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Vol. XLII—No. 2
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Thursday, September 21, 1967
Wheaton Head at First Convocation
Amerding Views Certainty, Change
Dr. Hudson Taylor Awarding President, Wheaton College.
Lean Years For Scholarships
Give Way To Greater Resources
neolvical 1 SEMINARY
iiitctiverSemite Boards Clarify
Changes In Student Draft Status
The new draft law, the "Military
Selective Service Act of 1967,"
which went into effect on 1 July
1967, has resulted in changes in
student deferment policy.
The local selective service boards
have prepared a question and an-swer
format to clarify some of the
important aspects of this new law.,
Ouestion: What requirements
must I meet to qualify for a II-S
clasification as an undergraduate
college student?
Answer: You must file a written
request with your local board for
deferment as an undergraduate
college student. Additionally, you.
must provide your local board each
year with convincing evidence that
you are continuing to pursue sat-isfactorily
a full-time course of
instruction at a college, university
or similar institution of learning.
To file a request, a Selective Serv-ice
form, SSS Form 104, Request
for Undergraduate Deferment, has
been provided and may be ob-tained
from any Eelective Service
board office or at most colleges
and universities.
Question: How does the Selec-tive
Service System define the
phrase "satisfactorily pursuing a
full-time course of instruction"
when the deferment of undergrad-uate
college students is being con-sidered?
Answer: To be considered as
"satisfactorily pursuing a full-time
course of instruction," an under-graduate
student who is taking a
four-year course should earn 25
percent of the credits required
for his baccalaureate degree at
the end . of his first academic
A banquet for Bethel women
will be held on Tuesday, October
3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Jehovah Lu-theran
Church, Snelling and Tho-mas
Avenues, St. Paul.
Tickets are $2.50 and may be
obtained from resident assistants
in the dormitories, at the ticket
booth in the coffee shop Septem-ber
20-22, or 25-27 during the noon
hour, or by contacting Jan Fjeld-heim,
All Bethel women are invited
to attend this banquet. However,
those who have a Big or Little Sis
should attend the banquet with
their Sis. Any students new to
Bethel this year who do not know
who their Big Sis is should con-tact
P.O. 640 or P.O. 624.
Transportation will be provided
for those who need it. Information
regarding this will be given to
those who have purchased tick-ets.
The theme of the banquet will
be "New Horizons." A highlight
of the evening will be a fashion
show sponsored by a nationally
known department store.
The Bethel Women's Associa-tion
is an organization for all wo-men
on campus, as well as for
the wives of the facult * y and stu-dents.
The officers for the 1967-68
year, 50 percent at the end of
his second academic year, and
75 percent at the end of his third
academic year. In the case of a
baccalaureate degree for which 5
years of study are prescribed by
the institution, a student should
earn 20 percent each year of the
total credits required for the de-gree.
• Question: What is meant by a
"student's academic year?"
Answer: In determining eligibi-lity
for classification in Class H-S
(college student), a student's aca-demic
year shall include the 12-
month period following the begin-ning
of his course of study.
Question: Last June, I received
my baccalaureate degree. I have
been accepted for graduate study
in history beginnning in Septem-ber,
1967. Will I qualify for a II-S
Answer: You may be placed in
Class II-S for such study but will
be deferred for one academic year
only, or until you cease to satis-factorily
pursue the course of in-struction,
whichever occurs first.
Answer: Yes. You may be classi-fied
in H-S, student deferment, for
the fourth year of undergraduate
study. Class standing does not have
a relationship to the deferment so
long as you are a full-time and
satisfactory student.
school year are Nancy Gerdin,
president; Joyce Miller, vice presi-dent;
Janice Fjeldheim, secretary;
Phyllis Markette, assistant secre-tary;
Barbara L. Olsen, treasurer;
Sheryl Nordin, assistant treasur-.
er; Marilyn Moore and Jane Ber-geson,
Big and Little Sis chair-men.
"Macbird," the viscious satirical
play by Barbara Garson, which
implicates President Johnson in
the death of John F. Kennedy, is
to be included in the 1967-68 rep-ertiore
of St. Paul's Eastside Thea-ter.
The Eastside thus becomes the
first amateur theater in the na-tion
to begin work on this title,
attacked by FBI Chief Edgar Hoov-er
as being "treasonous" and "se-ditious."
Playwright Miss Garson will per-sonally
be overseeing the cast's
first week of activity on the play
before its November 9th through
December 10th staging.
The Eastside Theater began as
a producing organization five years
ago in 1962 as St. Paul's only
community theater.
From two standpoints it has
since then endeavored to become
a reliable and noteworthy group:
1) that of providing its. communi-ty
with good, substantial theater;
2) and of providing area actors
and artists with a facility in which
to express themselves.
With these objectives in mind
no standing acting "company" has.
been formed, casts change with
the production, and tryouts are
open to anyone with a desire to
The Eastside Theatre presently
occupies a former church building
at 311 Ramsey. The building was
erected in 1876 by the architect
Cas Gilbert who also designed the
State Capitol building in St. Paul
as well as the Supreme Court
building in Washington, D.C.
radio station, is looking for an-nouncers
when the station goes
back on the air in the near fu-ture.
All interested persons contact
Bob Bryant, Box 243, prior to
October 9.
Lack of finances can no longer
provide an excuse for ignorance
in today's modern world. With
the assistance of the Federal Gov-ernment,
public and private organ-izations,
industry, and employ-ment
opportunities educational in:
stitutions have been able to illu-minate
the dark shadow of the
college financial burden.
The National Defense Loans and
the Guaranteed Loans are perhaps
the most common financial aids
utilized by Bethel students. This
year 115 students are receiving
aid through the NDL.
These funds are supplied by
the government, and repayment
bearing 3 per cent yearly inter-est
begins nine months after
the student has completed his
studies. At a rate of 10 per cent
a year, a recipient of this loan
can cancel up to 50 per cent of
it if he becomes a teacher.
The Guaranteed Loan Program
operates through local lending in-stitutions
and repayment of these
loans begins after completion of
the borrower's studies with the
Federal Government carrying 1/2
of the interest. Under both of
these programs undergraduates
may borrow up to $1,000 a year.
Mrs. Betty Hardie, Financial
Aids Officer, says that the Guar-anteed
Loans for this year will
more than double last year's
amount of $74,342. Last year's
records also indicated that 55.9
per cent of all Bethel students
were receiving financial aid of
some type.
The necessity of a college edu-cation
is continually on the in:
crease, and students who desire to
Players Debut
With Play Series
Making its yearly debut, t h e
Bethel Royal Players will present
a series of plays produced and
played by a budding crop of dra-matists.
The series of one act plays
will be presented in the college
auditorium at 8:00 P.M., Septem-ber
30, Saturday.
Included in the evening's pro-gram:
"The Search" a play pond-ering
the crucial problems in col-lege
morality, directed by Mary
Ruetten; "King Sol" directed by
Randy Inouye concerns itself with
the portrayal of a modern day
King Solomon; A Russian comedy
by Gogl, "Inspector General" is
directed by Bruce Lawson.
Admission to these three plays
will be 50 cents for singles and
75 cents for couples.
The plays will be the first pre-sented
in the remodeled audi-torium.
Bethel Women Program Banquet
Fashion Show Marks Evening
Dr. Hudson Taylor Armerding,
fifth president of Wheaton college,
will speak at the Open Convocation,,
Tuesday, September 26 at the Beth-el
Fieldhouse. He will address
himself to 'Change and Certainty.'
Inaugurated in January, 1965,
Dr. Armerding became president
of the college where he was
graduated cum laude in 1941. A
former history student of Dr. V.
Raymond Edman, chancellor and
previous president of Wheaton
he had served as provost of the
college since February, 1963. He
came to Wheaton in 1961 as pro-fessor
of history.
Previously, he was dean and act-ing
president of Gordon College,
Beverly Farms, Massachusetts,
where he also taught history.
Dr. Amerding earned his M.A.
in international affairs at Clark
university and received the Ph.D.
degree at the University of Chi-
Question: I have completed three cago. He also has done gradu-years
of college and earned 75 ate work at Harvard university.
percent of the units required for A former member of the United
my degree but my class standing States Naval Reserve, Dr. Amer-is
very low. Can I be deferred for ding served as Commander of the
my senior year? Naval Reserve Officers school at
the U. S. Armed Forces center
in Forest Park, Illinois. He has
been a director of the North Con-way
Institute, an organization for
research and promotion of the
study of alcoholism.
Dr. Amerdinq is second vice-president
of the National Asso-ciation
of Evangelicals and vice-chairman
of the executive com-mittee
of its World Relief Com-mission
and is a member of the
home council of Overseas Mis-sionary
Fellowships. He holds
membership in Phi Gamma Mu,
Wheaton College Scholastic Hon-or
Society, Officers Christian Un-ion,
the American Legion, the
United States Naval Institute,
and the Association of Asian
Wheaton is a coeducational lib-eral
arts college of 1700 students
which combines high scholastic
standards with conservative Chris-tian
faith and practice.
Controversial Satire Premieres
`Macbird' Opens at Local Theatre
Bethel College has contniued better themselves, their communi-to
improve its financial aid pro- ty, and ultimately their world;
gram, and they now offer a wide now have the financial means by
variety of aid through scholar- which to acquire a college educa-ships,
grants, loans and employ- tion.
