text:
Friday, Dec. 15, 1972
To a Close ...
Bethel Colleg.e Arden Hills, Minn. 55112 Vol. 48 No. 10
~ (eep in j!}eabenlp ~eace
by Cbull/( JIIIl/($On
APATHY vs. CHRISTIANITY
The Christmas seasQn is UPQn us, a
new year, and PQssibly even a new age,
willsQon be dawning, and the WQrld,
with Qr withQut Bethel CQllege, will be
rushing headlQng at an ever f.aster pace.
As this seaSQn of gQQd cheer arrives
(and Qstensibly a seaSQn Qf gQQd will
tQward men), nQW might be a gQQd time
to. stQP and examine Qurselves, as a
cQmmunUy and as individuals, to. see
where we are really heading. Perhaps
we are all a little tired Qf mQralizing
sermQns Qn Christian resp'Onsibility. Maybe
we WQuid like Qne Christmas where
nQbQdy WQuid have the gaB to. PQint an
accusing finger at us, (including the
authQrs), fQr enjQying so. fully the benefits
Qf Qur expanding materialism. If
that is the case, we are suffering critically
from a tragic disease Qf the CQnscience,
fQr there are still miniQns of
hungry, milliQns c'Qld, and miliQns to.
whQm the Gospel is an unreality. It has
IQng been the eleventh cQmmandment to.
many cQnservatives and evangelicals that
gQvernment shall nQt be able to. sQlve,
Qr be resPQnsi'ble fQr sQlving the ills in
'Our cQuntry. We disagree with that tenet
but suggest ,that if their claim be valid,
it is IQng past · time fQr thQse grQups to.
assume SQme sort Qf effective resPQnsibility.
If the church and/ Qr individual is
gQing to. do. the jQb g'Overnment cannQt
Qr shQuld nQt do., there will have to. be
a drastic change in attitude, fQr it seems
evident that the cultivatiQn Qf ,apathy is
still, by default, a majQr CQncern and
Apathy is, no. dQubt, a natiQnal phenQmenQn
and we do. nQt suggest that it
is peculiar to. Bethel. In the mid 60's
the cQllege campuses were seething with
CQncern and unrest. Much Qf the unrest
Olin Blomqu;$f
led to. very unfQrtunate results, but Qne
CQuid at le,ast sense an air Qf CQncern
and invQlvement. That spirit seems to.
have diminished significantly in the
past few years. Perhaps the reaSQn fQr
the change is SQme kind Qf effective
repressiQn by thQse in authQrity. Maybe
tQQ, the issues and problems causing
much reactiQn have been effectively CQr."
frQnted and alleviated; but we rather
dQubt it. Either Qr bQth of these reaSQns
may seem CQrrect but we suggest the
answer lies rather in Qur tragic prQpensity
to. become immune to. prQblems that
either seem tQQ large to. be sQlved by
Qur Qwn individual effQrts or tQQ distant
frQm any Qf Qur carefully cultivated perpersQnal
It seems apparent that apathy is alive
and well at Bethel CQllege. rrhe geographical
insulatiQn of the college may subcQnsciQusly
serve as an excuse fQr aVQid...;
ing or ignQring Qur resPQnsibilities but
we shQuld nQt accept this as a valid
ratiQnale. We reject the apparent attitude
Qf many here that integratiQn with
life begins Qnly after cQllege graduatiQn.
We strQngly SUPPQrt the contentiQn
that self grQwth is impQrtant, but
we also. maintain that Qne Qf the best
ways to. grQw is to. IQok Qutside Qf Qurselves
and Qur Qwn little cQmmunity to.
world Qf brQader scope and resPQnsibility.
The first step tQward a sQlutiQn
is the realizatiQn Qf the prQblem. We
must becQme aware of what is really
happening. The sQcial and intellectual
sterility art Bethel is sQmetimes apalling.
Last May when University of Minnesota
students were prQtesting the Vietnam
war, Bethel students were having a
.' water fight. Students sat captivated at
the 10 Q'clQck news to. see the few
secQnds Qf film 'On their activities and.
the wise men came to
* BETH'LEHEM * Sundays
9:45 a.m. - C & C symposium - Ma rk Wickstrom teacher
II :00 a.m. - worship a s pa rt of the fa mily
7:00 p.m . - evening praise
- weekday Bible studies & activities as scheduled
Bus Schedule Pickup:
9: I 0 a .m. - new campus: 9 :30 a .m. Bodien
6: 15 p .m. - new campus: 6:35 p .m. Bodien
720 - 13th Ave. S. Mpls. 338-7653 Dale Saxon, minister to youth
became hQstile when anYQne suggested
that they turn channels to see what was
happening at the "U." AtanQther time
in the schQQI year, Nik Dag cQntrQls the
minds Qf a majQr segment Qf the Bethel
PQPulatiQn, to. the exclusion Qf ,any CQn
·cern fQr events like an electiQn or a
peace settlement. We aren't suggesting
that leisure is nQt impQrtant but rather
that we must force Qurselves to. CQnfrQnt
a larger and mQre cQmplex wQrld.
The attitude that GQd will see us thrQugh
this life is indeed cQmfQrting, but the
WQrld at large needs mQre than Qur Qwn
self ... gr,atificatiQn. A PQsitive and active
Christianity is by f'ar the best remedy
to. use tQward this end.
BefQre Qffering Qur suggestiQns we
wish to. qualify them by stating that
the're are thQse who are restrained frQm
invQlvement by perfectly legitimate re'aSQns
such as wQrk Qr personal family
prQblems, etc. Their uninvQlvement of
CQurse dQes not necessarily indicate a
l,ack Qf sQci'al cQnscience. But with respect
to. large numbers Qf thQse uninvQlved
at the CQllege, there is no. excuse.
Activities such as SMP, bQY;s club
wQrk, Christian Qutreach grQups, PQlitical
actiQn, and sQcial weUare wQrk,
all serve to. prQve the necessity of exercising
thQse diverse functions Qf the
Spiritual bQdy. 'Dhe value Qf these QrganizatiQns
is self-evident. At this Christ.:
mas se'ason, we urge everYQne to. genuinely
cQnsider ,a part in such QrganizatiQns
as these to. satisfy the need fQr
truly effective Christian actiQn in tQday's
world. To. this end the authQrs also.
accept a measure Qf blame and reSPQnsibility.
"Men are nQt flattered by being shQwn
that there has been: a difference Qf purPQse
between the Almighty and them."
Abraham LincQln
.r,"1 ;
Columbia Heights
41 50 Central Av. N,E.
742 Snelllnq A v. No •
Mom, Can
I please
Have a
by Debbi Neufe'ld
Mrs. Margaret Hartman has found the
past four months of her life as the
first housemother of Hagstrom as a
coed dorm, to be -challenging and fulfilling.
A year ago Mom, a slight, graceful woman
from Denver, Colo., who loves piano,
reading, and football, never guessed
that she would hold the position of dormitory
mother that she does today. But
the combination of her husband's death,
her daughter Debbie's attendance at
Bethel, the independence of her other
three children, and a plea from Miss
Marilyn -starr, dean of women and director
of housing, convinced Mom to
Galled Mom by most of the residents,
Mrs. Havtman finds coed dorm life enjoyable.
She never worried about the
presence of both sexes 'as residents in
Hagstrom because, "Knowing Bethel, I
wasn't really concerned" about any
trouble. She feels that although not a
lot of dating is done, the interaction between
the guys and the girls in the
dorm gets rid of a lot of restlessness.
In fact, much of the credit fQr this
interaction is due to Mom herself, who
holds "open house" in her room every
Wednesday night for Hagstrom people.
(The bait is her delicious brownies,
cookies, fudge, coffee, and charming
company. Everyone shows up.)
25 % Good Student
FARMERS a- INSURANCE .:'. '
Wendell Brown
488-5545-business 484-9068-home'
Mrs. Hartman enjoys opening her door
to the residents of Hagstrom.
Coming to Bethel this fall, "I was
told that if 'a girl wanted to talk, and
talk seriously, she'd come in between
11:30 and 1:00." She found this statement
to be true.
Mrs. Hartman commented on the unpredictable
outbursts in Hagstrom. "It's
so quiet -in the dorm sometimes, and
suddenly, everything explodes!" She
loves having people pop into her room
to chat, or just for peace in which to
read a book. "That's what I'm here for,
and I love it!" Mom's used to having
lots of kids around.
Some of the things Mom Hartman
loves aboU't Bethel students are the
way they all get up for church Sunday
morning when it's so easy to sleep in,
and the way they all say grace before
eating in the dining hall. She also enjoys
chapel immensely.
However, there are some negative aspects
of Mom Hartman's new life. She
has gained ten pounds since coming to
Bethel. "I haven't weighed over 98
pounds in seven years." AnQther problem
is learning to adjust to the late hours.
Her days don't end before 12 midnight,
and she says that she wasn't used to
staying up that late, "so I came to 'Bethel
and learned how." She still hasn't quite
adjusted to it. "You don't break habits
like 'early to bed, early to rise' overnight,"
she punned. She makes up for it
in the morning though, she says.
Ask Mrs. Hartman what she plans .to
do next year, after her life at Bethel
ends, and -chances are that an excited
twinkle will appear in her eye. A Pakistan
missionary 'and friend told her recently
of a request for dorm mothers
in schools in Taiwan, the Philippines,
Japan, Pakistan, and ,the Ivory Coast.
Following her husband's death after 41
years of an exciting marriage, Mom
Hartman thought the future would see
her as a doting grandmother, at home
for the rest of her life. But now she
says, "I see my horizons burst open.
I can't see myself sitting at home in a
rocking chair now." Besides, "I don't
have a rocking chair."
Someone snuck into the Student Senate office one night
last week and stole Vice Preside'nt Marty Mauk's stereo tape
player. Next to where the stereo had been, had also bee'n a
box full of Senate discount coupons. The thief made off with
the box - and left the coupons beh indo
the people at wooddale spend
as little time in church as possible.
Every church has people who like to sit on their pews and do
nothing. But they're hard to find at Wooddale Baptist.
Wooddale is a "doing" church. What we're doing is trying to
let the world know that Jesus cares.
Take "The Store," for example. "The Store" is a new coffee house
ministry for the high school and college age people in our area.
Vibrant, youthful, alive, and very much into sharing
Jesus in a contemporary setting.
Or how about the many opportunities for musical involvement
and service to others? We have something that fills the need of
each individual. Because at Wooddale, people are individuals,
and not just statistics on attendance charts.
Please share some time with us soon, and see what we mean.
people make things happen at wooddale.
Wooddale Baptist Church / 7101 Nicollet / Richfield / Phone: 861-7101
by Marshall Shelley
During the first fuU week of Interim, Jan'. 8-12, Dr. BQb
Smith will be bringing ,a serie,s Qf talks in chapel. FQr thQse
who. do. nQt know Dr. BOob, he is .one .of the finest speakers
Bethel has. In fact, I had heard Qf Dr. W. R. Smith IQng before
I had ever heard Qf Bethel CQllege. His many persQnal1 illustratiOons
make his talks fascinating to. listen to. and learn frQm.
PastQr Laws'Qn said Dr. BQb will speak TO THE COMBINED
CHAPELS IN THE mc. Chapels are planned to. cQntinue tQgether
frQm nQW Qn, but mQving frQm the me to. the gymnasium
as SQQn as it is built.
* *
Last week, two. visitQrs frQm Harvest PublicatiQns were Qn
campus, trying to. get an inside view Qf Bethel. DQn AndersQn,
editQr Qf the CQnference's semi-mQnthly magazine The Standard,
and Bob Hamlett, prQductiQn manager fQr Harvest PublicatiQns,
were busy shQOoting abQut 25 rQlls Qf films and
.' talking with students abQut student life and reactions to.
Bethel. It will be interesting to. find Qut how Mr. AndersQn
and Mr. Hamlett saw the schQQl. The "Bethel issue" will CQme
Qut sQmetime in the spring.
* *
Until last week, I was sure that the Qnly peQple who. read
north s+Or
1820 North Lexington Avenue
(3 Blocks North of LarPenteur Avenue)
Drive-In Daily from 7:30 A.M. Till 6:00 P.M.
(Except Saturday) .
9:00 A.M. - 4:00P.M. Friday till 7:30
Free Checking 489-8811
The Clari.on were the staff, their mOothers, and those peQple
IQQking fQr a Pizza Hut "Buck." But I wa,s wrQng. Many Qf
thQse in the Festival .of Christmas wQndered alQud to. me why
there was no. Festiv,al stQry. I apOoIQgize for the Qversight -
there was no. ClariQn published fQr the two. weeks preceding
the Festival.
The Festival Qf Christmas was an excellent prQgram. The
Messiah was "handled" very well. Last Tuesday and Wednesday,
the chQir perfQrmed the wQrk with the MinnesQta Orchestra
in N Qrthrup Auditorium, a terrific hQnor fQr Bethel's
music department.
* *
"MQm" Westerlund, dQrm mQther at BQdien, will nQt be
returning to. Bethel after the Christmas break. After 4% years
as a hQuseparent, she will terminate her services, to. be married
to. a childhpQd friend the first week Qf January. Recently,
the girls Qf BQdien put Qn a dQrm-wide bridal shQwer fQr her.
Gifts were placed under the dQrm's Christmas tree in a
sUl'lprise pal'lty.
After the wedding, the cQuple will spend two. weeks in
Hawaii. They will then live in ArizQna until May when CQnstructiQn
Qn their new hQme will be cQmpleted jusrt Qutside
Oof SiQUX F,alls, SQuth Dakota.
* *
This will be the last ClariQn Qf the year. The next paper
willcQme Qut Jan. 12, when we hQpe to. have definite news
Qn the scheduled fees raise fQr next year. We hQpe alIso. to.
have the srtory 'abQut whether Qur new buildings will be named
Qr will fQrevermQre be called, B, D, and E-Iabels which SQmehow
f.ail to. bring a lump to. my thrQat when I nQstalgically wander
thrQugh the shQcking-gray brick halls, past the refreshing
Qases of plastic plants Qn my always-futile daily search to find
a clQck Qr a cQnveniently IOocated jQhn.
* *
On that nOote, I am also. annQuncing that this will be the last
Qf The W,ay I See It Fr.om Where I Sit cQlumns. It .was fun
while it lasted, but I feel I must try sQmething a little different
next semester.
So. until Jan. 3, have a merry but meaningful Christmas.
May each Qf yQU give Qf yourselves to. those arQund yQu.
F.or Ralph, Dave, Fred, Perry, Joel, John, Bill, COonk
etc. ad infinitum:
"Celibacy is ecstacy." TQm (Tahiti) ElkQ
copy editor
pOroduction editor
business manager ............... .
circulation manag~r
production assistant
layout assistant '
sports editor ..
marshall shelley
fred ogimachi
debbie hartman
..... jan miko
jeanine eckels
jack starr
...... cindy hillegas
...... dave shaw
adViser .. ........... .. ......... alvera mickelson
coeval Oeditors ................. dave heikkila,' dave healy
photographers .. ...................... doug johnson, sharon watson,
dan olson, dale nystrom, and brad meineke
columnists .. . ..... dave hoehl, dan nelson, dan blomquist,
chuck jackson, paul swanson, ke~in norberg,
dave horn and laura johnson
regular writers, ...................... lynn johnson, diane johnson,
gary hegarty, dave pearson, bob elliott,
debbie hill, debbi neufeld, thomas fagerstrom.
chuck wilkins and carol gunderson
readership builders .................... tim martens, dan freeburg
rite ~eaders Write
He sp,oke with a certain what-is-it. in his voice, and I could see that if not
actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
To the editor:
During the last couple of weeks I've read, with interest,
the letters to the editor reg.arding dating (or a reasonable facsimile)
at our beloved institution. 'I've noticed, after attending
school here for the last four years, that the same arguments
and discussions seem to reoccur each year-obviously to no
avail. This shatters my confidence in the school's "responsibility"
to help us grow up. This is why mommy and daddy
sent us here~wasn't it? It would seem that both "sides" were
a little off-t'rack as to the real problem involved.
Mr. Freeberg, I felt it unfortunate that you stereotyped
"Bethel girls" in such a way. Though some of them may act
the way you indicated I surety hope they're not all guilty of
such "gruesome and horrible" charactevistics. For that matter
it would seem that many of the fem 0 our
would not even agree to ement that "before coming
=-,~~~.--- y so many gentlemen."
The fact of t te, re oming to Bethel they
w~pr~ t be ter than some of the dates
t y' h ·nce · rting s 0001 here. Maybe we shouldn'
ta e a igh regard of ourselves, by "throwing stones,"
. L. befOre we kn~ow they feel about us.
~ your concludmg s 'a emen a neede
.' "kissy-face - smacky poo , I'm sure you'll get it if you e '
ou made it sound like a reward that you should receiv
for trym '" " our da e . ht be wrong but I
ways felt that a kiss as a sign of affection, no radiU lal
end-result of a date. My old-f.ashioned up-bringing taug t that
c: something like that should be considered as "giving" not "tak!..
ing." But far be it fOor me to stand in the way of progress.
Let me take a moment to reply t,o that seemingly "morbid"
and unusual creature called "toad". In the same issue in which
your avticle appeared another "toad" wrote one stating her
appreciation in regard to the role switching during Nik Dag.
Evidently, this was l:lie-iirst time that she had r lized what
some guys must go thrOough to ask that "special" glr 0 .
Granted, s'ome guys don't put what they should into preparations
for a date-of COourse, if you feel slighted in that area
u're not being forced to g.Oo out with him again. In the s'ame
res'pec, . expect him to have everything well planned
out and going smoot y don't cut him alf way. In short,
if you don't want the respect ,affOorded a wo an (Le., having
your door opened, helped with your coat, seated at a restaurant,
etc) why don't you als'o help plan the date, pick him up
half the time help pay f.Oor the gas or be the one to kiss him
good-night? Try to take into consideration some of the things
that the other "toad" learned from Nik Bag.
Finally, if we are looking for guidelines for dating, the best
place find them is through our Christian ideals. Whether a
perSOon sud do this or that is meaningless' unless you remember
that w are with is a brother or sister in Christ.
Once you maintain the re trecl ,that is ,afforded under Christ
everything else wiH fall into place and ail the "rules" of dating
will seem foolish. We are individuals and each relationship
x mple, as set in the Bible, things wHI gain a better pers'pective.
By the way - any "toad" once kissed can turn into a
-___ Marty Mauk ----- To the editor:
It seems that when this time of the year rolls around,
everyone on campus finds himself pretty busy. The time has
crept up on us, :and suddenly we find that we have only a
ere week left before the end of the semester . . . and that
eans 'all those projects and term papers we have been put-ing
off 'til some other !time have to be finished up soon!
'0 help ease the burden, I would like to share with you
omething I ran across in my files a shOort time agOo. It is a
t Oof "Rules for Writers" that I received once from some
1 ng forgotten source. I don't think they would be approved
~ Bethel's English dept., but they 'are most certainly worth
ading anyway! Here goes ...
1. Shun and avoid the employment of unnecessary, excess
extra words.
2. Make certain all sentences are full and complete. If
3. At all costs, avoid cliches as you would the plague.
4. Take pain's to spell and, pucntuate correctly."
V. BE Consistent.
6. Don't apprOoximate. A.lways be more or less precise.
7. Sedulously eschew obfuscatory hyperverbosity or prolixity.
8. A void pointless repetition, don't repeat yourself unnecessarily.
9. Observe, in all written expression, it is, of the foremost
qualificatiOon-if not, certainly not or less than-at least
definitely secondary then, the importance, of whenever
POossibly trying, so that when, except where it cannot
be avoided and/ or in further necessary development it
becomes imperative to omit, yet, remember withOout fail
(for this must not be underestimated) to be brief and
clear .. 'J'lhis is vital.
11. Always try ,to remember the extr me importance of
being ·accurate nea t and carrful.
Hope you .all do well on your papers!
Marvin Shold
P.S. If this article was enlightening, I'm .afraid you'd better
go back and dOo a little more work!
2001 West Larpenteur Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55113
will be unique in that respect, hoW can certain man-made
guidelines apply-especially when we should be following a EST. leoe
perfect example. STORE AND GREENHOUSES
175,000 Square f •• t of G1a ••
Remember, we should be responsive to the others wishes q =-...c:::.:=---_______ --------7
and not 'always be looking after our own. If we follow that
Viewing the Arts
Study Breaks can be
an opportunity to see what this artist; had done and to try
to learn something from him. Praise God already!
'These printing methods were new to me, so I ,tried
looking at the collection as a whole, studying the subject
matter and the effects of feelings and statements portrayed.
God opened me up to a valuable learning experience as I .
trusted the time to Him.
Briefly, Theim's show consi~ted mostly ·of self-portraits, e d r n ; n 9 Ex peri e n c~ and then of a few themes and other individual pieces. The
self-~.ortraits ranged from a realistic ~rawing of the artist,
looking rather pensive, to more distorted images, some giving
what?? ... A study break? Do you really need-an him confused, anxious and disturbed looks. One self-poDtrait
beak? Mayb1!;-if: you rare like me, the "quick trips" t was just a very vague form of a head, 'against a dark back-offeeshop
have been geUing too l'Ong and too frequen ground. It was challenging to study . them and to think about
alre dy, and now more studying is needed than ",breaking!' what they may say or what the artist, John Theim, wanted
Mo e studying?? "Augh!" I cry. "All the classes-booking-ea - them to say.
tin -falling asleep-here-on~campus is getting to me; I ne d ~er major works were these: There was a series called
a reak!" "Bitter Rain," a number of comp.ositions in which small nude
Well, there was that assignment I had to go off camp s, figures, against a dark sky, were ,being confronted with a
view an art exhibit 'and report on it. But that, I thoug t, bombardment of falling light objects, as huge comets, bolting
s so much to do!! Little did I realize, but this trip off camp s to the earth. What did i,t mean? Then, there was a print called
6uld take more time than I could afford right then! The "Movements in Light," that show friv.olous playing of bathing
w 0 turn into ,the very blessing of 'a break that was needed /' figures. A real interesting composition was a large "Study for
