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Simon Hartwell tackles the Galibier after breakfast… and it all downhill from there, until it starts going back up the Cime de la Bonnette
Day 6
Riding the Col du Galibier (2645m) straight after breakfast is a rude awakening. This was quite a tough climb with an epic feel that had me lost in a world of my own. The sun was blazing down, the scenery was beautiful, and I was riding alone up one of the most legendary climbs of them all. The kilometres passed quickly as the summit became a reality rather than just a distant thought.
The view across the snow capped mountains from the top was amazing, and as more of the group gathered at the summit, we started to look out for Ben and his singlespeed. We needn't have worried. He came into view on the twisting road below us, making good progress. Employing the technique that Graeme Obree had taught him to great effect, he zig-zagged across both lanes to reduce the gradient, still out of the saddle, as he had been from the start, and still swearing! Nothing could stop Ben.
We started down the Galibier and passed the memorial to Henri Desgrange – the first organiser of the Tour de France – where I had fully intended to stop. Instead, I got carried away with another breakneck descent and the memorial was relegated to a brief blur in my peripheral vision… Oh well! The road split at the Col du Lautaret (2058m) and we went left to Briancon – not the best descent but the miles ticked by in some stunning scenery.
The Col d'Izoard (2360m) starts steeply as soon as you leave Briancon. I was alone on the road again and loving the solitude, while the views were stunning. The road then dropped for a couple of kilometre. I'd worked hard to gain the height; losing any wasn't welcome.
It was soon business as usual though, as the road continued on up through wooded slopes, climbing towards Cervières. Then it took a sharp right and continued up the ravine. Mostly long straights, I could see the road running into the distance, clinging to the side of the ravine as it rose towards the summit.
As the ravine opened out, the road started to climb up the face of the mountain toward the pass. This meant lots of switchbacks and steep gradients, but the rock-lined hairpins and oak forests kept me from noticing the hard work.
The last couple of kilometres see you transition from the wooded banks out onto the rocky scree slopes to the top, and the final 100m or so flashed by as I blasted up to the top and located the customary cafe. What a climb! This ranks as one of my favourites.
Once over the pass, the Casse Déserte appeared – a strange landscape of giant orange standing rocks that looks like a petrified forest. I intended seeking out the memorial to Bobet and Coppi and soaking up the history. Instead, the steep slopes had me picking up speed quickly; a sweeping left, then straight into the first of the hairpins. That was it – I was hooked.
The Casse Déserte and the Coppi memorial went past in the blink of an eye. Damn! More sweeping bends, more speed; I was right on the edge again. I was coming out of every bend in a sprint and jumping on the pedals to get me back to warp speed. This was amazing!
The road started to straighten out from Le Chalp, and finished off with a long descent to our next overnight stop; Guillestre. We regrouped in one of the many cafes in the village square and re-lived the amazing descent.
Today's totals 108km with 2650m of ascent
Day 7
We dropped down through the village of Guillestre, and then started climbing toward the first summit of the day, the Col de Vars (2109m). The Vars climb starts with a series of sweeping bends that are tree lined, with rocky banks on the side. It's long and straight so you gain height without being that aware of it.
Higher up, it becomes an alpine meadow landscape. The gradient is hard but the scenery makes it seem more innocuous Stuart and I were talking about taking it steady, but as we passed a group of French cyclists a couple of kilometres from the top, we started to push hard in the big ring, out of the saddle.
We found ourselves gasping for breath, so backed off and regained our composure. At over 2km's elevation, you could hold a steady work rate, but if you put in a hard effort you found your heart rate and breathing ramping out of control.
Once the customary chocolat chaud was despatched at the summit cafe, it was straight into the descent. On the outskirts of Jausiers the weather took a turn for the worse. The skies darkened and the rain came down torrentially. Time for another espresso!
After lunch we set off up my most anticipated challenge of the tour, the long climb to the Cime de la Bonnette (2808m). The road climbs through open farmlands, passing houses and buildings, before it moves into its first set of switchbacks. A few more kilometres and the buildings start to thin out as the road snakes up into more forested slopes, then another short section of hairpins. The complexion of the climb changes as you gain height. The rocks surrounding you start to become barer and greyer as the vegetation gives way to a more oppressive landscape.
The climb was long and lonely as the landscape became dark and ominous. It really did feel desolate up there, with snow and vast expanses of rock in front and grey skies above. I rode past the gravel track that officially led to the Col de Restefond about 30 yards away; I claimed it as mine.
A little further on and a break in the rock wall to my left marked the Col de la Bonnette, the road pass over the mountain. I was taking the right fork though, on to the Cime de Bonnette, the highest and possibly most pointless road in the Alps. This tarmac loop adds about 90m of elevation and was created to give it the honour of being the highest.
As soon as I entered, it felt like I was in no man's land. The gradient ramped up to 14% straightaway, rock slides and snowdrifts covered most of the carriageway, and scattered boulders littered the road. There was nothing ahead but sky. It felt like climbing into oblivion, and an intimidating kilometre followed, then joy as the summit marker stone hove into sight.
An amazing view unfolds from the Cime. I was awestruck. You look down into the swirling clouds and snow-capped peaks. I gazed at this spectacle for 10 minutes. The clouds would form into spirals and sweep up the rock face in front of me, then disappear above.
The weather changed in an instant – a sleet storm. Stuart and I decided to get on with the descent. It turned out to be the most memorable of the tour, but not for the reasons I'd expected. It was freezing, I was soaked to the skin and the speed just made it worse. The road was wet, the skies were dark, and my hands were numb… only 500m into a 30km technical descent.
It became a balancing act between going as fast as possible in order to get down before hyperthermia set in, and making it round the never ending bends in one piece. We were still moving at a good pace but I was shivering so hard that the front end of my bike was shimmying.
I was behind Stuart as we swept around a fast right-hand bend, and watched in horror as his bike skated out sideways at 35mph and headed straight towards the rock wall. All I could think of was how I was going to get an injured rider down this long, isolated mountain.
The relief I felt as I watched him flick the bike back up and ride out the manoeuvre was short-lived – I found myself skating sideways as if I was on sheet ice. I wrestled the front end of the bike back into control, and slid until traction returned. I was back in line and pulling up behind Stuart, heart pounding out of my chest.
It turned out that we'd crossed a metal bridge and the road surface was sheet steel. In the torrential rain and dark skies, we'd had no chance of seeing it. We feared the bridge would claim other victims, so we hung around to see if anyone was close behind. No one came and the weather meant we needed to get moving.
By the time we found our hotel, we were cold, wet and tired, and we later heard that one of the riders behind us had indeed fallen, and had taken Graeme Obree down with him.
Today's totals 105km with 2900m of ascent
Day 8
We'd completed all the major climbs so I wasn't expecting that much from today other than a picturesque ride. It actually turned into one of the best days of the trip.
Yesterday's bad weather had vanished leaving clear skies and blazing sunshine from the off. A fast, twisty, adrenaline-filled first few kilometres started the day off well, and the quicker members of the group all seemed to be up for some fun.
The early descent met the valley road which followed the path of a river heading to the Mediterranean. Tracing the river's path down through the valley for about 40km, we kept a good pace, riding through and off.
After the long downhill, we faced a 5km climb to our lunch stop in La Tour. Stuart, Gareth and I set off up the climb and into the first hairpins at a steady pace. We once again talked about taking it easy, but each kept upping the pace until it became clear we all wanted to make the summit first.
I decided to kick as hard as I could and got a gap. It was a steady 8% climb and I was in the big ring, out of the saddle, riding as hard as I could. I kept the gap all the way to the village square where the van was parked, food laid out, and Graeme cheered me in. Gareth followed and we both headed for the stone fountain and dunked our heads in the freezing water… bliss!
The village square felt lost in time. Shabby, chic Georgian villas rose up on all four sides to hide it from the outside world. Lime trees formed an inner square, stretching up out of the cobble-stoned courtyard, with wrought iron benches nestled beneath in the shade. I could have stayed all day in this perfect little oasis.
After a leisurely lunch, we headed out of the village and further into the mountains. It started easily enough with a fast run down to a small river crossing before the road started to climb up the mountain to the next ridge – a steep climb and my lunch wasn't far from the surface!
