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Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Wednesday, October 6, 1965
Bethel Philosophers Organize Club;
Debate Neurotic EvangelicalPigeons
ledge and
Alpa Theta Psi
Hold Discussion
Alpha Theta Psi, the Bethel Col-lege
Psychology Club, will sponsor
a symposium on "Demon Posses-sion"
at its first meeting Thursday,
October 7.
Leading the participants will be
Rev. Paul Edwards, new Missionary-in-
Residence at Bethel Seminary,
College Dean of Students, Webster
C. Muck, and Dr. Robert Mounce of
the Department of Christianity.
John Halvorsen will co-ordinate
the discussion which begins at
7 p.m. in Room 106 of the Col-lege
The seminar is part of Alpha
Theta Psi's fall membership drive.
Regular membership is open to all
college students carrying at least
six credits of psychology.
Alpha Theta Psi is the unique
name of the Bethel Psychology
Club meaning "man's relating to
God through psychology."
The position she now fills for-erly
belonged to Mrs. Sylvia Lar-son,
who has now moved into Bo-dien
dorm replacing "Ma Chris",
(Mrs. Mae Christianson), who re-tired
this fall.
According to Mrs. Sarjeant,
the work is thrilling. She
loves morning chapel and finds
the spiritual atmosphere on cam-pus
She explains, "The Lord just
opened up my way to Bethel." Her
brother-in-law, Dr. Richard Burton,
the campus doctor, informed her
last spring of the coming opening
on the staff.
Mrs. Sarjeant felt the Lord's
providence was in her decision.
Shortly before applying for the
position, her married son w a s
transferred, thus easing her move
from Racine.
T h e move also brought her
nearer her daughter, a student
nurse at Midway Hospital Her
final decision to come to Bethel
was further supported by an in-ner
desire to be of service to
the Lord.
Mrs. Sarjeant's primary goal for
this year is to become acquainted
with each of her girls on a name
Thinkers, Truth - Seekers, and
Wise-Guys of Bethel College con-vened
together on September 27,
1965, to profoundly comprehend
and formulate the objectives and
systematic plans for their "on-go-ing"
philosophical organization.
James Keim, presiding over the
assembly of thinking men, pur-posely
provoked the finite minds to
analytical consideration of the ar-riving
future for the campus Philo-sophy
Various suggestions and philo-sophical
concerns pertaining to
the organization's program for
1965-1966 permeated the meet-ing's
atmosphere. After much
dialectic the group affirmatively
decided upon making their meet-ings
inclusive for the whole in-telligentsia
at Bethel.
The meetings will be generally
held where there are ample lounge
chairs to accommodate lovers of
wisdom, etc. The club's present con-stitution
will be circulated to all
members for critical examination
after which any proposed amend-rnPrits
shfluld bP submitted in writ-ing
to the officers.
It was expressly recommended
that the local philosophy club in-basis
first and hopefully to a
more intimate level later. Floor
prayer meetings, she believes, will
offer her an excellent opportunity
to meet and learn about her girls.
She adds, her door is always
open for she's always ready to
"Resolved that law enforcement
agencies should have greater free-dom
to investigate and prosecute
The Bethel debate squad will
swing into action on this resolu-tion
Monday, October 20, at the
University of Minnesota. The open-ing
tournament of the Twin City
Debate League will also include
Hamline, St. Thomas and Macales-ter.
This year's debate squad will
travel over a thousand miles to
other colleges and universities.
Some of the more important tour-naments
will be held at Wiscon-sin
State in Oshkosh, State Uni-versity
of Illinois at Normal, Uni-versity
of Nebraska at Omaha
and University of Wisconsin at
Returning debators, Sharon Lar-son,
Eva Swanson, Paul Johnson,
volve itself in inter-departmental
discussions or debates. Dr. R. Cal-vin
Butler speculatively proposed
such a discussion over the presence
of neurotic pigeons on an Evan-gelical
Christian Campus.
Other debates could possibly
focus upon the relation of philo-sophy
to politics, Aristotelian
logic versus Toulmin's I o g i c,
and various contemporary philo-sophies.
Also, speakers from
other academic institutions will
What are you doing for Christ
and your fellow man? Have you
felt the need to put Christian the-ory
into practice? In an attempt
to provide an answer to these
questions, the Social Action Com-mittee
will soon provide lists and
information concerning Christian
social service opportunities f o r
Bethel students.
Working in conjunction with the
Campus Pastor's office, this com-mittee
will locate such situations
as underprivileged students need-ing
tutoring and youth centers
needing athletic directors. Trans-portation
will be provided and the
driver's expense paid.
Men such as Jerry Healy, Dr.
Ivan Fahs and Pastor Al Glenn
Tim Williams and Gene Peterson,
are now gathering material to use
as evidence in their first debates.
Coach Cal Mortenson has high
hopes that the returning debators
will experience an excellent year.
Several of the debators who have
recently joined the squad also show
considerable promise.
The debate squad meets as a
class two hours a week. During
the year, various intramural de-bates
will be held in the class as
practice sessions.
In class, theories of debate, argu-mentation
and persuassion are dis-cussed
along with the present topic
of law enforcement.
The Bethel College debate squad,
while not the most well-known or-ganization,
is an active member of
both the Twin City Debate League
and the debate program among
various states.
challenge our thought systems at
other meetings.
The officers and members of the
Bethel Philosophy Club cordially
invite all interested students to in-volve
themselves in the activities
of the thinking organization.
Donald R. P. Marquis once re-flected:
"If you make people think
they're thinking, they'll love you.
If you really make them think,
they'll hate you." Such a concep-tion
remains to be verified by those
who participate this year in the
existent philosophy club of Bethel
have contributed ideas toward the
development of this committee.
Mary Hamilton, a senior, is respon-sible
for organizing the students
who will be helping to locate the
need for student help in the Twin
Cities. The "Campus Recruiter",
Pastor Glenn, will direct students
into these areas of service.
The Social Action Committee
will also sponsor monthly speakers
on pertinent social issues involving
the inner city, races, and other
social issues. The purpose of the
committee is to inform the student
body of social needs and to pro-vide
a practical way for students
to meet these needs and simulta-neously
witness for Christ.
Paul Johnson, Bethel De-bater,
drives a point home as the
Bethel debate team prepares for
the rigors of a competitive season.
Dr. Geoffrey Nicholson, a 3M chemist involved in Bethel's
new team teaching approach to General Chemistry, explains the intri-casies
of molecular structure to freshman Doug Carlson.
Six Scientists From 3-M
Teach Chemistry at Bethel
A promising innovation in Bethel's science department this year
is the General Chemistry course taught by researchers of Minnesota
Mining and Manufacturing Company.
Each Tuesday and Thursday night
is team-taught by six members of 3M's
Significantly, the team is composed of Christian
of whom are especially sympathetic with the particular spiritual ob-jectives
of Bethel. They are members of the American Scientific
Affiliation, a Christian scientific organization.
Group leader is Dr. Donald Schultz, who has had teaching experience
at the University of Michigan and is a prominent lay leader in the
Lutheran Church.
Other teachers include Dr. Norman Sweeney, Dr. Geoffrey Nichol-son,
ah English researcher -whose graduate work was done in the Diitish
Isles, Dr. Bruce Torpe, Dr. Charles Ring, and Mrs. Marie Sweeney, who
directs the laboratory experiments each Tuesday evening.
All hold doctorates in inorganic chemistry and related fields. Each
researcher teaches and prepares the exam for one unit of the course.
The class is working particularly
with visual aids and special effects
developed by Minnesota Mining,
making particular use of the over-head
projector. Students taking the
course must have sufficient high
school chemistry background, and
have passed an examination admin-istered
to determine eligibility.
Given both semesters this year,
the course is proving quite suc-cessful
and may be repeated in the
future. Dean of the college, Clifford
Larson, notes that the program was
undertaken on an experimental
basis, but is pleased with t h e
course's success thus far.
Thirty-seven Bethel students are
currently taking advantage of the
research team's extensive know-unique
Mrs. Myra Sarjeant, a secretary
and mother from Racine, Wiscon-sin,
has joined Bethel's staff this
fall as housemother in Hagstrom
from 6:30 to 8:30, the class
Inorganic Chemistry Research
researchers, all
New Sarjeant To Supervise
Bethel's Hagstrom Barracks
Joint Committee Offers
Outreach Opportunities
Debate Team Swings Into Action;
First Twin Cities Round at University
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nd ian Policy In Kashmir Involves
Do Bethel Students Bear Legal Claim; Nehru's Secular State
An 'Involvement Burden'?
Do you ever feel the need to be involved, that is, really
Creatively Involved? Does the need to be Involved really "bur-den
us" at Bethel.
No more than on any other campus you say. "Any sociolo-gist
will tell you that we turn out to play the role in reality
that we think others expect of us." But isn't this precisely why
the best route to becoming really Involved is working hard to
convince others you are?
