to get her to the parade on time.
Talks on Nations' Relations
Minnehaha Baptist Church
4155 41st Avenue South
Bible school 9:45 a.m.
Morning service 10:50 a.m.
Evening service 7 p.m.
Senior CYF :15 p.m.
Prayer meeting 7:30 p.m.
"A Warm Welcome to Bethel Students"
Harvey R. Hill, pastor
Elim Baptist Church
685 Thirteenth Ave. N.E., Minneapolis
9:45 a.m. Bible school
11 a.m Morning worship
6:30 p.m. Volunteer choir practice
7 p.m. .._ Evening service
8:30 p.m. Senior youth fellowship
A Home Away From Home
Emmett V. Johnson, pastor Frank Shindo, youth director
Central Baptist Church
Roy and Shields
9 and 11 a.m. Morning Worship
10 a.m. Bible School
7:15 p.m. Gospel Service
8:30 p.m. Senior CYF
Warren Magnuson, pastor Bud Lee, youth director
Bus leaves Bodien Residence at 9:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Welcome to
Calvary Baptist Church
Worship services 8:45 and 11 a.m.
Sunday school 9:45 a.m.
CYF 5:30 p.m.
Evening service
7 p.m.
A. E. Ellison, pastor
Lexington and Burke
We invite you to attend
Payne Avenue Baptist Church
9:45 a.m. Bible school
11 a.m. Morning worship
6 p.m. Youth groups
7 p.m. Evening service
J. Leonard Carroll pastor
Payne and Sims, St. Paul
Arlington at Payne
9:45 a.m.
11 a.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
Bible school
Morning worship
Youth hour
Evening service
Special meetings
Oct. 29 - Nov. 9
Rev. Gerald Splinter
of Winnipeg
God's Invasion Army
7:30 p.m.
Bethel Students Always Welcome
Bert Johnson, pastor
Dick Olson, choir director
sue. paiih
Bplist Cluvic4
Highway 10 and 65
Morning worship 8:30 and 11 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
CYF 6 p.m.
Evening service 7 p.m.
Stanley Starr
Howie Rekstad
director of music
Friday, October 19, 1958
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Page 3
Wine of Morning
Will be Shown
Wine of Morning, acclaimed "the
most spectacular evangelical film
ever produced," will be shown in
Peterson Heads
Newly Elected
Frosh Cabinet
Accepting the president's gavel
for the freshman class is Steve
Peterson John Carlson, vice-presi-dent,
Marge Elven, secretary, and
Joyce Wessman, treasurer, com-plete
the executive board.
Dr. Paul R. Finlay, assistant
professor of religious education,
was chosen as class advisor.
Steve, now from Galesburg, Ill.,
has been president of the Columbia
District CYF in Washington. "My
ambitions are only those that the
classe desires. In working together
we expect cooperation on the part
of each class member," Steve said.
From Preston, Wash., Marge has
also been a district CYF officer as
well as editor of her high school
John comes from Effie, Minn.,
and Joyce from Omaha, Neb.
the college chapel on Oct. 24 at
7:30 p.m. The film is being spon-sored
by the religious council.
This full-length (two hours)
color production is based on the
novel of the same name written
by Dr. Bob Jones, Jr., president of
Bob Jones university in Green-ville,
S. C. Universal Films of Bob
Jones university produced the pic-ture.
Wine of Morning is a fanciful
dramatization of the life of Barab-bas,
the man Pilate released at the
demand of the mob. Woven into
the story are a number of miracles
of Jesus Christ including the turn-ing
of the water into wine at the
wedding in Cana of Galilee and
the healing of the man whose
friends let him down through the
Throughout the film the pres-ence
of Christ is indicated in var-ied
ways though His face is never
actually seen on the screen.
According to the critics, Wine of
Morning has movement, passion,
excitement, impact, inspiration
against the background of the love
and judgment of God.
Bagpipes, Trumpets, and Drums
Signal Queen's Troops Coming
It is gratifying to note the good
faith which the United States and
Britain are exercising toward the
USSR. Both western countries are
going to suspend nuclear weapons
tests after Oct. 31, provided Russia
will continue its test suspension,
as announced last March 31.
However, since that time Rus-sia
has resumed its tests with at
least two new blasts the AEC re-ports.
The western atomic power would
have discontinued tests earlier, but
they desired to complete work pre-viously
scheduled. They also balked
at the fact that no effective system
of detection and control had been
agreed upon by the three powers.
Another item of interest, bearing
on improved international rela-tions,
is the conditional promises
which has been given to Dag Ham-merskjold
that American and Brit-ish
troops will be withdrawn from
Lebanon and Jordan.
However this move will only be
taken if the Arab nations keep
their pledge to live together as
good neighbors.
If the West feels that this is not
being demonstrated then the troops
most likely will be retained in the
The fanfare of trumpets, the
rattle of drums, and the skirl of
the bagpipes will signal the ap-pearance
of the Regimental Band
of the Grenadier Guards and the
Massed Pipers and Dancers of the
Scots Guards.