Stuart, Gareth and I were ahead on our own, and with each hairpin the road seemed more isolated and remote as it weaved its way through the tree-lined mountainside. The gradient was tough, mostly double figures. Added to the mostly gravel road surface, this made for some tough riding. I wasn't expecting that from today.
The next 10km made up for it though, as we flew down the other side of the mountain on a twisty road towards another river crossing. We regrouped on the bridge, which looked down on a huge drop to the river bed below, then a short climb up to follow the road as it clung to the side of the valley.
The drop from the roadside to the river below, the towering rock face above, and the view across the valley to the steep, forested banks opposite were breathtaking yet strangely claustrophobic. We followed this road for about 25km until we reached the turnoff for Castagniers, which marked the descent to our hotel and, at 80m above sea level, the lowest elevation point we had seen for the entire trip. We were close to the Med, and the temperature and humidity were a marked change from that of the high mountains.
Today's totals 110km with 1500m of ascent
Day 9
The last day and just a 35km run to Nice. We stayed as a group, chatting and rolling along at an easy pace.
Once over the top of the climb back to Castagniers, it was downhill all the way to the sea. The descent into Nice was fast and twisty, and recognisable from the run in of the Paris-Nice race. We were now among the urban sprawl and having to weave through heavy traffic for the first time since our start in Geneva. We joined the Boulevard Gambetta, and the view at the end of tree-lined street was of the stunning blue Mediterranean.
There it was, after eight days of riding through the most stunning scenery imaginable – we were within touching distance of the finish. We rode onto the seafront for the obligatory photo opportunity and to dip a toe in the Med.
I must just finish by saying that Gavin McDonald, our road leader, was in no small part the reason this was such a great trip. His organisation skills were only bettered by his incredible ability on a bike, plus a sprint speed that had to be seen to be believed. I hope to join him again in the future on another adventure.
Plucked from the obscurity of his London commute back in the mid-Nineties to live in Bath and edit bike mags our man made the jump to the interweb back in 2006 as launch editor of a large cycling website somewhat confusingly named after a piece of navigational equipment. He came up with the idea for road.cc mainly to avoid being told what to do… Oh dear, issues there then. Tony tries to ride his bike every day and if he doesn't he gets grumpy, he likes carbon, but owns steel, and wants titanium. When not on his bike or eating cake Tony spends his time looking for new ways to annoy the road.cc team. He's remarkably good at it.


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01631 ►Mal Bei sit Papvt
Vol. XXVII—No. 6
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Thursday, December 14, 1950
53 Curve-Raisers
Set Record Pace
3 with Top Honors
With the close of the fall quart-er
and the evaluation of scholastic
efforts reported in the form of
grades, Bethel college students
have been made aware of those
outstanding individuals on campus
who set the pace of achievement
in the realms of "curve raising".
Heading the roster of those who
have attained meritorious acclaim
are three students with an average
grade of "A" and fifty more with
an average of "B".
Scoring straight "A's" are Del-mar
Dahl, Marjorie Skog, and
Harvey Swanberg. Attaining a
"B" average are Shirley Adamson,
Carol Addington, Charles Ander-son,
H. Pauline Anderson, Wend-ell
Anderson, Carol Asker, Berl
Atkinson, Robert Brunko, Carolyn
Clark, Andy Cracker, Richard
Dahlquist, Ruth Danielson, Millard
Erickson, Robert Frykenberg, Ken-neth
Gullman, Lucille Hesslund,
John Hiben, Jean Hoskings, Kath-arine
Johnson, Harry Jones, Shir-ley
Kilgore, Irene Kley, David
Larsen, Virginia Lovaas, James R.
Mason, Eugene Messenger, Margar-et
Miller, Barbara Mullin, Flor-ence
Nordstrom, Dean Olson, Gor-don
Olson, Henry Quiring, Ann
Radunz, Arnold Regier, Royce Rex-ilius,
Donald Richardson, Gladys
Saunders, Edna Schultz, Deane
Shaffer, Margot Skoog, Roselia
Solis, Warren Soule, Edward Stay-ton,
Miriam Swan, Harold Tang-mo,
Muriel Thompson, Malcolm
Van Antwerp, Nadine Westin, Al-bert
Windham, Gordon Witz.
All students must carry at least
twelve credits in the college to
be eligible for the honor roll.
Bethel Enrolls
23 Newcomers
Statistics to date show that
twenty-three new students have
registered in the college this quar-ter.
Registering as freshman are:
A. Dwight Anderson, Weston, Ne-braska;
S. Vern Hicks, Parkers
Prairie, Minn.; Joyce Hill, St.
Paul; David Hjelm, St. Paul; Char-lotte
Hofmann, Chicago, Ill.; Shir-ley
Johnson, Seattle, Wash.; Curt-is
Krantz, Minneapolis; Dorothy
Lindblom, St. Paul; John Lind-holm,
Minneapolis; Stanford Lind-gren,
Kulm, N.D.; John Metz, Min-neapolis;
Zoe Ann Palmer, Maple
Plain, Minn.; Clifford Schroeder,
Mountain Lake, Minn.; Genevieve
Sutton, Winipeg, Canada; Clifford
Vennerstrom, Lake Nebagamon,
Wis.; and Marion Vespa, Iron Mt.,
New in the Sophomore class is
Roger Burke, Mora, Minn.; Dwight
Johnson, Slayton, Minn.; Naomi
Nesterud, Chicago, Merriam Olson,
St. Paul; Florence Oman, Chicago;
and Ed Viren, Duluth, Minn.
Ruth Martinson of Manistique,
Michigan registered in the Junior
class. The only new student to reg-isture
in the Seminary was Charles
Cole of St. Paul.
Roger Burke, Joyce Hill, Doro-thy
Lindblom, John Lindholm,
Ruth Martinson, Naomi Nesterud,
Merriam Olson. and Ed Viren
have all been students at Bethel
Mary Quernemoem
the Prince of NICE
0 Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high
mountain; 0 thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy
voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of
Judah, Behold your God'
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is
risen upon thee.
The people that walked in the darkness have seen a great light;
and they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them
hath the light shined.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the gov-ernment
shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace.
. there were ... shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch
over their flock by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of
the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is
born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and peace
on earth, good will towards men.
Rejoice greatly, 0 daughter of Zion; shout, 0 daughter of Jeru-salem:
behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is the righteous Saviour,
Hallelujah: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
... The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our
Lord, and of- his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
.... King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain and hath redeemed us to God
by His blood to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength,
and honour, and glory, and blessing.
.... Blessing, and honour,... glory, and power, be unto Him that
sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Amen.
From "The Messiah", G. F. Handel
Sophomores Will Retreat
To Camp Iduhapi Jan. 19
by Roy Lundquist
The dates for the annual Sopromore Retreat have been set for January
19, 20, and 21. Held again at Camp Iduhapi in Hennepin County, this
event has, in previous years, been the highlight of the Sophomore's year.
Long and careful planning combined with outstanding talent insure
"One terrific week-end".
Warren Magnuson, pastor of the Baptist Church in Willmar, Minne-sota,
has consented to be the main speaker.
To make the Sophomore Retreat what it really ought to be every
sophomore is needed to give it his full support by his attendance.
So, if you enjoy winter sports, entertainment, and if you're seeking
"a warm spiritual blessing", put this event in your datebook and place
nothing before the Sophomore Retreat.
Bethel Wins Four
Debates In Iowa
Four debaters drove to Cedar
Falls, Iowa last Friday, Dec. 8, to
take part in the Iowa State Teach-ers
College Intercollegiate Dis-cussion
and debate Conference.
The Bethel first team composed
of Wendell Anderson and Jack
Jensen won all four of the debates
in which they took part and hence
made a very fine showing in the
tournament. The question for de-bate
was the regular question of
the year, "Resolved; that the non-communist
nations should form a
new international union." Ander-son
and Jensen accomplished their
all win and no loss record against
the following teams: Sioux Falls
College, Morningside, Huron Col-lege
and Upper Iowa University.
Another Bethel team composed
of Tom Perrson and Cliff Ander-son
did not receive any decisions
in their four debates. They met
the following teams: Iowa State
Teachers College, Hamline Univer-sity,
Northwestern Schools and St.
Cloud Teachers College.
The Tournament was attended
by 23 colleges and Universities
from Minnesota, South Dakota,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Ne-braska.