Take the Bethel student's involvement with the secular
world: Is not being noted as a rebel (in carefully selected
areas, of course) and having many non-Christian friends one
of the highest status symbols of the average Bethel student?
Make no mistake. Bethel students don't drift from church
to church. We seek personalities, programs and images. How
many times daily do we choose to read the obscurantist philo-sopher
or literary pedant instead of theology, Biblical study,
or even meditation?
Does the Involvement anethesia prevade on-campus affairs?
We've had conventions, programs, seminars, forums, panels and
bull sessions on everything relating to Involvement from How
to Have Sex Relations and Really Mean It to Buddy System
Do you have the latest book title on Involvement? Do
you carry it? Do you read it? Psychologists tell us that the
less we know the more defensive we are.
But the basic problem is not as much a lack of knowledge
as it is selfishness and superficiality. By a new "Publican
Ethic" we have created a false sense of security for the lonely
and the Separatist.
There are signs of change: Student government decisions
are beginning to be made much less pretentiously in quiet,
earnest, almost unnoticed conversations among two's and
three's. Even more effective is the relatively inauspicious, yet
powerful, impact as the returning student missionaries diffuse
back into the student body. Perhaps in the process of becoming
Honest to God we may become more honest with ourselves.
by Marie Weigum
Inasmuch by Dr. David 0. Moberg. Erd-mans
Publishing Co. 1965, (2.45)
Inasmuch boldly crashes in on
traditional beliefs and customs to
bring a long overdue message and
challenge to the Christian church.
Social welfare has all too often
been linked with the "Social Gos-pel"
and has been categorically re-jected
by evangelical Christians.
Inasmuch carefully enunciates the
responsibility of the evangelical
Christian in dealing with the social
problems of today.
Moberg tackles the problem at
the logical beginning. Can Chris-tians
be silent about today's so-cial
conditions? There is no neu-tral
ground. The church must
either take a stand for or against
the status quo.
By claiming to be neutral, the
church implies that "their spiritual
message is totally irrelevant to
practical problems .. ." Inaction is
"an endorsement of the status quo"
and therefore puts the followers of
Christ in the dubious position of
blessing good as well as evil prac-tices.
Too often living the separated
life means trying to "live com-pletely
apart from worldly people
and institutions", while "waiting
for His coming has taken the place
by David Beek
College senior David Beek has recently re-turned
after studying for nine months near Hy-derabad
in the University of Wisconsin's Junior
Year in India program.
Many Americans interpret the struggle in South
Asia as a "ridiculous" fight for a worthless section,
of mountain terrain called Kashmir.
But for both nations it is a struggle for the
long cherished hopes and dreams of independence,
freedom, national unity, a better life and stronger
leadership in the non-western world.
Pakistan claims that Kashmir rightfully belongs
to her by religious and cultural ties, since it is
seventy-five percent Moslem. Lesser arguments are
based upon geographical and economical factors.
For example, all major roads, except one, enter
Kashmir through Pakistan.
India's claims are based on the legality of the
British partition. In 1947 when tribal warriors from
Pakistan invaded Kashmir, the Hindu ruler of Kash-mir,
blaming Pakistan for instigating the attack,
asked India for protection.
The two countries' failure to agree on terms of
a plebicite has left Kashmir divided. Pakistan blames
India for refusing to hold the plebicite.
India argues that Kashmir's participation in the
by Jeff Loomis
Jakarta, Indonesia
The rebellion against President
Sukarno begun last week by angry
military leaders has propelled the
nation into a state of martial law.
Thursday the revolt was report-ed
crushed by loyal generals Nasu-tion
and Suharto, but conflicts have
been reported b o t h in Jakar-ta
and other areas of Java Island.
Sukarno stated in a Saturday
broadcast that he was well and
urged continuance of his aggres-sion
policy against Malaysia.
National Guard
Lt. Gen. W.H.S. Wright, chief of
army reserve components, said to
t h e National Guard Convention
Thursday that nine reserve units
will be receiving stepped-up train-is
expressed primarily for the sake
of direct personal returns (stars in
the heavenly crown or praise in the
bulletin) it may not be love at all!"
Social services are not bait for the
fishers of men.
Indian national election has in reality verified
Kashmir's decision to join the Indian Union.
Several reasons often argued for India's position
can be disregarded. For instance, the argument that
Nehru was emotionally attached to Kashmir, his
That Kashmir is held by India for military
strategically purposes is questionable, especially since
the Chinese conquest of Ladakh. Kashmir is difficult
to defend and the Indian army could be easily isolated
by destroying the single road from India.
It is doubtful whether Kashmir's importance
has increased strategically for India as a defense
against China. And it seems unlikely that even
Pakistan would allow China to overrun Kashmir.
One of the more realistic arguments supporting
India is that surrendering Kashmir by means of a
plebecite may set off another Hindu reaction that
could result in the massacre of the remaining thirty
million Moslems in India.
The most convincing argument, however, con-cerns
Nehru's ideal of a secular Indian state. Since
Pakistan is a religious state, only Moslems are right-ful
citizens; but since India is a secular state, every
citizen, regardless of his religion, is a rightful citizen.
Thus Kashmir, although it is predominantly
Moslem, has a rightful place in India. To allow
Kashmir to join Pakistan would
be an admittance that Moslems
have no place in India. This
could not only ignite an uncon-trollable
Hindu reaction, but this
could be the beginning of the
disintigration of the Indian Un-ion.
Religious and national groups as
the Sikhs and the Nagas have
long been agitating for a separate
nation; no doubt other national
and religious communities would
join the fight for succession.
That India has not attained homo-geneity
and consolidation of its
numerous national, religious, and
regional groups was evident by
the language riots last year.
The Chinese invasion has com-plicated
the situation, especially
with the growing relations be-tween
Pakistan and China.
To give in to China and Kashmir's
demands would be an admitted
defeat and the surrender of the
Afro-Asian leadership to China.
The democratic process of the eco-nomic
and social development
would suffer seriously.
Since the passing of Nehru, it
is doubtful that India's position on
Kashmir will change drastically.
Shastri, a compromise of the num-erous
contending factions, can ill
afford any further criticism on
being lenient with Pakistan and
On the other hand, the effects
of a prolonged war on the domes-tic
affairs could cause his gov-ernment
to fall.
A long, bitter struggle for poli-tical
leadership could result in
undoing all that which has been
accomplished in the long years
since Independence. Today, more
than ever before, the future of the
Indian nation lies at stake in the
Kashmir war.
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Volume XLI No. 2
of working until His coming."
Obligations to this world are
shunned by assuming that the
church has a spiritual message
for the world, not a social or ma-terial
message. What is not rec-ognized
is that "God's saving
grace is extended to man in his
social situation, not apart from
Body and spirit are part of the
total person. To administer to the
needs of man the church must be
interested in the WHOLE man, not
just a segment.
Material assistance has histori-cally
been part of the church's pro-gram,
but the motives have often
been all but desirable. A bowl of
soup is given if the recipient will
attend a mission service. Clothes
are given to the needy family if
they attend service regularly.
Christ gives gifts without pro-mise
of return. He gives because
He loves. Christian social action
should be the same. It should
not be oriented toward evangel-ism
as its primary goal; the goal
should be simply love.
"True Christian love is given to
men as they are, not because of
what they have achieved or may
contribute to others." "When love
Evangelicals' Social Responsibilities
Cast in Bold Relief in Moberg's Book
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ing as preparation for Viet Nam
Reports in Jakarta that the U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency was
involved in the anti-Sukarno re-volt
in Indonesia were declared
false by U.S. government sources
Castro announced Thursday from
Havana that exit gates would be
thrown open after October 12 for
all Cubans who wished to go into
exile. This was a modification of
a Tuesday promise to allow only
relatives of U.S. citizens such ex-ile.
New Delhi
In addition to exchanges of fire
earlier in the week with Paki-stani
forces, Indian troops were
involved in firing against Red
Chinese troops Saturday in Tibet.
Both sides claimed the other had
fired first.
New York
Secretary of State Rusk reported
that he and Andrei Gromyko had
reached no major decisions in their
conference this week, but had dis-cussed
disarmament in detail. Rusk
will confer with British Foreign
Secretary Michael Stewart before
the Briton begins meetings with
Gromyko this week.
Tartan kilt acquired in Scotland is worn by Mary Kay Huntley
as she relates some humorous sidelights of her European visit.
Sociology Professor Back
From Study Year Abroad
acenaa acrd Aired
You'll be surprised
when you claim the re-ward
. . . a pleasant
meal at the Arden Inn.
Come soon.
N. Snelling and Co. Rd. B. OPEN:
Sundays noon to 9 p.m. Daily 11 a.m.-
2 p.m., 5-9 p.m. Closed Mondays.