On Monday, Oct. 27, these groups
will perform in Williams arena
at the University of Minnesota for
the first program this year of the
University Artists Course "Cele-brity"
Numbering 100, the two units,
normally stationed at Buckingham
palace as part of Queen Elizabeth's
household troops, are presently
touring the United States and
The program will be designed to
show some of the ceremonies which
are part of the pomp and pageantry
of Britain. The band, which plays
daily at Buckingham palace dur-ing
the changing of the guard as
well as at the trooping of the
colours on the queen's birthday
and at coronations, will join for
the first time with the men of the
Scots Guards, famed for their part
in the Edinburgh Tatoo.
Traditional uniforms of scarlet
tunics and bearskin bonnets will
be worn by the Grenadiers. The
Scots Guards will wear full High-land
dress including blue doublet,
feathered bonnet, highland sword,
dirk and skean dhu. Their kilts and
plaids will be of the queen's Royal
Stuart Tartan, and their pipes will
be adorned with silken banners
emblazoned with the crests of the
different companies of the Scots
Tickets are priced at $1.50, $2,
$2.50, $3, and $3.50 and are avail-able
at the University Artists
Course ticket office, 105 Northrop
auditorium, the Downtown ticket
office, 188 Northwestern Bank
building in Minneapolis, and at
Field-Schlicks in St. Paul.
Eleven players of the '58 Royal squad are shown above. A shake-up on the team may result in a few
changes, primarily in the line. Left to right linemen are: Jack McNaughton, end; Stu Luckman, tackle; Bob
Reynolds, guard; Neil Christenson, center; Lance Dailey, guard; Ray Shepherd, tackle; Carl Linden, end.
In the backfield left to right are: Ken Baird, halfback; Paul Evans, fullback; Les Borms, quarterback; and
Dave Gordh, halfback.
Royals To Host Lumberjacks
Tomorrow For Homecoming
the Chuck-Whole
Famous Miler Race Spoiled
Appears Here By Hot Dogs
by C. N. Elven
Bethel students and alumni will have a chance to see and hear
one of the world's greatest distance runners Saturday night at the
Homecoming banquet.
Newspapers the 'world over screamed the name Gil Dodds in recog-nition
of his brilliant track accomplishments throughout the 1940's.
Gil Dodds, known as the flying parson, has led an eventful life
both on and off the track. As a 13 year old boy he was the normal
lad given to a few pranks. While with a group of playmates, he threw
a rock at the passing car of a farmer. Brakes screeched and the car
came to a stop. After a short-lived
race, the big foot of the
farmer was planted in its proper
A kick in the pants isn't the
most common way of launching a
hobby, but indirectly it did. Lloyd
Hahn, holder of five indoor world
track records from 1924-1929 was
the angry farmer who later be-came
Dodd's high school mentor
and college coach via the mail.
Dodds grew up in Falls City,
Neb. In his early teens he had a
trap line which was scattered over
the country side. In order to check 4,
the line each day and take care of other necessary chores—such as
going to school, etc.—he had to run from one trap site to another. In
total he ran about 12 miles a day which enabled him to build tremendous
legs and stamina.
Falls City high school didn't have a track team. This required Gil
to run on his own initiative, which he did, in the pasture and around a
lake. As a freshman in high school he went to a meeting in a nearby
town by himself. He had heard that athletes needed lots of strength.
After filling up on pancakes he ate eight hot dogs because he remem-bered
that meat is important. All went well in the race that afternoon
until his stomach rebelled.
When a high school junior, Gil hitch-hiked to Peru, Neb., sought
out the officials, and explained why he was there by himself. Dodds
took care of the rest; he ran 13.4 seconds under the former mark in the
mile and broke the old 880 mark by 4.5 seconds.
In the fall of 1937 he entered Ashland college. Ashland had neither
a track coach nor team. Gil again had to train in his own spare time,
receiving instructions from Lloyd Hahn by letter.
Dodds came into his own when he went to Boston for seminary and
trained under Jack Ryder, coach at the Boston A. A. A bomb (Dodds,
an -unknown) was dropped in Madison Square Garden. Greg Rice, the
invincible two miler was slated to walk away with his specialty, but to
the surprise of thousands Dodds was in the lead up to a few yards of
the finish when Rice did sprint by to win. This tremendous duel revived
track interest in the East.
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Friday, October 19, 1958
Bethel faces Northland in their
second Badger-Gopher conference
game for the year. Our Homecom-ing
game will be played at Ham-line
field at 2 p.m. tomorrow after-noon.
Northland usually has one of
the stronger squads of the seven
Royals Edged
By Mason City
by Dave Hagfeldt
Our Royals lost their home game
opener 7-6 to Mason City on Oct.
4 under the lights at Hamline field.
Bethel took a one touchdown
lead in the first quarter but failed
to make the extra point. Several
times the Royals were on the verge
of pushing over for a second touch-down,
but each time their drives
were stopped.
A pass from Borms to Baird on
Mason City's eight yard line re-sulted
in Bethel's lone touchdown.
Bethel's passing proved to be semi-effective
with Borms connecting
for a total of 44 yards and Baird
for 25.