The next tournament which
Bethel will attend will be held on
January 20 at River Falls Teachers
College at River Falls, Wisconsin,
a tournament which is set up pri-marily
for inexperienced debaters.
Film to Feature
Colleen Townsend
by Wally Peterson
One of the most unusual and
beautiful films recently produced
in the religious field, will be
shown at Bethel on Wednesday
evening, January 10. This picture
in sound and color is entitled,
"Lord of All" and features Coll-een
Townsend as the leading char-acter.
It is significant that Miss
Townsend was but a short time
ago, engaged as a Hollywood Star
but gave up her movie career for
"Lord of All' is the moving story
of Phil Sutherland, talented, self-centered
young trumpet player
whose fondest ambition is to be a
member of a big name band.
Through a series of events includ-ing
a romance, Phil learns he can-not
save his life for himself and
still claim Christ as Lord.
This challenging film is a Caval-cade
production filmed on the
"set' at the campus of Kings Col-lege
in Wilmington, Delaware un-der
the personal supervision of
Dr. Percy Crawford, well known
pastor of the Young People's
Church of the Air. The film will
be shown by the Religious Council
as the main part of the Student
Fellowship Hour at 7 P. M. Janu-ary
Following a timely emphasis on
the Christmas message for other
lands, a color-sound film, "Japan
Welcomes the Word", will be
shown by Dr. Edwin L. Frizen,
who has just returned from work
in Japan with the Pocket Testa-ment
After the program, the picture-sque,
candlelight smorgasbord will
be served in the dining hall. The
price will be $1 per person, in
meal tickets or cash, and special
tickets must be purchased in ad-vance
by students and off-campus
guests also.
Special combined chapel servic-es
for this week featured Dr. Will-iam
Byus, "the Country Preacher",
from Charleston, West Virginia,
the annual marimba concert by
the Montgomery sisters on Thurs-day,
and a holiday-spirited pro-gram
Friday, sponsored by Alexis,
the Seminary literary society.
The Bethel Women's Association
will sponsor "Christ Everywhere"
as the theme of the monthly meet-ing
of all campus women, Dec. 14,
at 3 P. M.
Bjork and Galonko
Discuss Communism
Tonight at PDG
Tonight, beginning at 8:30 in the
Seminary lounge, members of the
Progressive Discussion Group and
their specially invited guests will
meet to hear a discussion on the
topic "Viewing Communism in
Europe and China". Rev. Dale
Bjork, Baptist Missionary to China,
and Rev. Elias Galonko, foreign
student on campus, will be the elu-cidators.
The nature of the meet-ing
will be speeches given by both
Rev. Bjork and Rev. Galonko, fol-lowed
by a discussion by the
On Tuesday night, January 9th,
1951 Professor Robert Otto of the
College will lead a discussion on
Tolerance, for the opening meet-ing
of the new year.
On November 28th, 1950, Dr.
Paul Holmer spoke to the group
on the subject "Kierkegaard's ati-tude
Toyard the Scriptures", at
which thirty-five members and
guests attended.
Senior Concert
Will Be March 9
On March 9, 1951 the Senior
Class of Bethel College will pre-sent
the Northwestern A Chapella
Choir in the annual Senior con-cert.
This is the choir of the
Northwestern Schools in Minnea-polis,
William Bersten director.
The choir will present a program
of both the sacred and secular
The committee of Seniors plan-ning
this concert are Muriel
Thompson, Robert Frykenberg,
Don Patet, and Jim Hubbard. Mr.
Robert Otto is the senior class
Smorgasbord Supper to Climax
Pre-holiday Campus Activities
The traditional Christmas smorgasbord at 5:30 P. M., Friday, Dec.
15, will climax the pre-holiday activities on campus this week.
The all-college and Seminary Yule program is to be presented
Friday afternoon at 3:45 P. M. in the chapel and will feature Christmas
carol singing, led by Mr. LeVau, and special musical performances by
Mr. Kangro and Mr. Raid and the male quartet, Al Windham, Ronald
Johnson, John Weld, and Philip Johnson.
Florence Jacobson
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Silent Ambassadors
Time sure flies, doesn't it? It seems as
though we just celebrated Thanksgiving
and now Christmas is only a few days off.
Many will be going home over Christmas
and many will stay in the cities and work,
but there is one thing that we all have
in common, and that is that we will be
rubbing elbows with unsaved people. The
"world" that CHRIST tells us to preach to
is the people we come in contact with as
we live from day to day. Let me urge you
to pray that God will give opportunities
to witness for Him. A fine point of con-tact,
and sometimes the only testimony
that can be given is the Gospel tract. Take
some with you to work, or the "home town"
or whereever you go, and use them.
A New Version
'Twas the night before Christmas,
And all through the Dorm;
Not a freshman was freezing,
Though outside was a storm.
The snow—it was falling,
The Campus, all white;
But all Bethel was sleeping
On that momentous night.
The dreams they were wondrous
All filled with good things;
And then came a whisper,
"I hope Santa brings
Lots of new clothing,
A scarf and a pen,
Stationery and hankies—
I can use all of them!"
My roommate was talking,
As if through her head;
So I threw back the covers,
And sat up in bed.
Awakened from my slumber,
I turned on our light;
And out through the window—
The darkness of night.
But lo, hear the footsteps,
As they pass by your door.
I wonder if Santa
Will visit each floor.
A knock—then another!
Your heart skipped a beat;
You search for your slippers
As you jump to your feet.
The handle is turning,
And what do you find-
`Tis only Marge Johnson,
Saying, "Well, Do Yah Mind?"
Most of us will be amazed to learn that
it was only a year ago last August that
Miss Jacobson rang her first bell. Since
then, with diligent practice, she has be-come
a first-rate campanologist. This, as
the dictionary reveals, is the fine art of
bell ringing. Of course, I don't know if
it refers to cow-bells, but it's a nice word
Flossie's first performance was in church
in September, 1949. Then she began going
places and played at Youth for Christ,
church, the Exchange Club, and even at
a fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Our red-haired girl seems to be bothered
by quite a few familiar expressions cur-rently
circulating throughout our fair
school, of which the worst is 'do you
mind?" Mr. Saunder's matching tests, siur-
Chapel without a book, are also Flossie's pet
When the Christ child was born in an
inn at Bethlehem, the world was pretty
much in stygian darkness. The Roman heel
was heavy on all the world. Then in that
dark night a star appeared, and a new glory
began to flood the hearts of men who put
their trust in Him. He was the Sun of
It was Christmas 1914. The first World
War had broken out in Europe. The Ger-mans
had invaded Belgium. Lord Grey,
British Foreign Secretary, was standing by
a window in Downing Street and looking
out at the skyline of London. Then he
gave utterance to that momentous state-ment:
"The lights have gone out in Europe,
not to be again lit in our generation."
It was near Christmas in 1941. I was just
closing special meetings in Cokato. After
a happy fellowship dinner with the pastor
that Sunday, the ominous news was flashed
across, the world that Japan had struck
suddenly and treacherously at Pearl Har-bor.
All America was thrown into a trem-ble
of doubt and fear. Then came the
realistic and ressuring message of Pres-ident
Roosevelt—that it would become
worse before it could become better. We
remember that new hope did spring up.
This is Christmas 1950. Once more the
war clouds are lowering and men's hearts
are failing them for fear. We know not
what the morrow may bring forth, but this
we know, that Christ was born in Beth-lehem
and that He reigns on high today—
also in the hearts of those who put their
trust in Him.
When a whole army was sent to capture
Elisha, his servant beheld and feared, but
Elisha saw more, and prayed that the ser-vant
might also see. And the servant's eyes
were opened and he beheld the mountain-side
filled with horses and chariots—and
that those who were with them were in-finitely
stronger than those who were
against them.
So it may be for us today. As we see
these things come to pass, we should lift
up our heads in high anticipation, for our
edemption is drawing nigh.
May the Christ of Christmas become
increasingly precious to every member of
our Bethel family. May He be enthroned
in our heart of hearts and radiant in every
expression of our life and living. Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Unknown Quantity
by Hannah Plaut
"X" equals the "unknown" not only in
algebra but also in many other phases of
life. Whenever we face something unknown
we are prone to label it "x". It is because
the people of the world do not know Christ
that they write Xmas instead of Christmas.