OPEN -- Mon. to Fri. -- 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
(closed for chapel 9:40-10:20)
Saturday -- 8:30 A.M. to 12:00 Noon
Be el Boo/aro/se
by Stan Olsen
The advent of the school year brings our thoughts once agaig
to class requirements, football, and of course, cultural events. Walker
and Minneapolis Institute both offer special challenging showings of
considerable merit, in addition to hangings of their own collections.
St. Paul has added a new gallery to its growing list of art exhibition
centers. The Kramer Galleries at 507 Wabasha begin their existence
with an exhibition of approximately 20 Minnesota artists, representative
of the finest achievements in the various realms of art.
Bottega Gallery in Minneapolis usually represents the schools
of modern and impressionistic art. Showings by young and new artists
often deck this Gallery's wall.
The University of Minnesota Gallery in Northrup Auditorium and the
St. Paul Gallery in the new Arts and Sciences Center in downtown St.
Paul are good examples of the growing influence of art in the area.
Musical and dramatic events abound throughout the year. Nearly
every Friday evening at 8:30, the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
fills Northrup Auditorium with strains of the world's famous and
equally infamous composers.
Students are able to purchase tickets to these events by contacting
Bethel Post Office box 102 before Friday of the performance week.
Ticket prices are $1.25 per person.
The Schubert Club, a St. Paul Organization, regularly presents a
series of musical recitals and concerts of which the Bethel student
body is able to purchase tickets at a highly reduced rate. This year's
Schubert calendar includes the Roger Wagner Chorale.
Tyrone Guthrie Theatre offers special student tickets for their
line-up of five repertory selections. November is the last performance of
the 1965 season.
Plays included in the calendar are RICHARD THE III by Shake-speare,
THE MISER, by Molier, THE WAY OF THE WORLD by Wil-liam
Congreve, THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE by Brecht, and
THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Anton Chekhov.
Theatre St. Paul announces its 1965-66 season will open the 16th
of October and run until next spring. Special student season tickets
will be sold to students with identification.
Interested students may check with the Theatre at 224-3373 on
weekdays. Tickets sell at $8.00 per person. Among the proposed pro-ductions
is the Bernard Shaw play, Androcles And The Lion.
One of the finest
selections of
Brief Cases
Attache Cases
Bethel Beolaicvie
by Karen Kanne
Dr. David Moberg, Chairman of
the Department of Social Sciences
at Bethel, recently returned to his
chair after a year of teaching and
traveling in Europe.
He was the recipient of a Ful-bright
Foundation grant to lecture
in the Federal Republic of Germany
in his chosen field: "Religion and
Society in the United States."
The first semester in Germany
began November first and ter-minated
February 28, during
which time Dr. Moberg lectured
and worked in co-operation with
a German scholar preparing a
seminar for advanced students
which covered the topic, "Reli-gion
and Religious Confessions
in Contemporary Society."
Dr. Moberg also attended a number
of lectures on theology, Christian
social ethics, and a course in
church history.
During the second semester, May
first to July 31, Dr. Moberg lec-tured
on the topic, "Sociology of
Religious Pluralism." He was also
requested by a number of students
to act as their adviser in the area
Senate Cynic:
by Bernard Johnson
Senate activity this week covered
a variety of topics from constitu-tional
amendments to a progress
report on the proposed campus
radio station to, ah yes, that thorn
in the flest, the dress code.
This and all future senate meet-ings
were imaginatively proclaimed
open to all students (which is
nothing new, gang) via no less
than twenty-five strategically plac-ed
posters. Result: eight students
not officially connected with the
senate or any of its committees
appeared in the lower lounge at
meeting time.
If you're prone to complain
about the "in group" that seems
to control everything that goes
on around school, I say ask your-self
who is at fault. E�
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Browsing the prices for Onkyo's receivers can give you the familiar feeling of "too good to be true." Take the Onkyo TX-NR616. At its $410 street price it costs around $100 less than comparable models from other manufacturers, and it offers a staggering eight HDMI inputs, tons of streaming audio options, and an affordable Wi-Fi dongle. It doesn't have built-in AirPlay, but with the money you save you can snag a $100 Apple TV, which offers much more functionality beyond AirPlay.
So what's the catch? Reliability, it seems. Fair or not, Onkyo receivers have a reputation for being a little flaky, both in enthusiast forums and user comments. But those reviews shouldn't totally scare you away from the TX-NR616, as the reported problems don't seem to affect all units. Our review sample (with the most recent firmware update) didn't suffer from many of the issues mentioned in negative reviews and many other buyers seem satisfied.
If you're put off by Onkyo's reliability issues, the next best value for most buyers is the Sony STR-DN1030, which includes built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and AirPlay for $500. But if you're okay with the off chance that you'll get a lemon, the TX-NR616 is easily the best AV receiver value. In fact, in terms of value the TX-NR616's toughest competition may be its step-down models, the TX-NR414 ($280) and TX-NR515 ($350), which offer enough features for the average buyer for even less.
Onkyo has never made much of an effort to pretty up its AV receivers. The basic design hasn't changed much over the years, with a boxy shape and an overall rough-around-the-edges look. The big volume knob is nice, though, and luckily the glowing ring around the outside can be dimmed in the setup menu. But if aesthetics are high on your list for an AV receiver, check out Denon or Marantz instead.
Onkyo's included remote is decent, although not as good as the offerings from Marantz and Denon. The input buttons are bright white, but they're small and don't glow in the dark. Overall, the remote isn't as cluttered as Sony's or Pioneer's, but there are still plenty of unnecessary buttons like the number pad at the bottom. At least with the money you saved by going with Onkyo, you can grab a nice universal remote.
The Onkyo Remote 2 app is far from well-reviewed, although the version we tested wasn't nearly as bad as the reviews would indicate. It's particularly great if you'll be using Onkyo's built-in streaming services, as the app often replicates what's on the TV's screen on your phone, so you don't have to keep looking back and forth. (That's a frequent complaint we have about smartphone remote apps.) It's also much more convenient to search services like Spotify or Rhapsody using a phone or tablet keyboard. The downside is that it can be a little buggy, although it usually worked well in our tests.
User interface
Pressing the home buttons brings up a row of icons overlaid on whatever video you're watching. You can jump straight to, say, streaming-audio services, or adjust the settings.
Onkyo's interface for streaming-music services isn't pretty, but it gets the job done. It's certainly better than the cramped interface on the STR-DN1030, and thanks to the smartphone app you likely won't need to use it that often. Artist information and album art display whenever you're streaming audio, either from the Internet or your own music.
Eight HDMI inputs: The TX-NR616 outdoes everyone with eight HDMI inputs, including a front-panel input that supports bleeding-edge MHL devices. Eight HDMI inputs will almost certainly be more than you need, but it leaves a lot of room for upgrading, especially with new game consoles on the horizon.
The only catch is that you can't quite access them all from the remote. HDMI Inputs 1 through 6 have corresponding buttons directly on the remote, but inputs 7 and 8 are by default only accessible through the Quick Setup menu. You can actually assign input 7 to the TV/CD button, but input 8 currently remains inaccessible via a single button on the remote -- and our Harmony remote lacked a discrete code to access it. It's an annoying flaw and does detract from the value of that eighth input.
The rest of the Onkyo's connectivity is solid as well, including four digital-audio inputs. (Check out CNET's 2012 AV receiver spreadsheet for a more detailed comparison of AV receiver connectivity.)
Built-in networking: The TX-NR616's Ethernet port allows for all kinds of networking functionality, including firmware updates, smartphone control, and media streaming via DLNA, Spotify, Pandora, Rhapsody, Slacker, Last.fm, and Internet radio. I still don't think networking is an essential AV receiver feature (largely because AV receivers shouldn't be media streamers), but Onkyo does a better job than most, with its wide support for streaming audio services and decent smartphone app.


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The number of planted corn acres for the 2011 crop greatly increased in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota compared to a year earlier. This increase may make this year's corn crop the second largest in nearly seven decades. Last year's crop was planted on 88 million acres.
USDA surprised corn growers by reporting June 30 that the number of planted corn acres is 92.3 million acres, not the 90.7 million estimated earlier in June. As a result, corn prices tumbled the limit.
The growth came in western Corn Belt states where weather was more favorable to planting than in the eastern part of the Corn Belt. For example, the number of total corn acres planted in Illinois, the second largest corn-producing state, actually dropped, due in part to a wet spring. In the state, 12.5 million acres of corn were planted, compared to 12.6 million in 2010.
Growers in Nebraska were the most aggressive in planting more corn by adding 850,000 acres this year. Growers reported planting a total of 10 million acres of corn. Producers in Iowa followed close behind with an additional 800,000 acres, bringing the state's total 2011 acreage to 14.2 million. South Dakota has an additional 650,000 acres, which brings the state's total to 5.2 million acres. In Minnesota, the number of corn acres increased by 400,000 for a total of 8.1 million acres.
