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Now, let me give you a quick rundown on evolution:
So to answer your question: "How in the fuck is creationism possible?" - it isn't.
RE: "if evolution is real than we are all psychopathic beasts etc" - Why? We and chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas all evolved from a common source, how many psychopathic chimpanzees, orangutans or gorillas have you heard of? Most of those are vegetarians, and don't even kill to eat, but live shy, quiet lives in the shadows of the rainforests.
Why can't evolution be true, and at the same time, we simply be kind, caring, loving Humans?
Please point out the psychopath for me --
The only two people in my life that are close enough to debate with, that actually believe in creationism, are immediate family members. One of them just rides over anything and everything said in defense of Evolution, and then starts loudly declaring the fact that you can't be a good person unless you're a Christian and that Richard Dawkins is treated as the Atheist's God, not sure what either of those have to do with the argument. And the other one, although he has not been clinically tested because he is highly paranoid of western medicine, I believe is either Bipolar or mildly Schizophrenic. So there you have it, two prime examples of creationists, a bully and someone who is quite literally insane. I do not think there is a rational thought process behind creationism, I doubt there could be. I understand being dissatisfied with Darwinian theory but I can't understand almost entirely dismissing everything we know about modern science. Maybe I'm too hard on creationists but I have yet to hear a rational argument supporting a creation theory, in my opinion most of them are either deluded or crazy. Sorry if I offended anyone, that was not my intention : )
First of all, Sepia, that's an interesting user name, and not a forgettable one.
Secondly, RE: "Sorry if I offended anyone" - do you know where you are? Who did you expect to offend with that statement? I'm thinking, no one --
And I seriously hope you don't use Answers in Genesis for anything other than comic relief. This is the Internet - it's loaded with factual information, by experts, regarding Evolution, the origin of the Universe, and anything else you'd like to know, you just have to do a little digging.
"I know that there are people who have earned their doctorates in biology who certainly know a lot more about the subject than I do and yet see evolution as a major problem to be corrected"
Myth - as someone with a science background and someone working with high complexity instruments in a scientific field, there are not many people I know with advanced degrees who do not understand, accept, and/or use evolution in science. Even "Christians" I know have positions reminiscent of deists.
Creationism invokes the question - what created any proposed "creator?"
@Dale - Fergus, much like Angus and Haggis, are fine old Scottish words, Laddie --

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me XLI—No. 11 Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Wednesday, December 15, 1965
Festiva/ Choir To Sing 'Messiah' During
Thursday Morning Chapel Presentation
Bethel Education Board
Limits Total Enrollment
Entering freshman classes at Bethel will continue to be limited
to 350 students, according to policy decisions made by the Bethel
Board of Education at their mid-year meeting in Waukegan, Illinois.
Crowded conditions on the present campus necessitate these restrictions,
which will result in a total of 1100 enrolled students next year and in
subsequent years until the movement onto the new campus.
Administrative proposals to the Board listed the specific areas in
which crowded facilities are causing a "squeeze." Most noticeable
is the housing and feeding problem. 500 students can presently fill the
living space in dormitories, honor houses, and the Idaho Manor apart-ments.
Private dwellings in the immediate area house 296 additional
students for whom there is not room in college-operated facilities.
Married students and commuters constitute the remaining percentage
of the student body. The difficulties inherent in taking more students
into the college are easily seen because those presently enrolled are
crowding the available dwelling space.
Students swarming to the Post Office between classes and after chapel is a classic example of the
crowded conditions on the campus.
Bethel Debates
At St. Thomas
by Kathy Harvie
The Bethel Debate Team com-peted
in the Twin Cities Debate
Tournament at The College of St.
Thomas on Dec. 8.
The topic at this tournament,
as at all debate meets this year,
was: Resolved, that Law Enforce-ment
Agencies in the United State
be given greater freedom in the
investigation and prosecution of
This tournament was unusual in
that it was a cross - examination
debate. After each ten-minute con-structive
speech by each of the
4 debaters, one of the opposing
team members had a three minute
questioning period.
The total of nine minutes of
questioning during the debate al-lows
everyone the opportunity to
question as well as answer. By
means of this examination a sharp
debater can make the opposition
admit to an inconsistent, invalid,
or weak argument in his position.
Together with Shirley Arbor,
Ken Collins, Steve Nelson, Jeani
Stephens, Gene Peterson, Kathy
Harvie, Dave Nydegger, Jim Palm-quist,
Becki Beek, Corinne Leppke,
Joe Beitler, Bill Jackson, Dawson
McAllister and Denny Smith repre-sented
the Bethel B division with a
total score of 8 wins, 10 losses.
In the A division, Sharon Larson,
Tim Williams, Paul Johnson, and
Eva Swanson had a total 2-4 score.
College Faculty
To Teach Old T
Bethel College and Seminary has
announced the addition of a new
faculty member to its staff. Mr.
Arthur H. Lewis has been invited
to Bethel to teach Old Testament
Mr. Lewis received his B.A. from
Wheaton College and his B.D. from
the seminary at Gordon Divinity
A man of astonishing capabili-ties
and accomplishments, and an
ardent Hebrew scholar, he has
also received an M.A. in Hebrew
from Harvard University.
He is now writing his doctoral
dissertation for the completion of
his Ph.D. in Hebrew at Brandeis
University, under Dr. Cyrus Gor-don.
Mr. Lewis has also done ex-tensive
graduate work at both
Heidelberg and Coimbra Univer-sities.
A man of no small achievements,
Mr. Lewis has spent twelve years
with the Conservative Baptist for-eign
missionary society, teaching
and training at the Leiria Baptist
Theological Seminary in Leiria,
The Music Department will pre-sent
the Christmas portion of Han-del's
Messiah in chapel this week.
The Festival Choir, under the
direction of Mr. Oliver Mogck, in-structor
in voice, will present the
concert at a convocation in the
Fieldhouse on Thursday, December
16, at 9:45 a.m.
The choir, which consists of
approximately two hundred mem-bers,
will feature four solo
voices: LaVon Brauer, soprano;
Nola Schmiess, soprano; James
Magnuson, tenor; and Jonathon
Larson, bass.
Accompanist for this third an-nual
performance of the Messiah
on the Bethel campus will be
Nancy Nelson, piano, and Mrs.
Ruth Fardig, organ.
The theme of the Messiah is
entirely religious, yet completely
nondenominational. It can be a-dapted
to any person's concept
of the redemptive work of God.
This characteristic has made it the
Portugal, where he was the pro-fessor
of Hebrew and Old Testa-ment
Mr. Lewis went to Portugal
not only in the capacity of a
missionary teacher, but also to
train men to take his place in
the seminary when he left. Un-der
his direction, the seminary
eventually became self-sufficient.
Mr. Lewis was so well liked
by the Portugese that he was the
last man to leave the seminary be-fore
it became completely inde-pendent.
Mr. Lewis, 42, is a married man
and has a family of three children.
His wife, a talented and versatile
person, will also add much to the
life of the school.
Bethel College is very honored
to welcome a man with such a
wide field of experience to its
In view of the fact that Mr.
Lewis chose to come to Bethel
despite similar offers from other
colleges and universities, the col-lege
feels even more fortunate to
have added him to its staff.
wide-spread favorite that it has
The MESSIAH begins with
"Comfort ye, my people." It goes
from that into the conception of
Mary, the shepherds in the field,
and the chorus of angels singing,
"Glory to God in the Highest."
From the traditional Christmas
story it goes on into the cruci-fixion
scene. It tells about our
hope of salvation through His
death: "And with His stripes we
are healed."
It also shows that we need this
salvation in the chorus "All we
like sheep have gone astray." The
second part ends with the great
"Hallelujah Chorus."
The third section of the MES-SIAH
is one of victory and
praise. "I know that my Re-deemer
liveth." It looks forward
to the second coming of Christ:
"The trumpet shall sound."
The Messiah was composed in
1741. Handel conducted it in Dublin
after three weeks of. composing.
It is said that the king was so
moved by the final "Hallelujah
Chorus" that he rose to his feet.
This practice is commonly observed
Monday afternoon the Festival
Choir recorded various selections
A nationwide competitive exami-nation
for temporary summer em-ployment
in the Federal Govern-ment
as an office assistant or a
science assistant has been announc-ed
by the Civil Service Commission.