Mason City scored in the fourth
quarter on a pass play from quar-terback
to end which went for 30
yards and converted the extra
point which proved to be the game
winning effort.
In total offensive yardage gain-ed,
Mason City held a slight ad-vantage
— 140 yards to Bethel's
125. They seemed to be most ef-fective
with a quarterback option
type play which was run by Hahn.
Baird and fullback Evans led
the Royals in rushing with totals
of 64 and 49 yards respectively.
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teams in the conference. This year
they are reported to be big and
reasonably fast.
As the only basis for comparison
that we have, Northland was de-feated
by Lakeland; Lakeland lost
to Northwestern of Wisconsin;
Northwestern was decisively over-come
by Bethel in our second game
of the season.
Milton, Lakeland, Wisconsin Tech
(Platteville), Northwestern, and
Northland are the teams which
comprise the BGC along with
Bethel. Although Bethel has play-ed
most of these schools in former
by Harry Cohen
On Saturday night, Oct. 11,
North Park college of Chicago
topped the Bethel Royals, 24-6.
North Park held a 12-0 lead at
the close of the first quarter, and
the game was decided there. North
Park scored six more points in the
second quarter. They also scored
a touchdown in the final period.
Surprisingly all of the point after
touchdown attempts were missed.
Bethel's six points were scored
when Del Hudson blocked a punt,
and Jerry Oas grabbed the loose
ball and carried it the remaining
10 yards to the end zone.
Phil Johnson of North Park, who
has been spoken of as a possible
little All-American, played one
fine game and was definitely a
factor in the outcome of the game.
It is apparent that Bethel sus-
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years, this is the first time that
these teams have been united into
a football league.
Our coach, Lynn Lundin, says,
"I'm sure we can win this game
Saturday, and I think we can come
out on top of the league, too. All
it's going to take from us is de-sire—
and we've got the men who
want to play ball."
After viewing the inspired brand
of ball played in the second half
of the North Park game and the
spirited work displayed at prac-tices
the past few days, the squad
appears to have this desire and
will play some good solid football.
tained a thorough beating Satur-day
night, but that is not the en-tire
story. Something else happen-ed
that ro can really explain.
Perhaps it is due to the fact
that more Bethel players got into
the contest than any previous one
this year. One substitute, who was
given the opportunity to play for
about three plays, said, "I've got
the bug now. I really want to play."
This new-found desire in some
members of this football squad, if
it really is desire and not just
talk, should show up tomorrow.
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Congratulations to our new YELL leaders who have done such a
tremendous job in our first two home games—thanks to Ginny, Peanuts,
Doreen, Carol, Andy, and Judy ... Gophers at the U must be leading a
dogs life—losing in each of their three starts, real close heart-breakers
... Movies of the Mason City game were very revealing, Coach L. L. has
seen them at least 50 times���a zig instead of a zag could have made
the difference, but as Healy says, "that's the way the switch-blade
sticks" ... The question is to freeze or not to freeze at the next ball
game—yell a little, it helps—also bring blankets ...It was nice to see
a single wing in our backfield the past two weeks ... Miss U. S. of
Detroit won the Governor's Cup in Indiana to put the National Hydro-plane
Championship up for grabs. Miss U. S., Maverick, and Bardahl
will battle it out in California with Maverick my bet but not my choice.
Good luck, Bardahl.
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Decisions, decisions here at Chez Skrillaknits…
ETA: I'm just APPLYING, btw. The picture below is from a Stitches convention. I was pretty darn stoked to be standing with those ladies!
I'm thoroughly liminal these days. Not my favorite state of being but par for the quarterlife course, I'm told. The only things keeping me grounded are a) my very cute but messy bachelorette pad, still a little gem of a sublet, b) Webs, my yarn alma mater, my home nest in the Valley, c) my therapist! and d) last but not least, a certain level-headed hat wearing hottie.
Looks good, no?
Thanks for all the weaving love! I officially have a new favorite comment. I'm thinking of coming up with some sort of formal "thing" for the No Dud Duds in 2008 idea. Sort of loose, like Project Spectrum. I've been wearing the crap out of that simple grey stole I made and it really has me thinking differently about what I'm knitting. I like to read a lot of dorky fashion self-help books like What Not to Wear, etc. because I am a real klutz at dressing myself and I also like to learn about proportions of other bodies (I've been training for this design position all my life, I'm telling you 😉
Anyhow, the same way Color Me Beautiful forced me to rethink and ultimately edit my closet and yarn stash, I'm hoping to knit judiciously in the future. Jenna would probably point out my lax commitment to this initiative so far as she practically begged me not to rescue this disheveled $2.00 bin ball for a Bandwagon Cowl.
P.S. Guess who was at Webs today? None other than Adrian, Jess and Jared. Practically the knitting A-Team!


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SOUND INVESTMENT JAZZ Ensemble, a revival of a 1930s big band at Middlebury College, runs through a rehearsal in the Center for the Arts last week. The college has a history of big bands dating back to the swing era, but Sound Investment is the first jazz band to be officially credited by the music department in many years.