Page 2 the CLARION Thursday, September 21, 1967 . NSAWithdraws From Foreign Activity
Crowded Rolls Jeopardize Attempts To Shed Onus Of CIA Affair
Leadership, Student Unity "student stress programs, which
By David L. Aiken
ghetto neighborhoods; and the above a majority of the 450 votes
The Collegiate Press Service arrange free-wheeling conferen-cast.
About 15 votes were counted
There is a continual struggle around Bethel between those as abstensions.
who see Bethel's service fulfilled in the maintenance of a high COLLEGE PARK, M.D. (CPS) — ces at which students and ad-standard
of academics, and those that see Bethel's service as The National Student Association ministrators discuss university Shortly after the election, how-a
cafeteria line for students who rush through in great num - will be trying to build a new im, life on an equal first-name basis. ever, Brown received a stand-bers.
Thequestion is, what is Bethel's job? Bethel's job is to age this coming year by emphasiz- In addition to its present pro - ing ovation when he announced
create leadership. Leadership not only for the Conference but ing domestic problems rather grams, NSA will move into new he would devote next year to
for the world itself. The world today, academic, social, poli - than international affairs. efforts related to the draft, black
tical, and otherwise, is in a leadership crisis. It is acutely co -ordinating a "dump LBJ" ef-
In adopting the new policy, power, and student power.
evident on our own campus. And yet colleges are cranking fort, to be carried on by stu-
NSA is attempting to gain back The new NSA role was out-the
respect it lost last February
more people through their curriculums than ever before. Why dents who have organized the
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the University of Mary-gates
of higher learninngg across America. It is a temptation igence Agency. land. In the first national meet- About 500 Congress delegates
to sacrifice quality education for quantity education. It is Edward Schwartz, newly elected ing of NSA members since the
the purpose of the state universities to produce the educated
signed a statement announcing the
NSA president, has promised to disclosure of the NSA - CIA link,
members of society. But a small liberal arts college cannot formation of the anti -Johnson ef-expand
and strengthen NSA's edu- delegates approved the national
afford to do that. It is concerned with training leaders. staffs recommendation for a fort ,which will organize students
cational reform activities, which '
When a school of Bethel's size crowds its rolls, the stan - have grown rapidly in the last two further cutback in the associa- to help in state primary cam-dard
of education is going to suffer. It has already suffered. years, replacing international stu- tion's international activity. paigns for candidates who oppose
The Conference is pressing hard to get more young people dent affairs as the primary preoc- "Action, not words" was the cry Johnson's war policy.
into Bethel. But it does not see academic excellence in per- cupation of the association's staff., heard from the 1,200 students from
spective. It is the responsibility of those who are living the To be retained and developed over 330 colleges and universities
"Our predecessors tried in
academic life to represent those academic standards. are such programs as helping who attended the conference. But
good faith to reason with the
It is hi hl incongruous that the Conference presses to students on local campuses de- there was divided counsel among administration" the statement
g y g
expand Bethel's capacity, but is slow to provide the where- sign course and teacher evalua- the delegates about just what sort said. "We are now convinced
withal. In this tension, something has to give, and it will tion projects;the Tutorial Assis- of action students in general and that it is necessary to obtain a
k- invariably result in poorly educated young people who are tance program, which offers ad- NSA in particular should be ta new administration."
far from ready to lead the conference, much less the world. vice and materials for students ing to change their schools and
operating tutoring projects in society. The Act '68 movement is an
A second effect of the crowded conditions is the disin - outgrowth of earlier efforts by
tegration of the feeling of community (outside of the post Proposals to drastically re- student body presidents and cam ,
office box melee after chapel, that is) within the school. An Letter:
shape the structure of NSA it-self
were heard at the Congress Pus newspaper editors to express
uNmneopasrter lcoyef dtoehnneetme qd t uhnaeu rmutepbrpe ero rfoc fla aflsrlse smsthuemnd aefnrno tamsr e a wlriehv eilnrigev itonhfgef csocafmhfo pcouals md. r(pa1uw6s)s., State Fair Runs bSuct hnwota irmtzm, ead 1ia9te6l5y agcrcaedputeadte. of tenosp ptoo stihtieo nP rteos tihdee nwta. r through let
its student leadership. The increasing number of commuter LL ocal Inn teerr feerreen ce Oberlin College and last year's Na-students
is inevitably going to erode whatever shred of student tional Affairs Vice -President, sup-unity
and focus remains on the Bethel scene. Editor: ported a proposal to split NSA into
In short, the swelling rolls at Bethel are defeating the It is a peculiar brand of values two separate corporations. Under
very purpose of this school and are seriously undermining a indeed that allows Bethel College the plan, local "unions" of stu- CHAPEL NOTES basis for student unity and a total feeling of progress and to request their football players, dents, growing from the "grass
fellowship within the student body. to report two weeks early for roots" on each campus, would be
associated in regional and nation- Monnday, Sept. 25—
Those who ignore the problem as a passing phase which training and then deny them the al confederations. At the top would
will be rectified on the new campus are also ignoring the fact use of the student parking lot. be a board with a president and Rev. Emmet Johnson
that the new campus is still at best five years away, and at It seems the parking lots were union organizers. Parallel to the Thurchmanship'
worst seven or eight. To let this kind of problem run loose being used for Minnesota State union structure, which would grow
for that long is to put in jeopardy even a tradition of student Fair patrons who were willing to from the bottom up, would be an Tuesday, Sept. 26—
togetherness. To rebuild that tradition will take years—time pay for parking space to the ex- "institute" to conduct research and
which is not ours to have. Every Conference member will ad - elusion of returning students. Ev- to provide many of the same sorts Dr. Hudson Taylor Armerding
mit to the urgency of producing significant leadership. en on August 27, a Sunday, busi- of services to student governments Convocation
A star has been chosen for Bethel. Unfortunately this ness fluorished as the money chap- and local campus unions that are
course is chosen by those who are not fully cognizant of its
gers collected $1.00 per car for now provided by NSA. It would be Wednnesday, Sept. 27—
parking space. supported by outside foundations
implications. That the fulfillment of Bethel's goals is at stake, or government grants, while the
Dr. Vernon Grounds
that the future of Conference leadership is in jeopardy must be It is true that State Fair park - union structure would depend on Conservative Theological
made public. The future of Bethel does not belong to the ing is an easy dollar but what support of individual students. Seminary
students and professors only. It belongs to the organization about due consideration for stu-which
spawned it and for whose service it exists. They must dents and more important, Chris- The Congress declared in a Thursday, Sept. 28—
be convinced of the straits into which their investment has tian values? resolution on student power that
fallen. This education must begin with the resolve by students, "all regulations of a non - aca - Mr. Jack Wyrtzen
professors, and all who share in the academic life, to use Sincerely, demic nature which apply solely Word of Life Camps
their influence with the Conference grass roots. J.P.L., Bernard E. Johnson B.A. 67 to students should be deter-mined
only by students." In this Friday, Sept. 29—
category were such matters as New Look For Missions Challenges organizations determining dorm
regulating and financing student Dr. Walter Wessel, Dean
Trip to Israel
hours, and establishing any haus- Ability Of Church To Adjust Itself ing or social rules.
Administrative and educational
Under pressure from many inter missionarieswho have made As- sionary work is to be done by the Sam Brown, a Harvard Divini- est groups, the Assamese Church sam their home. Needless to say, church is going to be done by the Editor - in -chief Jonathan P. Larson is going to come under withering ty School student who was last
the health of God's work is far members of the church, not by a
fire in the next years. Undoubted- and away a higher priority. professional clergy. And what will year's chairman of the associa- Assistant Editor Lynn Bergfalk
ly, this is going to diminish the It may well be that stunned by this mean? It will mean a stronger tion's supervisory board, cam-numbers
on the rolls. But it is Feature Editor Linda Olson.
this isolated incident, the church church here in America, when the paigned for the NCA presidency
going to strengthen the core of, will jump to the defense of itself laymen find the necessity for a with a promise to emphasize the Sports Editor Jerry Loomis
believers that remain. and its missionary endeavor. In- personal devotion to the trust of anti-war effort. He received a Layout Editor Jane Bergeson The presence of missionaries on stead, it would behoove the church the gospel. Needless to say, this great deal of support on that
the North Bank will always tend to look toward the future in terms decentralization of the spiritual Business Manager Bill Goodwin
to cloud the true state of the of this development. Whether or strength in the church will con- issue and for his criticism of
Church. Because the missionary not it wants to believe this, the solidate what gains have been Schwartz's handling of some as- Advisor Perry Hedberg
offers access to western affluencey church must face that fact that made by the Church in its God pects of the break with CIA, ac-the
Indian is tempted to join the the age of the professional mis. given task of bringing the king- Opinions expressed in the CLARION do not cording to many delegates. necessarily reflect the position of the college Church for convenience's sake, sionary is coming to a close. What dom to the hearts of men every, or seminary.