Applicants seeking summer em-ployment
in grades GS-1 through 4
(at annual salary ranges of $3,507
to $4,641 in such occupations as
clerk, stenographer, typist, office
machine operator, student assist-ant,
engineering aid, physical sci-ence
aid, geological aid, and mathe-matics
aid should ask for a copy
of Announcement No. 380, "Sum
mer Jobs in '66."
Candidates for the examination
should obtain a copy of the An-nouncement
and 5000-AB. Both
are available at many post of-fices,
at U.S. Civil Service Com-mission
offices, and at Boards of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners.
The completed form must be
from the Christmas portion of the
Messiah for radio station WCCO.
Included in the selections were,
"And He Shall Purify," "Glory to
God," the "Hallelujah Chorus,"
and soprano solo passages sung by
LaVon Brauer.
The music will be aired by the
station during the Christmas sea-son.
Mr. Webster Muck is the act-ing
Dean of Students for Bethel
by bean Webster Muck
The Student Senate has inquired
into the rationale that formed the
basis for the handling of the
false fire alarm quintet, and I am
delighted to respond.
A false alarm is an immediate
offense against three segments of
the population:
1. The dormitory, or those who
hear the alarm;
2. The college, or those whose rules
and constituency are affected; and
3. The community, or the civil
mailed to the Civil Service Com-mission,
Washington, D.C., 20415,
before January 3, 1966, to enable
the candidate to take the 21/2 hour
written test which will be given in
various cities on a Saturday in late
January or early February of 1966.
The test, which is scheduled to
be given only once, is designed to
measure clerical skills, vocabulary,
reading comprehension, abstract
reasoning, and table and chart in-terpretation.
Sample questions will
be provided in advance.
All citizens will be given equal
opportunity to compete in the
nationwide examination. Those
who pass the test will be per-mitted
to file applications for
summer work with as many as
six Federal agencies or installa-tions.
Most opportunities for summer
jobs are expected to be in the
Washington, D.C. area.
The food service faces even
greater difficulties. Bodien dining
hall was built to feed almost ex-actly
as many students as it does
at each meal. Actually, if all stu-dents
on the meal plan ate at all
serving times, the dining halls
would be greatly overtaxed.
Fortunately, partial cures for the
feeding-housing problems will be
available next autumn. Three new
apartments on the seminary cam-pus
for married students, mostly
all of whom are seminarians, will
be completed by then. This will
leave present married housing open
entirely to college use.
Officials expect to move male
undergraduates into these apart-ments,
thus making residences and
cooking facilities available to them
at the same time.
Other space problems on the
Snelling Avenue campus involve
academic facilities. The library
is plagued by limited seating
cont'd on page three
group whose property and property-protecting
apparatus is involved
or threatened.
The punishment of the group
then must answer to the nature of
the offense:
1. There must be some compensa-tion,
probably only symbolic in
nature, to the dormitory, as redress
for the wear and tear occasioned
by the nocturnal foray.
2. Some indication needs to be
made that the offenders have
slipped somewhere on the cor-tinuum
from "students in good
standing" to a status closer to
"individuals requested to dis-continue
schooling." In other
words, a certain amount of grace
has been exhausted, and closer
watch will be made to see what
future behavior is; also, that
behavior will be more rigorously
3. An effort must be made to
develop some insight into the prob-lems
of the larger community: few
college students see themselves as
part of St. Paul, and this omission
needs to be rectified.
Then there comes the problem
of the publicity for such an event.
The Student Service Office has
always taken the position that dis-ciplinary
matters should not be
widely heralded. Only those who
are directly associated with the
event and the offenders get word
from the Office.
Nevertheless, the student body,
the faculty, and the constituency
all have a stake in such matters,
and deserve to hear more than the
defensive, crusading reaction that
often characterizes offenders.
Adds Professor
estament History
Federal Employment Available
False Alarms Offend,
Demand Compensation
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the CLARION Wednesday, December 15, 1965
Heritage Evaluated For
`Social Consciousness'
The fourth session of the Vatican Council, which ended
last week, has already had a profound effect on Catholics and
Protestants alike. The religious liberty decree, guaranteeing
every man the right to believe according to his conscience,
is a major breakthrough in the Council's undertakings in the
interest of Christian unity.
On campus, Sherwood Wirt, the editor of Decision maga-zine,
seemed to be priming the pump by informing Monday's
chapel audience that young evangelicals are one of the most
ecumenically minded groups he knows.
Meanwhile, in explaining why the Vatican Council set
up branches of the church to carry on a dialog with other
Christians, other non-Christian religions and even with un-believers,
Francois Houtart, Friday's distinguished Roman
Catholic visitor, had said, "We have to see in the church
that we are living in a civilization of change and then to be
aware that all INSTITUTIONS wanting to be meaningful in
such a society must INSTITUTIONALIZE the possibility of
change." (italics mine)
On the other hand, the ecumenical-type thesis for Editor
Wirt's message on "Evangelicals' Social Consciousness" was,
"If the evangelical sense of fellowship is as wide as the love of
God in Christ, so is his social outlook."
Now the editor is glad for the spirit of Mr. Wirt's remarks,
but the concept of evangelical "social consciousness" as de-rived
from our "developing" ecumenical spirit is a little too
glibly drawn.
Evangelical Protestants bring an historically distinctive
socio-theological tradition to bear in dialog with, for example,
Roman Catholics: a conception of salvation as an INDIVI-DUAL,
personal, direct encounter with God.
A group of believers who call each other priests find it
hard to commend "social consciousness"-type programs as
other than "low ceiling-ed" unless they are predicated on
individual spiritual redemption.
Hopefully, it is with the twentieth century imperative
of finding theological rationale for "social consciousness"-type
programs in their own right that dialog with the post-conciliar
INSTITUTIONAL Roman Church may help us. The embryonic,
but popular, evangelical "social consciousness" needs at least
a degree of resolution for its intellectual schizophrenia.
Huxley's Post-World War 111 Satire
Is Attack On Scientism And Religion
by Fred Lund
"If this answer seems to you to
be too highly commendatory, do
not think we are just flattering.
We have had several students over
the past years, and are frank to
say that in some cases the effort
was in no way justified, and our
evaluation has been critical.
"I think I speak for my col-leagues
. . . when I say . . . were
all participants like this one, we
could give the program an unquali-fied
The above quotation from one
of the missionaries expresses the
sentiment of all. Each missionary
spoke very highly of the caliber
and attitude of the student per-sonnel.
They concluded that if
the Bethel program could send
students of this quality every
year, they would be more than
willing to continue with the pro-gram.
Such comments say a lot for last
year's selection committee in its
choice of personnel. These students
not only performed the task of
aiding in the field work whole-heartedly,
but demonstrated their
willingness to actively identify with
the people, greatly impressing the
A significant aim of this pro-gram
is to give students an op-portunity
to clarify their relation-ship
to the missionary enterprise.
Of the eight who went out, five
were planning on full-time mis-sionary
service before they left.
Four of these came back even
more commited to missionary
A fifth had his concept of for-eign
missions significantly alter-by
Karen Neslund
Aldous Huxley, Ape and Essence, Bantam
Books, New York, 1948.
Huxley employs biting Juvenal-ian
satire as he portrays post-World
War III man in Ape and Essence.
Scientism and religion come under
merciless attack. Although the
work is a fantasy, the reader must
ask himself how much truth under-lies
the society Huxley reveals.
Certainly the book is a warning.
Speaking through the guise of the
narrator, Huxley assesses the grim
result of collective insanity:
For this other death — not by
plague this time, not by poison,
not by fire, not by artificially
induced cancer, but by the squa-lid
disintegration of the very
substance of the species — this
gruesome and infinitely unher-oic
death in birth could as well
be the product of atomic indus-try
as of atomic war.
Huxley's mesage is powerful
and disturbing. Mistakes are real
and conceivably could result in
the war which has not yet been
In Ape and Essence, it seems
that the author is more interested
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by Jeff Loomis
Heavy fighting 350 miles north-east
of Saigon led Saturday to the
deaths of at least 90 Viet Cong
guerillas, probably more. In fur-ther
developments, U.S. engineers
have begun to construct a large
military complex in Thailand to
provide a central location for ac-tion
if further Communist penetra-tion
begins in Southeast Asia.
