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People who live and work around Casco Bay noticed an unusual sight during the week of Jan. 21: Smoke was rising from the 421-foot stack of Maine's largest power plant, Wyman Station in Yarmouth.
It's a sight they may not see many more times.
Because it burns costly oil, Wyman has been largely an on-call plant for years, fired up only when another big plant goes offline, or when very hot or very cold weather spikes the region's demand for energy.
Now a combination of factors — including rising fuel costs, ownership moves and pending changes in rate structures — has created a scenario that seems to put the plant on the brink of obsolescence.
No one is yet saying that Wyman is headed for a permanent shutdown. But the possibility is real enough that officials in Yarmouth are beginning to think about what might become of the 128-acre waterfront parcel where the plant is located — and how to respond to the loss of $2 million in annual revenue from a 56-year-old facility that is still the town's largest property taxpayer.
"We want to talk about the tax base, but also, how do you leave this community?" said Town Manager Nat Tupper. "We don't want to be left with a chain-link fence and no one around."
Wyman can pump out enough energy to power 893,000 homes, and the plant was proving its value during the week of Jan. 21.
It was cold and power demand soared, making wholesale electricity expensive. That was an opportunity for Wyman and its lead owner, Florida-based NextEra Energy Resources.
Based on prices recorded by ISO New England, the region's grid operator, NextEra could have taken in roughly $1 million in energy payments if it ran Wyman at full capacity for 12 hours, less fuel and labor costs.
That revenue would be on top of monthly payments NextEra gets for keeping the plant on standby.
This formula has been a winning one for NextEra, but three recent development raise questions about the future:
• In late December, NextEra announced it was selling 19 hydroelectric dams in Maine to a Canadian company. As a result, Wyman and a small, oil-fired generator in South Portland called Cape Station, which is operated remotely from Yarmouth, are now the only oil-fired plants in NextEra's national portfolio, which heavily favors renewable resources such as wind and solar power.
• Roughly 45 percent of the region's electricity now comes from natural gas units. Gas is so much cheaper, compared to oil, that New England's wholesale cost of power fell 23 percent last year, to its lowest level since 2003. This has made oil-fired plants uncompetitive most of the time.
• Wyman Station may become even less able to compete in the coming years. There's an energy surplus in New England, which is driving down prices at the annual auction where ISO-New England contracts for power. The grid operators say they're going to eliminate a price floor that has been in effect for some time at next year's auction. If prices drop too low, Wyman simply won't be able to make a profit — even as a backup source during extreme weather.
That's a worry for ISO-New England, because the region has become dependent on natural gas, and the network of supply pipelines hasn't caught up with the demand for heat and power. On the coldest days, some gas-fired plants struggle to get enough fuel.
Meanwhile, New England's fleet of oil-fired units is aging. Most are at least 30 years old. Oil plants account for only 1 percent of New England's generation these days, but they represent 20 percent of the region's capacity. During periods of peak demand, like last month's arctic blast, plants such as Wyman Station remain critical to a reliable electric system.
Thirty years ago, Wyman Station ran frequently and paid half of Yarmouth's tax burden. Now it covers less than 8 percent, and last year kicked in $2 million on its appraised value of $95 million. The value falls every year, and Tupper, the town manager, said he assumes Wyman is approaching the end of its useful life. He wants to engage NextEra in discussions about the future of the site, located on the southwest tip of Cousins Island.
NextEra Energy declined a request by the Press Herald to tour the plant and discuss the company's plans, citing competition issues in the bulk-power market.
But in any case, Wyman Station won't abruptly go offline. Power generators are required to notify ISO-New England about closure plans, and NextEra hasn't made a retirement request. NextEra also made no effort to "delist" the plant and withdraw from the capacity market during last month's power auction, according to ISO-New England records.
Union officials who represent the 45 plant operators working at Wyman say they asked NextEra in December about the future of the plant, when the company announced the sale of its Maine hydro dams. They were told no changes are planned at this time.
"It's a great question and we have had some consternation over it," said Bill Dunn, assistant business manger for Local 1837 of the International Brotherhood of Electricial Workers. "But we have no rock-solid information that the company has any intention of doing something different."
Judging from the plumes rising from the plant during the week of Jan. 21, Wyman Station was really cranking.
Windy days and near-zero temperatures prompted ISO-New England to put in place procedures meant to beef up the region's power supply. Generators were told to halt any unneeded repairs and be available. On Thursday, Jan. 24, New England sucked up 20,814 megawatts at 7 p.m., a couple of thousand megawatts shy of a winter record set in 2004.
The impact on the wholesale energy market was dramatic. Compared to the prior week, the cost of natural gas rose more than 100 percent, from $6.85 per million BTU to $14. Real-time electric prices that had averaged $55.75 a megawatt-hour the week before shot up to $174.07 mwh, a 212 percent increase.
There's no way for the public to know exactly how many hours, and at what power levels, NextEra ran Wyman Station during the cold snap. But with tight gas supplies and electricity worth so much during the period, the gross sum could have added up to millions of dollars, according to Daniel Peaco, a former Central Maine Power Co. manager and now president of LaCapra Associates, an energy consulting firm with offices in Boston and Portland.
"You have to have an unusual combination of demand, gas prices and unavailability of other units for them to run and make that kind of money," he said.
Power plants need to cover their marginal costs, such as fuel and labor, as well as long-term capital costs, such as maintenance and taxes. Unless the plant faces a major capital expense, Peaco said, it may make economic sense for NextEra to continuing owning the plant and running it, as is.
That view is shared by Don Sipe, a former Public Utilities Commission attorney who specializes in energy law.
"I don't think they have to make a lot of money," he said. "So why close it? What we don't know is if they have a big maintenance cost staring them in the face. That would kill it more than low electricity prices would."
Every discussion of the future of Wyman Station includes speculation about natural gas. Converting to efficient, cleaner-burning gas turbines would increase the plant's value and run-time. Florida Power & Light announced plans to do just that in 1999, but never followed through.
As it happens, Yarmouth, Falmouth and Cumberland currently are entertaining bids from natural gas providers to extend a pipeline to their towns, and NextEra has been part of the discussion. A small gas line might wind up connecting Wyman Station, Tupper said, but don't expect to see gas turbines.
"NextEra has signaled to me that they aren't going to make a conversion of fuel sources out there," he said. "They are talking about gas for house steam, to keep the equipment warm and ready. But they aren't looking at gas for power production."
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Oz astronomical observatory survives firestorm
Updated: Buildings damaged, extent unknown
Posted in Science, 13th January 2013 08:27 GMT
An important Australian observatory appears to have survived a firestorm that really is best told in pictures. The fire destroyed twelve properties near the outback city of Coonabarrabran.
Here's what the approaching bushfire looked like from the air, as it neared the Siding Spring Observatory at Coonabarrabran, in NSW:
Fire approaches Siding Spring Observatory. Source: RFS
That tiny white dome is the observatory.
The Observatory's Webcam* (with thanks to @astrokiwi, Michele Bannister) showed a clear enough morning:
A clear morning at Siding Spring - but note the faint red sky.
By afternoon, things are looking worrying:
Smoke blows in to the Siding Spring Observatory
And as the fire draws closer, things look worrying indeed:
The fire is nearly here
However, it eventually clears – apparently without catastrophe:
The sky begins to clear
Note, however, that the case of the Webcam seems to have melted a little during the day - compare the left edge of the first image to the last.
If you like a good scare, here's a temperature plot – I think from inside the building, but am open to correction – posted to Twitter by Professor Brian Schmidt (@cosmicpinot if you want to follow):
The arrival of the fire-front is indicated in the bottom plot - where the yellow line passes 100°
The professor accompanied the plot with this statement: "Seems the fire has come through - AAT showed temperature > 100C, AAT and 2.3m and SkyMapper are all alive. Let's hope everything survived."
The professor also stated:
"After the 2003 Stromlo fires, SSO [Siding Spring Observatory – ed] did major work for just such an event. It appears to have paid off - tomorrow will tell just how much."
(In 2003, a historic telescope at Mount Stromolo was destroyed in bushfires).