When the missionary leaves, that is happening in Assam is going to where. In the final election tally,
work which is truly of God will sweep through India and spread I P L Schwartz received only five votes
The recent expulsion of several be thrown in sharp contrast to to the Afro-Asian countries in the policies of universities should be
Conference missionaries from the the work which has been built up not too distant future. Hopefully determined jointly by students and
north bank of Assam, India was otherwise. This is a distinction this will not spell the end of mis faculty and administration, the res- the CLARION
a disturbing event for many here which the Church needs the world sionary work. It simply means that olution continued. The delegates
in America. Contrary to what over, and it will happen now in missionary work is going to have Published weekly during the academic year,
many think about these develop- Assam. to take a new shape, voted to set up a legal fund for except during vacation and examination
ments, the end of missionary help It is not rash to suggest that defense of students challenging periods, by the students of Bethel college Perhaps this is finally going to
in Assam is going to spell out a all missionaries will be out of university authority in civil cases, and seminary, St. Paul, Minn. 55101. Sub-new
exciting era in the Assamesc ; t he North Bank within five years, bring the Reformation to its ulti- and to help organize a conference scription rate $3 per year.
Church. bpelorhwa ptos ltehses .p Terhsios nisa lo lfi vceosu rosfe ,t hae m haatned cso onfc ltuhsei olany—mtehne .W Wohrdat i mn tihs-e on student power this fall.
Sue Ritter, Mrs. Robert Nelson, and Christine Ntlson hoot it in
'Chahming' London town.
Nelson Leads College Europe Tour
Art Attracts Summer Travellers
In the late afternoon of June
14 a bus filled with Bethel stu-dents
drove into the French vil-lage
of Amiens. The bus weaved
through narrow, winding brick
streets, past crowded shops and
houses that had stood there for
hundreds of years. Suddenly the
scene changed to a large open
plain. The bus circled and stopped
at the foot of one of the largest
churches is Northern Europe. The
setting sun lighted the front of
the Cathedral of Amiens brilliant-ly
as the students descended from
the bus.
The Cathedral had been built
in the 13th Century at the
height of the Age of Faith. The
religious spirit had shaped the
building, made it the tallest and
had given it the most sculptural
facade of any of the Gothic
structures. This time of day was
perfect to see this spectacle
for the Cathedral of Amiens was
designed to face the setting sun.
It had taken months of plan-ing,
letters and meetings to ar-range
for this day and for 20
other days and many more cathe-drals.
The tour of Northern Eur
ope was to last three weeks, vis-iting
six countries in Europe wtih
the Art and Architecture of Lon-don,
Holland, Belguim, France,
Germany and Switzerland. The
tour group included 15 students,
five alumni and my family. The
Art Department of Bethel College
sponsored the trip and I had the
opportunity to serve as guide.
The group spent three days
in London visiting museums,
galleries, churches and the fa-mous
Mod fashions of Carnaby
Street. The city was cordial to
This reporter knew the impossi-ble
had been achieved last Monday
morning when she concluded an
uninterrupted 20-minute conversa-tion
with Bethel Bookstore mana-ger,
Bob Bergerud, who is deep in
the exasperations of fall purchas-ing.
Although not wishing to under-sell
the beguiling qualities of this
reporter, it must be said that the
major influence in procuring Mr.
Bergerud's time was the subject
matter at hand — the bookstore's
recent relocation and expansionJ
about which its manager was most
willing to converse.
Truthfully, Bob Bergerud is high-ly
pleased with the past summer's
renovation in which he and post-office
manager Irvin Olson swap-ped
headquarters in Bethel's latest
attempt to meet the ever-increas-ing
press for space. The recent
move dramatically expanded the
bookstore's footage from 670 to
1100 square feet.
While nearly doubling the book-store's
amount of selling space,
the new setup is assured to cut
Mr. Bergerud's and store em-ployee's)
footwork in half. His own
office area is located centrally
not only to the cashiering and
sales areas, but to the "checking-in"
and storage room which ex-teds
behind his office back under
the stairway, and has its own en-trance
into the main hallway.
The confusion once created by
supplies being received in the
sales area is now nearly non-ex-istent.
In previous years, Mr. Ber-gerud's
storage areas have been
as distant as the lower level base-ment
(LL-B). where "inefficient"
Robert Nelson
the group. Londoners were help-ful
and friendly to several lost
Next the group flew to Amster
dam to begin a section of the
tour by bus which lasted 18 days.
Three days were spent in Holland,
and three in Belgium and the nor-thern
part of France until arrival
in Paris. Two of the more im-pressive
art works viewed during
this part of the tour were the
large and magnificent "Night
Watch" by Rembrandt which was
at the Rijksmuseum in Amster-dam
and the remarkable "Adora-tion
of the Lamb" by Jan Van
Syck at Brugge, Belgium.
Five days were spent in Paris .
visiting such famous galleries as
the Louvre, the Museum of Mod-ern
French Art and the Musee
du Jeu de Paume. Remarkable
and famous works were viewed
during these days including a
modern and exciting exhibition
of Light in Art-10 rooms of
buzzing, flashing, blinking elec-tronic
avant-gard walk-in sculp-ture
The group left Paris on the 20th
of June and traveled a whole day
to view the Cathedral of Reims
and the Expressionistic work of
Mathais Gruenwald, the "Crucifix-ion."
The next day the group toured
the Black Forest of Southern Ger-many
and spent the evening in
Switzerland. The Swiss section of
the tour was spent mainly in the
cities of Bern, Basel and Zurich.
However, one off day was spent
in Lucerne and many of the group
traveled up to the top of Mt. Pla-taus
(Mt. Pilot) for a train and
cable car ride. Many of the hearty
becomes a rather mild descrip-tion.
Further adding to Mr. Bergerud's
enthusiasm over the new arrange-ment
are the benefits it will bring
to the student population here at
Bethel. Of greatest advanntage will
be the method of "integrated book
selling," a technique which was
previously impossible due to lack
of space.
Under this system, all books on
one subject matter, whether they
be texts, paper-backs, or cloth-bounds,
will be situated in one
area. Textbooks can be found on
the lowest shelves; all others will
be above, arranged alphabetically
by author.
The system of classification and
arrangemennt used in the Bethel
bookstore is official—that is, it
is a prescribed method of the
Bowker Company, a recognized
name in systematization.
The new bookstore facilities al-so
provide for greater display
space for such bookstore side-lights
as attache cases, lamps, and
gift items. Increased display area
has been awarded the art depart-ment
for its brushes and other
supplies. Wall - attached canvas
rolls are soon to be added, from
which an oil canvas can easily
be torn.
Much of the new planned for
equipment has not yet been in-stalled,
comments manager, Mr.
Bergerud. One fixture combining
three four-foot units to display
books on one side and stationery
on the other is still to be fur-nished,
as are two similar fixtures
for display of books alone.
More extensive additions in the
bookstore. continues Mr. Berge-members
of the group walked
down the mountain to Lucerne be-low.
The final tour day was spent
in driving back to Paris for
the return flight to Canada. One
stop at the church at Ronchamp
was the exciting stop of the day.
Ronchamp is a modern church
built around the ruins of a
bombed abbey from World War
II. The architect designed a com-pletely
concrete structure but
achieved a remarkable devotion-al
spirit in a completely con-temporary
The tour was obviously a new
part of education in the Arts for
Bethel and so necessary to the
development of students. I am al-ready
beginning to consider an-other
tour—this time to Spain and
Italy for next summer or the fol-lowing
Under the watchful eyes of John
Splinter and his twenty-four Wel-come
Week assistants, the Bethel
Freshmen of 1967 were solemnly
ushered into the darkened chapel
for the annual "capping cere-mony."
The Mysterious Rite of In-itiation
was performed at 1:30 P.M.
September 12 at a climax to the
two days of Welcome Week Re-treat.
Some were fearful, others
boisterous, and all were a bit
awed by this occasion of which
we'd all heard so much. For most
of us the ceremony was complete-rud,
will be made next year when
wall shelves receive innstallation
and the whole area undergoes a
painting and finishing-off.
In charge of selecting the book-store's
outside colors has been
Robert Clarke Nelson of Bethel's
art department, who is also paint-ing
the bookstore's "seals" of or-ganzational
affiliation. These
"seals" — of Bethel College and
Seminary, the National Association
of College Stores, and Christian
Bookstores — will be arranged
on one of the wooden panels of
the bookstore-front.
A greater variety of books is one
of the extra dimensions of the
new bookstore facilities, says Mr.
Beregrud, concluding that he is
open to suggestions from faculty
and reading students as to titles
which might be included.
Any texts, of which we have
run short, are reordered in
adequate quantity!
Likely It'll be a week or slight-ly
more before they arrive.
Author and Title will be on the
Bookstore Door the day they
Thursday, September 21, 1967
Valerie Peterson
ly painless—others did not fare so
well. A few well placed blows
reminded the group of the nec-essity
of humiity.
When every beanie was in
place, His Excellency, Student
Body President Jim Hammer re-minded
us that for the next four
days ("until the dawn of the new
week") we were "the lowest
scum on Bethel's campus." In
complete submission we marched
silently to the buses our single
file of green tops resembling a
long garden snake winding its
way down the path.
Only two days before we had
arrived at the Trout Lake Camp
quite concerned and confused, still
not sure what the whole thing was
all about. Despite its inconveni-ence,
even the necessary packing
of two to a suitcase helped launch
new friendships. Besides this,
there is nothing like sitting three
in a seat, to encourage conversa-tion.