Kansas, North Dakota and Wisconsin each added 250,000 acres of corn. Michigan added 150,000 acres, while Arkansas and Mississippi each added 110,000 acres. Kentucky and Missouri each added 100,000 acres of corn.
Also noteworthy is the large decline in the number of corn acres planted in Texas. Corn growers planted 350,000 fewer acres for a total of 1.95 million this year. Drought and an increase in cotton acres are cited for the loss in corn acreage.


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Traversing along the slopes above Barrett Lakes (July 2018)
Hiking to a nearby ridge above Palisades Basin to get to Dusy Basin. Route finding required!
Making Coffee at Barrett Lakes (July 2018)
George brewing some Philz coffee for the crew during our backpacking trip to Palisades Basin.
Sun-Drying Tents at Dusy Basin (July 2018)
Taking advantage of the sun peeking out between the peaks so that our wet tents can dry faster!
Creek Crossing near Bishop Pass (July 2018)
Crossing the still water with rocks just below the surface. A gentle intro to wet feet crossing!
Random Crack in Holcomb Valley (June 2018)
Found a random offwidth crack while climbing in Holcomb Valley. My friends decided to give it a try!
Foggy Sunrise at Thousand Island Lake (September 2017)
A very chilly morning. What a finger numbing experience where we had to put away our tent that frosted over night.
Lake Virginia Sunset (September 2017)
Enjoying the sunset at Lake Virginia after the hailstorm finished.
Enjoying the Camp Sunset before Italy Pass (September 2017)
A beautiful sunset that came with a windy night. My tent was bending enough where the tent wall would sit on my feet during the gustiests of gusts.
Hiking along Thousand Island Lake (September 2017)
Feeling the effects of altitude.
Projecting Unforgiven [5.11b] (July 2017)
Working on this little climb in Holcomb Valley that was a little beyond our capability.
Enjoying the snow on top of Icehouse Saddle (January 2017)
They were thinking of sliding down the beautiful untouched snow. Little did they know, it wasn't steep enough to slide down on just your butt!
On the way to Cucamonga Peak (January 2017)
We were up in the clouds and it got a little windy.
Popular Mechanics [5.9] in Joshua Tree (November 2016)
This climb was the first time I fell while leading on trad. I guess my gear placement works.
Night Climbing at New Jack City (October 2016)
My friends wanted to do some night climbing, so I came along to experiment with my camera. This was the first long exposure (15 seconds) of the night and it was the best one I got. You can see the trail of light left by my friend's headlamp as my friend was being lowered.
Traversing the Matthes Crest (September 2016)
Matthes Crest Traverse (5.7) in Yosemite NP was one of the most fun climb I have ever done so far.
Entry View of Alice Lake, Idaho (September 2016)
It snowed the night before, so we got a rare late summer view of the Sawtooth Mountains.
Tin Cup Hiker Trail in Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho (September 2016)
The sun was quickly melting the snow on the trees causing a continuous sprinkle as we walked by.
Cross-country Hiking above Moose Lake (August 2016)
Navigating the off-trail terrain as we leave Moose Lake, Sequoia NP.


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Men are far more likely to have the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) in their mouths than women, the Daily Mail has reported.
The Mail has outlined research into the prevalence of HPV, which is a risk factor mouth cancer and other cancers. Researchers found that HPV was more commonly found in people who engaged in all kinds of sexual activity – including vaginal, anal and oral. The Mail reports that the researchers suggest that HPV vaccination for men needs investigating to see whether it could help stop oral HPV and, potentially, oral cancer.
Mouth cancer has risen more than 20% in the past 30 years. Tobacco use and prolonged, heavy alcohol drinking are the biggest risk factors, but the presence of oral HPV is also a clear risk factor for the disease.
The latest research set out to estimate the proportion of people infected with oral HPV in the United States, and any factors associated with infection. It found that approximately 7% of the US population aged 14 to 69 years were infected with this virus, and that men were more likely to be infected than women.
This study shows a marked difference in oral HPV infection between men and women in the US, but does not necessarily reflect how many people in the UK are infected. There are many different types of HPV, and not everyone who is infected will go on to develop cancer.
HPV is known to cause cervical cancer, and a vaccine campaign for girls aims to reduce its prevalence among women, and so reduce the number of cervical cancers. It remains unclear whether vaccinating men would have an effect on the presence of oral HPV or reduce the number of cancers.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by researchers from Ohio State University, the US National Cancer Institute and a US company called Information Management Services. The research was funded by Ohio State University, the US National Cancer Institute, John and Nina Cassils and the pharmaceutical company Merck. Merck is the manufacturer of Gardasil, the cervical cancer jab that targets several strains of HPV, including type 16, which is most commonly associated with oral cancer.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association.
This research was covered appropriately in the media, with the Daily Mail emphasising that the prevalence estimate was drawn from a US population, and pointing out that not all individuals infected with oral HPV will go on to develop oral cancer. The BBC was careful to point out that it is not known if the existing vaccines against HPV used for preventing cervical cancer are effective against oral HPV infection and that vaccination cannot be recommended for the primary prevention of oropharyngeal cancer.
What kind of research was this?
This was a cross-sectional study that examined the number of people aged 14 to 69 infected with oral HPV in the United States.
Cross-sectional studies are a useful way to generate estimates of the number of cases in a population. However, they only collect information at one point in time, and cannot tell us why things are related, or how things change over time. This study provides a snapshot of the number of infections in one time period (between 2009 and 2010), but it does not attempt to link these numbers to the risk of developing oral cancer.
Background information supplied by the researchers suggests that the number of cases of oral cancer has increased over the past 30 years in several countries, and HPV has been directly implicated as the underlying cause.
What did the research involve?
Researchers recruited a sample of individuals that was intended to be representative of the US population. They conducted interviews and a physical examination. During the interview, participants provided information about:
- sociodemographic factors – such as age, sex, education, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation and marital status
- substance use – including tobacco, alcohol and marijuana
- sexual behaviour – including ever having had sex, ever having performed oral sex, age at first sex, number of sexual partners and history of sexually transmitted infection
During the physical examination samples of cells were taken from the inside of the mouth. These samples were sent to a laboratory where researchers isolated DNA from the cells to determine whether the individual was infected with oral HPV and, if so, to identify the virus type. They tested for 37 HPV types, of which 18 were 'high-risk' DNA types.
The researchers then analysed the data, arriving at overall estimates of the number of infections in the US population. They also conducted an analysis that accounted for sociodemographic and behavioural factors.
What were the basic results?
There were 5,579 participants in the beginning of the study. Of these 5,501 (98.6%) were included in the analysis. The researchers found that overall:
- 6.9% of participants were infected with HPV (95% confidence interval (CI) 5.7% to 8.3%)
- 3.7% of participants were infected with a type of HPV classified as having a high risk of causing cancer (95% CI 3.0% to 4.6%)
- 3.1% of participants were infected with a low-cancer-risk type of HPV (95% CI 2.5% to 3.9%)
- the most prevalent type of virus detected was HPV-16 (1.0%, 95% CI 0.7% to 1.3%)
When the researchers accounted for sociodemographic and behavioural factors in their analysis, they found that the following variables were independently associated with oral HPV infection:
- Age: infections peaked at two distinct age groups - in those aged 30 to 34, and again in those aged 60 to 64. This pattern was stronger for men than women.
- Sex: men had more than twice the number of infections as women (10.1% male versus 3.6% female; prevalence ratio (PR) 2.33, 95% CI 1.66 to 3.26). When looking at the most common HPV type (HPV-16) this increased to a nearly fivefold difference (1.6% male versus 0.3% female; PR 5.41, 95% CI 2.12 to 13.83).
- Lifetime number of sexual partners: those with two or more partners had significantly more infections than those who had no sexual partners. The prevalence of infection increased with increasing numbers of lifetime partners.
- Current smoking intensity: those who smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day had significantly more infections than those who had never smoked or who no longer smoked. This association was stronger for women than for men.
Ethnicity, marital status and alcohol and marijuana use were not independently associated with oral HPV infection.
How did the researchers interpret the results?
The researchers concluded that approximately 7% of the US population between the ages of 14 and 69 were infected with oral HPV. They say that this is significantly lower than infection with genital HPV.
This was a relatively large cross-sectional study that estimated the number of oral HPV infections in the US among 14 to 69 year olds. These estimates cannot be directly generalised to the UK.
The researchers say that their data provide evidence that oral HPV infection is mainly sexually transmitted. This is because infection was uncommon among participants with no previous sexual partners, but was up to eight times higher among those with previous partners, and increased significantly as the number of partners increased. The researchers do point out, however, that their study did not collect information on possible non-sexual transmission methods.