As I write this, the fire still threatens homes. My thoughts go with them, and with the volunteers who'll put themselves between the fire and other peoples' property. ®
Update: Later reports indicate some property damage at the site, but the extent won't be known until the morning of January 14, Sydney time. This story will be updated when the damage extent is known. Astronomer Brad Tucker, @btucker22 on Twitter, has expressed concerns for at least two of the facility's 12 telescopes at the time of writing. ®
Further Update: Damage assessment today
Unfortunately, initial indications that the observatory escaped damage may have been too optimistic. Reports suggest damage to the facility's visitor centre and a building called The Lodge.
ANU personnel are travelling from Canberra to Coonabarrabran this morning to carry out damage assessments. The Observatory's Robert McNaught said in this post:
"I have no news about telescopes, but note that I can login to computers in the Uppsala office and the 2.3m building. The AAT should be unaffected as it is a very secure and well defended building. It is in fact the evacuation area on the mountain."
Staffer Amanda Bauer has a terrifying time-lapse of the fire from one of the cameras here.
*The Register has temporarily removed the link to the Observatory Webcam in response to this post by Brian Schmidt: "Please help spread the word to stay off the #SSO webcams. The FRS is using them to coordinate their efforts."
The Australian National University has released a preliminary statement that all instruments appear intact at this stage. Power is being cut to the facility to ensure it's safe for staff to enter buildings. The university expects a more detailed update later today. ®

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2013 Ridley X-Fire Disc – First look
Belgian cyclo-cross brand embraces disc brakes
Joining the swell of bike companies offering disc brakes on cyclocross bikes, Ridley choose to spec four of their six cyclo-cross bikes with mechanical discs. Ridley launched their top-end 2013 disc 'cross bike, the X-Fire Disc, at Boulder Cycle Sport in Colorado on Wednesday, and BikeRadar borrowed the bike for a closer examination.
The 2013 X-Fire Disc comes in two spec options: Shimano Di2 Ultegra for $4,395 and mechanical Ultegra for $3,395. We looked at the latter.
With full-length shift and brake housing, plus Clément's mud-specific PDX rubber, the X-Fire Disc looks ready for some truly epic 'cross conditions.
The bike comes dressed with Shimano's Ultegra mechanical shifters and rear derailleur, with a Shimano 105 cassette, chain, and front derailleur. Clément's PDX clinchers are mounted on Velocity Handbuilt wheels. Hayes CX-5 mechanical disc brakes, a Ritchey cockpit and an FSA K-Light crankset with 46/36 rings round out the package.
Ridley uses the same frame for the Di2 and the mechanical Ultegra bike, so upgrading to electric later is an option. As is becoming the standard, the rear wheel spacing is 135mm, so your 29er mountain wheel could be subbed in, or kept for spares in the pit.
Routing for the Di2 battery wires, should you decide to go electric
This is the first year Ridley has produced a disc cyclocross bike. Other disc options include the $2,695 X-Fire Disc Apex and the X-Ride Disc Apex. Ridley's top-end bike, the $5,395 X-Night Red, is a cantilever bike.
To counteract the disc-brake forces, the X-Fire Disc's 4ZA Oryx fork is designed with heavily reinforced lower legs. The X-Fire Disc's huge bladed fork connects to the frame at a 1-1/2in lower bearing, and the steerer tube tapers up to a 1-1/8in upper bearing.
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I would love to get my hands on some of the flight software for modern LVs and spacecraft. I'm sure I could have no end of fun with it.
What is the desired angular change to the flight path achieved by the pitch maneuver performed after clearing the launch tower?What are typical pitch angles for current LVs such as Atlas V, Ariane 5 etc.?
Footnote: another posting intervention! When I type i-d-i-o-t (without the spaces," it rendered as "inaccurate." (inaccurate?)
Heaven help us if we ever need to talk about a clueless idiot
Quote from: William Barton on 05/08/2009 07:18 amI would love to get my hands on some of the flight software for modern LVs and spacecraft. I'm sure I could have no end of fun with it.One interesting experiment would be to have a look at the code and then decide whether you still think launching people with that is a good idea. On a related note, I think the Apollo LM software is out there somewhere on the Internet. There's even an emulator for it.
Quote from: AnalogMan on 05/08/2009 12:22 pmHeaven help us if we ever need to talk about a clueless idiot I was about to ask how on earth you did that, but if you look at the wiki markup it's obvious. Well done sir!
Why don't you go ask what the shuttle pitch profile is? Try the shuttle Q&A thread.
No guideline. It depends on other requirements. Usually (1) controllability, (2) structural limits, (3) performance (drag) in that order of importance.Very small compared to airplanes (quantification could involve eye tar so don't ask). While q is still high, much of an alpha or beta will cause tumble or tearing off the fairing. Which is why the constraint is often listed in terms of q*alpha or q*beta.
1. mentions a 10 s pitch rotation. ....... My question is not so much about structural limits but about how much the LV is put off the initial 90 deg climb angle? Maybe it rotates to 70 or 80 deg during those 10 s?2. My guess for its purpose is to gain just enough vertical speed during the 1st stage burn so that the LV does not drop back below fairing separation altitude. It is an issue when the upper stage thrust/weight ratio is below 1. Since the angle of attack during atmospheric flight is rather limited I am speculating that the initial pitch maneuver is supposed to put the vehicle on a trajectory that limits vertical v to exactly meet this requirement, but again, I'm not sure this is the case.
1. There are other "pitch rotations" in the flight. This is not the only one. Also a "pitch rotation" is a rate and not a final position.
2. Since there are other "pitch rotations"...
Quote from: Danny Dot on 05/08/2009 11:35 amWhy don't you go ask what the shuttle pitch profile is? Try the shuttle Q&A thread....because access to emergency landing sites, aerodynamic surfaces and the lack of fairing separation (altitude) make the Shuttle a special case muddying the water when trying to understand the basics as in Basic Rocket Science Q&A.
1. Do LVs actively aim for non zero angle of attack at any time during supersonic flight?2. If not, then it needs to be tipped off initially, i.e., after clearing the tower and by some angle that I'm interested in. Thereafter, it does a gravity turn. 3. Well, I hope gravity turn is the proper term for aligning thrust and velocity vectors to achieve zero AOA.4. ... would mean my assumption is wrong which is LVs strictly stick to a gravity turn during atmospheric flight and after the first few seconds of ascent - UNLESS those other pitch rotations are performed for the very reason of keeping the AOA continuously close to zero?
The launch vehicles often don't shoot for zero angle of attack. But must always keep angle of attack in limits.Pitch is pretty much contantly changing. Constant pitch rate gives the fuel optimum profile.
1. LV's don't sense AOA or even airspeed...
Quote from: Danny Dot on 05/08/2009 08:27 pmThe launch vehicles often don't shoot for zero angle of attack. But must always keep angle of attack in limits.Pitch is pretty much contantly changing. Constant pitch rate gives the fuel optimum profile.Great! That's exactly the kind of hints I was looking for; will look up the specific references for some sample values. Cheers.Quote from: Jim1. LV's don't sense AOA or even airspeed...Points taken. It is apparently a bit more sophisticated than anticipated. Thanks.
FYI, found some reference material in the meantime. Depicted below are the diagrams for pitch and AOA taken from the Saturn V Flight Manual. It shows that AOA peaks at 4 deg shortly after clearing the tower. Then it stays below 1 deg during atmospheric flight. So, the Saturn V first stage is so kind to behave following my intuition: That is, actively pitch over to some precomputed attitude early on and then just duck the oncoming airflow.The same with Atlas V; the payload user manual says: At an altitude of 244 m (800 ft) and time from liftoff greater than 10 seconds, the vehicle begins its initial pitch-over phase. At approximately 2,438 m (8,000 ft), the vehicle enters into a nominal zero-pitch and zero-yaw angle-of-attack phase to minimize aerodynamic loads.
...The pitch rate doesn't go to zero.
Anything you're going to find publicly is also going to be very generic. In the real world, every single one of these is going to be mission unique.It's like the cone vs the black line in hurricane forecasting. You seem to be trying to calculate a black line that's the same for every mission. In reality, there are just bounds on what the rocket can do (the cone). How it flies on launch day, the black line withing the cone, is subject to a long list of variables, requirements and optimizations of same. Where one rocket might be flying a steady zero or non-zero alpha, another one would be pitching. It's truly unique to each mission.