On some of the buses there
was a contest to see who could
learn the most interesting fact
about the person next to him. The
winning discovery cannot be print-ed.
Even before arriving on the
camp grounds we had made friend-ships
that will last a lifetime.
In the cabins too, we learned
to associate more names and
faces. I think Retreat would
have been worth it even if we
had done nothing but sit
around and get to know each
other. But we didnt just sit
around!!! We also had a football
game. Have some upperclassman
tell you about that football
game. For the first time in the
history of Welcome Week Re-treat,
the Frosh defeated the
In order to insure our not
spending too much time with the
books, a number of workshops
were held to introduce us to the
extra-curricular activities on cam-pus.
Representatives from sports,
cheerleading, drama, Christian
Services, speech, the arts, and pub-lications
outlined for us the pro ,
grams of their organizations. 14
was good to know that we didn't.
have to look forward to nine
months of straight school work!
Alrealy the Frosh have been mak-ing
their mark in various activi-ties.
The Trout Lake Chapel was the
scene of our "General Sessions."
Usually conducted by a member,
of the faculty, it was in these
sessions that we were challenged
spiritually and intellectually to
make the most of our individual
talents and abilities. Messages
from Dean Wessel, Dr. Dalton, Mr.
Healy and Miss Starr all taught
us the great opportunity we have
for serving Christ in whatever field
we may pursue.
A few weeks before arriving
at Bethel all of us received a
copy of the book "On Becoming
an Educated Person" with or-ders
to study it thoroughly be-fore
coming to Retreat. About
a third of the class read it com-pletely.
We did have a pretty
lively discussion though, led by
Le Bajuniemi and assisted by
the upperclass staff. Do you
think you should study your
least favorite subject first or
No doubt all of the Freshmen
will remember for a good many
years the staff stunt night. With
a series of skits, the upperclass-men
kept the greenies hysterical
for nearly two hours. "Grecian
Urn", by Hammer and Splinter,
was, without a doubt, one of the
greatest moments in the history
of fine arts!
When the introductions, in-doctrination,
a n d initiations
were over we returned to Bethel
where the upperclasses were
waiting for us en masse. For
four days we beanied, buttoned
and bowed. Now we are official-ly
a part of the Bethel scene.
I think the entire Welcome
Week staff, particularly chair-man
John Splinter, deserves a lot
of credit for making us feel at
home here. (Even if they did
pick on us alot.)
The new week has finally dawned.
The beanies are put away. We now
walk the diagonals in peace. We
are Bethel Freshmen and proud
of it.
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anything with either Hamlines first
or second string offense.
The Bethel defense worked stub-bornly
at the outset of the game
to make Hamline work for their
first touchdown, but once it came.
they ran away with the first half.
With a little luck, blocking, and
running skill, they got on the
scoreboard a second time on a 78
yard punt return. Forcing Bethel
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where Co-Captain Carlson scored
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With a humble but unwavering
manner, Quarterback Al Selander
proceeded to lead the Royals down ,
the field with a succession of pass
completions. Co-Captain John Car-mean
then grabbed a four yard
pass to break the ice. With this
infliction on Hamline pride, they
dampened the spirits of the re-cently
rejoicing freshmen by scor-ing
a fourth touchdown in the
first quarter. The second quarter,
came out slightly better as the
Pipers crossed the goal line only
three times. The half time score
The Selander-Carmean Show was
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Bethel's second touchdown was a
23 yard pass which Carmean took
away from three defenders on the
goal line. Later in the fourth quar-ter,
he made a fine reception on
an eight yard Selander pass to
complete his hat trick.
Throwing passes on three-fourths
of his plays, Al Selander hit the
mark on 23 of 40 passes. Carmean
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Bethel Penetrates Piper Pass Defence Bethel Fails In Rushing Offense
Royals Succumb To First Half Melee Falls, South Dakota, Saturday, and
The Royals traveled to Sioux
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still weak, the offense also
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the average gain per carry totaled Pen State at Stillwater for a re-up
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leave the field at half time with
a 27-0 score. In the second half,
the two schools exchannged T.D.'s.
Al Selander scored on a one yard
plunge to escape the shutout in
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About a year ago, Scott and I were sitting at a small Trattoria in Florence. The place looked amazing– not only the simple and traditional decor, but also the irreproducible Italian atmosphere and overall elegance of the gentlemen.
"Doesn't this place look like the best fashion story ever?" I asked Scott.
"Yes!вАЭ He said,¬†вАЬReal, cool, diverse– It's like if all the best dressed guys I know got together for lunchвА¶.. We should just do that!¬†¬† Get my favorite guys together in one room, it would be so much fun. These guys have so much in common and yet, for most of them, their paths never cross. Just imagine, someone like Gianluca, with his dreadlocks and modern-minimalist aesthetic sitting next to Lino, with his old-school Italian charmвА¶. Mr. Kurino and Simone Righi discussing their first suit, Kanye and Terron talking about whatever it is those two super funny characters could dream upвА¶ IвАЩm just guessing, but I bet these guys would really hit it off. ¬† What a great way to forge new friendships.вАЭ
"Scott… You should do it!!!" the idea sounded fantastic to me.
And that's what Scott did. I can tell you, I was so jealous not to be in Florence for The Inaugural Sartorialist Lunch. But, here are a few photographs and a video to let you share the first of what we hope will become a biannual event that grows every year through a continually increasing diversity of style and deepening camaraderie between friends.
Hope you enjoy,
Garance & Scott
*We would like to thank Simone and Guido in Florence for their helping to make this event happen, it would not have been the same without you.

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Owned and bred by J. Garvan Kelly and Nancy Yearsley, Nellie Delaney joined the champion and millionaire Corona Kool as the only mares to ever win the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Winter Championship following a stellar effort in the 400-yard race on Sunday evening.
Piloted by Raul Valenzuela, the meet's leading Quarter Horse jockey, for trainer Juan Aleman, Nellie Delaney scored a 1 ½ length victory over 21-1 longshot Eye On Corona in the Winter Championship. The 9-year-old Rylees Boy, the winner of last year's Winter Championship, finished strongly for third place with Los Alamitos Super Derby runner-up Scatmandu running fourth. The win gave Nellie Delaney the first automatic berth to this year's Champion of Champions. A dead-heat winner of the Southern California Derby last season, the talented 4-year-old mare has now won her last four starts while giving long time owners Kelly and Yearsley their first ever qualifier to the Champion of Champions.
"I've been in racing since the 1980s and I can't tell you what a thrill this is," Kelly said. "I would give up the purse money for the opportunity to be in the Champion of Champions and I think Nancy would say the same thing. It's just a real honor to have bred one that's made it to the biggest dance of them all."
Sent off as the 8-5 favorite, Nellie Delaney earned $65,625 in the Winter Championship. She's now won five of 15 career starts with lifetime earnings of $167,683 to her name. The daughter of FDD Dynasty, who covered the distance in :19.488, is from the family of 2005 Los Alamitos Million Futurity winner Value The Man, who was also a Kelly and Yearsley homebred.
"If Value The Man was standing next to Nellie Delaney you would not be able to tell them apart," Kelly said. "Delaney's mother (Fleeting Touch) is a half sister to Value The Man."
Aleman is thrilled to have another Champion of Champions finalist. Among his many Champion of Champions qualifiers, the trainer qualified the mare Apollitical Time twice to the Champion of Champion and then won the prestigious race with her son, the 2010 World Champion Apollitical Jess. Aleman would love to see Nellie Delaney reach the lofty heights of the champion Apollitical Time.
"Nellie Delaney completely different to Apollitical Time," Aleman admitted. "Nellie is a lot bigger mare and her stride is different than Apollitical Time. If she keeps getting better and better then we can make a better comparison and I think she's capable of doing that. This filly always showed a lot of ability, even when she was in Ruidoso. She had minor surgery after the Los Alamitos Maiden Stakes, but since then she's progressed. I don't know how good she could be. She stumbled in the Southern California Derby, but she came back to catch (Jabuti Eagle SA) to tie for the win. She always does stand perfect in the gate and is ready to go. She just looks down the track. We'll give her some time off and wait for the (September 28 Mildred Vessels Memorial Handicap)."
Nellie Delaney's win never seemed to be in doubt. She was third at the start, but a few strides later she was a half-length ahead of Moonshine Racing's Eye On Corona. She continued to increase her lead from there on the way to an impressive score.
"She was excellent," Valenzuela said. "She did nothing wrong. She took off at 100 yards. I gave her a touch of the whip, but she was gone. She got away clean."
"She's had some bad luck in the past," Kelly added. "She deserved to win this race. She had surgery right after the Maiden Stakes. It was just a minor clean up. She'll be back for the Millie Vessels. I don't think we'll breed her during her time off. Maybe, maybe we'll get one embryo out of her. Right now she's a racehorse and we'll keep her that way. Nancy couldn't be here tonight because she's busy with the horses and the breeding season. I wish she could have been here."
Another person in Kelly's mind on the night of the Winter Championship was the namesake of Nellie Delaney.
"Nellie Delaney was grandmother's best friend back in Ireland," he said. "She took a shine to me when I was kid. This was back in the days of World War II when I lived in Ireland. Everything was scarce in those days, but Nellie always took good care of me. I would ride my bike to her farm to help her with the cows or with her yard. She would give me a treat or make me pancakes. She was always nice to me."