While policy decisions regarding HPV infection generally focus on genital HPV among females, this research demonstrated that, at least in the US, men are more likely to be infected with oral HPV. As high-risk types of oral HPV have been shown to cause mouth cancer, this research may open up discussions on the need to address these risks. Options for reducing the risk of infection include targeting modifiable behaviours, such as smoking and sexual behaviour. Whether current vaccines against HPV can prevent oral cancer is unknown and this research does not provide any evidence as to how effective any vaccine might be.
All in all, this was a well conducted cross-sectional study that estimated the prevalence of oral HPV infections in the United States. However, it does not provide any information on the number of participants who went on to develop oral cancer. It is important to remember that there are many different types of HPV, and not everyone who is infected will go on to develop cancer. This study cannot tell us the rates of oral HPV infection in the United Kingdom, but may provide information on risk factors for infection that apply to populations outside the US.
- Gillison ML, Broutian T, Pickard RKL, et al. Prevalence of oral HPV infection in the United States, 2009-2010. Journal of the American Medical Association. Published online January 26 2012
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Questions from our workshop attendees...
This is a loaded question even though it comes up at least once at almost every workshop. The selection of type styles is largely a matter of personal taste and utility. The answer is usually different for each example. To understand what works and what doesn't, some basic rules should be observed.
First, you should always be careful not to allow typographic technique to be its own goal. These days the DTP and design writers in magazines are having a tough time coming up with things to write about. Typography is always an easy hit, so we're continually reading about this rule or that. Sooner or later the uninitiated will begin to assert some of these techniques just for the sake of the technique.
Kerning*, for example, was highly popularized with some of the early DTP programs. Suddenly every headline and title was kerned. Although that's OK when done properly, and in good taste, kerning for the sake of kerning usually turns out to be obvious to the reader.
People read for a specific purpose.
Anything that stands in the way of the reading process is wrong. The communication process must be the sole purpose of any inventiveness. I urge you to ask four questions about any typographic project you're about to undertake:
1. How can I best expose the meaning of the text?
2. How can I make the reading seem easy?
3. How can I make understanding effortless?
4. How can I present this type so it will be perceived as "reader-friendly"?
Remember: these should be the goals of design applied to typography. All creativity and imagination should be applied strictly to the service of these goals.
Typefaces speak to your audience
You should always select a typeface that speaks to the audience in a tone that best reflects the subject matter without sacrificing readability. Your type combination will usually work when you establish and maintain a type hierarchy. Type weight is all-important in reinforcing your message levels. Headlines become heavy, subheads become bold, text is medium (perhaps even light) and italics for stress or emphasis.
Following these rules you can't go wrong.
Serif typefaces are best used for text. They are more comfortable to read, and lead to quicker understanding. I personally like text faces that have rounded or near-pointed serifs because they allow more white space in and around each character. Slab-serif style faces like Rockwell, City, and even square serif Egyptian are a little less friendly than faces like Baskerville, Bell or Garamond. Newer faces like Stone Serif and Galliard also make for fine reading.
Sans-serif type is usually ideal for display type like headlines, subheads, pull-quotes and captions because it is "type that stands apart." Sans can be used to add impact to a layout. I personally like the classic sans-serifs like Helvetica, Frutiger, and Franklin Gothic. (I really like Franklin Gothic Condensed for an excellent all-purpose, heavy sans-serif!) You may like some of the more modern sans faces like Syntax Sans, or Kabel. You'll also find sans to be the better selection in forms, and table text.
Without the serifs however, there will be less differentiation between letters, so the sans style can become a barrier to readership. Sans-serif type always needs a bit more white space around surrounding the characters and setting
Display and Decorative Fonts
Display or decorative fonts like Lithos, Droplet and others should be used with great discretion. These fonts are intended to be more ornamental than informative, so they should be reserved for headlines and display only. Script and Black fonts (Cursive, Old English, Celtic, etc,) fall into this category as well and should never be used in all-caps or in text situations.
As to helping you decide which fonts to use, I urge you to experiment. Allow yourself plenty of time and try various combinations. Remember to tack your proofed-out laser pages on the wall and stand back.
Do the faces work together?
Are there sufficient reader clues?
Does the "look" support and reinforce the intentions of the copy?
Try Helvetica Black Condensed for heads contrasted against Garamond light for text. You'll find that your subheads don't need to be much larger than the body text to grab real impact, to "lead" the reader. If you're looking for a bit more progressive look, try Antique Olive for heads and Bulmer, Palatino or Melior Light for text. (Melior's square-oval circles are the perfect pairing for Olive.)
For homogenous design, where you use the SAME FACE for all the text, look for a serif with just a little personality so your heads and display type will have a little distinction. Try Zapf Book for it's smart extravagance, or Trump Mediaeval for its classic posture. To push the envelope, try Silica.
These are merely suggestions. The final decision is up to you. If it is easy to read, and communicates the feeling of the message or audience, you'll probably come up with a hit, no matter which face you use!
Thanks for reading
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This article "Which type styles are best?" was originally published in 1993, as part of our responses to workshop attendees in our Dynamic Graphics "Creative Layout Techniques" seminars. The original page is here


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CHICAGO—Former all-star third baseman Robin Ventura is replacing the fiery Ozzie Guillen as manager of the Chicago White Sox.
The White Sox say Ventura agreed to a multi-year deal on Thursday.
A longtime star with the White Sox, Ventura was hired by the club last June as a special adviser to director of player development Buddy Bell. He is the 38th White Sox manager, the 17th who played for the team.
Guillen was released from his contract with one year remaining after eight seasons with the White Sox and immediately was hired by the Florida Marlins as their manager.
Ventura was a first-round draft pick of the White Sox out of Oklahoma State in 1988 and spent the first 10 of his 16 seasons with Chicago.
Known for his slick fielding, clutch hitting and left-handed power, Ventura also played for the New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was six-time Gold Glove winner and an all-star in 1992 and 2002.
Ventura's selection came as a surprise. Most speculation had the White Sox's top candidates as Tampa Rays coach Dave Martinez or Cleveland Indians bench coach Sandy Alomar Jr. Both are former White Sox players.
"When I met with the media as our season ended, I identified one person at the very top of my managerial list," White Sox general manager Ken Williams said in a team release.
"I wanted someone who met very specific criteria centred around his leadership abilities. Robin Ventura was that man. His baseball knowledge and expertise, his professionalism, his familiarity with the White Sox and Chicago and his outstanding character make him absolutely the right person to lead our clubhouse and this organization into the seasons ahead."
Ventura, who has also dabbled in TV commentary, said he welcomed the chance to return to the city where his career started.
"When I rejoined the White Sox this June, I said this was my baseball home and that part of me never left the White Sox organization," Ventura said. "My family and I are thrilled to be returning to Chicago. Managing a major league baseball team is a tremendous honour. It's also an opportunity and a challenge."
Pitching coach Don Cooper and first base coach Harold Baines were already re-signed to multi-year contract extensions before the season ended. Hitting coach Greg Walker is not returning.
Ventura batted .267 with 294 home runs and 1,182 RBIs over his career. His 18 career grand slams are tied for fifth in major league history.
He appeared in 1,254 games over 10 seasons with the White Sox, hitting .274 with 171 home runs and 741 RBIs. He ranks among the White Sox career leaders in grand slams, walks, homers, RBIs, extra-base hits and runs.
Ventura led Oklahoma State to the College World Series and still holds the Division I record with a 58-game hitting streak.
Guillen, who was a friend of Ventura's while with the White Sox, left after he couldn't get a contract extension from owner Jerry Reinsdorf. His relationship with Williams had become fractured over the last two seasons.
Expected to be contenders this season, the White Sox finished 79-83 and third in the AL Central as several key players, most notably DH Adam Dunn and centre fielder Alex Rios, struggled offensively.
With the managerial search completed, Chicago's next big off-season move could be determining whether to bring back longtime ace Mark Buehrle, who will be a free agent.


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No horse? No problem!
Want to ride in Denmark but don't have a horse? That's no problem. In fact, you don't even have to be able to ride in order to enjoy a horse riding holiday in Denmark. Equestrian centres and riding schools around the country offer week-long stays with full or half-board, with or without lessons.
A week's riding holiday in Denmark, including accommodation, will cost upwards of 3,000kr, plus extra for full or half-board.
Prairie wagon holidays
If you are up for an unusual adventure, why not pack the family up and roll out on a prairie wagon holiday? No previous experience is required, so it's the perfect holiday experience for families with children. A week with a prairie wagon will cost between 4,000 and 6,000kr in the high season and between 3,500 and 4,500kr in the low season. A weekend costs around 2,000kr.
Further reading
Use our detailed listing of places to rent horses in Denmark to get in the saddle!