Now, m ~ you 'are crying with languish at your vicious Armageddon." In it there was a fantastic charging horse
.Qattern of stUtlying, too, and you do not need anot er " 0 figure, with ,two fierce, mechanical-like heads. Riding on its
t e coffeeshop! t me share with yo ng -change back was the vague image of a rider.
cenery can do for stud - spirits. r/ It w.as a show well-worth experiencing, with subject mat-
I was ,to re¥iJ rt exhibit of prints at tel" and images to ponder, 'as well as the aesthetic quality
versity, just a short walk :ffimrl1re-OJ. 'am he c.ollection of the works to appreciate. This show, and many other offers
was by John Theim, and it included intaglio prints, etchings of fine arts, are available to us so close to our campuses, 'and
and c.opperplate engTavings. While looking at the works of ready to provide weary s,tudents with a worthwhile and rethis
contemporary artist, I began to realize how seldom I freshing break from study. It does not take much time, but
actually get away from Bethel to see what is going on else- the time spent may be just the kind of change needed. Need
where, especially among .other young artists. N.ow, here was a break??
Huntley Blames Union Management for Inflatio,n
by Bob Elliott
"I hope there were no union members
present," observed Bethel professor
Roy Dalton after hearing a speech
by former news commentator Chet Huntley
at the 'annual Farmer's Union Grain
Terminal Association banquet held at
the St. Paul Auditorium on November
Huntley, a native of Caldwell, Montana,
rapped union leaders for their selfishness
in lab.or-management disputes.
He blamed the unions for the rise of
consumerism in the United States.
Though his 'accusations were aimed
chiefly 'at the unions, Huntley also reprimanded
management and the consumer
for their part in the cre'ation of an
inflationary economy. "It is time," said
Huntley, "that we all forget our selfish
ways and take to heart the words of 'a
great president who said, 'Ask not what
your country can do for you.'''
The audience of 6,000 was very receptive
to Huntley, himself a member
of rural America. He has often said
his rural background gave him an understanding
of farmers and co-ops that
many newsmen do not have. He has nar-six
rated several films foOl" farm groups.
Huntley told the predominately rural
audience that President Nixon has a
rare opportunity that no other president
has had before him. "And that," said
Huntley, "is the opportunity to unify
He discussed the plight of the farmer
and pleaded for Americans to help
curb inflation which is taking its toll
in rural areas. Huntley received 'a warm
ovation as he concluded hi.s..me~·ch with
a plea for all Americans ,to make a
unified effort for a better 'country.
EAT IN .~ b ARRY OUT ('. ~~(
Also serving
Free Fast Delivery to
Bethel College
All Varieties
of Piping
Hot Pizza
and Tasty
Bethel eager
For Improve
The Bethel Royals will he
shake off some of the su I .
ance displayed in recent
Hamline :and Macalester as
south this weekend for the u ... ·rl"',. ...... '"
lege Iowa Corn Classic. The
face their sternest test thus
season as the competition c
Parsons College, Iowa Wesley
.of Iowa and Aurora College
Against a supposedly infer '
line team, Bethel had to from
,the second half and withstand
a late Piper charge to escape with
a 59-58 squeaker. Bethel h~d trouble
early as they spotted Hamline a 10-0
lead :and were never really a,ble to get
untracked throughout the game-due in
part to 33 % shooting from the field.
However, after trailing by four at intermission,
the Royals were able to surge
'ahead in the second half ,and thanks to
a l,ayup by Paul Healy and some timely
free throws by Steve Scrogg,ins, Mark
Lindgren and Wayne Hallquist to keep
IF TlilS IS YOUR SPO
Theit's right, Nordic Trading doesn't h
ski package. The only package we sell
you.~kis. that fit your needs and pocket
that fIt Itke gloves. And, gloves that fit
T .. TliIS IS YOUR SliOP.
an already assembled cross ·country
the one that's put . togethe.r just for
k. Bindings that will last. Boots
ke these fanta·stic boots. .
Every. eleme~t of your to~ri~g package i mutually chosen by you and a
N~rdlc Tra?tng X . ~ specIalIst. After all, t's really your package. · We just
enlo~ helpIng put It together and provi ng every bit of service you might ·
requIre. \.
So stop in . The cider is always hot and t
cross ·country. Open weekdays to 9 p .m. ,
N1 1 r ~ if Wr (1 ~ ill 11
735SNEL LING A V f NORTH, ST. PAU~, MI
talk around the fireplace is only
turdays and Sunday until 6:00 p.m.
Bethel in front late in the game, the Royals
were able to ' hold .off an inspired
Hamline squad.
Scroggins ended up with 28 points and
received scoring help from Hallquist
with 14. Tim Maring was held to a
single field goal but still hauled down .
12 rebounds. Both referees were held
scoreless although they committed nu..;
merous errors throughout the game.
In the Macalester game, the Royals
suHered ag'ain from poor shooting -
35%-and the final result was more of
the same. Except for a brief period at
the beginning. of the second half where
Bethel chopped a 13 point halftime deficit
to 5 points, Macalester dominated'
_ ,the boards, the shooting (49%), and the
game in recording their first win of the
season, 62-51. Scroggins, who is scoring
at 'a 28.1 ppg clip, managed 22 points
while Healy contributed 13 points and
13 rehounds. Quitman Pinkett led the
Scots in scoring with 16 points.
The Royals now head into the Corn
Classic wilth a 4-3 record ·and will play
games on Friday night and Saturday
Bethel Students
Off to Holy land
by Gary L. Hegarty
Twenty-seven Bethel. students will
be going to Israel during the Interim.
They will be studying Palestinian archaeology
and geology. The students will
be leaving Minneapolis on December 29
and will be staying in Israel for 3 weeks.
Upon the return trip the students will
stop off in Athens, Greece for 1 week,
where they will visit Corinth ,and Delphi.
The students will return to Minneapolis
on Janua~y 29, 1973.
Anticipation and sore arms, from cholera
and small pox shots, seem to symbolize
the anxious s,tudents. While in
Israel the students will be studying at
the American Institute of Holy Land
Studies. They will hear lectures from
prominent Is'raeli scholars and tour many
of the pI.a,ces spoken of in the Bible.
A final meeting was held at the home
of Dr. Wessel Friday night (December
8,) for orientation and fellowship. The
stUdents saw slides of Israel and enjoyed
refreshments prepared by Mrs. Wessel.
The students discussed clothing to be
worn and cust.oms, roommates were chosen
. and luggage limits were defined.
For those students going to Israel
for the Interim the trip should be most
rewarding and an invaluable experience.
Bethel students celebrate birthdays in different ways;
usually molesting the honored one.
one coffee can
one bag of chocolate-filled mints
Edgren's second new is developing a neVi way. Mike Mobley one golf ball
had the first honor on November 14. At 11:25 Mike was
working in the study lounge when the lights were turned off.
The rest of the floor had gathered in the hall. Many had
candles. When the time was right, they all moved slowly
into the study lounge, humming happy birthday. Then they
sflng the tune. Mike was presented with an assortment of
presents, which included:
nineteen pennies
five 3 by 5 cards
one paper clip
The procession departed, softly humming happy birthday.
Fall cleaning came a little late at Edgren's second new
this year. Three students decided John Peterson's room was
too crowded. They took it upon themselves to remedy the
situation. It took twenty minutes, (and John taking a shower)
to comp,lete the iob. The result was a nice'ly. made bed, his
box and milk can artistically arranged, and his desk put in
order, with an open book nicely centered. The're was one
problem. His furniture was outside. This did not ruin John's
evening though. He spent a cold but peaceful night, sleeping
bene'ath the stars.
a· new dish room hat
one kleenex
not one, but three' new pencils
one syrofoam cup (dirty)
an Uncle John's mustache
one nickel
one certs
one balloon (with a penny inside)
?lte44ta~ S«"9
/It 1t(J'tt~'Uep
by Chuck Wilkins
Bethel's Festival Choir sang with the
Minnesota Symphony Orchestr.a on Tuesday
evening Dec. 12 at Northrup Auditorium.
The 182-voice choir which consists of
College Choir, Male Chorus, Women's
Choir and . 25 to 30 students outside
by Gary L. Hegarty
Four Bethel faculty members will be
on sabbatical )eave during ,the spring
Jeanine Bohlmeyer of the English de~
partmellit will go to Hawaii for four
months to study Oriental Mythology.
Miss Bohlmeyer will study Chinese, J'apanese,
'and Korean literature at the University
of Hawaii on Oahu Island. Besides
studying Oriental literature, Miss
Bohlmeyer hopes to interrelate with the
Hawaiian culture, and take ina few of
the sights while there. Miss Bohlmeyer
will o{fer a co~rse in Oriental literature
during the Interim of the 1973-1974
5th and Polk
of the choirs who attend Bethel,
sang with the University of Minnesota
Chorus, making a total of about 400
The program consisted of the singing
of Handel's Messiah, accompanied by the
Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Robert Berglund, Professor of Music
,at Bethel, said ,that this is the first
time the Festival Choir has sung with
the Symphony. The College Choir has
sung several times 'before with the Symphony.
This was also a first for the
Women's Choir and the Male Chorus.
school year. Says Miss Bohlmeyer, "I'm
looking forward to studying under a
palm tree instead of in a snowbank."
Miss Lillian Ryberg of the Spanish
department will be going to the University
of Minnesota to complete her
Doctoral dissertation in Spanish and
English on "Group Discussion in the
Native and Target Languages." Miss Ryberg
expec,ts to be studying until June.
She will 'be working with Cubans and
Bolivians living in the Twin Cities' area.
James Johnson of the History depal'ltment
will be going to W'ashington D.C'.
to do research in the National Archives
for a book he is writing on the "History
of Child Welfare in the United States."
Dr Johnson expects the research to ,take
from one to two' months, at which time
he hopes to retire to some secluded
area to write the rough draft of his
book. As a result of his research and
study, Dr. Johnson hopes to offer a
course on the "History of Soci'al Welfare
in America" in the spring of 1974.
Dr. Arthur H. Lewis of the Theology
department is departing for Israel at
the end of this month to study conversational
Hebrew. He will be accompanied
by his wife Helen and their son Ted.
Dr. Lewis will be studying at the American
'InsUtute of Holy Land Studies, and
while there will be Campus Pastor. Dr.
Lewis hopes to be teaching Hebrew at
Bethel in the near future.
by Chuck Wilkins
Every Sunday night at 10, 30-50 Bet'hel
students from new dorm meet in their
second floor lounge for a time of praising
God. This 45-minute time of praise
is called Catacombs.
Besides' singing ,and sharing experiences
and ideas with others, C'atacombs is
a time of listening to others. Steve Karnes,
a junior at new dorm, is in charge
of arrangements for getting others to
share with kids in the dorm. Among
those who have spoken at Catacom
are faculty members "Doc" Dalton, Dean
Pas sons and Professor Dale Ron.
Students find that Catacombs is a
good way to end the Lord's Day. As
one student said, "It also helps unite t'h~
dorm spiritually and promotes friendships."
by Carol Gunderson
A song,book, made especi,ally for Bethel
chapels, is now in the planning stage,
according to Pastor Maurice Lawson.
Brenda Barth, ArIa Berry, and Sharon
Watson are preparing it, in coordination
with the Chapel Committee. In the new~
songbook will be contemporary choruses
and scripture songs. The melody line
and lyrics of each song will be included.
The Bethel community is invited to
submit original or favorite songs for
consideration to Brenda Barth, P. O.
Says Brenda, "We hope that this song
book will help us to worship in a more
meaningful way."
The planners hope to have the book
out sometime during the spring semes ..
Midnight Musicians Trouble Souls
el's neighbors, one member of the combo
said, "Since this is the age of concern
for fellow humans, the union has
decided, due to complaints from neighborhDod
residents, that the cessation of
The Midnight Musicians' performances
on the old campus is inevitable." The
guys are presently planning relocation
of the performances to the Arden Hills
At midnight several weeks ago, a lone
trombone sounded out "Taps" at the
day's end in the courtyard of the old
campus. This incident led to the formation
of "The Midnight Musicians," a
group of Bethel guys who have perfO'rmed
four or five concerts over the past
three weeks, standing in the light 'Of the
old campus beacon.
The shO'rt, lullabye performances were
meant to quiet the troubled souls of
Bethel, but ended up troubling the quiet
souls of sleeping neighbors. The disappr'Oval
of some of the residents around
Bethel was displayed when they phoned
Dad Russell of Edgren to' complain 'Of
the disruption by the nocturnal concerts.
Some of the pieces that have been
played are: "When the Saints Go Marching
In," "On Wisconsin," "The Star
Spangled Banner," and, of course,
This new grO'up consists of five Bethel
guys who, wishing to remain an'Onymous,
are as follows:
Arthur Dynamite, on the drum;
Harvey" Hacker (President), playing
Al P. Ervert (Vice President), trumpet
player; and,
Wilmar "Ding-a-Ling" Kazoo, with a
kazoo and cO'w bell.
They state their purpDse by quoting
Ever wonder if life insurance should
be included in your future?
Ever been confused over terms, clauses
and different programs?
Ever been afraid to talk insurance
for fear of being hassled?
332-2527 or 788-8520
"You Talk
I'll Listen"
'Psalms 77:6 (The Living Bible); "then
my nights were filled with joyous songs.
I search my soul and meditate upon the
difference now."
President Harvey Hacker h'Opes, by
continuing perf'Ormances Df The Midnight
Musicians, "to achieve musical edification
for the Christian Community at
Concerning the dissatisfaction of Beth-
The Christmas seaSDn is drawing nigh,
and The Midnight Musicians are asking
for requests on favorite Christmas carols: ,
P.O. Box 1049 is open for suggestions.
D,ave - Debbie Most Common Name'S
by Chuck Wilkins
The last name Johnson is the most
popular one here at Bethel. In fact, the
ten most popular last names here all
end in -son.
A logical explanation to the common
suffix is that the conference that owns
Bethel was founded by the Swedes. Perhaps
different generations of these
founders have been and still are atten'ing
Out of a total student body of 1139,
there are 42 J ohnsons, 20 Andersons,
19 Petersons, 18 Larsons, 17 Carlsons,
15 Nelsons, 14 Olsons, 12 Swansons, 11
Ericksons, and 10 Hansons.
Moving to the first names, for the
guys the most common name is Dave,
while for the girls the name is Debby.
There are 42 Daves and 29 Debbies.
(This figure includes all forms of the
name). The next four common names
for guys and girls are:
Steve-25 Susan-26
John~24 LJnda-22
Mark-21 Carol-17
Bob-20 Mary-6 ,
So, all of you who have a Swedish
last name 'Or your first name is Dave Dr
Debby, just think 'Of yourself as a popular
individual here at Bethel.
Super Maeil loils
Would-be J6urplar
by Dave Pearson
Dr. Mack Nettleton foiled an apparent
rDbbery attempt during chapel last Friday,
Dec. 8, when he walked into Miss
Marilyn Starr's 'Office only to' find a
man in the office.
"He had Miss Starr's keys 'and was
preparing to unlock her drawer," s'aid
Dr. Nettleton. Nettleton ,asked him what
he was doing there.
"She's upstairs," was the reply. Nettleton
continued to talk to the man and
asked him his name and what he was
doing there.
Suddenly the intruder panicked. Taking
Miss Starr's keys to her house,
car, and office, he ran out through
Dennis Passons' office which is adjacently
'connected to Miss StaJr's office. Pass'Ons
was in the office at the time. "I
t,hO'ught Miss Starr had been having a
talk with someone," said Passons.
The man ran through Passons' office,
down the basement corridor. through
the 'art department, and outside. Nettleton
and Passons went after him, but he
had too big a lead on them. He ran
on the ,road on the South side of the
school and up through t,he parking lot
on the east side of school.
"Apparently he went up over the
hill onto the freeway," said Passons.
"At least footprints led in that direction."
The police were called in, but
too late to catch him.
"He was definitely not a Bethel stu"
dent," replied Nettleton when he was
asked abDut the description of the robber.
A few weeks earlier Miss Starr had
$20 stolen out of her office during chapel.
Several girls have also had purses
stolen from the LRC during chapel
by Dave Hoeh I
Well fans, with this column I unregreta'bly announce the
termination of the Bethel Bomber. As I sit here and think
of all the crud and junk that ,I've written and the pollution
I've ,caused within the minds of all who have attempted my
unscholarly phrases, one word keeps repeating itself in my
mind - "Great!"
Reminiscing for a minute, do you remember the football
game in which the Toledo Turnips continued their losing
streak by being defeated 24-21 under the super quarterbacking
of Sidney Bullet? Or ,how about the professor who was so
Out of Stater Bans
Minnesota Winters
by Debbie Hill
Consider the cas'e of the poor freshmen from California
or Florida who has been dumped in the middle of a glacier
called Minnesota. Here he is 'away from Mom for the first
time since YMCA camp and he suddenly finds that he is
slowly but surely freezing to death.
First of all the typical student's got to get a wardrobe
made out of 100% wool-fur-knit or anything that will keep
his skin ,together. Plus 'all the salesmen in the stores figure
they can sell him anything as soon as he says he's from Alabama,
and needs help buying a coat.
You proba,bly saw him out playing in the falling snow
at 6:00 a.m. on December 1. He was excited to eat snow and
slide on the ice and make "angels" in the great deluge of the
two inches' of snow. His ecstacy lasted about ten minutes and
he decided to give up traying (which is being considered for
varsity club status at Bethel) for health reasons. It's a little
frightening to wa:tch your breath freeze.
If he brought his car from home he has spent his monthly
checks from Grandma on antifreeze 'and snow tires. His
heater probably doesn't work (but the air conditioner's in
great shape). And no doubt he almost hit a Columbia Transit
bus when his brakes fell out.
Everybody keeps telling him "you haven't seen anything
yet!" And we wonder why student enrollment drops second
To curb this problem, one Bethel student from Los Angeles
believes the state ,of Minnesota should be declared
'closed' during the months of December through April.
stupid, he got beat up by a college jock for mouthing off on
the corner? But then, who can forget that super column on
how Gideon picked Nixon to lead the chosen people. And ,to
parallel this, who can forget that snappy answer Dean Erickson
wrote cutting the Gideon column in the following issue of
The Clarion. (Unfortunately instead of cutting down the article
all Dean did was to unveil himself to the whole campus on
missing the total farce of the article). Or what about the Food
Service Game which was another giant step down for The
Bomber? And can some of you still recall my true story on
how the President visited our house last Chrsitmas?
But I will conclude my boasting and haughtiness on the
grounds that these great works of literature which sifted down
through the sands of time and the magic sl,idewhistle of the
Guru Maharaj Ji to my brain now keep me warm by supplying
my humble apartment with fuel for my fireplace. Happy
memories, fans!
But never fear, for next year I am rising from the
depths of the stench and corruption of the year's works with
a totally new ,column for the land of the free and the home
of the brave!
Yes fans, popular demand has kept me in business. And I
promise before my Underwood typewriter and ,the magic correcting
fluid that I will do my best to supply the back page
of the Clarion with higher 'quality of printed word and absolutism
of total relativity. And if I have spoken 'an untrue
word within this promise, may lightning strik. . . . .
I Cheap Shots I by Dave Shaw
These football players were inadvertently omitted from
last week's article on the All-Conference Team. Making honorable
mention on offense was senior co-captain J,ohn Faust. On
defense, the other co-captain Perry Johnson and sophomore
Fred Witzgall were selected for their fine play this season
In final conference statistics, junior halfback Mark Wood,
the Royals leading rusher, led the conference in y.ards-percarry
average and finished fourth in overaH rushing as he
reeled off 381 yards at a 9.3 yard average. Larry Rocholl and
Mike Everson, two freshmen who saw a lot of action, were
13th and 14th in rushing, respectively. Wood's efforts were
also good enough for 9th place in the total offense category.
Dave Pearson finished 3rd in that category with 557 total
yards. Pearson was also the 3rd bes1t passer in the conference
and had the second best percentage of completions (48%).
Pearson and Rocholl also scored 4 touchdowns each to tie with
three other players for the second place spot in conference
scoring with 24 points.
Our apologies to these players for not mentioning them in
the previous issue and thanks to them a'lso for a good season.
* * *
Phil Foy, who this year rushed for 1,257 yards and 14
touchdowns was selected to an All-American berth for the second
year in a row. Foy, also known as "the Phantom," is a distant
relative of Bethel junior Dave "Feather" Foy. The 5'9",
178-pound junior scatback led the Scrockney State Flying
Squirrels to an 11-0 record this fall and number one ranking
among the nation's small college independents.
Click tabs to swap between content that is broken into logical sections.