Ridden by Rodrigo Aceves for trainer Cody Joiner, Eye On Corona was second throughout on the way to earning $26,562. The 5-year-old horse by Corona Cartel has performed well at Los Alamitos since arriving from Sunland Park last fall. He was third in the Farnam Stakes on Bank of America Racing Challenge Night and then won an allowance event on December 15. He was fifth to Nellie Delaney in the Winter Championship trials before running a tremendous race in this final. A participant of the 2011 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity, Eye On Corona has earned $129,204 in his 12 race career.
The ageless Rylees Boy was seventh at the start, but he flew in the final yards to grab third place. Trained by Paul Jones for Lorena Velazquez Rodrigues, Rylees Boy earned $18,750 to take his career earnings to $1,562,939 from 51 starts. Saul Ramirez, Jr. piloted the Arizona-bred son of Heza Motor Scooter. Aleman saddled Gentry Farms' Scatmandu to earnings of $10,937 from his fourth place finish. Vodka With Ice, winner of the Grade 1 Bank of America Racing Challenge, Stel My Corona, Tres Coronas Mas, Valiant Valor and Remembering Spence completed the field. Jess Being Valiant was scratched because of a fever. He is doing much better according to his connections and figures to be back in training in the near future.


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If Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson is working the phones to acquire a running back, his next call should be to the Detroit Lions.
Banished to the inactive list for Sunday's 25-21 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Lions tailback Mikel Leshoure would welcome a trade to a team that would put him to use, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Sunday, per a source.
In Reggie Bush and Joique Bell, Detroit is blessed with two of the NFL's most effective pass-catching backs in its aeronautical offense. Leshoure believes his skill set is a better fit on a team that relies more heavily on the run.
While advanced surgical techniques and accelerated rehab schedules have allowed other players to recapture pre-injury form, the No. 57 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft hasn't been the same player since rupturing his Achilles tendon two years ago.
The Colts make sense as a potential landing spot, but the Lions might be reluctant to surrender their depth at the position. Bush's knee injury Sunday is another reminder that he's never been a durable workhorse.
The Denver Broncos provide a handy example for Leshoure and the Lions. Knowshon Moreno was in a similar predicament as an early-season pariah in 2012, only to take over the backfield when Willis McGahee went down with a serious injury.
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Join us at HMNS at Sugar Land this Friday, Nov. 16 as we celebrate our brand new, 2,000-gallon aquarium. Bring the whole family and indulge your inner kid with a museum-wide game of Go Fish. Kids will learn all about fish habitats with interactive activities, crafts and snackage for the whole family. And if you make a donation to support the maintenance of our new tank, you can choose your very own fish to release in the tank or leave your mark on a decorative tile.
Friday Family Fun Night: Go Fish! is from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for the public, $10 for members.
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Then on Saturday, join HMNS downtown for Via Colori, a street painting festival that'll make you question everything you thought you knew about sidewalk chalk. We'll be set up at the Anadarko Family Zone at the Houston Public Library Plaza. Find us on the Family Stage from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. for live chemistry demonstrations with liquid nitrogen and meet some of our creepiest, crawliest museum critters.


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Whoops! Missed my deadline – sorry about that, but I'll have it up this evening! Just needed a little extra special effects attention!
In the future, this is what we're going to be using lasers for.
Man this was a lousy week, and it culminated in this cough I've had since August finally blowing up into something just positively awful. So, that's just great. But nevertheless, I did manage to get this page together! But beyond that I'm sick and miserable so I'm leaving it short and going to bed, now.
Before I do, though, once again, my "Secret Project" is up on the "voting" page, so take a look if you like.
And there are two more Comics of the Week, so check them out, too!
Stargazer's Gate: Atrina Vilanar discovers an alien civilization on the other side of a strange gate! Alien to Atrina, at least. People on the other side seem to recognize her. Back home, Leawyn still believes Atrina is alive, and will do anything to find her.
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The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) generates a standard framework for managing and tracking components in a desktop, notebook or server components , by abstracting these components from the software that manages them. Modern mother boards are compatible with this standard. For a lay user it means that the BIOS settings can be watched from your OS. DMI standards are published by Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) into desktop-management standards. They also provide a related standard named
SMBIOS (System Management BIOS ).
On linux systems , you can watch various system parameters using dmidecode command. You have to be superuser to display dmi information.
As you run it, dmidecode will try to locate the DMI table. It will print a long list of information. A sample entry is shown below.
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Product Name: DG35EC
Version: AAE29266-205
Serial Number: BTEC8270055Y
Asset Tag: Base Board Asset Tag
Board is a hosting board
Board is replaceable
Location In Chassis: Base Board Chassis Location
Chassis Handle: 0x0007
Type: Unknown
Contained Object Handles: 0
If you look closely , each record has
· A handle. This is a unique identifier, which allows records to reference each other. For example, processor records usually reference cache mem‐
ory records using their handles.
· A type. The SMBIOS specification defines different types of elements a computer can be made of. In this example, the type is 2, which means that
the record contains "Base Board Information".
· A size. Each record has a 4-byte header (2 for the handle, 1 for the type, 1 for the size), the rest is used by the record data. This value
doesn't take text strings into account (these are placed at the end of the record), so the actual length of the record may be (and is often)
greater than the displayed value.
· Decoded values. The information presented of course depends on the type of record. Here, we learn about the board's manufacturer, model, version
and serial number.
There is also a related command named biosdecode which prints a shorter description. On my desktop , biosdecode provided
# biosdecode
ACPI 1.0 present.
OEM Identifier: INTEL
RSD Table 32-bit Address: 0x7F6FD038
PNP BIOS 1.0 present.
Event Notification: Not Supported
Real Mode 16-bit Code Address: F000:AF46
Real Mode 16-bit Data Address: 0040:0000
16-bit Protected Mode Code Address: 0x000FAF51
16-bit Protected Mode Data Address: 0x00000400
OEM Device Identifier: SST2400
SMBIOS 2.4 present.
Structure Table Length: 1551 bytes
Structure Table Address: 0x000E33F0
Number Of Structures: 33
Maximum Structure Size: 152 bytes
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Watch your BIOS settings with dmdeicode and biosdecode
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- Saint said...
It would be wonderful to have a utility that would gather all of the various CMOS settings into an XML or key=value data file ... oh! and create a formatted report in the process.
Better still is a CMOS capture and restore utility against those times when something runs wild (end-user mad with curiosity) and steps on CMOS settings.
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Now that we've reached the middle of the pro day season, it's a great time to unveil my first mock draft.
Although teams are still in the early stages of setting their respective draft boards, the results of the NFL Scouting Combine, medical evaluations and pro day workouts are helping to narrow the focus on which prospects they expect to be available when they pick.
Of course, the ongoing evaluation of game film and teams' assessment of character will continue to cause movement on draft boards across the league, so this mock draft should be regarded as a fluid exercise in matching team needs with available talent.
Let's take a look at my initial mock draft:
First round
The Panthers will think long and hard about adding talent to their defensive line, but the need for a franchise quarterback is a must in a division with Matt Ryan, Josh Freeman and Drew Brees. Although Newton is a bit of a project based on his inexperience, his boundless potential makes him worth the risk.
New coach John Fox will attempt to rebuild the Broncos into a title contender by quickly revamping the defense. Dareus gives Fox a rugged defender capable of controlling the point against the run, while also providing disruption as a pass rusher. Nick Fairley and Patrick Peterson will also be in the discussion, but Dareus gets the nod based on his solid body of work at Alabama.
Chan Gailey would love to find an interior defender to anchor his 3-4 scheme, but Miller's pass rushing prowess would provide an instant impact to a unit that has notoriously struggled to get to the quarterback. Miller's speed, quickness and disruptive skills could evoke memories of Cornelius Bennett coming off the edge for Bills' fans.
Carson Palmer's trade request has put the quarterback position in the spotlight, but the interior of the Bengals' leaky defensive line needs an infusion of talent and toughness. Fairley was the most dominant defender in the SEC, and his disruptive skills are ideal for the three-technique position in the Bengals' 4-3 scheme.
Ken Whisenhunt stood behind his trio of quarterbacks last season in spite of their struggles, but he must address the situation to have any chance of retaining wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald in the future. While Gabbert will certainly need time making the transition from the spread offense to a conventional system, his high football IQ should lessen the learning curve and allow Fitzgerald to get back to his playmaking ways.
Eric Mangini purged the Browns of their top offensive playmakers when he jettisoned Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow upon his arrival. Pat Shurmur will look to juice up the offense by adding the most talented offensive player on the board. Green immediately steps in as the team's No.1 receiver, and gives Colt McCoy the go-to guy he desperately needs.
The 49ers will grapple with this decision because defensive end Robert Quinn could provide a jolt to their anemic pass rush. However, Peterson's dynamic cover skills and play-making ability should lead to more turnovers and provide Jim Harbaugh's offense with prime scoring opportunities.