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November 26, 2007
By MEGAN JAMES
MIDDLEBURY — You can't find a more purely American tradition than jazz music, Derek Long believes. The Middlebury College senior first fell in love with the genre in high school, playing tenor saxophone in a jazz band.
"With jazz there's this really interesting dynamic," he said. "On the one hand, you have to work together as a group. There's a sense of community, of sharing a piece of art. On the other hand, there's this opportunity for the individual to shine with the improvisation of a solo.
"That sense of standing up on your own two feet and dealing with whatever comes your way, it's a uniquely American experience," Long said.
But jazz has kind of fallen off the map in recent years, Long said. That's why his band, Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble, is trying to get it off the ground again at the college.
Sound Investment will have its official public debut on Friday, Nov. 30, at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall at the Center for the Arts. The 17-piece band will present a kind of "jazz odyssey," Long said, playing classics from Glenn Miller and Count Basie as well as more contemporary pieces,
When Long came to Middlebury in 2004, he was shocked to find there was no official jazz band sponsored by the music department; just a student-run organization known simply as Jazz Band.
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VERGENNES — Vergennes Union High School administrators and board members are looking at a first draft of a 2008-2009 budget that could — if approved in current form by the VUHS board in January and by voters in March — boost spending by about 5 percent to $8.45 million.
Rising energy and health insurance costs are pressuring the bottom line. In 2006 the Addison Northwest Supervisory Union also signed a new contract with its teachers giving raises ranging from about 3 to 5 percent, with the higher raises going to the lower end of the salary scale.
VUHS Principal Ed Webbley said officials have little wiggle room once they factor in those items; expenses mandated by federal and state governments, such as special education; and other uncontrollable costs such as transportation, maintenance, and an almost $700,000 payment on the school's seven-year-old expansion and renovation bond.
Unless they want to start cutting non-mandatory programs at the 650-student high and middle school like music, art, agriculture and world language, Webbley said officials have about only $100,000 to play with.
"Discretionary monies at our high school are $155 per student," Webbley said. "We can make decisions on only such a small, small fraction of our whole budget. We can make decisions regarding field trips, books and supplies for students, and after that our discretion pretty much runs the course."
ANwSU business manager Donna Corcoran projected an 8.5-percent increase in health insurance costs for budgeting purposes, although she said she picked that figure to be safe after being told to expect an increase closer to 7.5 percent.
ADDISON COUNTY — After Kathy Jones' father killed himself, her mother went to great lengths to have his death certificate changed. Instead of reading "suicide" as the cause of death, it now reads "unknown."
There's no doubt about how her father died, Jones said. Her mother drove home early from work that day to find him asphyxiating in a running car, closed up in the garage.
But people don't know how to talk about suicide, Jones said. So for many survivors, it's easier to make up a lie.
"You learn, when you've dealt with a death like this, people act so bizarre," Jones said. "I've had people just shut right down when I tell them how my father died."
It's been eight years since the East Middlebury resident lost her father, but this year Jones joined the Survivors of Suicide (SOS) support group in Burlington. Before long, she became a board member for the Vermont chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
Last month, Jones joined nearly 100 Vermonters in the fourth annual AFSP "Out of the Darkness Community Walk" in Burlington, helping to raise more than $17,000 toward national and local suicide prevention and awareness programs. She hopes to bring the topic of suicide out of the shadows.
According to the Vermont Agency of Human Services, in 2004 Vermont had the 12th highest suicide rate in the country; there were 93 suicides in the state that year. Addison County has seen a number of suicides in the last couple years and certainly has a reason to be concerned, said AHS field director Sue Schmidt in Middlebury.
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European Commission
Strasbourg, 11 March 2014
The Future EU Justice and Home Affairs Agendas: Questions and Answers
What is the EU Justice Agenda for 2020?
The European Commission has today outlined its vision for the future of EU justice policy (IP/14/233). The European Council's five-year Stockholm Programme and the related Commission Action Plan (IP/10/447) setting the priorities for the area of freedom, security and justice will come to an end on 1 December 2014. So too, will the transitional phase set out in the Lisbon Treaty for the area of justice. This will lift current limitations to the judicial control by the European Court of Justice and to the Commission's role as Guardian of the Treaty over the area of judicial cooperation in criminal matters, meaning the Commission will have the power to launch infringement proceedings if EU law – previously agreed by Member States unanimously – has not been correctly implemented.
The time has thus come to take stock of the progress made, identify the key challenges ahead and how to address them. Today's Communication sets out the political priorities that should be pursued to make further progress towards a fully functioning common European area of justice oriented towards trust, mobility and growth by 2020, to the benefit of citizens and companies.
What is the EU Home Affairs Agenda for 2020?