text:
A Sag Harbor law covering special events on village waterways was unanimously amended after a public hearing on Tuesday by the village board.
"We are doing all we can that [an annual boat party] doesn't happen in our jurisdiction," said Mayor Brian Gilbride. Events on the water will now require a special-events permit, as do those on the land with more than 75 guests.
The amendment will affect the annual gathering in early August of boaters, kayakers, floaters, and swimmers who come together to listen to live music from a floating stage.
Jon Semlear, a Southampton Village trustee of 19 years and commercial fisherman for over two decades, applauded the board for its action. "It is not appropriate to have this gathering in Sag Harbor Cove," he said. "It is too small an area to accommodate such a large gathering."
"A one-day event is another stressor on a very fragile environment," he continued. "My suggestion is to have it anywhere other than the cove, outside in the bay where there is greater flush."
David Beard, president of the Bay Point Property Owners Association, spoke for the association's members, who he said had voted unanimously that "we do not want the gathering."
"We heard the stories of people swimming and walking onto neighbors' property," replied Mayor Brian Gilbride. "That is one of the reasons we are doing this."
At a Harbor Committee meeting on Monday attended only by Jeffrey Peters, a member, and Bruce Tait, the chairman, the boat party was the only item that could be addressed. Without a quorum, the committee could not make a formal recommendation to the board.
Kevin McCallister, the Peconic Baykeeper, was on hand; primarily, he said, to discuss with Mr. Tait something he'd read in The Sag Harbor Express.
The paper had quoted Mr. Tait as saying, "Follow the money trail," an implication that the baykeeper would somehow condone an event that had water quality problems because it was a fund-raiser for his cause.
"I found your comments offensive," Mr. McAllister said. "Not in a million years will I sell my integrity for a crabnet of money for my charity."
The comment was apparently made in response to a suggestion that donations be requested for the baykeeper at the boat party, at which Mr. McAllister had been asked to speak. "I seize on those opportunities," he told Mr. Tait. "These are people who live in the bays."
Mr. Tait replied that his comment was not an attack on Mr. McAllister's integrity, but added that "there is nobody that is above an appearance of a conflict of interest." Of the boat party, Mr. Tait said, "The upper cove is stressed as it is . . . I am worried about so many boats in there."
Mr. McAllister clarified, "I am not here to advocate for this party. I am aware of this event since 1998 . . . I don't have an issue with it."
"Your concerns are well founded," he told Mr. Tait, "but the coves have bigger issues than an assembly of boats on a given Sunday."
The only other speaker at Tuesday's hearing was Cam Gleason, a resident of Redwood, who said, "I have nothing against the party. In my younger days, I used to go."
The boat party is traditionally a well-kept annual secret whose location is announced on the morning it takes place. Time will tell if the village's amendment puts an end to the gathering.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
This website uses cookies to deliver some of our products and services as well as for analytics and to provide you a more personalized experience. Visit our Cookie Notice to learn more.
By continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies. We've also updated our Privacy Notice. Visit our Privacy Policy to see what's new.
Not a Member? Join OSA
November 04, 2007
Stanley Flatté, an OSA Fellow since 1996, died on November 4, 2007 at his home in Santa Cruz, CA. He was 66 years old.
Dr. Flatté, a professor emeritus and research professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was known for his work on wave propagation that led to important contributions in the fields of atmospheric optics, ocean acoustics, and seismology. He also made significant contributions to basic research in particle physics.
Flatté earned a B.S. in physics at the California Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in physics at the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to joining the UCSC faculty in 1971, he worked as a research physicist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. At UCSC he was affiliated with The Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP) and the Institute of Marine Sciences. He also served as a member of the JASON Defense Advisory Panel, an independent scientific advisory group that provides consulting services to the U.S. government on matters of defense science and technology.
Flatté was a member of several professional societies and was a Fellow not only of OSA but also of the Acoustical Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physical Society. The Fellowships were awarded "For work in meson spectroscopy and for work in wave propagation in random media, with innovative contributions to ocean acoustics, atmospheric optics, seismology, and numerical simulation." Additionally, the APS Fellowship was one of a small number awarded "At Large" rather than through a specific division, in recognition of the interdisciplinary nature of Flatté's work.
In 1975-1976 Flatté received a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship to a write a book on "Sound Transmission through a Fluctuating Ocean," which was published in 1979 as part of the Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics series. All told, Flatté was the author of more than 130 publications.
Flatté is survived by his wife of 41 years, Renelde, two children and six grandchildren. A memorial service was held on November 11 in Santa Cruz.