The addition of Quinn might not make sense initially, considering the Titans took their pass rusher of the future (Derrick Morgan) with a top pick a year ago and have a Pro Bowler on the opposite side in Jason Babin, who will be a free agent. But the Titans have been at their best defensively when using rotations to get after the passer, and Quinn's electric rush skills could blossom in Jerry Gray's aggressive system.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will strongly consider adding a top-flight offensive tackle at this point, but the addition of Amukamara would fortify a leaky secondary that surrendered the most touchdown passes in the league.
Pick No.10JULIO JONESWRAlabamaThe Redskins' roster needs a serious infusion of talent on both sides of the ball. Jones gives the offense a legitimate playmaker in the passing game to build around, but their looming uncertainty at quarterback might prompt the team to go in a different direction.
Wade Phillips' 3-4 defense is dependent upon creating pressure off the edges. The Texans have a nice piece in defensive end Mario Williams, but need another pass rush threat along the front. Smith's athleticism, versatility and rush skills make him an intriguing option as a designated rusher.
The Vikings will be excited to land the top overall defensive player on some boards with this pick. The surprising fall of Bowers is not a reflection of his talent or potential, but rather a matter of fit within scheme as well as some growing medical concerns. If Leslie Frazier can pair Bowers opposite Jared Allen, the Vikings' defense could quickly regain the bite that was missing in 2010.
The Lions need a premier left tackle to protect Matt Stafford's blind side, and the selection of Castonzo addresses that concern. Although Nate Solder's ceiling could be higher due to his athleticism, Castonzo is the most pro-ready player at the position, and that could be enough to tip the scales in his favor.
The Rams were hoping that Julio Jones would fall to them, but his remarkable combine workout has sent his stock soaring and he might be unavailable at this pick. Liuget adds talent and bulk to the Rams' interior and gives Steve Spagnuolo a deep rotation along the line to wear down opposing offenses.
The Dolphins' running game slumped last season, and the impending free agent status of both Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams makes it necessary to add a workhorse to the backfield. Although Ingram may lack explosive home run speed, his rugged style is an ideal fit for a Dolphins' offense looking to regain its identity.
Jack Del Rio needs a disruptive pass rusher off the edge to boost the Jaguars' sagging defense. Kerrigan fits the bill as a relentless rusher with disruptive skills, and his penchant for creating sacks and forced fumbles should help the Jaguars make moves in the AFC South.
Stephen Neal's retirement and Logan Mankins' unhappiness make it necessary for the Patriots to add a talented interior blocker. Pouncey's experience, versatility and athleticism make him the right choice for the Patriots.
The Chargers don't have any noticeable holes on their roster, but an upgrade in the front seven could help the defense fulfill its potential. Watt has shot up the boards following sensational workouts at the scouting combine and his pro day and is the blue-collar defender that every defense needs on the interior.
Pick No.19NATE SOLDEROTColoradoThe Giants do a terrific job of stockpiling talent along both lines, and the addition of Solder would give them a talented prospect to develop for a bigger role in future seasons. Although they could opt for an outside linebacker like UCLA's Akeem Ayers, the chance to nab an elite left tackle of the future to too tempting to pass up.
The Buccaneers revamped their defensive interior with their top two picks in last year's draft, and the retooling continues with the addition of Clayborn, who would give Raheem Morris a talented edge rusher to complement Gerald McCoy and Brian Price.
Smith is arguably the most talented prospect at the position, and the Chiefs opt to ignore a pressing need at outside linebacker to fortify the right side of the offensive line. Smith's athleticism and skill are top-10 caliber, so GM Scott Pioli and coach Todd Haley would be thrilled to land an impact starter at this pick.
Pick No.22GABE CARIMIOTWisconsinBill Polian can no longer ignore the need along the Colts' offensive line in the first round. Carimi could play on either side and adds some toughness to their front line.
The presence of cornerback Asante Samuel prompted quarterbacks to attack the opposite side of the defense last season, and the Eagles lacked the personnel to combat the tactic. Smith would give the defense a rangy cover man with the skills to excel in one-on-one match ups.
The Saints need to add more athleticism and big-play ability to their linebacker corps. Ayers is an impact player capable of providing disruption as an attack player in Gregg Williams' aggressive system.
Although conventional wisdom suggests that the Seahawks nab their quarterback of the future with this pick, the jury is still out on whether Jake Locker or Ryan Mallett are great fits for their offensive system. In selecting Sherrod, the Seahawks grab an athletic tackle that suits their zone-based blocking system to play opposite of last year's top pick, Russell Okung.
The Ravens' lack of speed at wide receiver was evident in their playoff loss, so GM Ozzie Newsome addresses the issue by picking one of the fastest receivers in the draft. Smith's vertical ability will lift the coverage off Anquan Boldin and help Joe Flacco create more explosive plays in the passing game.
The Falcons need to add some juice to their passing game, and Young has the speed and athleticism to do it. Although he has a slender build in the mold of a DeSean Jackson, Falcons' officials might be willing to gamble that he is capable of delivering that kind of impact to their offense.
Pick No.28CAMERON JORDANDECalJordan's stock has been on the rise since he dominated at the Senior Bowl. His intriguing athleticism and skill set are ideally suited for the five-technique spot in the Patriots' 3-4 defense.
The Bears' offensive line issues will make getting an offensive tackle a priority, but the defensive line also needs an infusion of youth and athleticism. The release of Tommie Harris creates the need for a pass rushing defensive tackle, and Wilkerson's size, athleticism and skill makes an interesting possibility as a three-technique in their 4-3 scheme.
The Jets need a dynamic rusher to pair opposite of outside linebacker Calvin Pace. Houston lit up the SEC with his rush skills, and his presence would allow coach Rex Ryan to ratchet up the pressure off the edges.
Pick No.31BRANDON HARRISCBMiamiSuper Bowl XLV revealed the lack of depth in the Steelers' secondary, so expect the team to address the need with an early round pick. Harris brings outstanding cover skills and has the ability to slide into the slot as the nickel cornerback.
The Packers will look to take the best available player on the board. Defensive coordinator Dom Capers loves to incorporate versatile athletes into his scheme, and Wilson's ability to play multiple spots could make him an intriguing prospect at this pick.


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The chairmen of the Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations have asked University of Texas Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa to keep them advised of any records requested by a member of the Board of Regents, as well as the "requestor's explanation as to the need for an the benefit of the information requested."
The letter from Reps. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Dan Flynn, R-Canton, is the latest development in the committee's investigation into Regent Wallace Hall for possible impeachment for allegedly abusing his position by sending, voluminous requests for information from UT-Austin. Critics say Hall has conducted a "witch hunt" directed at UT-Austin President Bill Powers, and that the university has had to hire new staff to produce the 800,000 documents demanded by the Dallas businessman.
In a Dec. 20 letter, Alvarado and Flynn ask for a report by Feb. 1 of all requests by a regent or system employee to a System university from the date of the letter. They also ask to be informed whether the chancellor or board chairman approved the request.
The report should also include updates on investigations by the System, new policies to prevent mishandling of student information and efforts to "increase transparency of electronic communications between Regents and System employees," the letter states. Testimony to the committee indicated that regents conduct official business on personal email accounts, making it difficult to police whether they fully comply with open records requests. The letter indicates the committee intends to keep a close eye on the UT System:
We commend you on your efforts to improve communication between the University of Texas System (System) and this Committee. While the testimony and other evidence received by the Committee over the past five months has provided valuable insight into the current operations of the System, it has also highlighted some areas of the System's operations that may need improvement. Over the coming months, the Committee intends to exercise its oversight authority over the System and the Board of Regents through directives. These directives will help the Committee monitor the System as the Committee considers actions to take in connection with the investigation of the conduct of Regent Hall.
Alvarado said Thursday that the letter was sent as a matter of "due diligence. We just want to make sure there are no abuses of requests."


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May was tough for Darlene Williams. Her unemployment benefits ran out.
She paid her rent of $1,116 in June out of the $2,000 left in her life savings.
In July, her church kept a roof over her head. In August, the Actors Fund did.
In September, a friend handed her $1,200.
Now it's October. The rent's past due. Williams wobbles on the cliff's edge.
You would not know it by her bearing, which is regal — shoulders back, spine straight, head held high — or by her cheerful, put-together look. She wears a bright pink sleeveless top, coordinated pink earrings, a black skirt and black slingback high heels.
You also would not see it in her wide, welcoming smile, or in her eyes, which smile too as she looks at you.
Williams smiles and smiles on this day, at the Grove's holiday hiring fair, where she has come in pursuit of a job that, if she gets it, may last only until Christmas.
She is applying to be a concierge, to give "6-star service" at this upscale "lifestyle center."
In this job, she would cater to people "valeting" shiny cars, clinking glasses at outdoor cafes, filling their arms with shopping bags.
Williams does not own a car. She shops at the 99 Cents Only store and at Food for Less. She is proud that she can make a $1.69 can of jack mackerel from Ralphs last for four or five meals. (Fry it up with breadcrumbs and red onions, and you've got yourself something like a crab cake.)
Being surrounded by plenty would not hurt, she says. "Oh no, because I'd have a job. That would be a merry Christmas."
The Grove has 20 to 25 jobs available. About 65 people come looking for them. Some are here, too, for seasonal spots at such shops as Tommy Bahama, Pottery Barn Kids, American Girl Place.