Gemini 7 astronauts Borman and
daily devotional life in its relation-ship
to a vital living Christian
life was seen by some. And some
experienced the joy of seeing
others commit themselves to Christ.
It is the opinion of the committee
after ten weeks of study and work
that the Student Missionary Pro-gram
deserves endorsement, and is
an instrument of glory to God.
in moralizing than in writing a
novel and his artistry thus suffers.
"Ape and Essence," the title of
a movie script by William Tallis,
comes to the attention of Lou Lub-lin
Productions. Excited by the
poetic quality of such lines as
"Ends are ape-chosen; only the
means are man's," two film execu-tives
decide to look up Tallis. Un-fortunately
he is deceased. His
script, however, makes up the bulk
of the novel.
The year is 2108; the setting,
California following the cataclys-mic
war. The script opens with a
baboon-girl crooning these lyrics
to an audience of apes:
Love, Love, Love —
Love's the very essence
Of everything I think, of every-thing
I do.
Give me, Give me, Give me
Give me detumescence.
That means you.
The scene switches as the
schooner "Canterbury" sails into
the harbor where "three oil der-ricks
stand silhouetted against the
sky, like the equipment of a mo-dernized
and more efficient Cal-
Lovell established a space "first"
by making contact with earth by
means of a Laser beam Saturday,
as they awaited rendezvous Sunday
with the Gemini 6 capsule, piloted
by Walter Schirra and Thomas
President Charles De Gaulle,
faced with a run off vote after
failing to capture a majority
in the Dec. 5 election, appeared
on television Saturday, giving
his opinions along with opponent
Francois Mitterand. Mitterand
supports reopened agricultural
talks with Common Market na-tions
and attempts at nuclear
arms control.
Anastas Mikoyan stepped down
from the post of Soviet president
this week on grounds of health,
and was praised by Brezhnev. Also
leaving office was young Alexander
Shelepin, who was, however, prob-ably
demoted because of too much
aggression in attempting to rise
in the party.
The United Nation's Childrens'
Organization, UNICEF, was award-ed
the Nobel Peace Prize in cere-monies
The Minnesota Supreme Court
laid down rules this week for
handling of a case in which a
defendant confessed before con-sulting
with his lawyer. He can
obtain a pretrial hearing to waive
the confession, but only if he
has been separated from his
attorney forcibly.
New York
Leaders of the group of Advance-ment
of Psychiatry urged colleges
not to worry about premarital sex
if sensitiveness of others was con-sidered
by the participants. They
also recommended that each school
make clear its own stand on such
relations, however.
The text INTRODUCTION TO
LITERATURE by Barnet is ur-gently
needed by Freshmen so
they may study for the English
Advanced Placement Test. Sell
your copy to Mr. Bergerud in the
Bookstore and help finance your
Christmas trip home.
vary." Aboard the ship are scien-tists
of the New Zealand Rediscov-ery
.Action centers around Dr. Al-fred
Poole (known as Stagnant
Poole), a botanist who persuades
Belial's Arch Vicar to spare his life
by promising to improve crops in
devastated California.
Poole, the son of a clergyman,
steps into a shocking society in
which Belial rules through fear
and force and in which all hu-man
desires are suppressed. It
is Belial Eve, time of the Puri-fication
Ceremonies. Loola ex-plains
to the uninitiated Poole,
"Hell, your priests don't let the
deformed babies go on living, do
According to Belial catechism,
Mother (Vessel of the Unholy
Spirit) is the curse of the race who
bears "this monstrous mockery of
a man." Atonement can be effected
only through blood. Hence this
Belial Day signals the opening
of the annual two week mating
season. All males go wild, tearing
off the women's red "NO, NO, NO"
patches and chastity aprons. Poole,
still struggling with his puritan
conscience, is repulsed by the orgy.
But he weakens at the sight
of Loola. "You're not like these
other people—thank God," he
tells her "You're still a human
being . . . with normal human
Together they experience a re-fined
love, a redemption of sorts.
At the peril of their lives, they
flee from the dominion of Belial
across the California desert.
Poole and Loola look for the day
"when something stronger than He
(Belial)" will triumph. Loola lam-ents,
"But that's far away in the
future." Poole replies, "For the
whole world, yes. But not for sin-gle
individuals, not for you or me,
for example."
The scene draws neatly to its
conclusion as Poole and Loola,
staggering across the hot sands,
come upon the grave of William
Tallis. Lines from Shelley com-prise
his epitaph.
Poole recites the stanza follow-ing
that engraved on the stone:
That Light whose smile kindles
the Universe
. . . that sustaining Love .. .
The fire for which all thirst, now
beams on me
Consuming the last clouds of
cold mortality.
Meaning of life comes through
love — love qualitatively different
from that chanted by the baboon-girl
in the opening scene.
Huxley sets forth a strong plea
for individual and collective san-ity;
for serious appraisal of blind
faith—whether in progress, human
goodness, religious creed or what-ever.
The novelist conceives in fan-tasy.
But how real is his message?
If the seeds of Ape and Essence
mentality exist within us, wherein
lies redemption for humanity?
the CLARION
Published weekly during the academic year,
except during vacation and examination
periods, by the students of Bethel college
and seminary, St. Paul 1. Minn. Subscrip-tion
rate $3 per year.
Editor-in-Chief Bill Swenson
Assistant Editor John Halvorsen
Senate Columnist Bernard Johnson
Cultural Columnist Stan Olsen
Sports Columnist Jim Brand
Layout Staff Anita Palm,
Connie Jo Doud, Dave Fredine, Jeff
Loomis, Jackie Sherman, Sandy
Miller, Esther Pearson
Copyreader Judy Glewwe
Typist Nancy Ballantyne
Circulation Linda Burgess
Photography Hans Waldenstrom
Advertising Manager Vic Vann Campen
Business Manager Gene Peterson
Adviser Wallace Nelson
Opinions expressed in the CLARION do not
necessarily reflect the position of the college
or seminary.
ed. Of the other three, two have
a better knowledge of mission
work, and one is planning upon
full-time Christian service in
some capacity.
Spiritually the summer was a
landmark for all. Some saw
Christianity as a living reality in-stead
of dead theory. Others ex-perienced
the joy of a deeper
knowledge of God and his person.
The importance of a consistent
Committee Praise Mission Project
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas
A drama in one act
Scene: a father is tucking his little daughter into bed and she looks up
into his eyes and asks —
Christina: Daddy?
Father: Yes, Christina.
Christina: Is there a Santa Claus?
Father: Of course there is, dear.
Christina: But, how come I never see him?
Father: He works very secretly while no one can see him. Don't worry
about not seeing him. You know he's been here by the presents
he's left.
Christina: But I don't get everything I ask him for in my letters.
Father: I know, but he's a pretty wise old man. He just gives you the
things you especially need. After all, he must take care of all the
other little children around the world.
Christina: Daddy, will Santa bring me presents this year?
Father: If you're good. Santa keeps track of what you do. Everyone knows
that he gives nice gifts to all the children who are nice little boys
and girls.
Christina: Why?
Father: I guess because he's such a loving and good fellow—sort of like
Christina: Oh. Daddy, why don't we hear about Santa except at Christmas?
Father: Well, honey, I guess that's the only time he is really busy. The
rest of the time he is at his home making toys and candy canes and
thinking nice things about good little girls like you. He's too nice to
interrupt our lives all through the year. He just watches.
Christina: Where is Santa's home?
Father: Far, far away, in a land of sparkling snow and candy floss. He
lives in a beautiful house with little elves working for him.
Christina: Daddy, are you sure there is a Santa?
Father: Yes, dear. Wherever the hearts of sweet little boys and girls
dream dreams and hope hopes, there is a Santa Claus. Just think
of all the wonderful things about Christmas—the lights, the tree,
the candy, the presents. Doesn't the warm glow of your heart tell
you there is a Santa?
Christina: I guess so. Thank you.
Father: Good night, dear.
Christina: Daddy?
E ather: What now.
Christina: Is there a God?
Father: Yes, Christina, there is a God. I just told you. Now, go to sleep.