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Ivo Medina has always been a loyal fan of 427s. The founder and president of the Classic Camaro Association, Ivo Medina has owned 22 Camaros, his last one with the legendary Chevrolet 427ci big-block mega-mill. It was a special motor for Chevrolet, and the mere mention of its name brings memories of ruling the dragstrips and scorching the streets. It was a time when the phrase "There's no replacement for displacement" was the only rule on the road.
Chevrolet always remembered its most famous big-block engine. It was a household name (most certainly in enthusiast households), but we didn't hear much about it in the displacement-starved '80s and '90s. This all changed when the factory-sponsored Chevrolet Racing Team announced a new small-block mill for the C5-R racing program and turned to the legendary number 427 to call out its performance. According to Doug Duchardt, director of GM Racing, the C5-R was the "first-ever official factory Corvette race car" and, in recent history (1999-2004), the most successful Chevrolet race car ever. It won every race it entered in 2004, captured every pole position in every ALMS event, never required an engine change in the entire racing year, and took home both the drivers' title and the team championship.
We share with you now a story of personal tragedy and the power and resilience of the human spirit. Ivo tells VETTE he lost his son, Ivo-Randy, 2 1/2 years ago in an auto accident. Ivo-Randy was a consummate Corvette fan, and he often told his dad he should move up the Bow Tie hierarchy from the Camaro to the line-topping Vette. Ivo's wife already had a Torch Red '01 Z06, so Ivo had to live with the daily pressure to convert the family motor pool to Vette-only status. Ivo tells us that before he died, his son said to him, "You have to buy your own Corvette." But Camaros ran deep in Ivo's blood, almost as deep as family. He held out.
After mourning the loss of his son, Ivo had a change of heart, and within him rumbled a new passion to cruise in his very own Corvette. Ivo, though, was still in love with 427s. It was the motor in his last Camaro, and the defining feature of the legendary Corvette 427. Ivo tells us he loved the classic, old-school torque and horsepower of the big-block 427. He says, "If I was going to buy a Corvette, it had to have a 427 in it. There would be no other way.".
Ivo searched everywhere-the Internet, magazines, referrals, and possible leads-but he could not find a C6 Corvette with a 427 engine. Maybe Ivo's son was looking down upon him with the answer, and knowing how much his Dad loved 427s, decided to find him the motor first. And that's where our story leads.
After searching high and low for a 427, Ivo found a C5-R engine assembly from John Reese at Finish Line Performance (FLP) in Naperville, Illinois. This custom speed shop offers full engine assemblies, custom tunings, and exhaust work for C5 and C6 Corvettes. Ivo tells us the 427 was indeed a factory C5-R block, and it did not start life as an LS1, LS2, or LS6. The C5-R motor had been custom-built for a customer who did not take delivery, so now it was available to Ivo. It was as if his son was saying to him, "Dad, this is the way it's meant to be." Ivo purchased the engine and said, "Now I have to find a car to put it in!"
The techs at FLP told Ivo he was the only person they knew who had bought an engine without having a vehicle waiting for it. With that in mind, before we look at Ivo's Corvette itself, let's first scrutinize its powerplant.
The C5-R was hand-built by Scott Fulkerson of Midwest Engine Tech in Mokena, Illinois. Midwest builds high-horsepower engines for FLP and private customers domestically and internationally, even as far away as Germany. The C5-R block uses a 4.125 bore and 4.00 stroke to displace 6.997 liters (427 ci). Ivo's was outfitted with a full Lunati rotating assembly, including a crankshaft, pistons with a -17cc dish, and rods. FLP Stage 3, 66cc chamber, fully ported heads top the short-block. Head essentials include 1.7 Jesel rockers and 2.080/1.570 stainless steel valves.
The C5-R is kept cool with a Ron Davis heavy-duty radiator and Doug Rippie Motorsports oil-cooler kit. The internal engine components are lubricated with a ported oil pump. Spark travels from the coils to the NGK iridium spark plugs using Taylor custom spark-plug wires. Engine power is transferred to the DTE-braced six-speed manual by way of a SPEC Stage 5 clutch and a billet-steel flywheel. The shifter is a Hurst design and provides quick, hassle-free shifts during the most arduous speed trials.
Here begins part two of our story. Ivo had his C5-R engine, but to make his son proud, he needed to find an unbelievably special Corvette to which he could mate it. Searching the Corvette Trader Web site, Ivo fell in love with a low-mileage '01 Millennium Yellow Z06 in Virginia. It only had 1,500 miles on it-less than 300 per year. The interior of the vehicle was Mod Red, and the resulting color combination-of which approximately 150 units were built in '01-was stunning. Ivo knew he had found the perfect Corvette for him, but it was already a milestone performance vehicle. However, Ivo says he bought the Corvette solely because of its rare color combination. After all, its LS6 was not nearly powerful enough for his purposes.
Ivo drove his Z06 from Virginia to Florida, where it was turned over to Corvette tuner Anti-Venom in Seffner. Here, the respected Corvette experts performed the C5-R 427 engine install. The stock LS6 was pulled and permanently replaced with the unworldly power of the C5-R 427. Other modifications performed as part of the project included coil relocation, installation of a FAST intake and Anti-Venom/FAST 99mm throttle body, and changing out the stock fuel injectors for 42-pound replacements. Anti-Venom then toughened the look of the heads with custom billet valve covers and added a line lock to facilitate tire-scalding burnouts.
Needing even more horsepower, Ivo removed the heads and shaved their surfaces to increase the engine's compression ratio to 11.3:1. (The Chevrolet Racing Team maintained a 12.5:1 compression ratio on its C5-Rs.) He also installed an Anti-Venom specialty-a custom-ground performance camshaft. The Anti-Venom grind gives a 244/248-degree duration and a 0.617/0.647-inch lift. This cam is great for the larger-displacement 427ci motor and is designed for naturally aspirated engines not optioned with a superblower. Not just a performer, this is one mighty-sounding camshaft. Just ask the Corvette enthusiasts at NCM Z06 Fest 2005, who gave this Corvette the award of Best Cam Sound at their Annual Z06 "Cam Off." The two additional drivetrain modifications Ivo performed were a set of Comp "R" lifters to complement the vehicle's custom camshaft and an LS2 waterpump.
Ivo knew that his super creation had to sound super, too. To that end, he removed the Z06's stock manifolds and upgraded the exhaust path with Kooks 1 7/8-inch headers and an off-road X-pipe. Deliberately tuned for an aggressive sound, the system exits through a set of B&B Bullet mufflers.
Force gets to the ground via a heavy-duty DTE differential housing 3.42 gears. Goodyear Eagle F1s, size 275/35-ZR18 on the front and 315/30ZR18 in the rear, provide plenty of grip so the OE Customs Z06-style wheels can tame the track and the pavement.
The horsepower and torque measurements-a whopping 525 horses and 497 lb-ft at the rear wheels-make this Corvette a monster at the dragstrip and surprisingly easy to drive on the street. According to Ivo, "Z06s are meant to be driven, not parked in a garage. And the difference between a Z06 and my C5-R Corvette is night and day. It's outrageous. The torque is unbelievable. It's scary to hear it coming down the street and know it's not stock." Crate balls of fire, Ivo. We couldn't agree more.


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TURPAN, China (Reuters) - Chinese state media demanded severe punishment on Thursday to put down what China has said is a holy war aimed at Beijing by Islamist militants from the restive Xinjiang region.
Security has been strengthened in both Beijing and in Xinjiang in the far west after an SUV ploughed through bystanders in the capital's iconic Tiananmen Square on Monday and burst into flames.
The exiled leader of Xinjiang's Muslim Uighur minority called for an independent probe into the crash, in which the three occupants of the vehicle and two bystanders were killed and dozens were injured.
U.S.-based Rebiya Kadeer said she did not believe any kind of organized extremist Islamic movement was operating in Xinjiang, a view shared by rights groups and some experts.
"It is almost impossible for Uighurs to organize because of China's stringent controls and attacks," she said in an interview.
But police said Monday's incident was a carefully planned and organized "terrorist attack" carried out by people from Xinjiang. They announced they had apprehended five accomplices in Beijing who they said were Islamist militants planning a holy war. Their names suggest they are Uighurs.