"How then shall they call on Him in
-whom they have not believed? And how
shall they believe in Him of whom they
have not heard? And how shall they hear
without a preacher?"
"Xmas" is the far more common way of
spelling this sacred day in America. Those
who must spell it thus are putting us
who know Christ to a open shame because
we have failed to make Him known to
them. It's such a great temptation to just
sit back and enjoy the blessings of attend-ing
a Christian school but our joy is not
complete until we share Him with others.
"For as I passed by, and beheld your
devotions, I found an altar with this in-scription,
to the unknown god. Whom
therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him I
declare unto you."
How many times have you passed by
such an altar? When will you stop instead
of passing by? Declare Christ unto them!
' X = unknown
unknown = God
God = Jesus Christ
accepting Christ = salvation
salvation = knowing God
knowing God = making Him known
X(mas) = Christ(mas)
You have the only possible solution to
their equation. Show them how to work
it out until they too can have a Merry
A Birthday Gift at Christmas
by Henry Nelson
The most joyous season of the entire Christian year has arrived—Christmas—the
birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. This event is significant to every believer for God
took the form of man and later became our Saviour.
One of the unique characteristics of Christmas is the giving of gifts. This prob-ably
originated in the giving of gifts by the Wise Men from the East. It is said of
them "they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh," (Matt. 2:
11). This is perhaps one of the reasons why Christmas is so joyful. For we have found
that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
Although there is such great joy at Christmas, there is one who is very sorrow-ful
each year. Who is that you ask? It is no one else but the Lord Jesus Christ
for although it is His birthday many neglect to give a gift to Him. Strange isn't
it? Someone coming to a birthday party without a gift. We would never do that
would we?
There are several gifts which we can give the Saviour this Christmas, but
I want to mention just one. The best gift that you can give Him is your life.
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
service." (Rom. 12:1)
A little girl's Christmas piece this year is:
Since this is Jesus' birthday
He should enjoy a part.
I'll wrap it up with warmest love
And give Him all my heart.
Will this be your gift too?
God In Our World
by Jean Hoskings
One day while it was still October, I left Philosophy class after we had talked
about a world filled with unknowable truth with a God who was not to be grasped
by the human mind. I looked at the autumn trees then still a rich and almost fluffy
gold against the blue sky; and my heart rejoiced. God was in my world. I knew God,
and knew Him as my Heavenly Father.
But I couldn't help thinking, do we who know the Father let Him come into
every avenue of our world? Or do we cubbyhole our activities, putting some under
secular and some under sacred categories.
Some sincere Christians feel we must reject all but the most markedly spiritual
activities, that all else must be put out of our lives altogether. But when we really
let God into our world, the floodlight of His truth gives a new meaning to all of our
activities, leaving no part of our lives untouched. Here in school we have a better
chance than we will ever have again to find out how we can have such a full, well-rounded
Christian life.
We all agree that our studies, our chapel services, and the activities of our
organizations should be colored by the redemption Christ has wrought in us. But
sometimes our studies seem to take a beating. We are prone to relegate them to the
position of a necessary evil and give our best attention and real loyalty to things we
consider more spiritual.
But by being a blessing to us our studies can make us better Christian workers,
better able to serve others. One of the most inspiring testimonies I have heard in
chapel concerned a spiritual application to a perfectly secular quotation of litera-ture.
It made me feel that I was in a college chapel.
It seems to me that chapel is one of the best places to put our studies into
practice and so give them a real place in tur lives. Here we can hear the treasures
of sacred music we learn about in our music classes. From an inspiring lecture that
has challenged our minds we can come to moments of quiet meditation led by rich
music and the strong Word of God to rededicate our minds and hearts to our Lord.
We need to know all we can about the world the Lord has put us in. We need
the help our studies can give. Let us not be so foolish as to leave the things we learn
in lecture in some dark cubbyhole of our minds or our notebooks. Let's bring them
out and put them into practice in our college life.
Flossie Rings the Bells
by Ann Radunz
One more month and the big day will be here! January 8th is the day we have
all, or at least Florence Esther Jacobson, has been waiting for. On this solemn oc-casion,
Flossie will have attained the age of twenty-one, but rather than be thrilled
with this, she is more concerned about the material aspect and states that she will ac-cept
a present from anyone, but to please not go over ten dollars if she doesn't know
you well.
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kraut, and
With the bad comes the good and as far as Florence is concerned, spaghetti,
making posters, playing her bells, sleeping through history, and disrupting other
people's rooms, rate high on her hit parade. The latter must be her favorite, for I can
vividly picture my room after one such occasion and can still see my P. J.'s hanging
from the light fixture.
Flossie has her embarrassing moments, too, and she can well remember the day
that she played at Youth for. Christ and some little girl had, without Florence's know-ledge,
re-arranged her bells so that when she got up to play, the results were a little
less than horrible.
Florence is not sure of the Lord's will in her life as yet, but she would like
very much to be a missionary to India. Of course her bells would go along, and in
case the Indians weren't appreciative, she could always soothe the sacred cows.
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Thursday, December 14, 1950
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Clink Stutterers
Improvement Here
Students were treated to a very
educational demonstration of prin-ciples
of speech correction Mon-day
morning after chapel by a
group of stutterers and their
clinician from the Speech Clinic
at the University of Minnesota.
Mrs. Baronofsky, the clinician and
her group told about their fears
and how they work to overcome
them. They described and demon-strated
the various types of stut-tering
and told what they be-lieved
to be the causes of same
and also brought out the matter
of how personality' is important
in the treatment of the stutterer.
They gave numerous illustrations
of their points, illustrations which
were not only educational but en-tertaining
to the audience which
received the demonstration very.
The demonstration was first
scheduled -as a part of Mr. Bernt-sen's
course in Personal Develop-ment
Through Speech, however,
due to the demand from students
and faculty it was decided to open
it to other classes and the public.
Language Club Program
Center on Yule Theme
The annual Christmas party of
the Swedish Club was held Wed-nesday,
December 13, at 8 P.
M. Featured on the program was
a girls' trio, composed of Gloris
Swanberg, Joanne Johnson, and
Hazel Swartz, who sang Swedish
songs. Refreshments were served
in the form of a smorgasbord.
The Spanish Club held its
Christmas party during fifth and
sixth hours on Wednesday, Dec-ember
13. Featured on the pro-gram
was the Spanish quartet, in-cluding
Barbara Port, Lois Mit-chell,
Bruce Woodman, and Al
Windham. The meeting was con-cluded
with a Spanish play. •
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Faculty Party
Held Dec. 8
Members of the Bethel faculty
turned aside from the sterner as-pects
of their calling to enjoy an
evening of fellowship on Friday,
Dec. 8. More than 60 (including
wives and husbands) were in at-tendance.
A tasty banquet was served iri
the dining hall amid glowing
candles and Christmas trimmings.
Informal games played in the Ed-gren
Hall recreation room follow-ed.
These included most of the
popular games from peggity to
ping pong.
"Elva kaffee" and a brief period
of devotions completed the even-ing
Prof. Valdeko Kangro, accomp-anied
by Prof. Kaljo Raid favored
with violin selections.
The general committee for fac-ulty
social functions includes Prof.
Clifford Larson, chairman, Dr. An-ton
Pearson and Prof. Maurice
Lawson. Miss Lillian Ryberg and
Miss Susan Rusinko were in
charge of dining room decorations
while Miss Esther Sabel and Miss
Marina Axeen arranged for the
"late snack". Prof. Royal Bloom
and Mrs. Alvin Sjordal compris-
-ed the game committee.
Music Students
Open Recital Series
The first student recital of the
year was held in Studio 204 in the
college building on Thursday af-ternoon,
December 7th. Miss Bis-grove,
Mr. LeVau, and Mr. Kangro
presented only a few of their stu-dents
in this recital. These includ-ed
Clarence Larson, vocalist, Jim
Hubbard, pianist, Anna Karcher,
Conrad Lundberg, and Marilyn
Clark Violinists.
This is the first in a series of
recitals to be held throughout this
year. The music department plans
these recitals to help the student
become ascquainted with perform-ing
before a group.
According to Mr. Johnson's off-ice
in the College, the Red Cross
has set an anticipated goal of
seventy-five persons to donate
blood on this occasion.