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Stagg, accompanied by Professor
Dale Rott of the Drama Depart-ment.
The five represented Bethel with-out
benefit of assistance from the
debate teams, which were com-peting
elsewhere over the week-end.
Categories of competition in-cluded
oral interpretation, im-promptu,
extempore, and oratory.
Approximately 150 students en-tered
the tournament, represent-ing
schools such as Mankato
State, St. Cloud, Superior, Eau
Claire, and other colleges in the
Minnesota-Wisconsin area.
Oral interpretation was the cate-gory
most widely entered, with
some 70 of the entrants competing
in this division.
Bethel entered only the oral
interpretation category and in
light of the above statistics, made
a very impressive showing. Jill
Graham came in first place in the
entire oral interpretation division,
with Daryl Berg finishing fourth
place in the finals. David Stagg
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missed entering the final round by
a mere one point.
An interesting side note is the
fact that Miss Graham was the
only person in the tournament's
history to enter the final round
with a perfect 1-1.1 point record
for her preliminary rounds.
Daryl Berg's 1-12 preliminary
record followed closely.
This is the first time a Bethel
team has reached the finals in
such a tournament.
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The Cumberland Singers will
present a joint program with the
Tyler Choralaires in the mall of
Southdale Shopping Center Mon-day,
December 20 at 4p.m. They
are also scheduled to appear on
the Newtime Program at the
University of Minnesota's Coff-man
Union January 12.
The Cumberland Singers began
as a trio two years ago. Before
Phil Bolinder left the group last
summer, they sang at the 1964
Yankton College Folk Festival and
they are featured on a record
album made of the festival.
T. Harrison Bryant and Richard
Fredrickson sing exclusively folk
music for high school, college,
civic, and youth groups. Last week
they did three shows Saturday and
Sunday nights at the Extempore
Coffee House.
The Cumberland Singers are
currently planning to sing at
Southdale at Christmas time.
They hope to go on tour later
this year.
They don't copy songs from rec-ords,
but use the impressions and
ideas they pick up in arranging
their own. Beyond their originality
in arranging, Tuffy and Dick write
some of their own songs. Also in-cluded
in their programs of tra-ditional
and contemporary folk mu-sic
are some new and relatively
unknown songs.
Tuffy and Dick are not trying to
be a gospel team; they entertain
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capacity and inadequate shelf
Rearrangement of shelves will
allow for the addition of 20,000
new volumes, considered an im-portant
need by the administra-tors
and students as well. This is
only a beginning, however; the
book budget for next year is double
that of this year.
In the college building, class-rooms
are being used to capacity,
in terms of the Bethel curricular
program, except for the 3:30 hour
in the afternoon. The biology labs
are working to capacity.
It is in the face of these crowded
situations that Bethel administra-tors
and the Board of Education
see the need for restriction of
enrollment. Both the ingenuity of
Bethel professors in handling of
unideal facilities and the record
of students for living off-campus
are commendable.
and Dick"—travel to high schools,
"Their talent is not in their
guitar playing, although Dick
does an admirable job with it.
But their voices blend into a
soft relaxing style. Guitar play-ers
are a dime a dozen, but
guitar players with good voices,
especially two that blend so well,
are hard to come by."
T. Harrison Bryant and Richard
Fredrickson have sung in Minne-sota,
Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dako-ta,
and Colorado. They are dealing
with an agent for professional
by Nancy Appelquist
Last weekend five Bethel stu-dents
and their instructor par-ticipated
in the 2nd Annual
Forensics Tournament at Stout
State University in Menominee,
Wisconsin. The students were Jill
Graham, Annette Ryding, Daryl
Berg, Bill Ledkins, and David
Royal Players
Show 'Parable'
The Bethel College Royal Play-ers
will sponsor "Parable", a
thought-provoking religious film,
on campus January 11. Following
the film a panel, composed of Dr.
Dalphy Fagerstrom, Mr. Robert C.
Nelson, Rev. Albert M. Windom,
pastor of Bethany Baptist Church,
and senior Bob Drake will discuss
the film.
"The Parable", according to Bob
Drake, is an attempted explana-tion
which takes place in the
heart of man when he receives,
that is, "accepts" salvation. "It is
an anthropological, ethical, inter-pretation
of salvation; it illustrates
the role of the believer once he
has entered the Christian dimen-sion."
Students are encouraged to in-teract
during the panel discussion.
Check the Speech and Drama bul-letin
board in the post office for
time, place, and cost of admission.
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churches, and coffee houses.
with what they think is meaningful
music. Folk music talks about real
problems and experiences that real
people have. Songs culminate from
years of hatred, love, and war. The
writer composes out of a sensi-tivity
for people's feelings.
While the Cumberland Singers
entertain primarily for secular
college and high school groups,
they enjoy singing for church
gatherings where they can tie
something spiritual into their
They sang at the Moundsview
High School homecoming and were
asked back the following year for
Sadie Hawkins Day. They've sung
for Young Life Groups at Harding,
Ramsey, and Anoka High Schools.
They've had several concerts in
western Minnesota and one at
Augsburg College. In Benson,
Minnesota, they presented a con-cert
and sang on the local radio
On the Bethel Campus they have
entertained at homecoming events,
various mixers, and the Freshman-
Sophomore Party. Several faculty
members have hired them for small
gatherings. They are building up
a reputation entertaining private
Paul Goodman, former manager
of the Cumberland Singers, says:
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by Tom Johnson
If last week's intramural bas-ketball
was any indication of what
is in store for the rest of the
season, we can predict a great
fight for the championship. Two
games were decided by one point,
another by three, and a fourth was
not completed because of an in-jury.
The Counts, with three players
in double figures, outplayed the
Barons to win 61-47. A great in-dividual
effort was made by Paul
Johnson, who scored 21 points in
the winning cause.
Bill Malyon of the Knights was
high scorer of the night with 22
points, but it was in a losing
cause as the Dukes held onto the
ball in the last few seconds and
won 54-51. Tom Anderson and
Rich Theil led the Dukes with 17
and 12 points respectively.
The Squires, in a very hard
fought game, overcame the Peas-ants
by one point, 49-48. Terry
Muck, the Squire's lirst round
Wednesday, December 15, 1965
draft choice, led the team with 12
points and came up with some key
plays in the closing minutes.
The Peasants took an early lead
but were unable to hold it. Again
at the half the Peasants went out
in front by a considerable margin,
but the Squires came back to win
in the final few seconds.
The Jesters, led by Paul and
Phil Wicklund, overcame the de-fending
champion Pages by the
score of 40-39. The Pages were
troubled with fouls, as high scor-er
Dave Anderson and captain
John Carmean fouled out in the
closing minutes of the game.
The Faculty led the Seminary
by ten points, but Coach Healy
was injured and because it was
impossible to remove him from the
floor immediately the game was
All these games can only point
to one thing, this year will be a
thrilling year for Intramural Bas-ketball.
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The women's basketball team
played their first game Thursday
evening at Northwestern College
of Minneapolis, winning 42-31.
With the score tied at 27 points
at the end of the third quarter,
Bethel raced ahead with a free
throw and three consecutive field
goals made by Barb Lindman.
Holding Northwestern to 31
points, Bethel made four more field
goals to win the game.
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The alert Bethel Royals employ-ed
a pressing defense and dis-played
fine scoring balance to de-feat
Wahpeton Science 82-71. The
win put the Royals at the 2-3 mark
for the season.
Bethel jumped off to a 3-0 lead,
but the two teams traded buckets
until the score was knotted at
nine-all after six minutes. From
this stage the Royals were never
behind although the stubborn
"Wahpetonites" closed the gap to
one point at 23-22 with nine min-utes
remaining in the first half.
The Bethel Royals, shooting at
the rate of 50% played superb
basketball, walking off with a
110.84 victory over Eau Claire.
The Royals were lead by Ron
Pederson with 31 points. All five
starters scored in double figures
with four of them over 20. The
Royals controlled the rebounds,
getting 60 to Eau Claire's 45.
They also played good defense,
stealing the ball 12 times in the
first half.
Within the next six minutes, a
George Palke-led surge shot the
Royals out in front to the tune
of 40-27. Shortly after, Bethel
went to the dressing room with
a 43-33 halftime margin.