Such an attack is a crime against humanity, the city's official Beijing Daily said in a commentary. The government should spare no effort to ensure Beijing's safety, it added.
"Violent terrorist crime is the shared enemy of all humanity, the shared enemy of all ethnic groups in the country, and it must be severely punished under the law," said the commentary, which was also carried on the website of the ruling Communist Party's People's Daily.
"Maintaining the capital's security and stability is a responsibility of utmost importance."
The English-language China Daily said the perpetrators will "go down in history as murderers not heroes".
Xinjiang, a sprawling, desert-like region that borders Central Asian nations that were part of the former Soviet Union as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been beset by violence, blamed by China on Uighur separatists and extremists.
In 2009, nearly 200 people were killed in the Xinjiang capital Urumqi in rioting between Uighurs and the majority Han Chinese.
Many Uighurs chafe at Chinese controls on their religion, culture and language, although the government says they enjoy widespread freedoms.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying, asked about Kadeer's comments, said the government opposed the linking of violence with the country's ethnic and religious policies.
"This is totally wrong and has ulterior motives. Anyone who has the rudimentary ability to distinguish (right from wrong) can see this," she told a daily news briefing.
China is clear that it faces a threat from separatists who carry out violent attacks and have links with groups outside of China to damage the country's stability, Hua added.
"We hope the international community can be clear about this."
However, while a Chinese state newspaper reported in July that the government suspected Syrian opposition forces were training extremists from Xinjiang to carry out attacks in China, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has dismissed the idea.
"There are absolutely no Chinese fighters in Syria," Wang told a news conference in France on Wednesday.
Authorities tightened security this week in energy-rich Xinjiang, with added police presence on the streets. Armed police prevented Reuters reporters from entering Lukqun town, where one of the detained suspects is from, sending them back to the nearby city of Turpan.
"The people in Lukqun, they are afraid. We are afraid too," said a man working at a food stall in Turpan.
"I can't say any more."
Several others nearby made similar comments in broken Mandarin but waved off further inquiries. Uighurs speak a Turkic language, and few in Turpan were fluent in Mandarin, the language spoken in most of China.
One Uighur man who spoke excellent Mandarin said: "I can't talk about Lukqun. I just want to live a peaceful life."
No one wanted to talk about relations between Uighurs and Han Chinese.
Kadeer, president of the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress, the main exiled Uighur organization, cautioned against believing China's account of the Tiananmen incident.
"Chinese claims simply cannot be accepted as facts without an independent and international investigation of what took place in Beijing on Monday," Kadeer said.
China, which calls Kadeer an "anti-Chinese splittist", will almost certainly ignore her call for an international investigation.
Security has also been tightened in Beijing with extra police at the airport and on the streets. Some residents expressed fear about how unrest in Xinjiang had apparently made its way to the capital.
"Actually I feel very afraid because ... I often go over to Tiananmen. I thought something like this would be so far off from happening to us here, but for this to suddenly happen so close to me ... I just feel worried and scared," said Zhang Xiaoyan, 26, who works in financial services.
Kadeer said Uighurs may or may not have been responsible for the attack on Monday.
"It is difficult to tell at the moment, given the strict control of information by the Chinese government on this tragic incident," she said.
"If the Uighurs did it, I believe they did it out of desperation because there is no channel for the Uighur people to seek redress for any kind of injustice they had suffered under Chinese rule."
Her comments were made in written replies to Reuters questions, translated from the Uighur language by an aide.
Kadeer is a former Chinese political prisoner who was accused of leaking state secrets in 1999. She left China on medical parole and settled near Washington with her husband and part of her family in 2005. The 66-year-old mother of 11 was previously a celebrated millionaire who advised China's parliament.
Kadeer said she feared the Tiananmen Square attack would join a long list of incidents that China uses "to justify its heavy-handed repression" in her native region.
Additional reporting by Megha Rajagopalan and Joseph Campbell in BEIJING, John Irish in PARIS and Paul Eckert in WASHINGTON; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan


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It is not so important
how long we live,.
but how well.
Male Chorus to Tour Pacific Coast
51,104,ne SAsteA
Literary Societies' Collegiate
Cup Contest
May 6
All-school game night
May 8
Final meeting of Tau Sigma Pi
Lords and Ladies Picnic
Spanish Club
May 9
Progressive Discussion Gi=oup
Music Festival
May 12
J. S. Banquet
May 15
Student Recital
May 16
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Polomene Potter's Convention
May 19
Spring. Finals
"Being born again . .
by the word of God,
which liveth and
abideth forever."
I Peter 1:23 4a1o @MED Belisets Ojiicial School Pape4
Vol. XXVII—No. 13
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Friday, May 5, 1950
White Pine Inn Site Of Graduation Banquet
Bethel Male Chorus is making plans for a tour of Pacific Coast
states beginning May 29. The 22-voice chorus will take three weeks to
complete the trip which will begin with a concert at Spokane, Washing-ton
and finish in San Diego, California on June 15.
The chorus will be assisted in its concert program by Mr. Valdeko
Kangro and Mr. Kaljo Raid who will present selections on violin and
cello. Also participating in the program will be the Courier Male Quartet,
Bob Mantzke, baritone soloist, and an instrumental trio composed of Don
Peterson, Dave Englund and Elmin Forsell. Al Anthony is the accompanist.
Under the direction of Mr. Nels Stjernstrom, the chorus will give
a varied program of sacred numbers and spirituals including "To Thee
We Sing", "Onward Ye People", "Den Store Hvide Flok", and Fred
Waring's arrangement of "Onward Christian Soldiers."
This will be the first year that a chorus has taken a tour in the
summer and the trip also represents the first visit to the West Coast
by any Bethel choir. Dates have not been definitely set but the tour
will include the following cities and towns:
Spokane, Bellingham, Everett, Seattle, and Tacoma, Washington; Warren
and Portland, Oregon; Oakland, San Francisco, Turlock, Kingsburg, Los
Angeles, Pasadena, Yucaipa and San Diego, California.
Generous Bethelites Give Over
Five Hundred Articles of Clothing
The articles acquired during the collection for Mr. Chanco's jungle
school, are a material monument to the generosity of Bethelites. Many
items in perfect condition evidenced a sacrifice on the part of the givers.
Approximately 300 pieces of women's apparel were donated, includ-ing
skirts, sweaters, blouses, dresses, suits and numerous articles of
underclothing. From Bethel men came 250 or more shirts, trousers, sport
coats and jackets.
Seniors to Retreat to
Wood Lake on Mon. ;
Class. of '49 to Go Also
Wood Lake, Wisconsin will be
the scene of the annual retreat of
the Seminary Senior Class' this
year. The members of the class
of 1949 will be joining with this
years graduating class and their
families for this event on May 8, 9.
A guest speaker will lead in
periods of Biblical discussion and
devotional meditation. The remain-der
of the time will be spent in
various forms of recreation.
Prof. Compton of Macalester
To Be Main Speaker of Evening
A viHt to the White Pine Inn at Bayport, Minnesota is convincing
e.lou•h That this year's graduation banquet will be the best yet. With
Hoe tree surroundings and quaint interior, the Inn is most inviting.
Lail t in a colonial style, the White Pine Inn is a landmark near the
of the St. Croix river and is picturesque with its white pillared
oce . ch.
The program for next Friday evening will find Professor Bruce
Compton of the philosophy depart-ment
of Macalester College as the
speaker. He has been used by the
Inter-varsity groups in the state
and is of intellectual and spiritual
Bob Mantzke's quartette includ-ing
Bob, Ted Van Der Veer, Jack
Anderson and Bill Anderson will
be providing special music for in-spiration
and entertainment. The
banquet committee has given their
assurance that the program will
cease, allowing ample time for ex-tra-
J. S. activities before the dorm
deadline rolls around.
Fine cooperation has been re-ceived
from Mr. Jim Olson, mana-ger
of the White Pine Inn. The Inn
can be found by following Highway
36 east to Bayport. Watch for the
billboard with further directions as
to where to make a right turn
which can be taken directly to the
front door of the White Pine Inn.
Ample parking space is near the
Tennessee Evangelist
to Speak at Commencement
Baccalaureate in College Chapel
with Rev. Thompson Speaking May 21
Dr. Robert G. Lee, a distinguished author, pastor, and evangelist
of Memphis, Tennessee will deliver the commencement address to the
1950 graduating classes on Friday, May 26.