Blood can be donated by anyone
between the ages of 21 and 59
years, and by any minor who is
18 years old or more and who has
consent of his parents. Minors on
campus interested in donating
blood have been requested by the
school office to secure donors
blanks in the office to take them
with them during the vacation
period for their parents signa-ture.
The purpose of the Red Cross
Blood Program is to provide blood
without charge to all who need
it. It is dependent tur its blood
supply upon the voluntary dona-tions
of the people in the com-munity
which it serves.
Donors must weigh at least 110
pounds except for those donating
just one-half a pint. They must be
in general good health at the
time of donation. Their tempera-ture,
pulse and blood pressure
will be checked and must be with-in
required limits. There must be
no. evidence of anemia.
The balance in the Missionary
Band treasury is $443.28. A check
for $1,000.00 was recently given to
Sten Lindberg for distribution in
the support of missions in India,
the Phillipines, Japan, Alaska, and
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Sophs' Sleighride Features
Games, Feasting and Caroling
by Charlotte Hofmann
Have you ever sat before an open fireplace and watched the flames
shoot high in the air, each one seeming to out-leap the previous one?
And as you sat, you thought of how good it would be to go for a sleigh-ride
some "cool" December evening?
Apparently, this scene was evident as the Planning Committee for
the Sophomore Sleighride planned its evening of fun and relaxation for
Friday, December 8th!
After the young people had piled into all of their warm clothing,
including everything from pajamas to ski-suits, about 25 of them con-gregated
in the Lounge of the Girls' Dorm at 6:30 to await the crucial
moment of leaving the comfort of the dorm and of going to withstand
the "fresh" air of the night.
The decisive moment came and as they ran hurriedly to the cars
to avoid as much of the cold weather as possible, the Committee knew
that it had selected the right night and that the young people were in
for a wonderful evening of fellowship.
Hopping onto tlic sleigh after a wait of a half-hour or more, they
comfortably, situated themselves under the hay and blankets and be-fore
long, Christmas carols, ditties, and peoples caps were soon floating
through the air.
Iii order to relieve the congestedness and confusion at times, a few
of the more fortunate people received a slight push, and a good, old-fashion
roll in the snow.
9 P. M. found them in the club house of the stables, enjoying the
games and entertainment under the direction of Bud Weber, and par-taking
of the hot dogs, potato chips, pop, etc., prepared by Barbara
Arriving back on the campus about 10:10 P. M., the Sophmores and
their dates caroled in front of each dormitory, until the familiar strains
of the carols re-echoed in the halls and in the hearts of each one, re-minding
us of "Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men."
Chivalry Does Turnabout
Eve of Nikolina's Dag
by Marty
People on the street cars and in the restaurants about the night of
the 30th of November, may well have wondered what was going on. It's
not every night that you see the girl opening doors, walking on the out-side,
and paying the bill. They may well have wondered what it was
about until they learned that the Bethel girls were taking their fellows
out. This was Nikolina's Dag.
About six o' clock an observer would have seen the scenes in the
dormitories reversed. Girls were busily producing some choice corsages.
These corsages were way out of the ordinary -doilies, suckers, jelly
beans, carrots, onions (just ask Joe), corn on the cob, razor blades,
sponges, life savers, skeletons and what have you went into the making
of these. In the boy's dorm, already the showers were full, and fellows
were frantically trying to get ready by 7:15.
Crowding the lounge of the Boys' Dorm they came. Girls with corsage
boxes came to call for their dates. To make matters worse, the buzzers
had been changed around, and it was only a matter of luck that the
right boy came down. Keith Davis was on hand with his camera so as
not to miss the sight of pinning on the corsages and helping on with
It should have been named the "Chamber of Horrors" instead of the
"Tunnel of Love". Featuring water, darkness, and electrical shocks,
the tunnel was the dreaded entrance to the gymnasium, where the
program began. Bob Mantzke's quartet provided music and laughs for
the couples sitting on the floor under the blue and yellow streamers.
Closing with a time of devotions led by Bud Weber, refreshments
were then served.
Laugh if you like, but good authority has it, Nikolina's Dag has been
the start of many serious love affairs. It was the Ladies' night, a time
of fun and fellowship, enjoyed by all.
Blood Mobile Unit Anticipates
Goal of 75 Donors As Unit
Is Set Up Here January 26
On Thursday, January 26th, 1951, The Red Cross Bloodmobile Unit
will set up their unit in the recreation room of the Edgren Residence
on Campus, for the convenience of Bethel blood donors. The recent
crisis in the Korean war situation has stimulated a plea for blood
plasma and its derivatives.
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The Mounds-Midway School of Nursing operated in con-nection
with Midway Hospital and Mounds Park Hospital,
offers the unusual opportunity of studying nursing in hos-pitals
of high standard in an atmosphere of Christian fellow-ship
and missionary interest.
Minimum prerequisites for entrance: high school diploma,
sound health, good character, and church affiliation.
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Attention: If anyone while home for Christmas vacation notices a
6-5 or 6-7 (or any similar stratospheric height men) just sort of floating
around looking for something to do, drag 'em back to Bethel. Coach
Peterson could use him! In their first few games, the Indian's looked
good generally but there was a definite and noticeable lack of height.
The rebounding of Art Hage and Gordy Johnson particularly has been
a sight to see—both have snagged more than their share out of the
waiting arms of opponents who were taller than they. However, ad-ditional
height could be used very easily.
"l .1 to attend the remaining home games over at Minnehab
Academy when you return from vacation. There will be around eight
or nine, so be there and show your school spirit. Also, for any of you
who can, the Indian five would probably appreciate cheering for their
Laker preliminary game on January 10. Come on fellows, treat the gals
to a Laker game, and get there at 6:30 in time to see Bethel.
1951 Basketball West Dominate IM
Proving to be the best football
players in the intramural ranks,
the West team picked up a total
of 69 points during the IM grid
season. This total put them far
out in front of the rest in the
intramural standings.
In the first basketball games
played on December 1 and 2, West
continued its winning ways, roll-ing
over Illinois, 35-26. East pick-ed
up five points on the losing
Illinois team, by beating the Fac-ulty
61-24. In other contests, Iowa-
Platte-Valley downed Minnesota
35-33 in a close one, and Michigan
Wisconsin drubbed the St. Paul-
Minneapolis five to tne tune of
66-21. Later results: West over
East and Illinois over Iowa. The
BULLETIN total standings as of December 11:
In a top-notch battle with West 79
Northland of Ashland, Wiscon- Illinois 42
sin, Bethel bowed 58-47 last East 40
Tuesday evening. Bud Pierce Iowa 20
led all scorers with 16. Raving Mich.-Wis. 5
a great height advantage, the Minnesota 0
visitors led all the way. Mpls.-St. Paul 0
Faculty 0
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Jan. 6 To be scheduled
Jan. 10 Eveleth Here
Jan. 12 Northwestern There
Jan. 16 To be scheduled
Jan. 19 Eveleth There
an. 27 Itasca There
Jan. 30 Concordia Here
Feb. 3 Northland There
Feb. 6 Luther Here
Feb. 9 Bethany There
Feb. 13 Bethany Here
Feb. 16 Austin There
Feb. 24 Austin Here
Feb. 27 Concordia There
(All games at home at Minne-haha
Academy, Minneapolis.)
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Thursday, December 14, 1950
Indian Five Downs Itasca;
Drop Three Earlier Games
Nasca illa4titiaeafiza
Ca ers Play Laker Preliminary January 10
Play Game In Minneapolis feud.
Eveleth Contest Starts New Rivalry
With five games behind them, the cagers say goodbye to 1950, and
prepare for the 1951 end of the schedule. There will be no games
played during the Christmas vacation, and most of the fellows will be
returning to their homes as a result before resuming practice sessions
once again on January 3.
On December 9, the Bethel
cagers impressively won their first
victory of the current season after
three vain tries as they downed
Itasca Junior College 57-44 at
Minnehah a.
Pacing the victory one again
was captain Bud Pierce with 22
points on ten baskets and two
gift tosses. He was aided by Mess-enger
and Hage with nine each.
Pete Unruh, starting forward was
unable to play as a result of an
inqured foot in previous practice.
For the northern college team,
Neslund led with eleven points.