Freshman Ron Pederson and Jun-ior
Cabot Dow led an early second
half spurt to give the Royals their
biggest edge at 65-48 with 13 min-utes
to play.
Wahpeton was hurt somewhat
at this juncture when its ace re-bounder
Tom Hagen picked up his
fourth foul. Hagen led all the re-bounders
with 16, and showed
some fine moves while scoring 15
Both Dow and Jerry Moulton
rifled in from the outside to
enable Pederson and Palke to
score from the inside. While Ped-erson
and Palke led the Bethel
scoring parade with 17 and 16
points respectively, it was the
fine play of reserve guard Cabot
Dow on defense as well as of-fense,
that pleased assistant
coach Lee Bajuniemi.
On the attack Dow bombed most
of his 12 points from the outside;
while on defense, he stole the ball
numerous times and prevented sev-eral
sure Wahpeton buckets. Jerry
Moulton also hit double figures
with 11, and in addition every
Royal scored who saw action.
This strong balance, however,
was needed to offset the stellar
21 point performance of John Nord-gaard,
who was a constant pest to
the Royal defense.
While Wahpeton took 85 shots
and potted 25 for 29.8%, Bethel
took 80 shots and sent 29 home
for 36.3%.
Coach Bajuniemi (filling in for
cast-laden Coach Healy), noted in
addition to his team's overall bal-ance
and fine defense, that the
Royals quick and accurate passing,
forced the Redmen of Wahpeton
to come out of their zone defense
shortly before intermission.
by Bob Baffa
If you haven't already heard,
Bethel's wrestlers lost their first
match to St. Thomas by a score
of 9-14 Dec. 7.
Going into the match the 123
pound wrestler, Bob Baffa, thought
that he had a forfeit because it
appeared St. Thomas didn't have
a 123 pound wrestler. The way it
turned out, Baffa should have for-feited.
He lost by a pin in the
second period.
Denny Nyholm grappled to a
6-3 loss in the 130 pound class.
Ron Harris duplicated Baffa's
feat in about the same time of
the third period. Mike Warring
put the Royal matmen on the
right track by winning his match
5-0 in a very determined effort.
Danny Wilson achieved the only
pin for Bethel in the 152 pound
class by putting his man away in
the third period. Paul Anderson
tried and tried to get a pin for
Bethel but had to be satisfied with
a 7-2 victory.
John Benson, showing the
strength of a bull, beat his man
on points to make the score St.
Thomas 13; Bethel 14. Bruce Arm-strong
showed determination and
aggressiveness, but lost his match
6-4 to give St. Thomas a two point
Warren Johnson ended Bethel's
chances by losing a close match
3-1. This gives Bethel wrestlers
a 1 win and 1 loss record.
Wednesday, Dec. 15, they will
meet Riverfalls at Riverfalls. They
hope to give the home fans some-thing
to come out and see at
their first home match against
Northland, January 8, 1966.
Royals Display Scoring Balance
In Win Over Wahpeton Science
by Bob Baffa
It looks as if Bethel is having a rough time this year in mustering
together a winning team. Neither the football or cross country teams
could manage a .500 season. To date Bethel's basketball and wrestling
teams aren't fairing over .500.
But don't lose faith! There's one team that is undefeated (as of
this writing). If you haven't guessed it already, I'm going to tell you.
It's the girl's basketball team.
We don't know for certain if it's because of hard practices, rough
play, or fear. But we do know that before each game each of these
girls reads a poem called "Thinking." It goes like this:
If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win, but think you can't
It's almost certain, you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost,
For out of the world we find
Success begins with a fellow's will,
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you are out-classed, you are.
You've got to think to rise.
You've got to be sure of yourself,
Before you can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or the faster man,
But, soon or late, the man who wins,
Is the man who thinks he can.
Take heart fellows! The basketball and wrestling seasons have just
begun. You're not licked yet! But if you think you are . . .
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BOSTON — "It gets old," New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez said of the seemingly endless and escalating reports surrounding his involvement in baseball's Biogenesis scandal.
Rodriguez flatly denied the latest, a 60 Minutes report claiming someone in Rodriguez's "inner circle" implicated teammate Francisco Cervelli and Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun in the scandal by leaking documents including their names to the media.
"It's not true," he said. "I spoke to Cervelli this morning in a private conversation. He understands that it's not true. We're on the same page.
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"I've been a member of the union for 20 years, and it's important for the other guys to know, for my reputation in this union, that it never happened — and it didn't happen."
Rodriguez received thunderous boos from the Boston crowd before lining into a double play in his first at-bat against the Red Sox on Friday. But Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that none of the attention surrounding Rodriguez has affected the Yankees' play.
"I really believe that this group is good at shutting out distractions and understands what it has to do," Girardi said. "Since this Biogenesis thing has come about, there's been something every once in a while that comes out that the players are asked about, but I think they're good at moving on and going out and doing their work."
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Despite the news that Rodriguez might have helped drag a teammate's name into Major League Baseball's investigation of the scandal, several of his fellow Yankees expressed support for the embattled slugger.
"When you put a uniform on, you're a family," Vernon Wells said. "You have to be around each other for 200 days out of the year. This is our extended family. When it comes to family, when it comes to people that do things wrong in your family, yeah, you may not like it. You might be upset with them for a good period of time, but they're still family.
"He has nothing to explain to me. This isn't my story; this isn't even a Yankees story. This is an Alex Rodriguez story. If he feels the need to address the team, then great. If he doesn't, great."
"Alex is denying it, so that's what I'm going with," Curtis Granderson said. "A teammate is a teammate, and I trust my teammates."
The Yankees have played well of late, winning five of their last seven. But practically everyone in the clubhouse seems to realize they will inevitably hear more details of and face more questions about Rodriguez's involvement in the Biogenesis scandal and investigation.
"It's going to get worse every day," Rodriguez said. "The next seven weeks are going to be a very, very bumpy road."
"This is just the tip of the iceberg," Wells said. "When you have an investigation that's going on for months, there's potential to be so many layers to it. There's going to be things that are said and things that are written, and some will be true and some won't be true."
Amid the latest controversy, Rodriguez and his teammates began a three-game series in Boston with an opportunity to gain ground on the first-place Red Sox, who led the Yankees by 8½ games entering play Friday.
"For us, our playoffs start (Friday)," Rodriguez said to a dense scrum of media in the dugout before the game. "This is a pivotal series for us against a very good team."
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Thanks guys, looks like my kind of light, complete with rubber fixing - good for the Brompton seat post. Any news of the similar One23 front light? Also you say it runs on AA batteries but the todayscyclist website says it uses AAA. http://www.todayscyclist.co.uk/product.aspx?X=ONLA052 Can you confirm please.
The One23 Super Bright 0.5 rear light is just that. By my reckoning (not to mention singed retinas of those behind me), its good to eight hundred and fifty metres in flashing - and the lens profile ensures 180 degree visibility.
The price is the real shocker. Only a few years back this sort of performance would set you back thirty odd quid. Here you'll get change from a tenner at many online retailers - batteries included!
Measuring 6x4x3cm, it's nice and minimalist and coupled with a super stretchy rubberised bracket can be helmet mounted. A fairly compliant clothing clip clings to jersey pockets, bag loops and shoulder straps.
Accessing the AAA cells means separating the casing via a coin slot with a 2p or 5p. Transparent battery tray aside, there's little to see, or touch for that matter, which explains why it has survived a five minute hosepipe test and immersion in twenty-five centimetres of seawater.
There are three LEDs, with three settings - steady, flash and hybrid where the main stays constant while the others dance their socks off. A recessed, top mounted switch is pretty discreet and requires a two second press to engage, so unwanted start-ups should be highly unlikely.
Out in the sticks and helmet mounted this light is visible from a good 750 metres and the side visibility has saved my bacon when emerging from secluded driveways. Through town, strobing is at just the right tempo not to get drowned out but once again, it is most effective at eye level.
A seriously bright rear light for a seriously small amount of money
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road.cc test report
Make and model: One23 Super Bright 0.5 rear light
Size tested: Black
Tell us what the light is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
0.5 Watt Powerfull White or red LED
2 Bright Additional LED's
Up To 100 Hours Run Time
Visible Up To 1000m
3 Modes Steady And 2 Flashing
Tool Free Fitting
Belt Clip For Back Pack Or Pannier
2 AAA Batteries Included".
Generally agree, although 850m tops in perfect conditions.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the light?