On the preceding Sunday, Rev. Lester Thompson of Muskegon,
Michigan will give the baccalaure-ate
sermon in the College Chapel.
The commencement exercises
this year are being held at the
First Baptist Church of Minne-apolis
starting at 7:30 P.M. A half
hour musical featuring the Eston-ian
musicians, Valdeko Kangro.
and Kaijo Raid, with Dr. Howard .
Smith at the pipe organ will pre-ceed
the graduation exercises. The
procession of the graduating class-es
will follow at 8 o'clock. During
the graduation Bethel's three
choral groups, the Male Chorus, the
Girls Chorus, and the Chapel Choir
will sing. The presentation of the
degrees will follow the main ad-dress
by Dr. Robert G. Lee.
President Wingblade thought the
school was very fortunate in se-curing
Dr. Robert Lee. Due to his
v ery busy schedule he will be fly- .
ing both to and from the Cities
in order to make this engagement.
The baccalaureate service at
4:00 P.M. on May 21, will be held
in the College Chapel. The Chapel
Choir will render special music at
this service.
The Twin y City Baptist Young
People have been invited to die-pence
with their regular meetings
in order to attend this service.
There will be a social hour fol-lowing
the service in the dining
Top Six Seniors
To Be Guests At
Court of Honor
Bethel's top six Senior honor
students, the President and other
representatives will be guests at
the Court of Honor Banquet spon-sored
by the St. Paul Junior Cham-ber
of Commerce on Monday, May
15 at the Lowry Hotel.
The Bethel students being hon-ored
are : Violet Dalton, Bruce
Herrstrom, Joy Ingalls, Gladys
Kleinsasser, Ralph Larson, and
Beverly Lewis.
The speaker of the evening will
be Dr. Samuel Nowell Stevens, who
is President of Grinnell College.
All the St. Paul colleges take
part in this event. This is the
second -annual participation for
Bethel since becoming a four year
Bethel Experiments
Still an experimental occasion,
the game night scheduled for Sat-urday
evening, if successful may
become a weekly affair next year.
The need for social activities on
Bethel campus will thus be taken
care of for the week-end of May 6.
An active committee, headed by Al
Windham, Hal Lundberg, Ron
Johnson and Lois Redin has ar-ranged
the game night which will
be held in the boys' recreation
The fellowship of that evening
will be informal and is open to the
entire student body. Students are
free to come and go as they wish
between the hours of 8 and 11 p.m.
Games will be provided, such as
volley ball, ping-pong, handball, as
well as the conventional checkers,
monopoly and other games.
About 150 pairs of shoes found
their way into the collection. Cloth-ing
and shoes for infants, plus a
miscellany of purses, scarves, hats,
belts, socks, towels and 12 winter
coats, were also contributed.
In the line of clothing for the
mind, some 50 or more books texts,
and commentaries, 15 Bibles, 25
New Testaments, and perhaps 400
magazines (both sacred and secu-lar),
S. S. lesson leaflets and devo-tional
literature was given.
All this will be packed for ship-ping
in 2x3x4' heavy wooden boxes,
lined with waterproof paper and
shipped before exam time. The
designated 25% of the Missionary
Band surplus offering will pay ship-merit
The students responsible for or-ganizing
and carrying through this
project are Marilyn • Kortum, Mar-garet
Sheffler, Fred Baty, Marvin
Gunnarson, Mike Malone, Harley
Stuhl and Professor Bohne.
Sem Juniors
and Middlemen
Honor Seniors
Juniors and middlemen of the
Seminary held their annual Spring
Banquet on May 4 in honor of the
graduating senior s. Background
was provided by Dayton's Red
Earl Van der Veer acted as toast-master
and Dr. Robert Smith of
Dubuque University, Dubuque, Iowa
was the guest speaker. The class
will and prophecy were read. Vocal
soloists for the occasion were Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Bodin. Carol Land-berg
played violin selections.
The tables were attractively de-corated
and the theme of the even-ing
was "To Know Him and To
Make Him Known."
ems of Irbougbt
By President Wingblade
Page 2 THE CLARIO N Friday, May 5, 1950
Sounds From the Banquet Hall
by Harold Lind
On the Burner
Merchandise Mart
FOR. In other words, you can't
purchase the best goods at medi-ocre
But some things are so valuable
that they cannot be evaluated in
money alone. Knowledge is one of
these. And Bethel's business com-modity
is "knowledge FROM A
We buy it at the beginning of
each quarter and a conscientious
faculty, believing we mean busi-ness,
comes rain or shine, day after
day to open new avenues of learn-ing
where we may find the Truth
of God and the wisdom of men. -
The cost of a good education is
admittedly high. Yet, we seem bent
upon attending as few classes as
possible and "slipping by" some-bow.
In no other society are peo-ple
so eager to get less than their
money's worth. Illness assails many
at exam time or when a term paper
is due. A bright spring day will
lure others away from four or five
class hours they have already pur-chased.
Some sit in class scarcely
heeding lectures they elected and
paid for a few weeks earlier.
Why illness and lack of driving
power should exist in individuals
filled with the zest and strength
of youth is probably a mystery to
the teaching staff. Whoever heard
of a professor discontinuing an
eight o'clock class so that he could
sleep later in the mornings?
By the way . . . have you cut
classes lately?
Welcome back girls. (A look at
Don Peterson's face was all that
was necessary to inform us that
the Girls' Chorus had arrived.) We
can plainly see (flash, sparkle,
flash!) that the trip proved suc-cessful
as well as profitable for
most of the chorus members. At
least they all acquired third-finger
left hand sparklers, or so it ap-pears.
Aleen Lindquist would say, "We
found everything from smoked her-ring
to diamond rings on the trip."
The girls wore their rings at every
concert, and on one occasion Joan
Everburg was gently stroking her
hair in order that she might "show
off" her diamond, when suddenly
she looked down at her hand and
noticed that the stone was gone.
That "shows to go" that accidents
can be embarrassing at the right
Nels Stjernstrom, always willing
to have fun, bought a diamond, to-o.
Now he uses his left hand pre-dominantly
for directing. All these
"genuine" gems caused no little as-tonishment
among churches visited
on the tour. IMAGINE that many
Bethel girls engaged! But then,
with 25 or so Bethelite weddings
scheduled for this summer, maybe,
it isn't so hard to imagine, after
A week from today is the biggest
event of the entire school year.
There's no student too "broke" to
miss the J.S. Banquet. Fella, give
that gal a break. She'd like to go.
It's up to you to ask her.
The Speech Banquet was held
last Friday night at the Hospitality
House in Minneapolis,. with Louis
Nelson as the Toastmaster. We had
a word of prayer and then sat
down to a delicious meal, topped
off with fresh apple pie.
An after-dinner speech by Harold
Lind was the first thing on the
porgram. He remarked that Louis
Nelson was playing ball the other
Notes and Noise
on the
Chapel Choir Trip
by Jim Hubbard
Six states in ten days!—that's
what faced the energetic Bethelites
who boarded a Greyhound bus the
morning of April 14. Designated as
the Bethel Chapel Choir, they were
ready to leave on a concert tour
which would take them through
Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colora-do,
South Dakota and back to Min-nesota.
The bus driver, Wayne
Quinn and his trusty bus were to
be the medium of acomplishment.
It seems that in every choir
there are those certain individuals
that make things move continuous-ly.
Bob Stassen" his red, bright red,
sombrero and his plastic ukelele
seemed to be the pivot point of all
the mischief and merry-making on
the trip. From early morning (and
early it was, for on some mornings
it was necessary to arise at 4:30
or 5 a.m.) to late afternoon, all
that was heard above the growl of
the dog, (Greyhound, that is) was
the twang of a certain out-of-tune
ukelele and the twang of a certain
out-of-tune supposedly bass voice.