In the community room of the Original Farmers Market, as Williams reads the application, many others do the same. Most are young. Quite a few have made no effort to present themselves. They wear beaded short shorts and skin-tight leggings and high-top sneakers and flip-flops.
As Williams fills in the blanks — no salary requirement, just a salary — a young woman in jeans asks her interviewer if she will have to work on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Williams would rather not give her age. "Can we just say 40-plus?" she asks. Again and again, she has failed to land jobs at places manned by twentysomethings.
Once, Williams performed on the Broadway stage using the name Darlene Bel Grayson. She was in the original ensemble of "Ragtime" and earned $75,000 a year.
Eight years ago, an agent urged her out to Los Angeles. She came with great hope and $25,000 in her savings account. She soon landed two commercials. She was edited out of both. Just pay for the day, nothing more. Then the agent went out of business.
She has since been a receptionist and worked for the U.S. Census. She has cashed out her 401(k).
Target and Starbucks and Ralph's — she'd be grateful to work at any of them. She has been turned down by all and by Kmart, Ross Dress for Less, Trader Joe's and so many other places they start to blur.
"You cannot live with a crushed spirit," she says. She stays positive, but for a moment, before she smiles them away, her eyes well up with tears.
Don't talk to Williams about Friday's promising job report. Please, she says, just promise her a job.
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PROVIDENCE – A July 25 deadline set by the R.I. Attorney General's office looms for Steward Health Care to close its deal to acquire Landmark Medical Center of Woonsocket and its sister facility, the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island in North Smithfield. As a result, the court hearing scheduled on Tuesday morning, July 24, before Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein, may prove to be the climatic scene in the four-year saga of Landmark's receivership.
If the deal is finalized, Landmark would become the Blackstone Medical Center, a for-profit entity incorporated in Delaware as part of Steward Health Care, a for-profit hospital system based in Boston, which in turn is owned by a private equity firm, Cerberus Capital Management, located in New York.
The hospital would become the 12th hospital purchased by Steward – and its first in Rhode Island – since the hospital chain was first created in November 2010.
However, if and when the asset purchase agreement is completed, the ongoing dispute between Steward and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island over a future contract setting rates for reimbursement shows no sign of easy resolution. The dispute is not one of the contingencies covered in the pending asset purchase agreement, so that the conflict will not be resolved by the sale of the hospital.
Contract negotiations broke down earlier this month, resulting in Blue Cross sending out letters notifying 198,000 members that as of Aug. 1, Landmark may no longer be a part of the health insurer's provider network. The actual contract expired on July 16, and Blue Cross has filed a completed material modification application for its provider network with the R.I. Department of Health. "We are now in the public comment period of the process," said Dara Chadwick, the agency's spokeswoman.
Richard Charest, the current president of Landmark, in a letter dated July 17 to Dr. Michael Fine, director of the Department of Health, asked Fine not to approve the plan, arguing that Blue Cross's dropping of Landmark from its network would present "a financially untenable prospect."
Landmark Medical Center is also asking a Superior Court judge for permission to move forward with a lawsuit accusing Blue Cross of "starving the hospital into insolvency" with unfairly low reimbursements, The Woonsocket Call reported. ?
At the same time, Steward, in partnership with Landmark and United Nurses & Allied Professionals, the union representing workers at Landmark, launched a series of sharply worded print ads in Providence Business News, The Providence Journal and The Woonsocket Call, as well as radio ads, attacking Blue Cross.
Michele Lederberg, executive vice president and general counsel at Blue Cross, told PBN that the health insurer's data indicates there would be "adequate access" if Landmark were no longer in the Blue Cross provider network.
Most Blue Cross members who live in the hospital's catchment area don't use Landmark, according to Lederberg. "Eighty percent of members [in the catchment area] seek services at facilities other than Landmark, and for Medicare members, 65 percent who live in the catchment area go somewhere else," she said, citing Blue Cross's data analysis. Further, she continued, on an average day, Landmark, with 214 licensed beds, has about 100 people who are in-patient. "Of that, we have about 10 of our members in the hospital there," Lederberg said.
"We're moving forward," she said. "But our offer is still on the table."
R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller, in a discussion with business leaders at a gathering hosted by the Greater Cranston Chamber of Commerce on July 19, pointed to the conflict over reimbursements between Steward and Blue Cross, telling his audience that they needed to pay close attention to the dispute.
"If we want to lower costs, we're all going to have to change," Koller said, stressing the need for better statewide coordination of health care services, saying that a hospital with 65 percent utilization of beds does not make economic sense.
The biggest problem that Landmark faces, he continued, is that Woonsocket "is a poor community with a really poor payor mix."


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There are countless ways to escape a bad date, from remembering it's your grandma's birthday, to simply faking a vomiting spell. But—admitting its matching algorithm isn't always perfect—eHarmony has created a handy iOS app that fakes a believable phone call, giving you an emergency exit to an awkward night out.
Now, there are plenty of 'fake phone call' apps already available, but eHarmony's free Bad Date Rescue seems to go above and beyond the call of duty. In addition to being able to specify when the call will arrive, it also lets you choose the emergency. Like your mom calling to let you know your sister is in labor, or your neighbor informing you that a water pipe in your basement has burst. The app even fakes a voice on the other end of the line, and if you don't know what to say to your terrible date to excuse yourself, you can even activate a 'repeat after me' script that talks you through the perfect phrasing to help you escape. [iTunes App Store via The Globe and Mail]


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State Christmas Tree of North Carolina: Fraser Fir
by Steven Case, 2007.
NC Government & Heritage Library.
The General Assembly of 2005 adopted the Fraser Fir as the official Christmas Tree for the State of North Carolina (Session Laws, 2005, c. 387).
Selection as State Christmas Tree
This law is the result of the hard work of Eighth Grade students at Harris Middle School in Spruce Pine, who researched the economic impact of the Fraser Fir industry on the state, and suggested this species as a new state symbol.
About the Fraser Fir
The Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) derives its name from John Fraser, a Scottish botanist who explored the Appalachian Mountains in the 1700's, and was a collaborator and competitor with Andre Michaux (see Carolina Lily). Fraser firs, which are native to the Appalachian Mountains, can reach a height of 80 feet and may have trunks as large as 18 inches in diameter.
The Fraser Fir can take as long as 12 years to grow to retail Christmas Tree height (6-7 feet), and will be visited by the grower more than 100 times during its life. The Fraser Fir has been chosen a number of times as the White House Christmas Tree, and constitutes a large percentage of Christmas tree production in North Carolina.
References and additional resources:
"Fraser fir quick facts." 2010. N.C. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Accessed 2/2011. Online at http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/commodit/horticul/xmastree/fraser.htm
"Fraser fir." Plant Information Center. Accessed 2/2011. Online at http://www.ibiblio.org/pic/NCTrees/fraserfir.htm
Image credit:
"Christmas tree production - 1." 2004. Photo by Flickr user Soil Science. Online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/soilscience/5086374661/
1 June 2007 | Case, Steven
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Scooter trail
Trail Open: Year Round
Area Located: WestPoint Campground
GPS at Trailhead: N38 30.990 W95 44.814
Miles: 1.5
Type of trail:
- Hiking
- Mt. Bike
Ike's Scooter Trail is the newest trail addition to Eisenhower! It is a scenic, one-way trail just over 1 mile long. It is perfect for those out for a morning stroll, or for someone looking for a safe place to ride their scooter. Motorized scooters, 50cc and under, are allowed on the trail, and it is open to everyone during hours when motorized scooters are NOT present. Motorized scooters ore only allowed on the trail from 10:00AM-6:00PM.
Keep In Mind…
- Carry plenty of water. There is NO water available on the trail.
- Be courteous to others on the trail.
- Carry out at least as much as you carry in.
- Take your camera and snap the perfect photo!


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When a leading conservative pundit compliments a labor union leader for getting something right, it's usually worth noticing.
That's exactly what happened recently when The Washington Post's conservative op-ed columnist George Will praised Karen Lewis, the head of the Chicago Teachers Union, and its members for being "not all wrong" to pick a fight with Chicago mayor Rham Emanuel.
Will pointed out that Emanuel is forcing tough new "accountability" policies, including "merit pay," on teachers and schools at time when the city is "experiencing an epidemic of youth violence," "social regression," and "family disintegration."
His perfectly reasonable conclusion is that the mayor is ratcheting up the demands on teaching at a time when teaching is being "subordinated to the arduous task of maintaining minimal order." And because the purpose of unions is to "enhance members' well-being," then Lewis and her followers — who voted overwhelmingly (90 percent) in favor to authorize a strike — are rational actors in this conflict and have just cause to dispute the mayor's strong-arm contract.
But regardless of Will's brief spate of rationality, he offsets it out with an irrational treatise that the standoff between the mayor and the teachers union is a conflict between Emanuel's "admirable ideas" and the teachers' desires for "a pay raise."
In fact, just this week, when a "fact-finder" hired to help arbitrate the dispute recommended a double-digit raise for teachers, the union voted it down because of "classroom quality issues."
Although the school board rejected the recommendation too — for "financial" reasons — Lewis, speaking for the teachers, said "smaller class sizes" and "a rich curriculum that includes art music foreign language and physical education" were what mattered most.