Migration, integration, asylum and security are all issues close to the European citiizen. In the last couple of years a lot of progress has been made in these areas. Although a lot has been achieved, efforts to ensure an open and secure Europe need to continue. In the Communication 'An Open and Secure Europe' adopted today (IP/14/234) the Commission is presenting its vision on the future agenda for Home Affairs. While the focus should be on a full implementation and enforcement of agreed policies and instruments, the Communication also identifies a number of key challenges that Europe and its citizens will have to face in a world that is changing rapidly. We will need to respond to issues like increasing international mobility, demographic developments, shortages of the EU's labour market, instability in the direct neighouborhood of Europe and rapid developments in modern technology that also bring new security challenges. At the same time the economic interests of the EU need to be reflected much more strongly in the future Home Affairs agenda. The Commission presents ways to reply to such developments, underlining the need for a reinforced cooperation between the Member States, the EU instititions and EU Agencies and third countries. Future work should also reflect common priorities and express the solidarity and shared responsibility that are fundamental to keeping Europe open and secure.
What are the main achievements in the area of justice?
EU justice policy has undergone profound changes in the past few years. It was only in 2010, with the start of the mandate of the current Commission, that a justice portfolio was created. Since then, the Commission has brought forward more than 50 initiatives in this area, delivering 95% of the Stockholm Programme and laying the building blocks of a true European area of Freedom, Justice and Security at the service of Europe's citizens – one of the EU's key objectives as stated in the Treaty of Lisbon.
Justice for Citizens
As the guardian of the Treaties, the Commission intervened to ensure respect of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, including EU citizens' rights, and of the rule of law (SPEECH/13/677). The legally binding Charter has become a compass for all EU institutions. The Commission also intervened to ensure the respect of specific rights enshrined in EU legislation, in particular the right to equality (MEMO/14/156), protection of personal data, and consumer protection (IP/14/187). A new European Regulation on data protection is currently in the final stages of negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council (MEMO/14/60). Action has also been taken to strengthen gender equality by promoting women in decision-making through a European Directive (IP/12/1205 and MEMO/12/860).
In the area of civil justice, red tape and costs have been cut: rules have been established to facilitate citizens lives in the difficult circumstances of handling the legal implications of cross-border successions (IP/12/851) and divorce (IP/13/975).
In the area of criminal justice, mutual trust between Member States has been strengthened by progressively establishing a set of fair trial rights by means of common, EU-wide, minimum standards to protect persons suspected or accused of a crime (right to interpretation and translation (IP/13/995), right to information (IP/12/575), right to access a lawer (IP/13/921) and five new proposals on the presumption of innoncence, safeguards for children and legal aid (IP/13/1157). The rights of victims throughout the criminal procedure have also been improved (IP/12/1200 and MEMO/13/119)
Justice for Growth
Over the past years, justice policies have been mobilised to support companies, growth and economic stability by improving access to justice and facilitating the resolution of disputes. Bunisness can save on money thanks to Commission action ensuring that a judgement given in one Member State is now recognised and enforced in another Member State without intermediary procedures. The formality of 'exequatur' has been progressively removed in both civil and commercial proceedings (IP/12/1321).
As a first step towards an EU "rescue and recovery" culture to help companies and individuals in financial difficulties, the existing European rules on cross-border insolvency are being amended (IP/12/1354). The Commission also initiated the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor's Office to make sure every euro in the EU budget is used for its purposes and is protected from criminals (MEMO/14/124).
Improving the independence, quality and efficiency of national justice systems is now firmly part of the economic adjustment programmes and of the European Semester. The EU Justice Scoreboard (IP/13/285) is assisting Member States and the EU institutions by providing objective, reliable and comparable data on the effectiveness of the national justice systems.
What are the main achievements in the area of home affairs?
Asylum and immigration
Significant progress has been made since the Stockholm program set ambitious targets in 2009. Since then, a Common European Asylum System has been agreed, improving standards for those in need of protection, to ensure fair and humane treatment of asylum seekers in Europe wherever they arrive. It includes, among other things, common deadlines for handling asylum applications and new provisions for the special needs of unaccompanied minors. Channels for legal migration have been reinforced, and there are now clearer conditions for entry and stay and a common set of rights for migrants exists. A framework for the EU's external migration and asylum policies has also been put in place, allowing the EU to engage in a comprehensive manner with countries in its neighbourhood and beyond and to contribute to on-going UN and state-led initiatives in the field of migration and development.
Schengen and visas
The Schengen area - one of the most popular achievements of the European project - has been strengthened. The common visa policy has undergone major modifications, which have simplified the entry of bona fide travellers into the European Union contributing to its economic growth. Visa requirements for several countries have been abolished.
Internal security and organised crime
In the area of security, legislation and concrete cooperation now provide common tools to help protect European societies and economies from serious and organised crime. Increased cooperation on law enforcement has proved essential for responding to common threats such as trafficking in human beings, terrorism, cybercrime and corruption.
What are the main challenges for the future of justice policy?
In today's Communication, the Commission identifies three key future challenges in the area of justice policy: strengthening trust, mobility, and growth.
Trust. Mutual trust is the bedrock upon which EU justice policy should be built. While the EU has laid important foundations for the promotion of mutual trust, it needs to be further strengthened to ensure that citizens, legal practitioners and judges fully trust judicial decisions irrespective of the Member State where they have been taken.