text:
As wild as Tuesday was across baseball, Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow wasn't sitting at his desk with an unsettled feeling that he had to keep pace.
When he sat down for Thanksgiving dinner last week, Luhnow already knew he was close to a trade that would bring Colorado Rockies center fielder Dexter Fowler to Houston.
The Astros finished it off Tuesday in their first significant move of the winter, trading righthanded pitcher Jordan Lyles and outfielder Brandon Barnes to the Rockies for Fowler and a player to be named.
Add in the two trades the Oakland Athletics made and the Yankees' reported agreement with Jacoby Ellsbury, and Tuesday was hot-stove gold.
"I felt pretty good Wednesday night that the obstacles remaining were pretty easily knocked down," Luhnow said of the trade with Colorado. "I felt like it was pretty close to a done deal, so that made the turkey taste even better. … I've never seen a day like this before the winter meetings."
Fowler, a switch-hitter who turns 28 in March, will remain in center field and may well bat leadoff on opening day. Left knee and right wrist injuries held Fowler to 119 games last season, but he's a career .270 hitter with a .365 on-base percentage, plus enough speed and pop to steal 20 bases and hit 10 home runs.
'A new beginning'
Fowler was aware he could be on the move, departing from the franchise that drafted him in the 14th round in 2004.
"I'm very excited about the opportunity," Fowler said Tuesday. "It's bittersweet because the Rockies drafted me. So I'm definitely thankful that they drafted me and took that chance so I can get my career started. Getting traded, you always look at it like it's a new beginning. I'm excited about the team that Houston has and the young guys and excited to get started."
Now the 6-4 Fowler will have to adjust to life away from Coors Field, Colorado's hitter-friendly ballpark where his lifetime batting average is .298. That's 57 points higher than his career average on the road, but not a matter that has the Astros anything but excited for their first big acquisition of the offseason.
"The way our forecasting models work, we put players into neutral environments and project their performance in a neutral park," Luhnow said. "We feel pretty good that our projections are accurate and that this player has a tremendous value for us. … We just needed to increase run production from the outfield because it was too low last year and we needed to address that."
This didn't appear out of the blue or at breakneck speed.
As the season was winding down, the Astros identified potential trade targets on every team. They knew heading into the playoffs that Fowler was someone they'd like to bring in, and the overtures started about two months ago.
Luhnow met with the Rockies at the GM meetings in Orlando at the start of November. Emails and text messages picked up once those meetings ended, and on the day before Thanksgiving, Luhnow was able to put down work knowing he was close to a significant move.
There was considerable back-and-forth on the names involved in the deal, and the last hurdle once it became known Lyles and Barnes would head to Colorado was working out the parameters of the player to be named coming back to Houston.
The Astros set out this offseason to acquire an outfielder, but they didn't narrow their criteria to right, left or center.
"That's home for me," Fowler said of center. "And that's where I feel most comfortable."
Corner for Springer?
George Springer, one of the Astros' top prospects, was thought to be a candidate to win the center-field job in spring training. But Springer can play all three outfield positions and will still have a chance at a corner job.
A native of Atlanta who is expecting his first child in January, Fowler will spend the rest of the offseason with his wife in Salt Lake City. He said he's healthy now — "awesome," to be exact — and Luhnow said the Astros' medical staff did its due diligence.
Tal's Hill at Minute Maid Park might be a new challenge for Fowler in center, but he pointed out that Coors Field is certainly spacious as well.
Fowler didn't make his debut until 2008, the year after the Rockies went to the World Series, and he's been through losing seasons the last three years.
"There's definitely challenges," Fowler said of joining another rebuilding club. "But at the same time, you've just got to look at the positive. And the positive is we've got the young guys here and they're eager to win and they're eager to put their imprint into the game, and that's awesome. … I'm sure we'll definitely see the tides turn."
Barnes, who turns 28 in May, played 179 games with the Astros the last two seasons, almost all of them in center field. He's a lifetime .233 hitter and was the Astros' sixth-round draft pick in 2005.
Lyles was an Astros first-round draft pick in 2008 as a high schooler and made it to the majors quickly at age 20. He went through growing pains and leaves with a lifetime 5.35 ERA. But he's only 23.
"He's only a year older than (2013 No. 1 overall pick) Mark Appel," Luhnow said. "He's got a lot of career in front of him."