1/2 watt LED
2 additional high performance LED's
High Clarity Optical Lens
Extremely well sealed from the elements, although plastic proved a little softer than premium brands around the battery slot.
Very simple and ladder type strap will even stretch to accomodate helmets.
Passed hosepipe torture testing and North sea immersion with flying colours.
Managed 92 hours in flashing, 49 constant, which is pretty frugal coming from two AAA cells.
Surprisingly robust.
Switch could prove tricky to operate wearing really thick winter gloves.
Tell us how the light performed overall when used for its designed purpose
One23 super bright 0.5 watt rear LED is phenomenally bright and will give some household names a seriously good run for your money. Maximum visibility is nearer 850 rather than 1000 metres in flashing modes,450 constant/peripherally.
Mounting hardware entertains the full zodiac of seatpost diameters and is very accomodating of modern helmets/luggage too. However, trailers/tag alongs will need two on account of modest surface area.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the light
Pretty much everything.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the light
The battery slot's relatively soft plastics.
Did you enjoy using the light? Yes.
Would you consider buying the light? Definitely.
Would you recommend the light to a friend? In most contexts, yes.
About the tester
Age: 38 Height: 1m 81 Weight: 70 kilos
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb,
Shaun Audane is a freelance writer/product tester with over twenty-eight years riding experience, the last twelve (120,000 miles) spent putting bikes and kit through their paces for a variety of publications. Previous generations of his family worked at manufacturing's sharp end, thus Shaun can weld, has a sound understanding of frame building practice and a preference for steel or titanium framesets.
Citing Richard Ballantine and an Au pair as his earliest cycling influences, he is presently writing a cycling book with particular focus upon women, families and disabled audiences (Having been a registered care manager and coached children at Herne Hill Velodrome in earlier careers)
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or the "Phaart" range, incidentally? (Could Road.cc do some reviews of these cheapie Planet-X lights? £2.50 for a 0.5W blinker is a steal!).
I'm finding them to be pretty good.
They look like the circuitry and spec is the same as Smart, just in less polished exteriors / not made of the finest rubberized translucent sports plastics
Plus, their brackets are compatible with real Smart lights - so if you're feeling snobbish, you can swap the real thing around your bikes, with enough cheap brackets.
or the "Phaart" range, incidentally? (Could Road.cc do some reviews of these cheapie Planet-X lights? £2.50 for a 0.5W blinker is a steal!).
I'm finding them to be pretty good.
They look like the circuitry and spec is the same as Smart, just in less polished exteriors / not made of the finest rubberized translucent sports plastics
Plus, their brackets are compatible with real Smart lights - so if you're feeling snobbish, you can swap the real thing around your bikes, with enough cheap brackets.
The Phaart range all look very familiar...
Ta for the heads-up. Have just bought half a dozen of the skull blinkies.


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Snickerdoodles: Cinnamon Sugar Cookies (+Giveaway)
Snickerdoodles are perfect during this holiday season. They're just as delicious as plain sugar cookies, but with a touch of freshly ground cinnamon. The cookie dough is rolled into small dough balls and then rolled in cinnamon sugar. Once they're nicely coated, the cookies are flattened, and when they're baked, a whimsical, crinkled cinnamon top is formed.
What makes this batch of cookies very special is the use of Bourbon Barrel Foods smoked salt, smoked sugar and pure vanilla extract. It turned out to be a marvelous choice as it added another dimension to the Christmas cookies.
If you want to try out this recipe, head over to BourbonBarrelFoods.com. Their products are some of the best new ingredients I've tried in a long time, and I highly recommend them for your sweet and savory cooking. And today only, you have a chance to win an assortment of Bourbon Barrel products by entering on the 25 Days of Giveaways page.
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Yields: 32 cookies1 whole egg, at room temperature
1-½ cups Bourbon Barrel smoked sugar, + 3 tablespoons for topping
1 teaspoon Bourbon Barrel pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons freshly ground cinnamon
16 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1-½ teaspoons cream of tartar
½ teaspoon Bourbon Barrel smoked salt
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Making cookie dough:
In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Set side.
In a mixing bowl, beat the egg with ½ cup sugar for about 5-6 minutes. The texture will become thicker. Add vanilla extract.
In another bowl, cream the butter with 1 cup sugar until it forms a uniform paste. Add the smoked salt.
Alternately add the flour mixture and butter to the egg mixture and blend and knead the dough with your fingers until the cookie dough comes together.
Wrap and chill it in the freezer until firm; it will take at least 30 minutes to harden. If you're planning on storing the dough and baking the cookies later, don't forget to label your food with the date! (see storing tips).
Baking cookies:
In a small bowl, combine the ground cinnamon and the remaining 2 tablespoons smoked sugar.
Using a melon baller, form ¾-inch dough balls. Roll them in the cinnamon sugar. Place them on several (I used 3) non-stick baking sheets (or regular sheets lined with a silicone mat). Make sure they are spaced out so they won't touch each other when they expand while baking. Using the bottom of a cup, flatten the balls, forming about ½-inch thick disks.
Bake for 10 minutes in the oven. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely to room temperature. They will harden and get firm as they cool.
Serve with a nice hot tea or a pumpkin latte.
Bon appétit!
Sifting dry ingredients helps get rid of lumps of flour and aerates the mixture when liquid is added. It's an important step for all your baking so you get a nice result.
You could use more sugar. I don't like adding too much sugar in cookies. If you like them sweeter, you could add up to 2-3 more tablespoons to the sugar cookie dough.
You can store the dough for up to 4 weeks in the freezer for last-minute surprise guests. Just roll the un-baked cookie dough into balls when you're ready to bake.
I ground the cinnamon using a Microplane grater. You can find fragrant, whole cinnamon sticks in Indian markets at a very inexpensive price.
You can store the baked cookies in an airtight metal tin for up to a week to keep them fresh. Our cookies never last that long!
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I'm relatively new to Stack Overflow, but I've noticed one interesting element to the way the UI works.
Often, the earliest answer that is somewhat correct begins to be voted up by the community on frequently viewed questions. Later answers don't receive as much scrutiny because they fall below the fold and further down the users's scan path. It seems that the earliest questions gain momentum as reviewers can see the ranking and tend to push already moving answers up in the list.
This behavior may be corrected by the questioner selecting an answer, but I'm curious if there are any ideas for better ways to arrange the voting UI so that a couple of quick, partial answers don't push down a better answer, preventing it from ever climbing to the top of the list.
Thanks for your thoughts.


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OXFORD, AL -- The owner of an Alabama fitness club, along with his wife and the club's manager, were arrested Wednesday in a steroid drug bust.
Cooper Freeman, owner of Dynabody Fitness in Oxford, AL, was arrested and charged with three counts of distribution of a controlled substance and several counts of possession of a controlled substance, a local drug task force commander told The Anniston (AL) Star. Freeman's wife, Amanda, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, and Billy Cole, the club's manager, was charged with criminal conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime and possession of a controlled substance, the newspaper reports.
The Calhoun/Cleburne County Drug Task Force, along with the Calhoun County Sherriff's Office and Alcohol Beverage Control Board, raided the club, Freeman's home and Cole's home simultaneously on Wednesday.
The raids uncovered drugs at both homes. The task force also found paperwork at the club that indicated that the club was used in connection with the drug trade, the commander of the task force, Lt. Chris Roberson, told the newspaper. Roberson added that steroids, syringes and other supplies were strewn about Freeman's home.


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September 14th, 2018
Austin, Texas – Born in Fiji, Tavaita Ruth rose from humble beginnings to become a world champion athlete in multiple sports categories. She set records in powerlifting, hammer throwing and basketball.
Now, at just 27 years old, Ruth is a retired athlete and current life coach to those who want to improve their own lives. She counsels both ordinary laypeople and sports athletes in how they can rise up and be successful in life just like she did.
"I love to motivate people and inspire them because it's what I have been put here to do," Ruth commented online. "I want people to know that we can do all things, not one thing but all things!"