Both teams played a slow, rather
ragged first half, seemingly unable
to connect on their shots. The Vik-ings
pulled into an early lead and
maintained it at the half by a
three point margin 21-18.
In the second half, the Indians
played a spirited type of ball with
the result that they soon pulled
into the lead. Spearheaded by
Pierce, the lead continued to be
widened. Art Hage, Gordy John-son,
Gene Messenger, and Bob Carl-son
played outstanding parts in
the win. Snaring many of the re-bounds,
Ralph Martin looked good
until fouling out.
In the initial game of the 1950-
51 season, Bethel College dropped
a 63-56 decision to Luther of New
Ulm. The game was played at New
Ulm on November 27.
Hot, furious shooting marked
the opening quarter of the game
as the Indians grabbed a 17-16
edge. Don Hartwig, freshman sen-sation
for the home team, account-ed
for half of the Luther points in
this quarter, followed closely by
his team-mate Larry Bruns with
six. Bud Pierce couldn't be stop-ped
as he pushed five buckets
through the hoop for the Indians.
Bill Leuders took over for Luth-er
in the second quarter scoring
eight points. Pierce continued his
streak, adding twelve points in
this quarter to give him 22 points
at half time. The DMLC club led
38-32 at the midway mark.
The second half found Luther
gradually wearing down the cold
shooting St. Paul team and the
game soon ended with Luther the
Pierce added six points this half
to give him honors for the evening
With 28 points. Unruh and Martin
had ten apiece. Hartwig had 19
for Luther. ;
Playing their traditional rivals
from Northwestern Schools, the
Indians lost a heart-breaker in an
exciting overtime game. The NWS
five came from behind at the half
to go on to win 52-51 at Minne-haha
Bud Pierce, playing his usual
fine game led the way with thir-teen
points. He scored all thirteen
in the first half, being unable to
connect in the final stanza. Handi-capped
by four fouls, Bud sat out
much of the second half.
Pete Unruh hit for twelve, while
Art Hage had nine and Ralph
Martin showed eight. Northwest-ern
produced a huge center about
6-6 in Gunder Habich, and their
attack revolved about him. He
poured in seventeen points, mostly
on hook shots which were hard to
With five minutes to be played,
the Indians trailed 48-46. Martin
put one in to tie the game up
with a little over a minute to go.
Efforts on the part of both sides
to score the winning points were
in vain, as the regulation time
ended in a tie.
In the overtime, Mayer scored
for NW, but Gordy Johnson contri-buted
a beautiful lay-up, followed
by Art Hage's free throw to put
Bethel in front by one point. But
with twenty-five seconds to be
played, Mr. Habich hooked a shot
in to ice the game.
Unable to penetrate a paralyzing
stall, Bethel went down to defeat
before Superior State, 45-43. The
Teachers stalled out the last two
minutes of the game played on
December 1 at Superior.
Evenly distributed scoring on
both sides marked the first half.
For Bethel, Pete Unruh and Gordy
Johnson both had eight, followed
by Bud Pierce with seven. The
Teachers were led by Walker with
seven, Doughtery and West with
six, and Whittier with five. The
Indian quint showed great assur-ance
and team play, but found
themselves trailing the taller Sup-erior
team at halftime 33-26.
Sparked by Pierce's nine point
splurge, the Redmen moved up on
their foe slowly and steadily in
the final half. The defense was
outstanding, as they held the Tea-chers
to only twelve points in the
entire last half. However, a final
stall ruined any chances of a Beth-el
win and the final score read
against the Indians, 4543.
To all the readers of the
sports page of the Clarion, we
wish a very merry Christmas
and a happy New Year Follow
the sports of Bethel by being at
the games; then read the cover-age
by the Clarion Sports Staff.
Pete Unruh F 6
Harry Nelson F 5-11
Gordon Johnson F 6.1
Bob Carlson F 5.11
Ralph Martin C 6-3
Art Hage G 6.1
Gene Messenger G 5-6
Bud Pierce (Capt.) G 5-8
Wayne Thompson G 5.10
Highlighting the coming games
of the new year is the game with
Eveleth Junior College on Janu-ary
10, which is scheduled to be
played in the Minneapolis Auditor-ium
as a preliminary game to the
Minneapolis Laker game that night.
This will mark the first time Beth-el
team has played an Eveleth
team. Plan now to atend this out-standing
Next on the list will be a return
engagement contest with North-western
Schools of Minneapolis.
This contest will be played at the
Northwestern gym on January 12,
a Friday. Bethel will be out for
revenge as the Minneapolis team
edged the Indians 52-51 in an
overtime game in the two team's
first battle.
Following these games will be
engagements with Eveleth, Itasca,
Concordia (2), Northland, Luther,
Bethany (2), and Austin (2). Two
open dates remain on the schedule
yet, these being January 6 and 16.
In the first few games, the In-dians
looked impressive although
they were on the losing end. Luth-er's
conquest of the cagers can be
attributed to their advantage of
experience. Several of the Bethel
cagers were playing their first col-lege
game and were tense, there-by
not playing up to their full
ability. Bud Pierce carried the
majority of the load that evening,
as shown by the veteran's total of
Facing an always tough Super-ior
State team, the Redmen played
inspired ball, but finally fell by
only two points. Northwestern
downed the cagers in an overtime
battle by one point. At the date
of this writing, the other two
games on the schedule before
Christmas have not been played.
However, for the first three con-tests,
it can be said that the In-dians
looked like a tough-luck
team with the breaks going the
other way to make the difference
betwen a win or loss.
Bud Pierce 36 7 79
Pete Unruh 12 9 33
Ralph Martin 10 7 27
Art Hage 8 11 25
Gordy Johnson 4 9 17
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Although one might not think to serve rice and potatoes together due to their starch content, this recipe for cashew rice with potatoes from Yamuna Devi's Lord Krishna's Cuisine may cause you to reconsider that assumption. Ms. Devi says the starch content of the two food is about the same, so combining them really only yields the same amount of starch as a portion of rice. And this dish uses a fresh garam masala made with coconut and dry toasted spices that elevates both ingredients. Top it off with some fried cashews and I'm in side dish heaven.
The fresh homemade coconut garam masala is really quite essential for this dish, but if you're pressed for time you can substitute 1 tablespoon of ready-made garam masala and 2 tablespoons of dried shredded unsweetened coconut ground to a powder. For a complete and satisfying vegetarian meal, serve with a legume dish, such as Indian-spiced black-eyed pea soup with corn and dill.
|Cashew Rice with Diced Potatoes
|Recipe by Lisa Turner
Adapted from Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking
Cuisine: Indian
Published on March 19, 2008
Rice and potatoes with fried cashews and a fresh coconut and toasted spice garam masala — a delicous side dish
Coconut garam masala:
This is my entry to Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted this week by Katie from Thyme for Cooking.


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Read the story here: A man's liberty is in the hands of a 13-year-old girl who accused him of rape. The entire case rests on her testimony. Please note that she had previously recanted a rape claim against her own uncle, and in this case she failed to report the alleged incident for two years. The trial ended in a mistrial, which means the man can be prosecuted again.
And if she's a good little actress -- the man will go to prison for many, many years. She's certainly had experience crying "rape" in the past and might well be called an expert.
Let us be blunt: if you girls want to destroy the life of any man or a boy, just do what this girl did. Angry at your father? Did your brother make fun of you? Did your uncle slight you on your birthday? Just accuse them of rape. If it turns out you lied, you likely will be chided and nothing more. At the very least you will give them the scare of their life, probably cause them to be fired from their jobs and any number of other indignities.
The bottom line, ladies and gentlemen: the system is broken. For what other criminal allegation would we allow a grown man's fate to rest in the hands of a girl?
Monday, June 22, 2009
Chilling: man's fate rests on credibility of girl who had previously recanted another rape claim and waited two years to report this 'rape'
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I am thrilled to announce that Elena, blogger and actress extraordinaire, will be the new editor of Women's Glib.
As for myself, I will be taking a break from blogging to focus on my studies and other pursuits.
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So last week I found myself in Madrid, Spain. A city with two incredible Mr. Hare stockists.
The first is called Gallery, a store with a long history of introducing the best of men's fashion to the discerning Madridan. It is a real honour to be in this store as they have been at it for over 20 years. You will find everything from Lanvin to Gareth Pugh and Fornasetti to fine wine.