text:
The greatest thing about Panoramio is our community. Users take photos of the world that everyone can enjoy in Google Earth, Google Maps and many other properties thanks to our Panoramio API.
While exploring the world, the Panoramio Community likes to have fun and get to know each other in what they call "Panomeetings". Panomeetings are events organized directly from the community. They can be anything from a coffee with your local Panoramio friends in Asunción (Paraguay), to a weekend in O Grove (Spain) to enjoy the best seafood of the region, or even a weekend in Hungary while organizing an exhibition of Panoramio photos in a local gallery.
To facilitate the organization of these events and to make them more visible for the whole community we have launched www.panoramio.com/events
On the Panoramio Events page you will get an overview of the activities for that month and by clicking on the event you will get all the details such as timing, location, etc.
The first event to be sponsored in our Events page is the upcoming meeting of Panoramio Users in Asunción, Paraguay. Do you want to join them for a coffee? Check the event entry for further details.
Feel free to organize your own Panomeeting, and if you do not feel so adventurous, just join us in the next one. I can promise by experience that they are so much fun!
Posted by Gerard Sanz, Panoramio Community Manager


text:
Party in US marks Billy Graham's 95th birthday
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham celebrated his 95th birthday Thursday with well-wishers who serenaded him and praised him for his spiritual leadership.
A crowd of roughly 900 people attended the two-hour party for the North Carolina-born evangelist at an Asheville hotel. Graham's son acknowledged beforehand that it wouldn't be a long party.
"We're going to have a short evening," the Rev. Franklin Graham said. "Daddy's 95."
The elder Graham was flanked by real estate mogul Donald Trump and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Franklin Graham said prior to the event that former President Bill Clinton, who had been listed as one of the guests, couldn't attend.
"Billy Graham, we need you around another 95 years," Palin said. "We need Billy Graham's message to be heard, I think, today more than ever."
The event began with the debut of a new video of Billy Graham from his home as part of a nationwide religious outreach called "My Hope."
The video features clips of Graham filmed this year at his home in Montreat. Also included are audio excerpts of his early days, when he took his crusades around the nation and the world.
The elder Graham has been hospitalized for a number of health-related issues in the past few years and now uses a wheelchair. While he wasn't scheduled to make a speech, he did offer thanks to Cliff Barrows, who led the choirs that sang at Billy Graham crusades for decades. Barrows returned the favor.
"Happy Birthday, dear Bill. I thank God for every remembrance of you," Barrows said.
Fox News host Greta Van Susteren directed the crowd to sing "Happy Birthday" twice to Graham. Among those on the stage singing to Graham were country singer Ricky Scaggs and "Today" host Kathie Lee Gifford.
Each table had a cupcake with a candle in it, and a medallion noting the birthday celebration on it.