Very often other stellar voices
would join in until the din was al-most
deafening. When it came to
high class music it was the Boo-wah
boys that brought down the
house. This is a group composed of
Gordy Berg, Deane Shaffer, Jim
Young, Bob Stassen, Ron Johnson,
and Paul Thompson, etc. Several
of the young men of the choir grac-ed
their already handsome selves
with a variety of straw and felt
Little Audrey Eckdahl made
a hit with her renditions of a
certain aria from the opera, "La
Traviata." Marianne Ostrom loved
to paint throats and became quite
an expert with all the experience
that she had on the trip. In most
every town that the choir stopped,
Charlie Lindberg was found talk-ing
to some new girl, especially in
Denver. Jo Ann Johnson has an
aspiration to be a bubble. Claryce
Skoog got the fattest letters while
on tour. Have you met Paul "Hy-man
Malmstein" Thompson yet—?
Many things happened on this trip
that each member will remember
for years to come. Nicknames,
jokes, etc. . . . all things worked
together to give the choir a won-derful
Above all was the spiritual bles-sing
of the trip. The morning de-votions
with the pastors of the
churches, the quiet time on the
bus, the half-hour prayer service
be fore• each concert, the fellow-ship
around the dinning table, and
the fellowship in the Christian
homes that were visited, were all
places where the choir was streng-thened
spiritually. The Lord has
blessed the Chapel Choir. The
Chapel Choir has been a blessing
singing in the churches and places
where it has ministered in song.
Therefore we can say that because
the choir was blessed and a bless-ing
the tour of 1950 was a success.
day, got hit on the head with a
baseball and was taken to the hos-pital.
The next day the reports
was in the paper as follows: St.
Paul: While playing ball on Bethel
College and Seminary field, Louis
Nelson got struck by a ball on the
right temple that knocked him
cold. He was taken to Midway
hospital. X-ray pictures of Louis'
head showed nothing."
Next on the program was Henry
Nelson who gave an oration on
"Displaced Persons." Of course you
know what Oratery is: ORATORY
Then Wendell Anderson gave a
short speech and told us how
"Nine out of ten women think
'counterattack' has something to
do with a bargin sale." He went
on to tell us that when Louis
Nelson was born, the stork that
brought him was given a ticket for
peddling dope.
Then an impromptu debate fol
lowed, on the topic: "Resolved
That A Tunnel System Be Con-structed
On Bethel Campus Con-necting
the Buildings." The affir-mative
team were Mr. Schultz and
Bob Daley. The negative team con-sisted
of Mr. Berntsen. and Curtis
The affirmative contended that
their program would be practical in
reducing the colds on the campus.
They said that at the present when
a student approached a pond on
our campnus, he either swims,
drowns or turns back. With the
proposed elaberate tunnel program
this time of indecision could be
reduced and spent in thinking
about that next exam they have to
cram for. Furthermore, they sug-gested
that there be a door at both
ends of the tunnel mainly for the
purpose of keeping fellows out of
the draft, thereby keeping more
fellows here at Bethel.
In rebuttal, the negative stated
the program would be impossible
for health and financial reasons.
Impractible for health reasons. it
would prevent students from get-ting
fresh air, causing them to
become puny.
The negative side's counter pro-posal
contained the idea that storm
coats and caps be issued to all
those attending Bethel, for in this
way students could keep warm and
still get the needed fresh air. A
further advantage to this plan
would be increased enrollment of
students who needed storm coats.
The affirmative answered their
opponent's statement of impractica-bility
on the financial angle by
stating that their plan included
having "Little Malmsten" (Shine
Swanson) as their financial pro-moter,
adding that they had con-fidence
in him for financing the
The negative team's response of,
"Now let us dig into this case,"
was the turning point of the de-bate,
for the affirmative charged
they were inferring to dig down,
and thereby supporting the con-struction
of a tunnel system.
After the debate was over, the
two ladies judging could not reach
a decision, because influenced by
coaching from the audience. The
audience then voted and the affir-mative
team won the decision by
a -slight margin.
Have you heard what is happening
In the Seminary Lounge by the
light of the moon?
It's on the 8th of May, for one and
At 7:30 and it's not a dress ball.
It's Tau Sigma Pi's last meeting of
the year,
There's a humorous skit for you
to hear.
God has placed our eyes in our
foreheads and so we are all look-ing
forward. Life is uncertain but
its very uncertainty makes it in-interesting.
We know not what the
next moment will bring forth, and
that very fact keeps us on a plane
of high anticipation.
We are always looking ahead. In
class we are listening to the in-structor,
but in between those
thoughts we are thinking of what
we are going to do when the class
is over. There is always a tomor-row
that we trust will be a little
brighter than today.
Life is made up of little things.
So many drops in the ocean, so
many grains of sand; so many
words to be spoken, so many steps
on the road. It is pretty much made
up of small things after all, ana
yet tremendously important. A
great executive said that ninety-five
percent of his work was made
up of details.
But as we walk and work, we
look ahead. The freshman who, as
he unpacked his trunk to settle in
the dormitory, put a "V" over his
door — valedictorian — and he be-came
just that some four years
later. We just heard on the radio
that the new president of the Grey-hound
Bus Company began as a
bus driver only some twenty years
ago, and the president of the Bell
Telephone system was an ordinary
workman not so long ago. _
But the secret of progress is to
hold the vision clear and then to
strive and perserve to attain that
Phillips Brooks, addressing a
group of high school boys in ,Bos-ton,
put this question to them:
"What kind of man do you want
to be at forty? Do you want to be
intelligent and well-read, kind and
benevolent, strong of character
and purpose? Get the picture clear
—and then begin now to be just
that kind of boy or you will not
be that kind of man at forty."
And then the summum bonum or
high goal of it all. An older man
conversing with a younger man on
a train led in the following dia-logue:
"What are your plans for the
"I am going to study law."
"And then what?"
" I plan to practice law."
"And then what?"
"I hope to get married and have
a happy home."
"And then what?"
"I hope to make success and ac-cumulate
some money."
"And then what?"
"I suppose I will retire."
"And then what?" When the
murderous king intimated to Ham-let
that the latter did not know his
diabolical plans, Hamlet replied, "I
see a cherub that sees them."
There is One who knows and
plans our future, and is so willing
and able to lead—if we only follow.
How true it is that there is nothing
more beautiful under heaven than
the yielded life.
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Sparkling Successes
by Muriel
Someone has written a poem for a certain freshmen fellow that
runs as follows: "Spring is come, dat's for sure, in fact, there is no
doubt—'specially when Wendy Anderson takes a girl friend out." Con-gratulations,
Wendy, and we wish you much success in such future
As the Axe Is Ground
Essay On Relevancy
by Ancient Alex
Yesterday I saw my neighbor out weeding her lawn and getting it
ready for spring. That was alright as long as the price of gasoline
remains constant at 21.9c. However, our chicken has two left legs and
this affects the price of coconut oil in Siberia in and inverse ratio
to the amount of Vitamin D in pasteurized goat milk.
I pointed out this discrepancy to the head life guard who agreed
that the Chinese yen would never replace the cyclotron in aeronautical
design. Of course, he was a relative of mine and this was the reason for
the sudden increase in the price of wooden barrel heads.
But the jib sail was still intact and this enabled Senator McCarthy
to uncover his latest bit of evidence in the "Little Red Riding Wolf"
trial. This led to doubt among members of the Tanganyika City Council
and Paris fashions came out in 1936 with a lowered hemline just two
inches above the ankle, which pleased all the men.
Now I am led further down the road of Socialism (from which there
is no return) because storm windows hawe been replaced by organge
juice concentrate. But the invoice was approved by Duncan Hines so
who was I to hold out for an increase in my yacht rental fee from
the International Harvester Company? This left my late grandmother
in quite a predicament because although she was only four feet and
six inches, now her husband was widower than she was.
Now you are perfectly within your rights when you say that I am
no longer entitled to sing "Down By The Old Mill Stream" with the
canaries of Hartz mountain.
But this overlooks the fact that Dean Carlson is not afflicted with
the, malady known as pessimisanthrophy and that the well-known anal.
gesic, sodium acetylsalicilate, does not operate in the realm of tricycle
physics. Nevertheless, I am convinced of the veracity of the orangutang
while at the same time subscribing to a philosophy of indeterminate
determinism when the lives of wharf rats are involved.
So I must of necessity conclude that when spring comes, we will
see a radical change in rubber-tipped pencils which will defy any ex-planation
on the basis that mother's cookies are far superior to the
Yellow Cab system in this country. I really hope that you can see
why my logical case of appendicitis will not allow me to forfeit the
precious privilege of breathing air for such a measly reward as a one
thousand-dollar-a-month pension until I am ninety five months of age.