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Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard takes bits and pieces from other games and combines them with a clever and hilarious story. From Wild West cowboys to space marines, you will encounter a wide range of enemies. So, with all the other FPS and TPS titles out there, should you bother with this game? Or just let this fade off into obscurity?
The story for Eat Lead is both interesting and funny. Matt Hazard is a professional video game character, and back in his prime he was the 'It' guy, and everything he did was epic and sold well. From that success, he signed a lifetime exclusivity agreement with Marathon Megasoft. Finally the success went to his head, and when he started doing games like Matt Hazard Kart Racing, his career finally hit the wall.
Fast forward some years later when Matt is an older guy. Marathon Megasoft has brought in a fresh, young CEO and he wants Matt to star in a brand new game. Having been in the hole for so long, Matt is more than eager to get his feet wet again.
The game play begins with a tutorial where Matt complains the whole time. As you can guess, he's been doing this for years and apparently knows how to do all these things. You actually start to believe his comical tirade until the end of the first level. It's here where you encounter Sting Sniperscope (an obvious parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger) who tells Matt that his time is over, and Sniperscope is the future.
Right before Sting Sniperscope hits Matt with a bullet the game pauses, and suddenly you hear a woman's voice. The woman is known as QA and she comes in and tells Matt that someone has hacked into the game and is trying to kill him. Oh yeah, and if he dies in the game he will be lost forever. Things suddenly get serious and Matt must fight his way through each level, fighting off waves of enemies trying to find out who wants him dead/deleted.
Throughout each level, Eat Lead does a fantastic job of keeping you on your toes, with plenty of parodies of classic games and movies. For example, the second level starts out in a butcher shop, which seems normal enough. But once you make your way outside, the game starts to glitch up. And instead of alleyways, you are suddenly in the old west. And enemies from Matt's previous games with six-shooters in hand are after him.
The enemies stand out a lot from each other, and include Russian solders in night clubs, water gun wielding enemies (from Matt's only kiddie game, called Soak'Em) and even some 2D characters from Matt's very first game. All of these elements add up to a very enjoyable and often unexpected experience.
The game play is very similar to Uncharted. You travel from area to area, fending off waves of enemies and making use of cover. You snap to cover by using X, and can lean around cover with the analog stick. Left and Right on the D-Pad switches between your two weapons, and Square controls hand-to-hand combat. The controls are implemented rather well, but pales in comparison to Uncharted.
While there's plenty of variety to be had with the settings and enemies, the actual game play stays the same all throughout. There are no platforming sections, and no puzzles to solve. Even though it's a bit unfair to compare this game to the likes of Uncharted, it feels like Eat Lead could have benefited a lot from some game play variety.
Your arsenal of weapons include the usual shotguns and machine guns, as well as the unexpected water guns that pack quite a punch. You can only hold two guns at once, so this makes decisions hard on whether to go for the big powerful gun with five shots or keep the lighter less powerful gun with a ton of ammo.
Besides Matt's usual weaponry, you can also acquire power-ups. After you kill a few enemies, your power meter will fill up. From there, you can press up to activate the freeze power-up, which will turn your enemy into a ice cube with one shot from any gun, or press down for the fire power-up which will set your enemies on fire. Both deal a large amount of damage, which helps out a lot in the later levels.
On top of these two power-ups, which you have access to at all times, there are two others that are spread out through each level. One is a shield, giving Matt invincibility for a short period of time. The other is a super powerup, allowing Matt to kill enemies with a single blow, or a single shot.
The graphics for Eat Lead aren't bad, but there really isn't anything spectacular either. There are about 10 – 12 enemies that you will encounter over and over again. And although some of the environments are very detailed and colorful, there ends up being a lot of corridor fighting so expect to stare at a lot of blank walls.
The voice-over for Matt is done by Will Arnett, and Neil Patrick Harris is the voice of Wallace Wellesley, the man who's trying to kill Matt. These two characters were done well, but there's not much outside of that. The same tired song will be replayed over and over again each level, and the only time it changes is when you clear a room full of enemies. Also, the enemies that are after you all have the same voices. It's so bad that after the first level, you'll have pretty much heard every enemy's lines within the entire game.
In addition to the lackluster audio and visual work, there's some other issues. They should have spread out the different enemies a little better, since after level 3 or 4 you've pretty much seen them all. Because the game consists entirely of shooting, running from room to room gets old quick. It really did feel like the developers threw all their hard work into the beginning, and simply overlooked the rest of the game. The only highlights I could find were the boss battles, which did require some skill to complete.
Another big issue is the lack of multi-player. The campaign takes roughly 6 to 8 hours to complete, and after that there is little reason to go back. There aren't any collectibles to pick up, and no bonus material to unlock, so unless you're a trophy whore don't expect any replay value from this game.
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard was enjoyable at times, with an amusing premise and often hilarious story. And even the enemies can bring back memories of relic action games from older game consoles. The idea itself had a lot of potential, but it just wasn't executed very well. The short length and lack of re-playability really hurt the overall score. And unless you want the trophies, there's not much reason to purchase this game.
PlayStation LifeStyle's Final Score
Repetitive due to lack of gameplay variety.
Innovative premise that's comedically nostalgic at times.


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Bright lights bring Christmas cheer to Nevada County (Map)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas all throughout western Nevada County.
With Christmas just four days away, and the holiday lights shining bright in the night, The Union offers some suggested favorite Christmas decorations and light displays from our readers.
As Eddie the Elf hosts his final Christmas in Nevada City, be sure to make a visit to his Pasquale Road cottage for a unforgettable experience.
Of course, both downtown Grass Valley and Nevada City set the mood for the season's spirit once again with their classic white lights topping the buildings.
Two of the larger light displays are in Grass Valley, including a bit of a hidden gem off French Avenue and, of course, one of the largest displays presented each year on Butler Road.
Stop by Penstock Drive in Grass Valley for a show synchronized to Christmas music or head off for another on Rattlesnake Drive, which boasts 80,000 lights and dozens of inflatables as part of Santa's Transportation Department
Readers also suggest that Siesta Drive in Penn Valley is worth the short trip down Highway 20 to take in the displays of several homes in the neighborhood.
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Grass Valley
283 Horizon Circle — Off Morgan Ranch Drive, a large display with "ho, ho, ho" on the rooftop and Santa in a tugboat on the lawn.
323 Horizon Circle — Bright white lights displayed with more just across the street.
115 Woodcrest Way — Lights display.
127 Horizon Circle — Off Morgan Ranch Drive.
121 Hollow Brook Way — Frosty the snowman and Santa welcome you to this display on Hollow Brook Way in the Morgan Ranch area.
12919 Ridge Road — Lights display.
10829 Alta Hill Mine Road — Large lights display.
10703 Alta Hill Mine Road — Large inflatable pig with a Santa hat, along with frosty the snowman.
Downtown Grass Valley — All of downtown's buildings are lined with white lights and decked out with holiday wreaths celebrating the city's Cornish heritage.
357 Mill St. — Large light display.
343 French Ave. — Very large light display with inflatables, along with Santa and his sleigh high above the rooftop. Turn up French Avenue off Mill Street for a surprisingly large light display atop the hill.
527 Brighton St. — Two neighbors have brightened up Brighton Street with very large displays.
10859 Walker Drive — Light display.
11322 Butler Road — One of the largest light displays each year with thousands of bulbs burning bright in the night.
626 Linden Ave. — Full display of Christmas lights, a dancing Santa, along with a Santa in a convertible and even a real-life Santa on Friday nights that greets visitors.
602 Penstock Dr. — Synchronized Christmas lights and music show every half hour from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday. Tune your radio to 107.1.
239 Cornwall Ave. — Christmas on Cornwall.
South Auburn Street — Charlie Williams has multiple figures and lights with a Christmas tree lot.
11165 Brunswick Drive — Light display.
Sherwood Forest — Several very nice light displays. Check out Archery Way, Friar Tuck Road, Nottingham Lane and Robinhood Drive.
15756 Rattlesnake Road — Gary and Heather Fosburg present Dove Cottage at Christmas Time. It now has 80,000 lights with 26 deer (Deer Park) and 35 inflatables (Land of the Giants), featuring Santa's Transportation Department. 15766 Rattlesnake Road is just down from Wheeler Cross Road. Tune your radio to 96.1 FM and drive through circular driveway.
Nevada City
Eddie the Elf — 12106 Pasquale Road: You can walk through the yard where there is a little elf cottage, very cute. Visit Facebook.com/Eddie.T.Elf.
643 E. Broad St. — Beautiful classic bright white light display with another directly across the street at 635 Broad St.
575 E. Broad St. — The Outside Inn has its white icicle lights burning bright across the top of the main office.
554 E. Broad St. — Along with 534 E.. Broad St. and the Emma Nevada House at 528 Broad St., all have Nevada City's classic white lights on full display.