Mobility. Europeans are increasingly using their right to free movement. There are currently nearly 14 million EU citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not a national. Even though citizens increasingly use their rights, they still experience practical and legal difficulties when they try to enjoy the same rights they have at home in another Member State. Justice policy should continue, as a priority, to remove obstacles to EU citizens exercising their right to move freely and live in any EU country.
Growth. EU justice policy should continue to support economic recovery, growth and tackling unemployment. Structural reforms are needed to ensure that justice systems can deliver swift, reliable and trustworthy justice. Businesses need to be confident that they will be able to effectively enforce contracts and handle litigation throughout the EU, without encountering the hurdles they still confront today.
What are the main challenges for the future of home affairs policy?
Openness. Europe is part of a globalised and interconnected world where international mobility is expected to increase. More people will want to come to visit, to study, to work or to seek protection. The EU will be faced with demographic changes, urbanisation, increasingly diverse societies and shortages on the labour market.
Europe will be faced with the consequences of instability in many parts of the world and of its immediate neighbourhood in particular. Events like the Arab Spring and the present crisis in Syria call for appropriate responses and additional efforts will be needed to avoid further loss of lives of those who try to reach European shores. Developments on our eastern borders are difficult to predict but will have a serious impact on the EU's work.
Security. Technology is developing quickly, providing new opportunities for economic growth and fundamentally changing the way we connect and relate to each other. These changes also bring new security challenges. Cybercrime is of increasing concern, trafficking in human beings is getting more and more sophisticated, cross-border organised crime is taking on new shapes and terrorism remains a threat to security. We must harness developments in technology to meet these risks.
How will the EU address the future challenges in justice and home affairs?
To address these challenges, the Commission proposes to base future EU justice and home affairs policy on consolidating what has been achieved, codifying EU law and practice where necessary and complementing the existing framework with new initiatives.
Consolidation is for example needed to make sure effective remedies and independent national enforcement authorities exist to turn rights into reality on the ground; to train judges and legal practitioners so they become real "Union law judges"; and to improve the use of information technology in courts, judicial and extra-judicial proceedings.
Codification of existing EU legislation and European Court case law could be considered in the area of consumer legislation or procedural rights for suspects of crime – streamlining the existing framework and making rights more easily accessible to citizens and businesses.
Complementing existing justice policies and legal instruments should always be done with the purpose of enhancing mutual trust, facilitating the life of citizens and further contributing to growth. The approaches to be chosen can include mutual recognition, traditional harmonisation and harmonised optional substantive or procedural law, for example.
Why is the Commission proposing EU Justice and Home Affairs Agendas now?
Following the Amsterdam Treaty, the European Council laid down the priorities for the Justice and Home Affairs policy areas in three subsequent five-year programmes, 'Tampere', 'The Hague' and 'Stockholm'. These programmes became increasingly detailed and prescriptive with a long list of measures to be taken. The European Council's five-year Stockholm programme and the Commission action plan for the area of freedom, security and justice will come to an end in December 2014. The Communications adopted today set out the Commission's orientations for the political direction for the EU's work towards an open and safer Europe and a fully functioning common European area of justice oriented towards trust, mobility and growth by 2020. These will now be discussed with the European Parlaiment and the Council and the European Council on 24 June 2014.
Why is the EU not proposing another five-year programme?
EU justice and home affairs policies have evolved during the past 15 years and have become "mature" policy areas following successive changes to the EU Treaties - in particular the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009 - and three consecutive five-years programmes. The European Parliament and the Council have become co-legislators in virtually all areas of judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, and of home affairs. The transitional phase which will lift current limitations to the judicial control by the European Court of Justice and to the Commission's power to launch infringements, over the area of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, and police cooperation, will come to an end as of 1 December 2014. A more political and strategic approach is now needed and the Justice and Home Affairs Agendas for 2020 are the Commission's contributions to the discussion with the European Parliament and the Council on the EU's work in these areas in the years to come. The Commission Communications adopted today will feed into further discussions, notably those of the European Council on 24 June 2014.
Were stakeholders consulted on the future EU Justice and Home Affairs policies?
Last November, the European Commission held the "Assises de la Justice" conference (IP/13/1117), bringing together judges, lawyers, scholars, policy makers and business representatives from across Europe. The European Commission also received a vast number of written contributions. Furthermore, discussions were held in the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of Regions.
The Commission also organised a series of events and debates on the future of Home Affairs policies, where stakeholders and civil society were able to share their views and ideas on issues related to the Home Affairs portfolio.
Seminars and hearings have taken place with think-tanks and civil society organisations. Stakeholders and citizens were also invited to share their views and ideas on the DG Home website, through a public consultation. On 29 and 30 January 2014 the Commission organised a high-level conference in Brussels to discuss future development of Home Affairs policies.
How many people are concerned, and what will change for them?
EU justice policy has become increasingly central to EU integration and very tangible for many citizens. It has a major role to play in enforcing the common values upon which the Union is founded, in strengthening economic growth and in contributing to the effectiveness of other EU policies. A well-designed EU justice policy will ensure that the 507 million Europeans effectively benefit from a trusted and fully functioning common European area of justice.