Of course, you are entitled to your own opinion but after you have
observed all the facts I am sure that you will see that this country,
or any other country, for that mattter, cannot expect any relief from
thumb tacks or syntax until South America and the venetian blond
industry settle their differences at the point of conflict, namely, the
use of waste paper as women's hats in Buhl, Idaho.
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Indians Play on Worthington Diamond Tonight
Meet Concordia
At Como Tues .
Opener Brings Bethel Victory
Over Luther Nine, 5-3
Opening it's nine game schedule with a win, Bethel downed Luther
Junior College, of New Ulm, Minn., 5-3. The game was played at Como
Park on April 22, 1950.
After a shaky first inning, in which the visitors scored twice and
took the lead, Bud Eklof, Indian hurler, settled down to pitch good ball
for the remaining eight innings. Meanwhile, the Indians jumped on the
Luther hurler for a fourth inning 3 run outburst, which substantiated
the Bethel victory.
The Luther team was not slow in
starting the first inning as they
combined one hit with two walks
and an error by Gordon Johnson,
Bethel second sacker, to force two
runs over the plate. Bethel was un-able
to get going in their first
frame. Gordon Johnson struck out,
and Delmar Johnson, third base.
man for the Indians, flied out to
the short-stop. Harold Wertz, short-stop
for the Bethel team, connected
for a double, but was left on
second when first baseman Ken
Greenman popped out to short,
closing the inning.
Backed up by a fast double play
completed by his team mates, Bud
Eklof had little trouble putting the
Luther team down in the second
inning. In the Indians' half of the
inning, their first run crossed the
plate. Catcher Bud Pierce had re-tired
as his long fly to center field
was hauled low; but, Danny
Bloom destined to score the first
run, poked a single between first
and second bases, and topped it
off by stealing second. As Bloom
waited on second, his teammates
Ed Carlson struck out and Ted
Johnson drew a base on balls. Next
up was Bud Eklof who smashed
out a hit to score Bloom. Gordy
Johnson grounded out, ending the
second inning.
The third inning found the Lu-ther
team scoring their final run
of the game on two hits, one being
a double slugged out by their
catcher. Bethel also added another
run in the third resulting from an
• error, a walk, a fielder's choice,
and Bud Pierce's long fly whicri
made the runner tag up on third
and then beat the throw to home
The Indian's big inning came in
their half of the fourth when three
runners rallied ,across the plate.
The only run that was earned in
this inning was that one caused by
Delmar Johnson's hit. The other
two resulted from three errors on
the part of Luther's third base,
The remainder of the game was
more of a pitcher's battle rather
than a contest with the bat. The
closing of the fourth inning marked
the last frame in which any runs
appeared. Totals of the game in-cluded
10 hits allowed by Bethel
hurler Eklof as against only 6 hits
batted out against the two Luther
pitchers who shared the mound.
Two of the Bethel hits were dou-bles
banged out by Harold Werts
and Ed Carlson.
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Gymnastic Stunts
Part of Gymnasts'
Gospel team work
On Friday night, April the 28tir,
the Bethel tumbling acted in two
roles in presenting a program be-fore
a Community Boys and Girls
Club at the Eastern Heights Bap-tist
Church of St. Paul. Members
of the team participated in both a
devotional period as well as the
team's general routine of acrobatic
The evening began by a devotion-al
meeting led oy gymnast Paul
Dubuque, who opened by introduc-ing
the group of gymnasts to the
Community Club and explaining
the physical and spiritual purposes
of hils team. Two testimonies of
Christian experiences were then
given by Ken Gunman and Dave
Tuttle, after which Marlin Nelson
accompanied himself on his guitar
and sang a hymn which he desig-nated
to represent his Christian
testimony. Again testimonies were
given by Bob Earl and Curt Wik,
being followed by a vocal solo by
Paul Dubuque. After another testi-mony,
given by Harold Kickbush,
Marlin Nelson played and sang an-other
song and the time of devo-tions
was ended.
In the last half of the meeting,
the squad laid out their mats on
the floor of the church basement,
and as some fifty boys and girls
crowded around them, they pre-sented
their gymnastic routine.
consisting of backward and for-ward
rolls, flips, dives, balances,
and pyramids. Upon their return to
the campus, Paul Dubuque stated
that it appeared to him that the
type of program they presented
commanded much attention and in-terest
from the young children.
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In the Iowa game, the Illinois
nine went ahead 3-0 at the close
of the first inning. In the top of the
second inning, Dick Bandy, and
Bill Nickel crosed the plate to put
the Illinois team ahead 5-0, but
when the Iowa team had their
chance, their first run was scored
by Hogan. Two big innings follow-ed
for I llinois as they scored 5 runs
in both the 3rd and 4th innings.
Those crossing the plate were Phil
Carlson, Dick Bandy, G. Visell, B.
Nickel, Harley Stuhl, Warren Fred-ericks,
and Ralph Bennett.
In the Iowa half of the 3rd, left
fielder Bob Daley, and catcher Fen
Swanson made the rounds to score
2 runs for that inning. The biggest
inning for the Iowans came in the
last of the 4th when Shine Swan-son,
third baseman, Carr, short-stop,
and F. Swanson, catcher scor-ed
to make Iowa's last scores of
the game.
Neither Iowa nor Illinois scored
in the fifth inning. The victorious
Illinois team banged out 8 hits as
compared to 6 hits for the Iowans.
In their victory over the North-
South Minnesota team, the Illinois
nine made the circuit 24 times re-sulting
from 12 hits. In an attempt
to curb the Illinois power, three
pitchers took the mound for the
M innesota team ; first being Dick
Nelson, second Vern Steinbach, and
last, Tom Drury.
The Illinois pitcher, Ralph Ben-nett
stayed in the box the entire
game and allowed his opponents
only 6 hits.
Tonight marks the first out of
town baseball competition that the
Indians participate in this season.
They travel to Worthington Junior
College in a night game. This will
be the only time the two teams
will face each other this season.
Rainy weather for the past week-and-
a-half has hampered Indian
practice and necessitated the can-ceiling
of the Concordia and
Northwestern home games.
Coach Robert Sandin has an-nounced
that the cancelled Con-cordia
game will be played next
Tuesday afternoon, May the 9th, at
Como Park diamond No. 1.
Next Wednesday, May the 10th,
shows the Indians visitors to
Northwestern. On Saturday, May
the 13th, the Indians meet Bethany
Junior College, of Mankato, Minn.,
at Como Park. The local nine will
play on the Concordia diamond,
Tuesday, May the 16th, (Concordia
of St. Paul). No date has been
set for the cancelled Northwestern
game that was supposed to have
been played last Tuesday).
Bud Pierce Wins
Ping Pong Title
Bud Pierce, Bethel basketball
and baseball player, appeared cool
nerved last Wednesday afternoon,
as he downed Bill Nickel four
games straight in the Intramural
ping-pong tournament, to become
ping-pong champion. The event con-sisted
of a four out of seven game
match and Pierce took the shortest
ix ay to victory by not letting Nick-el
get one victory.
The first game ended in a duce
which w a s tediously waded
through to 23-21 in Pierce's favor.
Nickel's second defeat found him
way behind 21-11, and he fell 21-17
in the third, and a close final de-feat
of 21-19.
Illinois Tops Iowa, Minn.,
To Take Intramural Lead
The Illinois Intramural soft ball team has participated in the first
two games of the Spring tourney and has gained uncontested control
of first place, beating the Iowa-Platt Valley team last Monday, 15-6,
and by topping No.-So. Minnesota, 24-5, last Wednesday. The weakness
of both losing teams appeared in the pitching box. The Iowans display-ed
good hitting ability and in fielding the ball made only two errors,
however between pitchers Miller and F. Swanson, sufficient strength
Sports Sketch against the batters was lacking.
Ted Johnson, right fielder on this
year's Indian baseball team, is well-known
to all Bethel sports en-thusiasts;
for Johnson, who gradu-ated
from Lane Tech high school,
Chicago, without participating in
any varsity sports, is a three-letter
man this year, having earned let-
, ters in football as a halfback, and
in basketball as a guard, as well
as in baseball as right fielder.