Gallery Madrid | Jorge Juan, 38 - 28001 Madrid - España | Tef. 0034 91 576 79 31
Black Genets at home amongst the extensive shirt selection.
The new SS12 Turquoise Thelonius next to the classic Blue Suede King Tubby's getting some premium Madrid shelf space.
A short walk across the Jardines del Descrubimianto towards the Piamonte area brings us to the second store. Les Marche Aux Puces is a relative newcomer to the Madrid scene, but gets big oooo's and aaaaarrr's when you mention it to the capitals movers and shakers. I have to admit, it is one of the nicest fashion shoe and accessory specialists I have come across, and I look at these things for a living.
They didn't know I was in town but these greeted me in the window...
...and just inside the door !!
Les marche aux puces - Calle FernandoVI, 2 Madrid 28004. te. 0034 913198019
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Dior, Dries, Kris Van Assche, Balenciaga...you name it they have accessories by it.
It is a beautiful store that has been converted from and old Library and is situated in the newly exciting Piamonte area where all that is new and fresh in Madrid is happening. Gallery also have a second store called Gallery+ very near by.
So after a long day flying in from London and pounding the streets like the shoe-N, Kofi Annan, what better way to unwind than a launch party for the new Agent Provocateur store in Calle Claudio Coella, 79. Fine Shoes and Fancy Knickers...What can I say? I am living the dream.
Bumped into the fabulous Yasmina Dexter. International superstar DJ and enigma.
Of course bumped into the awesome Abena Robinson who I met when she was a shy shop girl in the late 90s, and now look a her.
Obligatory AP merchandise shot. This number is from the Soiree range. That's playwear for Ballers.
This post was brought to you by your humble correspondent rocking Turquoise Vonneguts with my new green pants from Hackett.
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Hello Parents, my name is Karen. I am a former LFNY graduate student. I am available to babysit your kids, tutor them in French or help them with their homework. I've been babysitting and tutoring for 8 years now. During those years, I babysat kids from 3 months old to 12 year olds. I have excellent references. For more information, do not hesitate to text me at: 1 646 842 2407. Merci
Let me introduce to you my close friend Brigitte Saint-Ouen and her two adorable twins Caroline and Charlotte. Brigitte is a renowned French Art Dealer and she is also a wonderful mother who was looking for the best place for her daughters during summer to maintain their scholarship's learning, to perform their French language and also to have fun with others children through smart and arty workshops. As she didn't find the perfect place, she created it! So, this year will be the third edition of her wonderful French Summer Camp. She designed it like a professional impresario. The kids will be led by a professional team belonging to the Education but also the Art field. The theme of this year will be "Architecture". The kids will build their own street of NY together and will learn at the same time Art basis and all of this in French (songs, art&crafts, dancing, games, cooking, painting and acting!)
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Magazine Photography: Behind the Scenes at an Editorial ShootFebruary 12th, 2012
In this post, I'm going to share with you some of the photographs that I shot on assignment for the June/July 2011 issue of Farm and Ranch Living magazine. Most of my magazine assignments are shot a year in advance and my contracts often stipulate that the images I shoot for an assignment can not be used by me until a specified time after publication in the magazine.
I was assigned to shoot a typical June day at the organic vegetable farm in Waitsfield, Vt. owned by Dave Hartshorn to accompany the diary that he kept for that month. These "diarist" pieces are a regular feature in Farm and Ranch Living. For the accompanying photography, the editors like candid shots of the farmer or rancher at work, the crops, stands, animals… The only "posed" photograph they require is a group/family shot. That said, I do in fact compose and set up all of the photographs. For this shoot, Dave and I discussed which fields he and his staff would be working that day and what chores were on the agenda. Based on getting the optimal lighting, I told Dave when the best time would be to shoot each field. As I photographed each scene, I tailored the angles and compositions with light and backgrounds in mind. My choice of camera lens from wide angle to zoom to macro was dictated by what I was photographing and what effect I wanted. My directions to Dave and his crew included "turn towards your left and move in closer", "look at me", "don't look towards the camera", "could you hold out those strawberries for a moment for a close-up shot of them in your hand" …. A lot goes into those candid shots to get the photographs that best convey the subject at hand.
Many farms all over Vermont including Dave's were devastated after Hurricane Irene hit last August. I talked with him recently to check on how he has fared in the aftermath. I am very happy to report that with financial help from the local community, NOFA grants and loans, the Vermont Community Foundation and individuals, Dave is moving ahead in 2012. He's building a new structure that will house a new farm store; farm to table dinners; a mid-week farmer's market; and food and healing workshops. In February, he will be breaking ground on another structure that will house his hydroponic project allowing him to grow vegetables year round. Best of luck to you, Dave.
I've really enjoyed my assignments for Farm and Ranch Living and their sister publication Country. Not only am I shooting in some really beautiful rural places, but the people I've met have been great. You can check out Dave's blog at http://davesfarm.wordpress.com/ and Reiman Publication's Farm and Ranch Living at http://www.reimanpub.com/
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By joining together, the Home Builders Association of Anderson is able to coordinate ideas and efforts to enhance the building industry for our members as well as our buyers and clients.
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The fine folks over at ifanboy.com have featured me in their ifanboy upstarts column this week.
It's surreal (good surreal) to click on a link and find someone has written a well-researched and concise history of your career and has also scoured the net to find a broad cross-section of your work to back it up. Much of that work hasn't even been featured on this blog.
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Monday, November 12, 2012 7:49 AM
Karing for Kids Angel Trees are now in place in dozens of locations around Huntington and Wells counties, giving area residents the opportunity to share Christmas joy with a child in need.
"We have approximately 750 children from 275 families from Huntington and Wells counties that we are assisting this year," says Rhonda O'Reilly, president of Karing for Kids.
O'Reilly and her husband Tim founded the organization 10 years ago in memory of their daughter Jennifer, who died in a car accident in 2004, patterning it after a similar organization in Logansport. They continue to spearhead the project in conjunction with the Markle Church of Christ.
Angel Trees have been placed in nearly 70 locations across the two counties. Each tree is decorated with paper angels, and each angel lists one gift request for one child.
Community members are invited to select an angel from the tree, purchase that gift and return the gift to any of the tree-hosting locations no later than Tuesday, Dec. 4.
Once all the gifts are returned, each child will receive two toys or fun items, clothing, pajamas, shoes, coat, socks and underwear. The child's family will also receive a Christmas meal box, coordinated by Life Church in Bluffton; a Bible donated by the Markle Church of Christ; and a Christmas story book donated by Ideals Publications.
Cash donations are also needed to purchase gifts listed on angels that are not taken from the trees.
"Last year, we spent nearly $20,000 on gifts after all the adopted angel gifts were returned," O'Reilly says.
"This is only possible by those businesses, organizations and community individuals who send us monetary donations."
O'Reilly notes that while the number of children being served has increased this year, monetary donations are down by about half.
Monetary donations may be sent to Karing for Kids at 1481W-100N, Bluffton, IN 46714. Karing for Kids is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, so gifts are tax deductible.
There are also other ways to help, O'Reilly notes.
"We are in need of many volunteers for wrapping and delivery," she says. "We have a Santa go deliver the gifts, so we need volunteers who would dress as Santa as well as people to drive along and transport the gifts. We have the Santa suits, just need the people to fill them."
Volunteers can also help sort the more than 6,000 gifts on Dec. 9 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and wrap gifts Dec. 14 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and all day on Dec.15, beginning at 9 a.m. Sorting and wrapping will take place at the Markle Church of Christ, 455 E. Morse St., Markle.
Gifts will be delivered on Dec. 16 beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Children served by the organization have been referred by local school counselors and social service agencies.
To volunteer, contact O'Reilly at rjoreilly@dish mail.net or 273-0716.
Locations of Angel Trees in Huntington County are:
Andrews - Andrews Elementary School.
Huntington - Central Christian Church, Crestview Middle School, First Brethren Church, First Farmers Bank & Trust, Flint Springs Elementary School, Huntington County Community Schools administrative offices, iAB Financial Bank, Kmart, Lancaster Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Northview Church of Christ, Northwest Elementary School, Orscheln Farm and Home, Salamonie Mills (Simpson Grain), St. Peter Lutheran Church and Teachers Credit Union.