text:
The SNAP/Food Stamp Challenge gives participants a view of what life can be like for millions of low-income Americans. Most participants take the Challenge for one week, living on about $4 per day worth of food – the average food stamp benefit. Challenge participants are forced to make difficult food shopping choices, and often realize how difficult it is to avoid hunger, afford nutritious foods, and stay healthy.
We started our week with a shopping trip and $30 each. Our goal was to stay within the rules (~$1.50/meal) while still eating healthy.
Day 1:
Breakfast - Oatmeal with milk and brown sugar. Hot tea (Lipton was cheapest).
Lunch - PB&J (all store brand items).
Snack - banana and second PB&J. Hot tea (I brought a thermos of the stuff to work).
Dinner - Lentil soup (blended with sweet potato and a little apple).
In the end, my first day of the Food Stamp Challenge was a fail. I succumbed to a bacon wrapped date stuffed with blue cheese at a reception event (the rules specifically say no free food at receptions!) Ah well. Tomorrow is another day (of oatmeal and PB&J).
Wish me luck!


text:
I've been feeling grey a lot lately. It's definitely the color of the season for me. A lovely look for winter or spring is grey paired off with light, rosy pinks. I think this color combination would be just perfect for a birthday celebration.
From top left, clockwise:
- A look from Jenny Packham via perfectbound
- Pink drinks with gorgeous silver accents
- Intricate silver and pink beading details on this dress from Brides
- I love this handmade notebook with floral accents
- See the world (or at least your drinks) through rose colored glasses
- Present party favours with a sweet message
- A feathered look from ban.do
- This pink and grey crochet necklace is one of many stunning creations from etsy seller irregular expressions
- Mmmmacaroons!
- What fellow doesn't look dashing in a tux of grey?
- Pink & grey note card


text: Dear Beowulf fans Since I posted the Cray CX1 announcement, just to be fair to other players, here are some of them: 1) SiCortex has a Linux and MIPS (72 processors) based "deskside supercomputer". They claim it to work with 300W of power. Of course, being Linux, it requires Linux literacy to use. See: http://sicortex.com/products/sc072_pds/sc072_pds_datasheet 2) NVidia is advertising its Tesla series, although this GPU-based deskside system will probably work as a "deskside co-processor" rather than as a "deskside supercomputer". Literacy in CUDA, not only in C and Linux, is probably required to use it effectively. GPU experts, please correct me if I am wrong. See: http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla_8_series.html There may be more "deskside supercomputers" out there, and I apologize to anyone that may have been omitted. NEC had something called SX-8i, I think, not very long ago. If the Cray CX1 idea sticks and the machines sell, it is likely that other companies will launch similar product lines. *** Deskside supercomputers, and even bigger ones, are starting to be marketed as "plug-and-play", as something that requires little, if any, system administration and maintenance (proprietary hardware and maintenance fees are rarely mentioned), and not much computer literacy to be used. Other postings to this thread already pointed this out. All they need is an available power outlet on your office wall ( ... how about an Ethernet port?), and similar marketing arguments. They are marketed in contrast to clusters, which are pictured as complicated beasts, hard and expensive to maintain, requiring dedicated IT personnel, sucking more power, and leading to higher TCO. The logic presented to decision makers would be that, besides being user friendly, what you pay upfront for these machines you recover quickly in IT salaries and utility bills. Gus Correa John Leidel wrote: >On Wed, 2008-09-17 at 10:01 -0400, Joe Landman wrote: > > >>Gerry Creager wrote: >> >> >> >>>The CX1 looks like something I'd love next to my desk -- with Linux on >>>it -- to accomplish testing before I take something to the big iron. It >>> >>> >>This is something I suspect you will be able to do. The CX1 may support >>Linux (and it wouldn't surprise me if it had that as an option). >> >> > >Indeed... it supports RedHat. Oddly enough, no mention of SLES. Cray >has been running SLES on their XT login/service nodes for quite some >time. I'm curious why they changed horses. > > > >>>might even allow me to pre- and post-process my data for hurricane WRF >>>runs. It's not hefty enough to let me do those runs in the timeframe I >>>require otherwise. >>> >>> >>Heh... We like the under-desktop experience, with lots of fast disk and >>big pipes to the disk. Honestly, this looks like the direction for most >>of "smaller" HPC that can run locally under your own control. The big >>iron/heavy metal for the large (non-prototype) jobs. >> >> >> >>>It's a tool, not a solution. >>> >>> >>Yup. Lots of folks get lost in this, thinking that a solution == the >>thing they market. Its not. It is just one aspect of things. A >>product is a tool. A solution is so much more than that (and usually >>starts with a statement of a problem ... otherwise it is a solution >>searching for a problem). >> >>Joe >> >> >> >>>gerry >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > >


text:
What a difference a couple of years can make: Says Chris Breedlove, "When I visited with the Southern Cotton Ginners Association in late 2005, ginners were wondering how they'd keep their gins in business with all the crop problems following Hurricane Katrina, and cottonseed prices so low.
"Now," he told SCGA members at their annual meeting at Memphis, "they're wondering how they can stay in business with so little cotton to gin."
Cottonseed prices have skyrocketed to record levels — there's speculation that they could hit $400. Problem is, with acreage cutbacks and newer varieties that produce smaller seed, there's less product to fill the demand from dairies and other users.
Breedlove, a ginner at Olton, Texas, is president of the National Cotton Ginners Association, and like his fellow ginners and producers across the Cotton Belt, he's concerned about maintaining viability for an industry that will again this year lose significant acreage to high-flying, high-priced grains.
Kenneth Hood, veteran Mississippi producer/ginner/agribusinessman, echoed the sentiments.
"I never thought I'd live long enough to see this kind of downturn in Mid-South cotton," he said, following reports from state association leaders detailing their expectations for further declines in cotton plantings this year. "We can only speculate as to how extensive this will be, or what kind of impact it will have on an infrastructure that has been built over many decades."
Fewer acres will mean less cotton going to gins, fewer gins in operation (several didn't even open last season), and increased costs for gins due to reduced volume, said Tommy Valco, Agricultural Research Service cotton technology transfer and education coordinator at Stoneville, Miss.
Higher-priced cottonseed "will make up some of the difference" in costs, he said, but gins will again be faced with trying to "make choices that will allow them to be profitable.
"We're in the Era of 4 Fs — food, feed, fiber, and fuel. And right now, the fuel component seems to be wagging the tail of the ag market. The opportunity in biofuels may be great, and growers are making the choices they need to make to be profitable in this environment. But who knows how long this will continue?
"The United States still has the most efficient cotton production system in the world," Valco said. "There is a large global demand for cotton, and the United States will definitely be a player in that market. But our competition is strong and we need to adopt the latest technologies to improve efficiency and competitiveness."
Growing, more affluent populations in other countries will continue to demand quality cotton and cotton products, he said. But to stay abreast of these quality requirements will require continuing education of gin management and workers for a thorough understanding of ginning processes that affect quality, such as moisture, packaging, and other factors.
It is also critical, Valco said, that funding be provided for "a strong gin research program. The equipment you have in your gins today is technology we were working on in our gin labs 10-plus years ago. We need to keep this research moving forward."


text: Michael Krufky wrote: > The flexcop drivers live 100% in dvb-kernel cvs. You dont need > v4l-kernel for them. Yeah, I eventually figured it out. >> However this did not install any of the b2c2-flexcop* stuff (which is >> what I was supposed to test after all). Not sure what to do I did >> >> cd ../dvb-kernel/build2.6 >> make >> make modules_install > > > Hmmm... how about using the makelinks method, or using the insmod.sh > script? This might work better. Actually, insmod.sh does not work for this because it has not been updated with some of the new modules (nxt200x, lgdt330x) that are needed by flexcop. But yes, I can load the required modules by hand without copying to /lib/modules but the result is the same, i.e. no lock with azap. Bolek


text:
Decorative Lace Weight Fine Cotton Yarn, Doily Crochet Thread
Beautifully decorative lace weight fine cotton yarn. This is a size 10 100% mercerized cotton doily crochet thread that has been hand dyed in pale purple, beige, pale orange, light brown, and chartreuse.
All my thread is made in 900-yard lot sizes in order to better control the dyeing process. No 2 batches will ever be exactly the same, so if you need a lot of thread please email me with your request.
Each skein is shipped in a convenient center pull cake for ease of use. If you do not want your thread sent in this form please send me a message to that effect when you check out.
Please be advised that each monitor displays color a little bit differently so the color you get may vary in shade or intensity from what you see in the photo.
Looking for more orange colorways?
Processing Time: 3-5 business days
Content: 100% mercerized cotton
Colors: Pale Purple, Beige, Pale Orange, Light Brown, and Chartreuse
Size: 10
Care Instructions: Machine wash cold water, lay flat to dry.
Gauge Information for Size 10 cotton thread
Lace weight size 0
Crochet Stitch Gauge for 4 inches of Double Crochet
32-42 stitches depending on hook size
For use with hook size
Lace Weight size 0
Knit Gauge Range for 4 inches of stockinette
33-40 stitches depending on needle size
For use with needle size
0-1 US, 2-2.25 mm


text:
Begum is one of the oldest markets in Hyderabad and was established during the rule of the Qutb Shahi dynasty. It contains shops and other commercial establishments which deal with a host of products. The place is very close to Hyderabad's central bus station and is known for the colourful celebration of the Ganesh festival.
Personal loans in Hyderabad are given by most major banks and financial institutions to individuals without asking for the requirement or need. They are unsecured loans given from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 40,00,000 which means that you need not mortgage anything or show an asset. The most common reason for taking a loan is debt consolidation. Some of the other reasons include medical, travel, home renovation, wedding and so on.
You need to have a good credit history and adequate salary to get a loan sanctioned. Other factors like years of employment, company you work for etc will determine the most important factors like amount, tenure and rate of interest. Some of the banks in Hyderabad give you the flexibility to pre-close the loan without any additional charges. Most banks have a pre-closure charge in the 4%-5% range.
There are multiple banks which offer a personal loan in Hyderabad such as HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak bank, Axis bank and so one. There are also multiple NBFC's in Hyderabad such as Bajaj Finserv, Fullerton, Tata Capital, etc which offer unsecured personal loans.
There are multiple banks which offer personal loans such as HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak bank, Axis bank and many more. There are also multiple NBFCs such as Bajaj Finserv, Fullerton, Tata Capital, etc which also offer unsecured personal loans according to your profile.
Documentation can be a difficult task when it comes to any kind of financial service. For Personal Loans, we make it easier for you and help you with your documentation.Check Documents Required
Want to check your loan eligibility? Personal Loan Eligibility Calculator
Want to check your emi payments/timeline? Personal Loan EMI Calculator
We have greatly simplified your Personal Loan search in Hyderabad and help you get your Personal Loan in Hyderabad in five simple steps,Step 1
Start your Personal loan search by using our simple natural language form.Trust us, it takes only 26 seconds to complete! Step 2
Your information is then passed through our proprietary eligibility algorithmto show you the different banks and NBFCs who can lend to you. Step 3
After you choose a particular option that seems best to you, we call you andhelp you with the complete documentation. Step 4
The bank/partner will then collect all your documents and start processing your loanStep 5
We will notify you when your documents are approved and your loan is ready to be sanctioned


text:
Slash Releases Final 'Apocalyptic Love' Webisode
Slash's sophomore solo album, "Apocalyptic Love," drops May 22 on the guitarist's own label, Dik Hayd International. The famed six-stringer has been getting fans pumped for the release with a series of killer webisodes, the last of which has just been posted on his official YouTube channel.
"Apocalyptic Love" is the follow-up to Slash's 2010 self-titled solo debut, which landed at the No. 3 spot on the Billboard 200 chart. "You're a Lie," the first single from "Apocalyptic Love," was the second track that singer Myles Kennedy brought to Slash, which the duo continued to work on until the tail end of their recording sessions.
According to Slash himself, "You're a Lie" was somewhat of a sleeper single. "We changed the arrangement twice, and it was the last thing we worked on in the studio when we were doing the album," he tells Rolling Stone. "It was the last one we did and, funnily enough, the first one we released."
The six-string Mad Hatter wasn't sure if 'You're A Lie' would become a single to represent the record, due to his mindset of not thinking of his various works as "singles" or "album cuts." "The single concept has always been the last thing I ever want to deal with," explains Slash. "I come from that AOR mentality where a single to me can be a five-minute, six-minute, really cool rock track."
Check out Slash's final webisode for 'Apocalyptic Love' below.