Gospel team work also consumes
much of Ted's energy, for behind
the pulpit the one hundred and
seventy pound athlete is as fiery
and forceful as when engaged in
any physical sport duel. Not only
are his talents used behind the
pulpit, but Ted. whose chief in-terest
is the spiritual welfare of
the youth 'of the United States,
spends much time in boys club
The twenty-one year old sopho-more's
future is planned around
youth work. Majoring in speech
and minoring in physical educa-tion,
Ted plans to attend Northern
Illinois Teacher's College next year
but will return to Bethel for his
seminary work. Then — full-time
youth work.
Ted's attitude toward sports and
his competition in them reflects
very well his attitude toward life.
He says, "All the training and dis-cipline
involved in sports at Bethel
is of little value except in terms of
what can be done for Christ. Main-taining
a testimony for the Lord
in sports is what counts. Although
some of my greatest thrills have
come on the football field or on the
basketball court, gospel team work
provides opportunities for even
greater thrills — such as talking
with an individual about his re-lationship
to the Lord Jesus Christ
—and even for the greatest thrill
in any Christian's life—to lead a
soul to the knowledge and ac-ceptance
of salvation."
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Many Bethel students have ac-cepted
the challenge to "go forth
into the highways and byways and
compel them to come in" with Earl
Glader heading up the spring
street meetings of the school.
The next meeting is scheduled
for tomorrow at Forest Lake, the
following Saturday at Cambridge
and the final one at an undeter-mined
Meetings begin in the college
chapel at 7:00 p.m. with prayer.
After this the group teams and
volunteers journey to the meeting
place and begin the song service
and musical numbers, assisted by
a new public-addres system. The
service continues with a short mes-sage,
testimonies, personal work
and tract distribution. In Cam-bridge
several local churches are
expected to assist.
Earl Glader invites all students
to join in prayer for this ministry
and to assist in these meetings.
The first meeting was planned for
April 30 at White Bear, but incle-ment
weather conditions prevent-ed
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Speech Department Announces Contest
Campus Groups Hold Banquets spi4ed .93i4e Two Oratory Events Open To All
By CLIFF SMITH
Announcement was recently made by the Speech Department that
oratorical contests will be held shortly with awards to be made totaling
50 dollars.
The money, given by Dr. Andrew Ericson of Marquette, Michigan
(Bethel Academy, 1909), is part of a fund designated for the purpose of
encouraging speech development
Progressive Discussion Group
held its third annual banquet at
Weber's Restaurant the evening
of May 1. The meeting was attend-ed
by twenty-two members, visitors
and faculty as the group held its
first stag banquet.
The speaker of the evening was
Mr. Victor Walters, political sci-ence
professor, who spoke on the
topic, "The Visible Church—Body
or Corpse?" Mr. Bob Otto, adviser
for the group, outlined the purpose
of such an organization on campus
and Perry Hedberg presented a
brief resume of the year's activi-ties.
Prefacing his speech with a few
remarks on Christian education.
Mr. Walters presented the need for
a consistent Christianity within the
framework of existing institutions.
This, according to Mr. Walters,
should be the goal and responsibil-ity
of the Christian school and the
visible church. A constructive dis-cussion
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was the central theme of the an-nual
B.W.A. Spring Banquet held
Wednesday evening, May 3, in the
dining hall. Pink and yellow daisies
were decoratively placed through-out
the room and on the tables,
giving accent to a Springtime at-mosphere.
Following the roast turkey din-ner,
a program honoring the grad-uating
sophomores and seniors was
presented. Each graduate gave her
testimony, felling about her years
at Bethel and her plans for next
year, or presenting a poem or de-votional
thought. Testimonies from
some graduates were in the form
of musical renditions which added
variety to the program.
As a part of the program of the
evening, candlelight installation
ceremony for next year's B.W.A.
officers was held. The new officers
installed were: president, Bobbe
Lou Cooper; vice- president, Irene
I<ley; secretary, Kathleen Lewis;
assistant secretary, Beverly Lund-berg;
treasurer, Audrey Eckdahl;
assistant, Vicky Balcom; Big and
Little Sister chairman, Carol Bes-sey;
assistant Big and Little Sister
chairman, Gloris Swanberg; pro-gram
chairman, Shirley Christian-son,
Eleanor Erickson, Margaret
Miller and Barbara Port.
The 1950 Spires will be de-livered
May 16, it was announc-ed
by the Publication Commit-tee.
The first copies of the 1950
edition will be presented to
members of the staff at a ban-quet
to be held that night at
Weber's Restaurant. Further
plans are being made by the
Committee. The student body
will receive their copies of the
Spire on May 17.
Attention all student leaders
(newly elected as well as retiring)!
Student Council would like to an-nounce
the date of the Spring
Leadership Forum on May 16.
There will be a discussion of
what has been accomplished this
year and plans for next year will
be made. It is necessary that all
officers of all organizations be pre-sent.
This includes those, who have
served during the year as well as
those who have been .electd to
The reasonable man adapts him-self
to the world; the unreasonable
one persists in trying to adapt the
world to himself. Therefore all
progress depends upon the un-reasonable
man. —G. B. Shaw
Sets May 16
ership Forum
serve next year. All secretaries are
reminded that the annual reports
of the years activities are to be
filled with the Council by the time
of the Forum.
Have all organizations had their
elections for next year? If not, vote
soon. If new officers have been
elected, the Council secretary
would appreciate having their
names in order to know who the
student leaders for next year will
be and in order that summer con-tacts
can be maintained.
among students at Bethel College.
There will be two contests held to
determine the recipients of the
A first place prize of $15 and a
second prize of $10 will be given to
the winners of a contest to be held
for Junior-Senior competition only.
The contest will be in original
A similar contest will be held
among the Freshmen-Sophomores
in order to select two winners. The
prizes will be $15 and $10 for first
and second places respectively just
as in the other contest.
Details will be announced in
chapel and also will be posted on
bulletin boards very shortly.
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Tag Archives: Jason Savedoff
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Yet another scandal involving alleged archival shenanigans
This one involves author and collector Barry Landau. He and an accomplice named Jason Savedoff allegedly—allegedly, mind you—tried to steal millions of dollars' worth of material from the Maryland Historical Society. The Baltimore Sun has the details.
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The ability to hide click referrers was put in place to prevent affiliate poaching. This can be done before the consumer traffic redirects to a merchant's landing page so that the traffic is not interrupted. Any clicks and conversions that take place are still recorded by LinkTrust, but merchants won't see the click's referrer to see where they came from.
LinkTrust is also introducing Traffic Cap Reports to assure new advertisers, that want to work with an affiliate program, that they will get quality traffic. Additionally, traffic caps allow advertisers to vet a program's traffic and protect the relationships between affiliates and their advertising partners. LinkTrust traffic caps are set on an individual affiliate/campaign basis, or simply across an entire campaign. Being able to monitor caps in a single location lets advertisers make informed decisions quicker by letting them see which caps have been met and the affiliate's progress with the others.
For security purposes, LinkTrust is including new affiliate fraud enhancements to prevent the sale and transfer of affiliate accounts. Clients are now able to restrict affiliate login based on the users' country or IP address.
The Affiliate Center is getting a bit of a makeover, as well, with a couple of new additions, such as the option to hide or show campaigns by affiliate group on the Request Offers page, the ability to re-agree to terms and conditions, a custom stylesheet for pop-out pages and a feature that lets clients add an "http://" to their website URL.
The Summer of Love finale also comes with the ability for affiliate managers to: update global pixels from within the Affiliate Center, filter by affiliate group on commission and performance reports and more. There is even an option for a new type of creative, called "File," for any creative image package, PDF, zipped files, externally hosted data feeds and others.


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I'm teaching a photography class and would like to use a cheap setup to display photos taken by the students in real time.
I have a macbook pro and an iphone. I also have an eye-fi card but it's an old one and doesn't work with ad-hoc networks so that's out of the question.
I'll likely be using RemoteSnap on the iphone connected to an ad-hoc wi-fi created by the mac. With this setup, the photo jpgs end up in a folder.
How can I haev every new photo in this folder to appear on the screen (in full screen)?
Thank you!


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