For Will to be confused about the positions held by teachers and their unions is, unfortunately, not at all unusual. People on the opposite end of the spectrum also think that the positions that teachers and their unions take are primarily a "labor issue."
But this sells the value of teachers far too short. And it diminishes the significance of the message that teachers in Chicago are sending us about the dire circumstances in the communities they serve.
How dire?
Chicago Youth In Trauma
Chicago is currently experiencing a 35 percent increase in homicide rate. "More young people are killed in Chicago than any other American city," investigative journalists at The Chicago Reporter recently observed.
Last year, a journalist at that news site, Megan Cottrell, found that among the 10 largest cities in America, Chicago has the third highest poverty rate, — with 21.6 percent of residents living under the poverty level — and leads the nation in poverty rate among African Americans, with 32.2 percent of all black families living in poverty.
Also last year, the Huffington Post reported about a study that found "1 In 5 Chicagoans aren't sure where they'll find their next meal." And in January of this year, the Chicago Sun Times reported that more than 10,660 students were homeless at the beginning of the school year — 1,466 more than the previous school year, which ended with a record number of students with nowhere to call home.
Emanuel's response to the worsening situation in Chicago has been to demand sacrifices from public service workers, including teachers, and use an argument about "wages" to distract from far more critical concerns that have more potential to rescue the city's children and youth — including issues that Chicago teachers want to bring to the table, namely, class size and school turn-arounds.
This Is Not About Wages
What's being forced on the Chicago teachers — and by connection, the city in its entirety — is described by another Chicago local reporter at ChicagoNow.com. as a power play by powerful establishment politicians to limit the debate.
Yana Kunichoff reports that teachers are being prevented from making negotiations include issues parents care about — such as class size and well-rounded curriculum — because of bills muscled through the state legislature that "narrowed the range of issues that can be discussed during collective bargaining."
Kunichoff quotes an expert on education labor from the University of Chicago to explain how teachers are forced to confine negotiations to "salaries" rather than issues that the teachers and their "allies have argued are essential to the development of students."
One of those issues, class size, became especially important to teachers when they conducted an analysis and found that classrooms for younger students in Chicago "were larger than 95 percent of those in districts in the rest of Illinois" and that class sizes in kindergarten averaged more than 24 students. An analysis of class size in K-3 grades conducted by The Center for Public Education concluded that "a class size of no more than 18 students per teacher is required to produce the greatest benefits."
Another important issue for the Chicago teachers are "school turn-arounds," where struggling schools are ordered to replace the principal and half of the teaching staff or are closed down altogether — often to return as a privately controlled charter school with a completely different teaching staff.
Turn-arounds have become particularly prevalent in Chicago, despite strong opposition from teachers, parents, and public school advocates.
Those opposed to these disruptive turn-around models have good reasons to protest. A recent study conducted by the Center for Longitudinal Data in Education Research looked at the impact of high teacher turnover — an inevitable outcome of the turn-around models — and concluded that treating teachers like replaceable widgets lowers the morale in schools to the point of harming academic achievement.
A review of the study by Education Week's indispensable Stephen Sawchuck highlights the key findings of the research, including
- • Students taught by teachers in the same grade-level team in the same school did worse in years where turnover rates were higher.
• An increase in teacher turnover by 1 standard deviation corresponded with a decrease in math achievement of 2 percent.
• Students in grade levels with 100 percent turnover were especially affected, with lower test scores by anywhere from 6 percent to 10 percent.
• The effects were seen in both large and small schools, new and old ones.
• The negative effect of turnover on student achievement was larger in schools with more low-achieving and black students.
So with one side — teachers — being prevented from bringing important issues to the table that quite probably have the most impact on the wellbeing of students, how can this even be called a fair negotiation?
Where Parents Stand
Parents, of course, should be an important constituency in the dialogue.
According to a recent survey of Chicago-area parents conducted by the teachers union, a hefty majority of Chicagoans support the city's public school teachers and are highly skeptical of the mayor's handpicked Board of Education.
Many parent groups in Chicago have voiced strong support for the teachers.
A coalition of Chicago Public School parents representing 16 parent and community organizations" has declared its opposition to mayor Emanuel's positions.
And at least one parent group has declared that "Chicago is on the forefront of corporate education-busting because of the true grass roots collaboration between the Chicago Teachers' Union and Chicago's old and new parent and community groups." (emphasis, original)
The Bigger Picture
What's important to make note of is that the situation occurring in Chicago is not unlike what communities across the country are experiencing.
Nationwide, the U.S. poverty rate is now on track to rise to its highest rate since 1960s. The percentage of adults unsure of their financial standing because they are engaged in temporary employment is also reaching new heights. And census data show children are increasingly likely to live in high-poverty, low-opportunity communities.
The way our leaders are responding to these emergencies is to increasingly put the pressure on public employees, particularly teachers, to take on more sacrifice and adhere to austere budgets rather than demand taxpayers, especially the wealthy, to pay more.
If you're a parent, you know what it's like to have to dig deep, financially, when you're confronted with a health emergency for your kid or you're having to provide a foundational experience — like education — for your child because you know, in the long run, it's going to be beneficial to his or her long term wellbeing.
Why doesn't political leadership in Chicago get that? Why don't they dig deeper to finance quality improvements like smaller class size and well-rounded curriculum and end destructive policies like school turn-arounds?
Truth be told, Chicago teachers are playing the role of canaries in the coalmine of one of America's most traumatized communities. When canaries were brought down into coalmines to detect dangerous gas build-ups, miners knew that as long as the birds kept singing, they knew they were safe.
Right now, Chicago teachers are singing loud and clear. Is America listening?
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Autism? A distant memory.
Even PANDAS is only visible in my rear view mirror now. It isn't gone, but it isn't here either.
The evolution I have been part of is almost mind-blowing. I wouldn't believe any of it, even if I were reading it in a memoir only 6 months ago. It would appear like a character in a fictional novel, someone else's life, certainly not mine. How incredibly wild it was to wake up one day and realize this IS me! This WAS me all along, how did I not know sooner??
Well, you are probably thoroughly intrigued by now, lol. I may lose readers here, but I hope to gain others, in fact, what I hope most is to retain all of my current readers and gain others, so we can all merge into this realm together. What I am referring to is energy medicine.
Over the past year or two, as I have been helping parents trust their gut instincts to guide them in healing their children, one thing became very clear....I just know things. I have been asked so many times, "How did you know to....?" I repeatedly heard myself saying, "I don't know, I just know".
What I have finally learned about myself during an insightful transformation is that I am in the early stages of uncovering my potential as a clairsentient. Meaning, I have a gift of "knowing". I am not a fan of labels, so I don't even like labeling myself with this somewhat intriguing label, haha. It does, however, provide some form of description though, and it provided me with a description of something I realized I could relate to. I have always been an extreme empath, to the point of embarrassment, because I can't always control it. It isn't cool to cry in front of someone, because I have taken on their emotions....even when they haven't shared them with me! This is one of the reasons I had shut it off previously. But it didn't leave me completely, in fact, it was the underlying force of all of my decisions for my children. Clairsentience is one of the most overlooked psychic abilities and requires one to clear their own energies in order to become a clear channel.
There are two ways that clairsentience works.
- Clairsentience works by allowing an intuitive to receive signals from the spirit realm. A clairsentient will be able to sense the messages, where as a clairvoyant will see the messages, and a clairaudient will hear the messages. The clairsentient will feel what a spirit is trying to say, and interpret the message by using their intuition.
- The second way that clairsentience works, is by allowing an intuitive to understand the feelings of the people around them, (empathy). Clairsentients often use their abilities to share and heal the pain of others. By sensing what someone feels, a healing clairsentient will know exactly what remedies someone needs
I decided things were going to change. And change, they have! I am now using my intuition to guide our health decisions. Not that this is very different from my past, although now I am doing it more consciously, with intent. We use only homeopathy and soil based organisms. Remedies are chosen based on intuition. I also clear our energy regularly. It's amazing what dealing with the chakras, meridians and aura can do for detox!! I can't believe we survived biomed without this knowledge! I see instant changes in us, when we acquire non-beneicial frequencies and likewise, when I remove them. We have been able to move through high potency remedies with ease since participating in energy healing. Our past was riddled with significant detox symptoms, something I thought just came with the territory. How wrong I was!
What I find most important about metaphysical powers is that we all have them. We are born intimately connected to the universe. We can choose to shut them off or we can choose to actively embrace them. None of what I have experienced is extraordinary, the only difference between myself and others is that I am now recognizing these events and learning to use them to my advantage.
In retrospect, this isn't really a new me, but merely the next progression of me.
So my whole point in this entry is that I would love to continue writing, but this is a new realm for me and I am not sure exactly how much I plan to share. Like anything else though, it will come to me, when the time is right. I hope you will find yourself wanting to follow along as I find my wings. My new blog can be found at "You are what you...believe!"


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Welcome to Churchill County
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension offers educational programs to residents of Churchill County from the Fallon office. We're the outreach college of the University that brings you information to solve problems and deal with critical issues. We have 18 offices statewide to serve you. We deliver non-degree, educational programs in agriculture; children, youth and families; community development; health and nutrition; horticulture; and natural resources. We couldn't do it without the help of our federal and county partners, and the other groups, agencies, businesses and individuals with whom we collaborate.
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