504 E. Broad St. — A pair of neighbors have the decked the halls of their homes with angels on high and a bright red star adorning their light displays.
Downtown Nevada City — The buildings are lined with white lights, including the United Methodist Church high above on Broad Street, along with the city's Christmas tree at the bottom of Broad Street in Calanan Park.
230 Commercial St. — The Crazy Horse Saloon is all decked out in red and white lights.
108 Union Alley — Robinson Plaza has a large Christmas tree with bright white lights topped by a snowflake, along with a water wheel adorned with a colorful display.
143 Nevada City Hwy. — Light display
10894 Ridge Road — Light display.
10910 Ridge Road — Light display.
15457 Ridge Estates Road — Large light display.
Penn Valley
18747 Lodestone Court — Light display
Siesta Drive, several homes — Light display.
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US Organic Product Sales Grew 17% In 2008
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The US-based Organic Trade Association's new survey indicates 2008-sales of all types of organic products reached $24.6 billion, a 17.1 percent increase over 2007. This came in spite of the economic difficulties experienced in the last half 2008. (Remember how much more of your income went for gasoline in 2008?) Even more amazingly, organic non-food sales grew 39.4 percent in the same period.
The survey, conducted by Lieberman Research Group on behalf of OTA, measured the growth of U.S. sales of organic foods and beverages as well as non-food categories such as organic fibers, personal care products and pet foods during 2008. Results show organic food sales grew in 2008 by 15.8 percent to reach $22.9 billion, while organic non-food sales grew by an astounding 39.4 percent to reach $1.648 billion. As a result, organic food sales now account for approximately 3.5 percent of all food product sales in the United States.It will be interesting to see whether this progression of increased organic product sales will continue through 2009, given the high unemployment rate and the tremendous increase in home gardening, which could reduce the need for purchasing organic food items.
Over the past decade, the defensive push-back against organic product sales growth had several forms.
Self-described Think Tank "experts" have issued numerous reports and published opinion pieces claiming that organic products are a poor value, are bad for the environment, do nothing positive for your health, are indistinguishable on taste, etc. Somehow the idea that the customer is always right never reaches these people. Let them have their mashed peas. Let's move on, shall we?
There were several advocacy attempts, sponsored by big agribusinesses mainly, to co-opt the US Department of Agriculture organic standards: advocacy games which customers fortunately were able to fight off. Hopefully, that phase is over and done with.
There will always be devious attempts to claim organic status through tricks like calling water, a principle added ingredient, "organic." 'No one will ever figure out what we have done, said the evil genius!'
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
As the strong non-food organic sales trend clearly indicates, we are in an emulation phase, as in this definition: "emulation - effort to equal or surpass another imitation - copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else."
More posts on organic products.
US Land Devoted to Organic Cotton Increases
Can a Leather Chair be Organic?
Organic Meat Sales Growth Drives Land Conservation


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RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory unveiled his first two-year budget proposal for state government Wednesday, one that's heavy on setting aside money for emergencies, building repairs and Medicaid costs and light on creating new programs.
The new Republican governor recommended to the General Assembly that it spend $20.6 billion in state funds — a 2 percent increase over the current year's budget — in the first year of the plan beginning July 1.
Keeping to his narrative that state government is broken and must be fixed to generate new revenues and help the economy create jobs, McCrory wants $300 million over two years for state building renovations, $180 million to deal with potential Medicaid shortfalls and $77 million for upgrading information systems. Another $400 million would go to the rainy-day reserve fund, which is key in preserving the state's top fiscal rating from bond agencies.
McCrory said at a news conference that now was the time to mend state's fiscal foundation, many of which were exacerbated by the Great Recession and its aftermath.
"We have a strong foundation, but the foundation now has some cracks in it," McCrory said. "And our immediate goal is to fill in these cracks, and fix the cracks, so we can have a stronger foundation for future generations."
McCrory wants $2.7 million this coming year to rebrand and retool the state's economic development strategy and $2 million to consider how to reorganize government. He also said he would fight to restore funding for local drug treatment courts and spend $52 million to add 5,000 slots for preschool for at-risk 4-year-olds. He also wants to give monetary compensation to the victims of North Carolina's former forced sterilization program, which ended in the early 1970s. "I do think now is the time," he added.
Unlike previous governors, he offered no original signature initiative that requires a significant appropriation from the legislature, which will review his proposal and pass its own two-year budget for McCrory to sign.
"This budget funds our priorities, rebuilds our financial reserves and strengthens our foundation for future generations," McCrory said. "Yes, there's some tough decisions within this budget. I didn't enjoy making all of them. But they were based upon priorities."
Those tough decisions, according to McCrory, included recommending that five state prisons be closed — four of them Down East — and eliminating $117 million in public school funding to local districts for teacher assistants for second and third grades. Money would be shifted to hire 1,800 additional teachers.
"We firmly believe that full-time teachers in the classroom — having more certified teachers in the classroom — will improve our education," the governor said. Local superintendents would retain to flexibility to hiring assistants in those grades, he said.
The University of North Carolina system would have to find $110 million in spending reductions across its 17 campuses and at headquarters in the coming year, and an additional $26 million in administrative and instructional efficiencies.
McCrory doesn't want to raise in-state tuition but recommends out-of-state tuition increasing by 12.3 percent at places like UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State University and four other campuses, and by 6 percent elsewhere.
"My focus right now is on North Carolina citizens," he said.
The budget proposal lacked details on any tax overhaul package he is seeking but did call for North Carolina's estate tax to be abolished, at a loss of $52 million annually. State employees, teachers and retirees would all get 1 percent salary or benefit raises.
Republicans legislative leaders complimented the proposal. House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, said he was particularly pleased to see the $10 million set aside for eugenics program victims. Tillis was the General Assembly's leading champion last year on the issue, which passed the House but was blocked in the Senate.
"We look forward to reviewing the governor's plan in greater detail, and feel confident we will share common ground on many important priorities," Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said in a prepared statement.
State Democratic Party Chairman Randy Voller called the proposal "a status-quo budget that continues to tax the poor to feed the rich." Democrats have opposed efforts to repeal the estate tax.
The governor's proposal also:
— would provide $43 million over two years for digital learning and other technology initiatives.
— spends $63 million to pay for the UNC system's plan to teach skills needed for high-growth job sectors.
— intercepts or accumulates $143 million in reserves or trust fund money for state government operations, including $65 million heading to the Golden LEAF foundation, which receives half of North Carolina's share of national tobacco settlement funds.
McCrory stresses reserves in 1st NC budget plan
RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory unveiled his first two-year budget proposal for state government Wednesday, one that's heavy on setting aside money for emergencies, building repairs and Medicaid costs and light on creating new programs.


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The Kenney Store has live music almost every night of the week. Two-step, waltz, or line-dance under the neon lights. Drink a few ice cold beers, specialty wines, or signature drinks from the full bar. Devour in home cooking for lunch or dinner, always served with sweet southern charm. Visit the website or Facebook for the upcoming events and specials!


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- There are Android apps that are either useful or quite fun that are not available elsewhere.
- Android is incredibly lightweight and loads very quickly making it possible to get online very quickly.
- Battery life lasts forever.
Initially I tried writing this article using Android but it was very problematic. The scrolling was a nightmare and then the browser kept typing all my commands into the search bar rather than the editor.
So Android for a netbook. Good idea? Not really, unless you have a touch screen one and a really good reason to do so.
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Prepare the barbeque sauce:
In a medium saucepan or a large high-sided saute pan, combine the ketchup, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, light brown sugar, dark brown sugar, dry mustard, Dijon mustard and chili powder. Whisk to blend. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add the ginger, garlic and lemon slices and stir to combine. Simmer until the vinegar mellows slightly and the flavors start to meld together, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Discard the ginger pieces.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Position the rack in the lower third of the oven. Line a baking sheet (or, if needed, 2 baking sheets) with foil. Season the chicken parts on both sides with salt, to taste. Pour about 1 1/2 cups of the barbeque sauce into a large bowl. Reserve the remaining sauce on the side. Submerge the chicken pieces in the sauce and arrange them on the prepared baking sheet with some of the lemon slices. The chicken should all be in a single layer with a little space between them. If additional space is needed, use the second baking sheet. Brush with barbeque sauce.
Put the baking sheet(s) in the oven and bake, undisturbed, for 20 minutes. Remove the chicken from the oven and use a pair of metal tings to turn the pieces to the other side. Use a pastry brush to coat the second side of the chicken with the barbeque sauce from the bowl. Do not reuse that bowl or brush again. Return the sheet(s) to the oven and cook for an additional 15 to 20 minutes. Poke a thigh with the tip of a small knife and verify the chicken juices run "clear" and not pink. Turn the broiler on and broil for a minute until the chicken is charred on top.