In its future justice policy, the EU will be striving to meet the needs and expectations of European citizens and businesses. By consolidating the European area of justice, justice policy will help citizens as end-users of the justice systems, as well as the judiciary and legal practitioners. As a result, by 2020, justice and citizens' rights should know no borders in the EU.
EU Home Affairs policy is dealing with issues that are close to both EU citizens and non-EU nationals living in the EU. It includes issues that are very important for nationals of third countries that may want to come to the EU. Facilitating the EU's visa procedures for instance will have an impact on millions of people who will see that access to the EU will require less paper work. Visa obligations for various other third countries are being removed, even further facilitating access to the EU. Areas such as migration and integration effect us all. Our migration policies are a clear example of this. Building a well-managed migration policy that is in the interest of the European economy, respects the rights of migrants, has a strong social dimension and taking into account the consequences of the countries of origin, will be one of the priorities for the years to come.
An overview of statistics in the various policy areas can give an idea of the issues at stake and challenges ahead.
For more information
See IP/14/233 on the Future EU Justice Agenda
See factsheets on the achievement and challenges ahead in the area of justice
See IP/14/234on the Future EU Home Affairs Agenda
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We've been testing the final Element production model in normal use for about 6 months without any problems so we haven't truly determined the 'half-life' yet. The jacketed dyneema-cored line being used is extremely strong and durable. That said, I recommend pre-flight checks which is easy to do when you are setting up and if you encounter obvious fraying of the jacket or exposure of the core, the line should be replaced. Accidental damage is also a constant possibility with any bridle system. The Element bridle is designed such that replacement is very easy and quick and the replacement lines are relatively inexpensive so there should not be any problem. It is important to use the correct line as we have found it to be the best for this application.
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Every time we go on vacation I find myself wondering what would happen if we just sold everything and moved to a shack on the beach and lived simpler lives. Well- this summer is my attempt at doing just that right where I am. We are doing less and just "being" more. The kids are cleaning out there rooms and packing up bags for Africa (which really ends up being a local mission right here in town, but my kids always have Africa on the brain) We are trying our hardest to simplify. If we wake up and want to go to the movies, we go to the movies. If we decide that we want to stay in our PJ's and read Junie B. Jones books all day, we do that. It has been soooooooo freeing. And so empowering. I've said no to a lot of things lately and it really does feel good. It means that I have more time to focus on the things that matter most to me. And believe it or not- there is actually no guilt at being more guarded with my and my children's time- and guilt is usually my middle name! I'm sure that in a couple of weeks we'll end up scheduled up to our eyeballs again, but for now, this is exactly what we needed. For the first time in a long time life seems normal-ish. *gasp* I said it! (And now I've probably jinxed it.)
It also means that there is really no good blog material. Which is okay! I'll take this lovely calmness over good blog material any day!
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MOURNERS threw flowers into a river today (November 22) in memory of a friend who died in the Shoreham air show tragedy three months ago.
Friends of Matt Jones, 24, from Littlehampton, threw flowers into the River Adur in his memory ahead of the memorial at 1pm.
The service remembered the 11 men who died when a Hawker Hunter jet crashed into the A27 on August 22 while performing at the Shoreham Airshow.
Today, the Bishop of Chichester told mourners 'grief must blend with love and hope in a celebration of the lives of these 11 men'.
Matt Jones was travelling along the A27 in a car with his friend Daniele Polito, 23, who was also killed in the tragedy.
See full coverage of today's memorial tributes here.
Speaking after the service, the government's communities secretary Greg Clark said: "Our thoughts and sympathies are with the friends and families who lost loved ones during these tragic events and I would like to thank the whole community in Shoreham for the way they have rallied round and helped to organise today's service.
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SCENES from the old television series Call my Bluff were recreated in Shipston at a charity fundraising event.
Call My Wine Bluff held on April 26 at the Sheldon Bosley Hub attracted 180 people who enjoyed tasting the wines from Sheldon's Wine Cellars.
The event raised £7,000 in total for Shipston Home Nursing with £3,790 from a six-lot auction and £1,186 from the raffle.
Simon Miesegaes, charity trustee, came up with the idea of adding wine to the Call my Bluff concept along with a panel of three local radio and television personalities.
Guests were entertained by panalists Mark Pougatch, BBC 5live Sports Report and (Ashes) breakfast presenter, Cornelius Lysaght BBC Racing correspondent and Beverley Cressman, QVC Channel Guest Presenter.
Debbie Foster, assistant fundraiser, said: "Many thanks to Sheldon's Wine Cellars for their generous sponsorship and time. Behind the scenes, 910 glasses were poured and washed up over the five wines tasted and a further 360 glasses for the tables.
"We are so grateful to those who donated auction and raffle prizes. Thank you for supporting Shipston Home Nursing in the way you did and with such spirit."


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The United States by every measure is hanging on by a thread to its First World status. Saddled by debt, engaged in wars on multiple fronts with a rising police state at home, declining economic productivity, and wild currency fluctuations all threaten America's future.