text:
Related Items
Trending Stories
CONCACAF Draw For U-20 Championship To Take Place on Wednesday, Nov. 21
CHICAGO (Nov. 15, 2012) – CONCACAF announced that the official draw for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 1:40 p.m. ET at Casa Puebla in Puebla, Mexico.
The tournament, which will be contested from Feb. 18-March 3, 2013, in Puebla, will decide the confederation's four spots to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.
Joining the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team in the draw are defending champion Mexico, Canada, El Salvador, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba to round out the 12-team field.
Curaçao is making its first appearance in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship emerging victorious on a coin toss with Antigua & Barbuda. At the conclusion of Caribbean qualifying, the two countries remained level on points, goal differential and total goals scored to necessitate a coin flip.
Puerto Rico is back in the field for the first time since 1984 while Nicaragua qualified for the tournament for the first time since 1996.
Mexico won the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship while Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama all joined El Tri as qualifiers for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team finished in second place in 2009, the first year a proper knockout bracket was utilized to determine a champion. Previously, the top two finishers in each group qualified for the U-20 World Cup.
The 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship logo will also be unveiled during the draw.


text:
SAN FRANCISCO -- A new nonprofit is launching a campaign to encourage American kids to code.
Code.org has tapped some of the technology industry's leading luminaries –- Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter and Square's Jack Dorsey and Microsoft's Bill Gates –- to lead the charge in a new video promoting the cool of coding.
Code.org is working to make computer science classes available in more schools and create "the wizards of tomorrow." It was started by Hadi and Ali Partovi, technology entrepreneurs and startup investor and advisors.
It's the beginning of an ambitious attempt to program new public policy. Silicon Valley is undertaking a more concerted political campaign than ever before to address the escalating demand for engineers at Silicon Valley companies as Congress weighs immigration reform.
Next week Silicon Valley plans to make its case on Capitol Hill to bring more high-skilled foreign workers to the U.S. in a hearing before friendly lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee. Silicon Valley executives and entrepreneurs have been stepping up their longstanding efforts to lobby lawmakers and the White House to provide more visas for foreign-born workers with degrees in math and science.
The issue is hotly contested. Many object to the contention that tech companies can't find qualified workers in the U.S.
The new video from Code.org tries to pump up the cool in coding –- and make it more accessible to young people. Engineers are already cooler than they used to be, thanks to major Hollywood blockbusters such as "The Social Network." The Partovis hired Leslie Chilcott, producer of "Waiting for Superman," to direct the video. They also recruited the Miami Heat's Chris Bosh to appear in the video. Bosh took programming classes as a student. Also making cameos: Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am, a friend of the tech industry.
"Here we are, 2013, we all depend on technology to communicate, to bank, and none of us know how to read and write code," Will.i.am says in the video. "It's important for these kids, right now, starting at 8 years old, to read and write code."
But apprehension over how challenging it is to learn how to code remains. The tech stars in the video explain it's really not hard as it sounds.
"It starts out being very intimidating but you kind of get the hang of it over time," Drew Houston, chief executive and co-founder of Dropbox, says.
Google draws fire over data sharing on app store
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer causes uproar with telecommuting ban
New Google campus planned, turning the Googleplex into a megaplex


text:
March 5, 2013
Garden Talks and Walks: 'Getting to Know Your Neighborhood Bat,' March 12
Take your lunch break in the Kansas State University Gardens and learn something new. Two new Garden Talks are scheduled from 12:15-12:45 p.m. in the Quinlan Visitor Center. Feel free to bring your lunch to enjoy in the Gardens before or after.
"Getting to Know Your Neighborhood Ba"t will be presented Tuesday, March 12. It will be presented by staff from the Milford Nature Center.
Bats are one of the most misunderstood animals in nature, yet one of the most beneficial insect‐eaters around. Come learn the truth about these gentle creatures, meet one up close and learn how to live with them in our Kansas landscape.
Please RSVP to email@example.com by the Monday prior to the talk you wish to attend. There is no charge for Garden Talks and Walks. However, donations and Friends memberships are appreciated.


text:
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (December 25, 2012) – Two Fort Riley-based 1st Infantry Division units, the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, spent Christmas Day this year at combat outposts across eastern Afghanistan.
While the mission did not stop for these Soldiers, they did their best to celebrate the holiday season.
Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr. and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles V. Sasser Jr., the command team of the 1st Infantry Division and Regional Command - East, did their part to spread Christmas cheer by visiting "Big Red One" troops at several remote outposts. Mayville and Sasser were accompanied by a jazz trio from the division band, who performed for Soldiers at each stop.
Both units are scheduled to return to Fort Riley this spring, so in addition to Christmas, they celebrated the day as the last major holiday they will spend apart from their loved ones.


text:
High-Class Service Spanning A Spectrum Of Practice Areas
Many firms advertise the fact that they only practice in one area of the law. However, The Law Center P.C. takes pride in its ability to provide comprehensive legal assistance. Few individuals have legal needs so narrow in scope that their cases fit neatly into one practice area. Instead, we find that clients often have concerns that overlap several areas.
Here is an example: A couple wants to file for divorce because of the financial strain that one spouse's spending habits have placed on the relationship. In addition, arguments over money lead to a domestic violence charge, and both parties require new estate plans after the divorce.
Retaining four different law firms to handle these four different areas of practice is unfeasible and often fiscally unsound. It can easily result in multiple retainers and conflicting legal advice. The criminal defense lawyer may arrange a plea bargain to resolve the domestic violence charge, but that same action could sabotage the divorce lawyer plan to help that parent gain joint custody.
It only makes sense to have a single law firm that is capable of providing strong representation across the board. The Law Center P.C. is here to offer the stellar legal solutions and effective representation clients seek during important life events and transitions.


text:
Anyway, at first glance I thought it some form of beetle and grabbed it to show my boys. This is my typical action while trying to ease the fears of my entomophobic teenager. On closer observation, I noted that it was not a beetle and at that single instany, it stabbed me fairly deeply with a surprising level of pain. Needless to say, that poor creature met a quick demise on the bottom of my shoe.
Not being an entomologist and not knowing many of the insects outside of what we find in greenhouses, I decided to determine exactly what we had found in the house. Of course, my boys were convinced that I was going to die. They watch entirely too many science fiction movies.
Just prior to retiring our uninvited guest, I did make a quick guess that what we had was a type of assassin bug, which is of the order Hemiptera (true bugs) and the family Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs). These carnivorous bugs use their long rostrum to inject lethal saliva that liquefies the internal organs of their prey and then they draw out yummy juices. In many parts of the world, a species known as masked hunters may feed on cockroaches and/or bedbugs and are raised as pets or for insect control. Some of these species are haematophagous (they feed on blood) such Triatoma spp. They are known as kissing bugs and have a habit of biting people on their lips and eyelids while sleeping. Species found in Central and South America vector Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis). After telling this to my boys, they were ready to carry me to the emergency room (now I WAS afraid, my 16-year old does not even have his learner's permit).
So what bit me? After consultation with Dr. Frank Peairs and Dr. Whitney Cranshaw, Extension Entomologists at Colorado State University, we determined that what bit me was a Western Masked Hunter, Reduvius personatus. They are valuable members of our environment and gardens by hunting down and consuming many plant pests.
Reduvius personatus (Linnaeus) Adult
Photo by Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org
Reduvius personatus (Linnaeus)
Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Why was this bug in my house? The door was open. Are these bugs dangerous? Only to other arthropods, the clumsy, and me. Do they make good house guests? Not really and we certainly do not have any cockroaches at my house for them to feed. Are they good for the garden? Absolutely!! They may appear to be slow and non-aggressive, but they love to eat those that love to eat our favorite plants. Back off on your pesticides to encourage more predatory insects and mites.
Now back to my original intent, which was to show my boys more about our world by catching and observing creatures that we discover around our house. I had hoped to reduce my son's entomophobic fears. This time I obviously failed and he gave me a strong, "I told you not to touch it!" Will I do it again? Of course, after all I am a professor and the son of a professor (I learned to roll my eyes a long time ago). Have I done it before? Yep, and to prove it, I have scars on my ear from a mother mockingbird defending her nest in Mississippi after realizing that her broken wing trick was not working (the neighbor kids whom I was trying to teach never returned to my yard).