Warm the reserved barbeque sauce in a small saucepan over low heat. Pour into a serving bowl.
Transfer the chicken to a serving platter and serve immediately with the warm sauce on the side.


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May 6, 2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - This weekend is the culmination of a long year of competition for the Bulldogs. On Saturday and Sunday they will compete against all of their Ivy League rivals at the Heptagonal Championships in Philadelphia, Pa. This is the last team competition for the Bulldogs, and the last meet that does not require certain qualifying times. On Saturday, Franklin Field will host preliminary heats of all running events (finals only of the 10,000-meter run), and finals of many field events. All of Sunday's events will be finals.
Franklin Field is familiar to those Bulldogs who were there almost two weeks ago for Penn Relays. Most of the athletes who competed there will be back to compete exclusively against other Ivy League schools.
Last year, when the event was held at Yale's Cuyler-Dwyer complex, the Bulldogs tied with Dartmouth for seventh place. They hope to improve upon that finish this weekend. Cornell and Princeton seem to be the teams to beat: Princeton won Cross Country Heps and Cornell won the indoor track championship.
Yale has a number of athletes who have performed very well this season and are very competitive within the Ivy League.
In field events, sophomore Emily Standish is ranked 10th along with two Dartmouth jumpers with a height of 1.65 meters in the high jump. Last year at Heps Standish achieved a surprising second-place finish in a jump of 1.67 meters.
Sophomore Stephanie Scaramella is ranked eighth in the shot put with her throw of 12.83 meters. With her performance of 39.93 meters in the discus throw, sophomore Rachel Kuschner is ranked eighth in the event.
In the 100-meter dash, freshman Marieme Mbaye is ranked sixth in the league with a time of 12.22 and freshman Alexa Monti is ranked ninth in 12.29. The freshmen have been running together all season, exchanging times and places, and they should both run well on Saturday.
In the 400-meter dash, junior Claudia Duncan is ranked eighth with a time of 56.32, which is just above the ECAC qualifying standards.
Sophomore Kate Grace is ranked first in the league in the 800-meter run with her time of 2:07.83 in the outdoor season, about half a second ahead of her closest opponent (Anna Aagenes from Penn who has run 2:08.29). Grace won the 800-meter run at the indoor Heptagonal Championships in March with her time of 2:07.83 (breaking the school record). Grace went to the NCAA Championships in the event, finishing eighth after an amazing performance in the preliminaries with a time of 2:04.72. Grace also went to outdoor NCAA Championships last June for the 800-meter run. Grace is also ranked seventh in the Ivy League in the 1,500-meter run with her time of 4:30.31 from the Harvard-Yale Invitational Apr. 18.
Yale has two very competitive athletes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase: senior Bevin Peters is ranked eighth with her personal best of 10:50.48 from the Harvard-Yale vs. Oxford-Cambridge meet Apr. 10, and freshman Anne Lovelace is ranked tenth with a time of 10:54.87. They are facing very tough competition from Cornell and Columbia, though, and will have to work hard.
Senior captain Jennifer Lin is ranked fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with her personal best of 1:02.04. Lin has competed against many of these athletes before: she finished ahead of the woman ranked fourth when they competed against one another at Penn Relays. Lin is optimistic about the competition this weekend.
"It helps that some of us are done with finals and there's less stress. Everyone has been really good in practice; in some events we aren't very deep - we don't have anyone running the 5k or 10k - but where we do have people we'll be very competitive. The relays are very solid and should do well."
There are no rankings among relay teams, but the Bulldogs have pulled off consistently strong performances this season. The 4x100-meter relay team had its strongest showing in late March when they finished in 47.96. Yale finished behind both Penn and Cornell in the event at Penn Relays, but they have the potential to run faster this weekend.
At Penn Relays, there was actually a separate Heptagonal race for the 4x400 meter relay, and Yale placed third among the competing schools. The team finished in 3:47.93, only .03 seconds behind Columbia, and 1.05 seconds behind first-place Cornell, so the Bulldogs have a good chance of doing very well in this event.
The 4x800-meter relay team also has a chance to do well; at Penn Relays they finished in 8:56.42: two seconds behind Columbia and a good 10 seconds ahead of Princeton. Last year Yale placed third in the event with a slower time of 9:00.50.
Another potential point-earner for the Bulldogs is sophomore Eve King, who will be competing in the heptathlon. Last year as a freshman King placed sixth in the event.
Field events start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, and preliminary running heats start at 11 a.m.. Events continue until 7:15 p.m. and resume Sunday morning at 9 a.m. for finals. A complete schedule of events can be found here.
Previews of each team and more information about the meet can be found at HepsTrack.com
Any fans traveling to the event should be aware of the construction currently taking place around Franklin Field, and can go here for details.
Live results will be posted on HepsTrack.com during the competitions, and complete results will be posted on YaleBulldogs.com at the end of each day.
Report by Kyle Eichner '12, Yale Sports Publicity


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Ravens center Matt Birk said before the Super Bowl that his exit from the NFL would be much quieter than that of his teammate Ray Lewis.
Birk's just not sure when that departure will come. He flirted with the idea of retirement last year before choosing to return to the Ravens, a decision that paid off rather handsomely on Sunday night. He's not ready to say that he's going to be following Lewis into the sunset, though.
"I am not a bright guy, but I do know this: Don't make any decision before you have to. I normally take a week off after the season and I start working out again. Guys with not a lot of talent, that's what they have to do in the NFL," Birk said during an interview on KFAN in Minnesota, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. "So in a week, maybe two weeks, I'll figure it out and see what's going on. My mindset is I'm playing 'til I'm not, but with all that being said, I'm just a guy that's happy to be a part of this."
If Birk does call it a career, he'll end his playing days after 15 seasons and six Pro Bowl selections. The Ravens drafted Gino Gradkowski in the fourth round last year with the intent of making him the next man to snap the ball to Joe Flacco.


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PLANNING PROGRAMS FOR BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK Here are some guidelines for planning public BAW programs. Determine your target audience. Before developing programs about the brain, it is important to determine who you are trying to reach and why. Understand the needs and interests of your audience. All aspects of event planning are contingent on this choice. Select your topic. Your program will be most successful if the topic you choose is of direct benefit to your audience. Include information about local resources and services that will enable the audience to take advantage of the information they have received at your event.If your topic is research- or science-based, be sure to accurately assess the scientific literacy of your target audience. The impact of your information will be weakened if it is either too complex or too simplistic for your audience. Determine your staff needs. Do you have the staff needed to run a successful event, or do you need to recruit volunteers? Be sure to define roles and responsibilities so that staff and volunteers know what's expected of them. Develop a budget for the event and plan accordingly. Do you need to seek outside funding? If so consider the following:
Collaborate with other organizations to reduce costs and share responsibilities. Combining resources may also help to attract larger audiences, obtain media coverage, and secure event space, speakers, and volunteers. Search the Partner List or contact the BAW Campaign Headquarters (firstname.lastname@example.com, or (212) 401-1689) to identify other partners in your area with whom you might collaborate. Select a format. Would your topic be better presented by a single presenter or a panel discussion? Do you want to have audience participation? Will your audience respond well to hands-on demonstrations, lab tours, or other forms of interactive activities such as questionnaires and quizzes? Select a location. Keep the following in mind:
Select a date/time. The timing of the event should be determined by what is most appropriate for your target audience. For example, schedule family events for weekend afternoons; programs for students during the school day; and events for working professionals on weekday evenings. Before finalizing a date, don't forget to investigate other activities and events in your area that may attract the very same audience as your proposed program. Select your speaker(s). Review your plans for audience, topic, location, timing and format with prospective speakers. Select a speaker with good "people" skills who can interact well with your audience.
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Work with your speaker(s) to develop the content of the program and prepare them to speak on the audience's level. The more precise you are about the interests of your audience and the message you wish to convey, the more effective your speaker(s) and program will be.If you would like press coverage of your program, develop a media plan to identify your target media outlets and establish a schedule of communication. Fact sheets and press releases on your topic are often a useful tool for the media. For advice on media outreach, visit Working with the Media and Media Tools. Plan for the day of the event. Things to think about in advance of your event include signage, hand-outs and materials, press participation, and audio visual needs. Also, know where services are located at your event site, including toilets, handicapped facilities and access, elevators/stairs, emergency aid, and public transportation. Allow time for follow-up. In addition to completing the administrative details of the event, it is important to "close out" your program properly.
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Don't Get the Band Back Together
Reunion tours are out of hand, yes, but that's a longer rumination for a longer day. Let us simply enjoy this story of Harley Flanagan, founding bassist for seminal New York hardcore band the Cro-Mags, who last night—apparently because the band was playing at Webster Hall without him—bit and stabbed the current members. The Age of Quarrel, indeed.
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