It didn't take long for Ruth's online coaching services to attract attention, thanks to her celebrity status as a top-level athlete. Her work as a mentor and coach is already receiving great praise on her Facebook and Instagram profiles.
Ruth's frequent clientele consists of people looking to increase their self-confidence, whether it's in sports, business, personal relationships, and so on. Her clients are from numerous countries spread out around the globe, including the United States, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, and Tonga.
Ruth's entrepreneurial endeavors don't stop there. In addition to online coaching, Ruth manages her own original brand and app. The latter is currently available to download in the Apple app store.
Written by Russell Lee
Former Athlete Becomes Inspirational Life Coach to People Around the World
September 14th, 2018


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Released this week, AccuRev's Software Configuration Management Enterprise Edition version 5.2 is the company's latest SCM tool. Now charged with an embedded addition of the PostgreSQL open source database, AccuRev is making a play for more enterprise-level customers by also adding enhanced security.
The new product features increases to "element-level" security, internationalization, and scalability, all factors which (theoretically at least) could position AccuRev to better serve geographically distributed teams.
There is also the option to enable software process automation for Agile, waterfall, or hybrid environments by providing increased visibility into the development process. This certainly being the company's message to what it hopes will be a more diverse customer base in the future.
Equally, automated workflows for process compliance, regulatory changes, SOX compliance, and security are all firmly positioned as enterprise-level functions.
"As enterprises of every size look to model, implement, and change their process to better reflect their business needs, AccuRev continues to add new methodology-agnostic process support," said Damon Poole, CTO of AccuRev. "Our move to a third-party database and our enhancements to AccuWorkflow set a new benchmark for software development process optimization and automation."
"People often ask me how to improve their software development process," said Andrew Butel, CEO of Endgame. "My answer is to start with the tools. AccuRev allows for new software development processes to become embedded into a team, or for teams to build on existing processes, achieving fluid and optimized throughput. Changing processes without having the right tools adds overhead and resistance."
AccuRev also introduced AccuWorkflow 2.0, a collaborative process-centric governance tool that automates the software development process with built-in workflow. AccuWorkflow allows for automation and compliance with an issue-based lifecycle workflow directly within AccuRev, which eliminates duplication of work and manual error-prone steps for users.


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Running the Te Araroa
In early 2013, Jez Bragg took up the challenge to run the length of the 30,54-kilometre Te Araroa pathway. Here he shares his top 10 experiences.
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In early February 2013, Jez Bragg, a leading international trail runner and member of The North Face Global Athlete Team, completed a 53 day off-road run down the full length of New Zealand on the brand new Te Araroa trail. He covered a total distance of 3,054km. Jez also included in his challenge a crossing of the Cook Strait by sea kayak, thereby completing a tip-to-toe traverse of the whole of New Zealand - purely under human power.
Having had the chance to explore such vast areas of the country, Jez shares with us his favourite sections of the trail:
1) North Island: 90 Mile Beach
How can a beach go on for so long? Of course it's not quite 90 miles in length, but not far off 50. It's a complete geographical wonder; a mind boggling stretch of sand with an endless horizon, testing my mental strength just as much as my physical ability to run all the way down it. Having officially started my run from Cape Reigna lighthouse at the top of the North Island, I hit 90 Mile Beach just 20km into my journey, and I spent a long first day working my way down the beach in an attempt to complete it in one day. I successfully did so, running 101km on the first day of the expedition.
Click here for more information on 90-mile beach >>
(2) North Island: Raetea Forest
The forests of the North Island were incredibly dense, almost having a rainforest feel to them, being hot, humid and so lush green in colour. From the rare vantage points I came across, they would cover vast expanses of terrain, often hilly and technical in nature. The forests were incredible - but intense - environments to pass through, testing my navigation skills thoroughly, as well as my mental fortitude. Raetea Forest was the first stretch I encountered on day two, such a contrast to 90 Mile Beach on the previous day, and a perfect example of what was to come over the course of the trip. It set the tone for the challenge the forests presented throughout the North Island and to a lesser degree on the South Island. Some sections took multiple days to complete when I would stay overnight in DoC huts and be self-sufficient with a fast pack. Waterlogged trails meant I was constantly plastered in mud and had wet feet providing another big test of head strength.
Click here for more information on Northland >>
North Island: Bay of Islands Coastline to Auckland
After long stretches of wilderness running traversing from the west to east coasts, it was exciting to arrive on the Bay of Islands coastline, and to run stretches hugging the coastline heading south down towards Auckland. The coastal towns and villages were alive with families enjoying the sunshine on the beach, totally oblivious to the epic journey I was making. The temperature was pleasantly warm, the sea had a lovely clarity to it and the views across the bays to the small islands were stunning. It felt comforting to be running through civilisation and 'normality' for a short while. And of course there were plenty of ice cream shops to keep a runner fuelled….
Click here for more information on the Bay of Islands >>
(4) North Island: Whanganui River
There are several sections of the official 'trail' that are actually water sections or river crossings. The longest is the down-river section on the Whanganui River. The start point was the classic 'Bridge to Nowhere'; an aptly named bridge constructed many years ago when there were plans to open the area up for farming and habitation. It was a long run-in to get there, but then the paddling on the Whanganui provided a well-earned and enjoyable break from the running. Along with Mark, one of my support guys, we covered the 110km+ down to Whanganui town in a day and half, enjoying the dramatic route the river follows, from steeply sided gorges in the upper reaches, to more open rolling hills lower down. It's a big, powerful, river with many sets of rapids to keep you on your toes, but also plenty of amazing waterfalls and features to explore on the way down.
Click here to find out more about the Whanganui River >>
(5) North Island: Wellington: City to Sea Track
The Te Araroa trail 'embraces' the urban parts of the country, passing through several large towns and cities including Auckland and Wellington. I loved these sections, enjoying the opportunity to experience urban life and take in the sights, sounds and landmarks of these famous cities. The Wellington section was particularly special. From the top of Mount Kaukau the views of the city were incredible, and then the route followed green walkways and the City to Sea track to the west of the CBD, through the botanical gardens, and generally at a slightly elevated level to provide constantly changing views. And of course arriving at Island Bay, right on the southern tip of the North Island, I had reached the psychological half way point of my journey and that was very special moment. A run like this requires so much physical and emotional energy that when the big milestones did arrive, my emotions ran high. It was sunny and hot when I arrived on the beach at Island Bay so I leapt into the sea and whooped out loud, much to the confusion of the people around me.
Click here for more information about Wellington >>
(6) South Island: The Queen Charlotte Track, from Captain Cook's Monument
Kayaking across the Cook Straight from Makara Beach, just west of Wellington, directly into Captain Cook's monument at Ship Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound, was one of the highlights of trip. But, after a 9 hour crossing, I was stranded! It was the start of my run on the South Island and also the start of one of the nine great walks of New Zealand; The Queen Charlotte Track. There is no vehicle access into Ship Cove so, despite being a long day already, I had a 25km to run to reach my support vehicle. Being a well-trodden route, the trail was well formed and fast, and a scenic delight. Many sections followed the ridge line of narrow peninsulas, all clad in rich green forest, dropping away to the sea on one or both sides. With white sand and turquoise waters, the contrast in colours was spectacular, made even better by some beautiful weather.
Click here for more information on the Queen Charlotte Track >>
(7) South Island: The Richmond Range
The severity of the terrain, and it's demands on me, certainly cranked up a sizeable notch on the South Island, involving crossings of many national parks and wilderness areas. The Richmond Range came first; 120km along the 'alpine route' to complete a high level traverse across the whole range. It took me the best part of 3 days to complete, overnighting in the brilliant DoC huts along the way. The weather was mixed, but I had enough glimpsing views of the expansive forest-clad wilderness through the fast-moving low clouds to remain excited and to enjoy it. The rivers in particular were stunning (Pelorus), being an almost unnatural turquoise colour. The rain really set in on day 3, with conditions such that I had to keep moving to stay warm, but with that suffering came a true sense of purity, and ultimate respect for wild environment I was in.