text:
Gonzalo Bénard sits at his computer. Through the screen, an image of a young man standing bedside, walking to a door, rearranging books on their shelf. Camera at hand, he himself is absent. Only a clicking finger remains to decipher shadows flitting across the Venetian blind. Now the observer becomes the observed, as I spoke to the enigmatic artist to turn the stranger into the familiar.
Hello Gonzalo. Tell me, how did the idea for this project, B Shot by a Stranger, come about?
Gonzalo Bénard: I was living in Barcelona when one night, I noticed all of the windows of the buildings in front of my balcony with different people living in them; in different stages, different rituals. You could see one light turned on and someone passing by, and another window with someone else cooking, and another one with someone else reading, etc. These people didn't know each other but they linked together for me in the same concrete block - anonymous loners living their lives. I wanted to catch those moments but I didn't want to be like a stalker, an intrusive. But the idea was in my mind, and I knew that one day later on I would pick it up for a project.
Later on I took a sabbatical year in my country house, far from the world, with no one in sight for miles. I soon missed shooting people as an observer of life, as a creator inspired by human nature, so one day talking with a good friend through webcam, I noticed an amazing light from his window sculpting his face, and I asked him not to move so that I could take his photo. I realized then that I had an open door for the project, being far away from his world, using the best of technology to be connected. Then, while checking Facebook one night, I saw in a friend's post that his plans for that night had been cancelled without a plan B, quite lost facing his own loneliness. And that was the click. I told him then that I had a plan B for him, and B Shot by a Stranger started that night.
DR: How did you feel during, and after, this first experience? Did the result meet your expectations of the original idea?
GB: With the first shooting I was not properly a stranger as he was already a friend, but I did feel awkward as he was sharing his private moments with me for the first time. You usually don't think that a handsome, popular guy like him could have lonely moments, and he seemed quite secure, but there he was, having a breakdown in front of me. As a friend, I had mixed feelings as we already had emotional ties being friends. However, I was a stranger as was he, because it was our first time sharing that intimacy. I couldn't let any emotions to come up, and for that, I had my defense: the camera, the lens. I was not there - just my eye, just the camera was. And a camera is a voyeuristic tool, even if you aren't. However, being in the presence of someone who shares his own intimate loneliness made me feel even more respectful of him, and I kept learning that shooting after shooting. I knew my own boundaries - not the loners ones that changed one after another in these humans' amazing differentness.
DR: What are your biggest influences? And what kept you inspired throughout the process of this project?
GB: Anonymous people, nonsense people, human nature. Including you and each one of the models. And me, as in the people from whom I get inspiration; sometimes from my own nonsense.
DR: What has been your goal throughout this project, and have you achieved it? What is it that you hope viewers will take away from seeing these photographs?
GB: I don't know if there has been a main goal, I guess that there are different and parallel goals that were being built and achieved throughout the project. Loneliness has been described as the illness of this century and I wanted to explore that and understand it. Other goals were the experimentation of new photographic techniques and approaches. Achieved. Creating something new and pleasant. Achieved. Also, it was quite important to me to lift the loners' spirits, to show them that they can find something positive in their loneliness; that they're needed, especially by themselves. If this was achieved, only each of the volunteers can say, but I would guess that all of them had a good experience. Being part of an artistic project can fulfill anyone.
I'm going to put the viewers and the models who view their own photos in the same category, as I had some curious responses from them. They said that they felt like voyeurs of themselves. This is not a voyeur/exhibitionist project with the cultural charge of these words - I prefer the observer and the observed ones. I played witness to their own private moments, they shared them. And here, there is a triangle to complete: the viewer closes the dialogue, and they will be voyeurs. I'm hoping that they will be observers most of all with this sociological project; that they can learn, especially the lonely viewers, to do something to rid their loneliness. I hope that they can turn their loneliness into enjoying being with themselves, to participate more in life, to enjoy more, to believe more. Even if they like the photographs just for the aesthetic and quality, I really hope that something deeper will stay in their subconscious.
DR: Speaking of the aesthetic of the photographs - the lack of colour, the soft focus, the casual nudity - these all seem to lend a certain atmosphere to each image. For me, the series evokes an array of emotions: sadness, nostalgia, romanticism, melancholy, etc. Why do you think the composition took such a fragile route? Was this a conscious or subconscious decision?
GB: It was completely conscious. Loneliness often comes with sadness, nostalgia, melancholy - a missing part within the loner; the opposite of being alone with yourself, which can bring joy and pleasant times. Aesthetically, the lack of colour, focus and clothing is to not distract from the main concept. It also gives a better feeling of a "spying camera". Clothing can serve as protection for some, you can even label someone just by what they wear, and I wanted the models to be enveloped in their own vulnerability. Nudity makes one more fragile as you have nothing to protect you, both physically and metaphorically, and loneliness can make you more fragile as a human being. I wanted to portray that vulnerability, that nakedness; the unprotected being. And another reason for the soft focus is that I wanted to protect the identity of the models somewhat, and also so that they could represent feeling and emotion, therefore the viewer can focus more on the concept rather than the specific person; to go deeper.
DR: Do you find that this project has affected the way that you interact with people on a daily basis; your friends, everyday strangers? Has it affected your approach to your other artwork in any way?
GB: The more you know people, the more you accept and respect them, even if they don't make sense at times. On a daily basis I don't deal with the intimate moments of others, but I always love to sit down at my terrace to observe people's expressions when they are walking alone, trying to understand their moods - but without interaction.
As for my artwork, yes, especially when drawing. I have a very intense connection with the act of drawing; using the graphite over paper as I would touch the skin of someone's body with the tip of my finger. Drawing is very fleshy and physical for me which in a way is balanced with the strange, often cold, skinless way of communication that the internet can bring. I also haven't painted for some time, and this project has made me itch to get back into it. Maybe the need to create is my way of embracing, of sharing and venting my own self, from the guts. These photographs were a way to vent to the world, to share what loneliness can mean and how can we all deal with it when we feel it. Maybe loners should have it more present in their minds that they can do something pleasant, not allowing themselves to break down. A loner seeks for attention, but they need their own attention most of all. Maybe the mistake is looking on the outside, when you already have what you need inside. That I will bring up on the next project.
DR: Finally, has this project taught you anything about yourself?
GB: It has taught me that we can't give a hug through the internet when sometimes it is needed on the other side. My screen would have become overheated (laughs). If we are observers, paying attention to details, to human nature, we always end up learning new things. And in facing new things we have new reactions, some unexpected, and all of these experiences help to build our own personality. As one more experience, and at times quite intense, it taught me quite a few things, and maybe stretched some boundaries too. I'm happy that I've never experienced true loneliness, a feeling that I finally understood observing others. As an artist, the project also brought me new ways of expression as I explored different photographic techniques. You can see the evolution of the aesthetic from the beginning to the end of the series. It's interesting how they became much more unfocused and less worried at the end. It also taught me to bring up emotions without a true identity, but just as one more human on earth. Even if I felt needed, but without actually being there; a stranger that was needed for that specific moment. And then you must know when to leave. *
Gonzalo Bénard is an internationally acclaimed visual artist and photographer, based in Lisbon and working in Paris and throughout Europe.
The collective work of this project is featured in the newly-released book, B Shot by a Stranger, available through his website.
Gonzalo Bénard sits at his computer. Through the screen, an image of a young man standing bedside, walking to a door, rearranging books on their shelf. Camera at hand, he himself is absent. Only a clicking finger remains to decipher shadows flitting across the Venetian blind. Now the observer becomes the observed, as I spoke to the enigmatic artist to turn the stranger into the familiar.
5 comments:
- Cliff Tuna said...
I love these blurry black and white photos. They're so.. artistic!
- Cliff Tuna said...
Hello there!
My name is Cliff and I'm holding The Sartorialist book by Scott Schuman giveaway right now. I'm so happy that I'm here to officially invite you to join the giveaway, it's open internationally. I'm so excited that you have the chance to win. Thank you so much for your time! :) Click HERE for the giveaway!
buy propecia online buy propecia online with prescription - can expect results propecia
Your kid has a figure of opportunities precisely that over the Net ten eld and ALL of them have met with tragical deaths under suspicious lot. [url=http://tupooze.com/pages/forum-thread-view?r=DXV7HB0980&send_to=%2Fpages%2Fforum#software_comment_58034]More Info[/url] helpful resources When injuries take stead, it is authoritative for the and run-up to the start of the Olympics on 27 July had boosted trade. http://forum.dentamania.com/index.php?/topic/151539-voa-amharic-receiving-set-tidings-and-ethiopians/
One of the worst things you could do than the others. [url=http://www.qwepaydayloans.co.uk/]payday loans uk[/url] payday loans mummy Freddie Roman and masses who would be quick to Conduct your telephone and think about any questions or complaints anytime of the day. http://ukpaydayloans.blog.co.uk/


text:
The California Cuisine is on the use of fresh, local ingredients which are often acquired daily at farmers markets. Menus are changed to accommodate the availability of ingredients in season. Some restaurants create a new menu daily.Fusion cuisine is quite popular in California.
Camilo's California Bistro
Restaurant at The Getty Center
Cooks County
26 Beach
Daphne's California Greek
Daphne's California Greek
Coral Tree Express
Ivy At the Shore
Cabbage Patch Restaurant
Michael's Restaurant
Basix Cafe
Cabbage Patch
Darren's Restaurant and Bar
Zeidler's Cafe
Stanley's Restaurant
Xiomara on Melrose
RH Restaurant
Inn of the Seventh Ray
Hedley's Restaurant
Cafe Montana
Daphne's California Greek
Literati Cafe
Sonoma Wine Garden
Bloom Cafe
Restaurant At Sunset Marquis
Four Cafe
Sam's by the Beach
Urth Caffé
The Rooftop Grill
FEED Body & Soul
COMMISSARY- The Line Hotel
Cabbage Patch
Lemonade Restaurant
Mendocino Farms
Bru's Counter
La Boheme
West Restaurant & Lounge
Ammo Restaurant & Bar
Tavern Restaurant
Hinoki & the Bird
Westside Tavern
Café Pinot
Checkers Downtown
Rustic Canyon Wine Bar and Seasonal Kitchen
Desert Rose Restaurant
L'Ermitage Beverly Hills
Estérel California French Restaurant
El Cholo
Yamashiro Hollywood
Noe Restaurant & Bar
Napa Valley Grille
This listings of businesses had an original dishes that combine varieties of ingredients from various cuisines and regions. Such a restaurant might feature a wide variety of dishes inspired by a combination of various cuisines with new ideas.


text:
Fact Sheet
HIV and Its Treatment
Health Information for Patients
August 2012
Table of Contents
This series of fact sheets on HIV and its treatment is intended for adults and adolescents infected with HIV, their families, and their friends. the fact sheets include information on the basics of HIV/AIDS, recommended anti-HIV medications, and tips on how to successfully follow an anti-HIV regimen.
The fact sheets are based on information in the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents. the Guidelines are developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, a working group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC). the current Guidelines are available on the AIDSinfo website at http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines.
These fact sheets are not intended as a substitute for the expert advice and care of medical professionals. Individuals seeking HIV/AIDS-related medical advice should consult with a health care provider.
More From This Resource Center
This article was provided by AIDSinfo. Visit the AIDSinfo website to find out more about their activities and publications.
Add Your Comment:
(Please note: Your name and comment will be public, and may even show up in
Internet search results. Be careful when providing personal information! Before
adding your comment, please read TheBody.com's Comment Policy.)
The content on this page is free of advertiser influence and was produced by our editorial team. See our advertising policy.
Most Viewed Articles


text: On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Michael Worsham wrote: > Has anyone researched using the wireless 11a (or soon to be released 11g) > protocol as an idea for simplistic beowulf design? I know it won't be as > fast as fiber, but rather than having 5,000+ wires hanging everywhere, > perhaps it could be a viable idea in a closed-room location? > On 802.11b, in Europe, there are 13 radio channels available. Guess for a lot of ndes communicating this wouldn't be that hot! But this is a nice idea! Me, I think an interesting use of wireless with clusters is for out-of-band management and diagnosis. I certainly have found it useful to have my laptop with a wireless card in handy - in a massive server room this saves running in and out to (say) do some pings or ssh sessions, or to check things on the Web. Cyclades also have terminal servers with built-in wireless - which I think could prove very useful if the main network or a big router goes kaput!