The general designations of the ranking system for world status date back to the 1950s, and have included countries at various stages of economic development. Since the Cold War, the definition has come to be synonymous with repressive countries where a wealthy class of ruling elites segment society into the haves and have-nots, many times capitalizing on the conditions that follow an economic crisis or war.
While much of the world is still mired in poverty, the reduced cost of innovative tools such ascomputing and connectivity ironically puts traditional Third World countries at the forefront of a new lean-and-mean economy that is based on ideas of empowerment for the disenfranchised. For better or worse, the world is leveling due to Globalism. However, America and other over-leveraged countries face this re-balancing of the globe at a time when they have dwindling resources. We can speculate about who and what is to blame for America's fantastic fall, but for the purposes of this article we shall focus on the obvious signs that the United States is beginning to resemble a Third World country.
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2. Economic dependence: The United States finished 2009 with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 85%, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The current trend projects the United States to finish 2010 at 94% and 2011 at 98%. The 90% level has become the IMF's make-or-break point for countries hoping to grow their way out of debt. If the government debt load climbs above 90% of GDP, economic growth slows so much that growth is no longer a viable solution for reducing that debt, and the IMF insists on austerity measures. Surpassing this debt threshold has also caused China's lead credit rating agency to cut America's credit rating.
3. Declining civil rights: Everyday freedoms are often a casualty of a society in collapse. As the anger of the populace mounts in response to declining economic conditions and political corruption, the government counters by increasing draconian measures that restrict the political rights and civil liberties of its citizens.
America is becoming a country like China, which has one of the lowest scores according to Freedom House. In America, private discussions and movements are monitored, free speech is corralled, the freedom to assemble for protest is by government decree, and independent thought that questions the political system is increasingly looked upon with suspicion. A final indicator is when the government insists upon secrecy for its own actions, while new laws and systems are created to put the individual under nearly constant surveillance.
4. Increasing political corruption: When political corruption becomes the accepted norm, as opposed to the exception, then there's a good bet your country resembles the Third World. Congress and all major institutions face a growing crisis in confidence, where a record-low 11% of the population believe Congress is doing a good job. It now seems obvious to all observers that big corporations directly control the agenda in Washington -- much like typically corrupt Third World countries.
military to be deployed on American soil. Building upon the War on Drugs, this has created a fusion between the military and local police, where military-grade weapons and tactics are being used against American citizens in a cascade of violent confrontations over non-violent offenses. Militarycheckpoints are moving farther inland, away from meaningful border control functions, and a full-blown military presence in American cities has been planned by the U.S. Army War College.
6. Failing infrastructure: As 46 of 50 states are on the verge of bankruptcy, cities are going dark, asphalt roads are returning to the stone age, and nationwide budget cuts are leaving students without teachers, supplies, or a full-time education. These are common features one will see as they travel through the poorest of Third World countries.
7. Disappearing middle class: During the last presidential debate season, they argued that a family income of $250K was solidly middle-class. Well, Census data shows less than 15% of families make over $100K, and only 1.5% of families make over $250K. The income gap between the rich and poor has increased at a staggering pace, while many more middle-class folks join the ranks of the poor every day. Cavernous income gaps may be what Third-World nations are best known for.
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9. Controlling the media: A government-influenced media that censors information is a key component of Third World countries. In some countries it is openly owned by the State. In America, privately-owned major media is not as balanced or as diverse as it seems; the concentration of ownership has led to censorship when national and corporate interests have sometimes overlapped. The persecution of high-profile investigative journalists such as WikiLeaks is set amid a backdrop of the proposed Internet censorship of bloggers who wish to remain anonymous. The end of net neutrality creates a pay-to-play system that can lead to further corporate and government control of information and opinion. Cybersecurity initiatives are the final nail in the coffin, as the entire free flow of information can be vetted in a China-style system of "identity management." On the street, the police state and media control have converged in the recent rise of arrests for those who videotape the police. This is a huge blow to First Amendment rights and the role of photojournalists who wish to document public police behavior.
10. Capital Controls: Many nations have enforced capital controls as their economies collapse. It most recently happened in Argentina and Venezuela as they sought to keep the remaining wealth within their borders. The SEC already has adopted policies to allow money market funds to suspend withdrawals during a financial crisis, while the recent HIRE bill (HR 2487) puts restrictions on Americans moving capital to foreign countries. Some economists suggest that the national debt has gotten so high that the government must now force investment of private capital into U.S. Treasury debt.
Key economic indicators point to a situation potentially worse than the Great Depression. The land of opportunity for so many is devolving into a system of government corruption, corporate looting, and military rule that threatens to sink the American Dream. The capital flight from America has left a dwindling middle class holding an empty bag. This style of underinvestment in the foundation of society is similar to what already has led to the exodus from the rural Midwest. Now, there are ominous signs of a silent exodus of young, intelligent professionals seeking opportunities to realize their dreams outside of America; they are becoming known as Generation Xpat. Lastly, many skilled immigrants have returned to their home countries to seek a better quality of life, which might be the scariest indicator of all.
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