Markle - Crossroads Pantry, Dairy Queen, iAB Financial Bank, Markle Church of Christ, Markle Health and Rehabilitation, Novae Corporation and TurnPointe Community Church,
Roanoke - iAB Financial Bank, Roanoke Brethren Church and Roanoke Elementary School.
Warren - iAB Financial Bank, Salamonie Elementary School and Warren Church of Christ.
Zanesville - County Line Pizza.
For more information, visit www.karingforkids.us.
Complete caption: Rhonda O'Reilly, left, coordinator of the Karing for Kids program, and Alma Woodward, a resident of Markle Health & Rehabilitation, place paper angels on a tree at Markle Health on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Each angel bears a gift request for one of the approximately 750 children in Huntington and Wells counties that Karing for Kids plans to help this Christmas. Similar trees have been placed in various locations throughout both counties, and community members are invited to take a paper angel and fulfill one of the wishes.


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My "word" for 2013 came to me as I was driving down the street right past my children's school one sunny day in early January. (More on what the "one word" dealio is here.)
Of course, as usual, I had a bunch of word options swirling around in my mind. There is so much I want to work on. But this "one word" thing is meant to keep my ambitions a little more simple and focused.
I had been stressing out about a lot of things.
I always stress out about a lot of things.
And sometimes that gets tiring, I tell you.
It's not just the regulars: getting kids where they need to be, people who need attention, emails that need to be answered, children that need more love, teachers that need to be talked to, books that need to be read, etc.
It's also the regret kind of things: "I should have done this," or "Why didn't I help with _______(fill in the blank)" or "why couldn't I have done that better?" Things I can't change. Things that I need to get over and not use my energy worrying about. Things that squelch the quiet tranquility I'm aiming for.
So, as the sun filtered through my windshield and I raced to wherever I was going that early January morning, my mind filled with "should haves" and "wish I would haves" like usual. Then all of a sudden it was like things stopped for a minute and the word "peace" entered my mind so clearly and unmistakably I knew that was the all-encompassing word I needed to fill my "spaces" in 2013.
I know it's become a trite word.
I know it's been way over-used and over-commercialized.
I know when people think of the word "peace" these days the vision that probably most likely comes to mind is a huge tie-dyed peace sign.
But that's not the kind of peace I'm talking about.
I'm talking about the peace that Christ talks about when he says, "Peace, be still" and calms the troubled waters of the sea. "And there was a great calm" it says in Mark 4:39 after Christ commands all that chaotic turbulence to stop. I want to be that calm. I want to somehow transform my ever-moving thoughts and swirling worries and remember God is in charge. I can do the best I can, and I need to let Him help me with the rest.
I am in love with this blog post my sister forwarded to me about "Drops of Awesomeness." If you haven't read it yet, you must. It will change the way you think about life. I love how she talks about everything good that we do is a "drop of awesome" filling up our bowl. We don't need to be consumed with the things we should have done, or wish we could do. We just need to concentrate on the fact that we can do some things and we can do them well. And that is "awesome." I love her analogy that even at the end of the day our little "drops" don't do a whole lot to fill up a big bowl. But that's where the Atonement comes in. She likens the Atonement to a big pitcher of water that fills our bowls to overflowing. All that stuff we can't get to is taken care of. Christ paid for it already. We just need to believe that and have the peace to go forward in faith.
I snuck out of primary singing time in church yesterday for a few minutes to grasp a few minutes of the class going in in the room next door. The teacher had the chalkboard divided in two columns. One was for feelings from God, things like love, happiness, forgiveness, harmony, light and Peace. The other side was jumbled with words describing things the adversary makes us feel: fear, worry, darkness, anger, etc.
It made me think back to the scripture we memorized a few weeks ago in 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love and of a sound mind."
That "sound mind" is what I'm going for.
Eleanor Roosevelt said, "It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it."
I do believe in it. And this year I'm going to work on having it more. In the column of my scriptures next to the "Peace, be still" verse I wrote in chicken scratch years ago these words: " sometimes this is like our lives…we can call on the Holy Ghost to calm the storms. We must have faith.
So I'm going forward with faith in 2013 that I can be still and have the peace that comes with knowing that my "drops of awesome" are making a difference. And that all the rest is taken care of.


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Last month's disturbingly high black unemployment rate is evidence that African Americans have been disproportionately affected by the shrinking public-sector.
The public sector is the most important source of employment for African Americans and a key source of high-paying jobs, especially for black women, according to a study by the U.C. Berkeley Department of Labor. African Americans are 30% more likely to hold government jobs than other workers; from 2008-2010, 21.2% of black workers were employed in the public sector, compared to just 16.3% of non-black workers.
The numbers explain why African Americans have been hit so much harder by government budget cuts and layoffs than their non-white counterparts. The black unemployment rate was a staggering 16.7% in August — double the 8% unemployment rate for whites. The white unemployment rate has actually fallen, down from 8.7% last year, while the black unemployment rate has risen from 16%.
At the same time, the public sector continues to eliminate jobs, including 17,000 in August alone. Overall, government employment has dropped by roughly 600,000 since 2008.
The ongoing contraction of state and local governments suggests that the black unemployment trends aren't likely to reverse any time soon. The prospect is perhaps most alarming for black youth, 46.5% of whom are now unemployed.


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Sophomore is Sixth Bulldog to Earn Nationals Bid Since 1991
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—For just the second time in the last three years and the third time in the last nine years, the Yale men's cross country team will send one of its own to the Division I NCAA National Championships. Thanks to his 11th-place finish at the Division I NCAA Northeast Regional Championships on Nov. 15, sophomore Kevin Dooney earned an automatic individual bid to Nationals, which will be held at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday, Nov. 23. A total of 31 teams, plus 38 individuals, qualified for the 10K race—resulting in a total field of about 250 athletes. Although the Bulldogs did not qualify as a team, Dooney received his spot by placing in the top 25 overall at Regionals and being one of the fastest four runners at Regionals on a non-qualifying team.
A strong freshman season in 2012 saw Dooney finish in the team's top seven four times—including a third-place team finish at the Fordham Fiasco and fourth-place team finish at the Paul Short Invitational—while setting the fifth-fastest personal record in Yale history in the 10,000-meter race during the outdoor track and field season.
He thus entered the 2013 cross country season with high hopes and, despite some injury issues, performed well at the season's first couple races, placing eighth on the team at the Harvard-Yale season opener and fifth on the team at the Iona Meet of Champions. Dooney then exploded onto the scene, finishing first on the team at the Paul Short Invitational, Pre-National Invitational, Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Heps) and Regionals, setting 8K personal records on three separate occasions. Pre-Nationals were held in Terre Haute on the same course used for Nationals, meaning Dooney has experience running the course.
"Running at Nationals has always been a goal of mine, even before starting college," Dooney said. "Coming into the season, we talked about goals and believed that top 15 at Regionals was possible. After some early injury problems, it was only after Heps that we believed that was possible again."
Dooney has already earned both All-Region and second team All-Ivy honors this season, for his 11th-place overall finish at Regionals and his eighth-place overall finish at Heps, respectively. He will be seeking to add to his list of accomplishments at Nationals, as he races alongside the best runners the country has to offer.
Following Dooney's brilliant performance at Regionals, Harkins said that Dooney deserved to be discussed in the same company as the team's last two runners to qualify for Nationals: Jeff Perrella '10 and Lucas Meyer '05, two of Yale's all-time best runners. Perrella finished 120th at Nationals in 2010, while Meyer finished 102nd in 2003 and 18th in 2004. Described by Harkins as a "true 10K-type runner," Dooney will be seeking to solidify his place as one of Yale's best cross country runners in recent memory when he takes to the course on Saturday.
"Hopefully, I can just go out and be competitive and pick up some experience for future years, when hopefully we'll go as a team," Dooney said. "As for preparation, nothing will really change. Training has been getting lighter to prepare for the postseason races, so I'll just keep going with that this week. I'll do one relatively light workout on Tuesday before heading out."
The men's race will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. A course map is available here, and the NCAA's official release regarding Nationals qualifiers is available here. Results will be available on www.yalebulldogs.com following the conclusion of the race.
Report by Zach Schloss '15, Yale Sports Publicity