Click here for more information about Richmond Forest Park >>
(8) South Island: Nelson Lakes National Park
Straight out of the Richmond Range and into Nelson Lakes National Park via Saint Arnaud; no let-up in the mountainous terrain of the Southern Alps. The route across took in two huge passes; Travers and Waiau. I worried about the river levels but thankfully swing bridges were in place, and there were more great huts to seek refuge in when needed. I passed Blue Lake and Lake Constance which are famous for having some of the clearest waters anywhere in the world and, despite the overcast conditions, you could see exactly how. Long days of up to 18 hours took their toll as I remained determined to maintain a strong daily average distance. But the incredible expanses of mountain wilderness were a constant source of interest and strength and ultimately dragged me through.
Click here for more information about Nelson Lakes National Park >>
(9) South Island: Deception River Valley
For sheer sense of adventure the Deception River Valley route in Arthur's Pass National Park takes some beating. It's not for the faint-hearted mind, particularly if you attempt it in the dark like I did (not recommended). On a clear summer's day it would still be wild, but far less daunting. The route follows the Deception River bed closely, regularly switching from bank-to-bank and gaining height quickly. The challenge is knowing which bank is the best to be on, and obviously route markings are not so easy to make out in the dark, but they are limited anyway. The goal is Goat Pass where there's a brilliant DoC hut, set amongst vast expanses of open moorland. As you ascend the waterfalls get higher, and the boulder hopping more challenging. At times it's more like canyoning than hiking or running, I certainly spent plenty of time actually in the river. Thankfully the rain held off until I had made the pass, so river levels remained high, but stable. It was a definite sense of relief having made it across safely.
Click here for more information about Arthur's Pass National Park >>
(10) South Island: Longwood Forest/ Longwood Range
On the face of it the Longwood Range is just another set of forest-clad hills, but not for Te Araroa hikers. On a clear day the range provides a first glimpse of the Bluff peninsula, some 120km trail kilometres down the coast. Bluff is located on the southern tip of the South Island, the official end point of the trail and for through hikers/ runners, the focus for many, many days of hard work. I was spoilt with a clear morning and when I eventually summited Bald Hill and caught my first view down the coast to Bluff, it was a very emotional moment. The following day I arrived safely in Bluff where my 53 day journey sadly came to an end.


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This is what I always thought Greenwich Village would look like – quirky intellectuals sitting around playing chess all day.
You might recognize these two guys from one of my first posts back on Oct 30th 2005
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
This is what I always thought Greenwich Village would look like – quirky intellectuals sitting around playing chess all day.
You might recognize these two guys from one of my first posts back on Oct 30th 2005
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They seem to be related?
Regardless, a nice lifestyle shot.
Great photo! I especially love the curio collection backdrop and the way they seem so engaged with each other in conversation.
Sart-the picture is an illusion of reality.
oh i love it! it such a story in this picture. wow sart, you are my idol. and what about those blue slip-ons :D
his purple keds just tide me over
Well, gee…my dad passed away in the late 80s, or so I thought. Apparently he is alive and well and happily holding court and playing chess in Greenwich village.
My money is on the old gentleman. The trim-brimmed hat, the canvas boat shoe, the strong eyeglass frames– he's got Sixties cool cat style. All he needs is a guayabera.
Wonderful photograph! This is the side of New York I adore…
I'm in love with the older gentleman's glasses! And the rest of him as well…:)
Great guys; great (unconscious) style.
How nice! Great photo!
What a beautiful frozen moment in time.
This makes me think of Stanley Kubrick, who started out as a photographer and who, IIRC, helped fund his first short films by hustling chess games in Washington Square Park.
The guy on the right is gorgeous.
I love it! They're so normal, yet seemingly with so much character!
I especially like the chess shop behind them
I love this shot. I wonder what Anonymous @ 9:35am means by 'the picture is an illusion of reality.'
This photo seems very real to me and I would guess they shared many more 'real' moments when the camera wasn't pointed at them. No?
Feels like home, timeless, with the beauty of old age… and summertime.
they look nice and cool and casual on a hot day.
you've captured a moment in a friendship –it feels like that.
I wonder whether the old guy keeps up with fashion, or whether fashion finally caught up with him.
Love the man on the left's outfit from be-hatted head to cornflower blue toes. "Old man style" indeed.
What a lovely photo, too.
This shot simply oozes. By that I mean it oozes positively, inherently, simply so many different impressions that I find the men's style is almost secondary to the scene- the backdrop, the location, the lighting, even the positioning of the men themselves. Not to mention the longer I stared the more I loved the subtle contrast of the muted colors (when have you ever seen natural blues, grays, and browns look like they pop without even an accent of another color)?
Which is to say, Scott, you have a great eye and I think this is the type of scene you tend to capture very well- even better than your "person-on-the-street-stop-and- shoot-fashion-pose-drive-bys".
your photography has really progressed since 2005. love the shot
I think they may be related too. In any case, great photo, and they look like interesting people. Great discussion clothes…
amazing photo! love it
Seems like such a great neighborhood/community to be a part of.
I tried very hard to learn chess when I was 9 but I never got better.
Do you ever go to the hamptons on L.I. and take pictures there?
Once you're sucked into the blue slip-ons stage there's no going back to laces.
Grant? Astaire? or the two guys from 10/30/05 and 8/8/07…hmmmmm…it's a toss up. Great photo.
Great picture.
Sure it is an "illusion of reality".But that´s life for you.
Try living without illusions and faking it a little bit and reality
will knock you down.Who wants that?
this is why i'd love to go and see NYC :) so laid back
john m, I love what you said: "I wonder whether the old guy keeps up with fashion, or whether fashion finally caught up with him."
This is exactly what I I think sometimes when I see an older person with an ĂĽber-chic piece of accessory, shoes etc. I think it is a lovely idea that fashion catches you up eventually. Thanks!
The thing is, they're not actually playing chess.
I did a double take…the man on the left looks like Allen Ginsburg post-giant beard!
i love this natural shot….reminds me of lazy summer days in
the inner city…we dont sit and talk
The guy on the right looks like Morgan Spurlock, no?
awesome photo – the older guy looks better than the younger guy – perhaps not surprisingly!
great photo sart. the gentleman on the right is quite a well dressed young man who i believe runs that infamous chess shop. i'm loving it, more nyc plz!!!
The old man strongly reminds me of Ernest Hemingway. . .
He just looks darling
a photo with the whole story
Like it so much!
They don't have any chess, but they have a spirit of the place


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Rectal stenosis after radiation to the prostate
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
In 1993, I received radiation treatment for prostate cancer. In the last year, I have been having a problem with rectal stenosis. My oncologist gave me a dilator. I tried to use the dilator but it would not go in. What should I do?
Richard Whittington, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, responds:
Actually, the person to see about this is a gastroenterologist or a colorectal surgeon. It usually requires an endoscopic dilatation with a balloon device and may require repeated dilatations. It has to be done carefully because if the mucosa is disrupted or the scar tissue is torn it can result in an infection or necrosis which causes worse fibrosis. If it is mild we usually manage it with stool softeners.


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When Alan Hall saw a hardworking neighbor fall asleep at a meeting, he knew something was wrong. The man, Mr. Hall learned, had been laid off and taken on three new jobs — newspaper delivery in the morning, accounting in the afternoon, managing a convenience store by night — to support his family.
"He was barely keeping his nose above water," said Mr. Hall, a co-founder and managing director of Mercato Partners, an investment firm. So Mr. Hall asked a company in which he is an angel investor to hire the man, who holds an M.B.A., and offered to cover his starting salary. More than a year later, his neighbor is still at work and thriving.
Mr. Hall said the experience made him wonder: "How many millions of Americans in the United States today are unemployed or underemployed and going through the same stress that Phil was? What can I do to help?" With a windfall behind him — Mr. Hall had sold MarketStar, a global sales and marketing firm he founded, to the Omnicom Group in 1999 — he'd also amassed the resources to attempt a solution.
Pitch Competition for Entrepreneurs
In March, Mr. Hall unveiled a new company, Grow America, with the stated mission of creating jobs by spurring entrepreneurship and bolstering new ventures. Mr. Hall's program doesn't invest money in companies; it gives them money. A pilot program, now underway in Utah, is on track to give away $1 million in cash and services through a series of pitch competitions culminating in January. At that time, Mr. Hall says he intends to expand his contests — along with mentoring, marketing and networking help — across the country.
"Our goal is to help 100,000 businesses next year, with the idea that they all grow and hire employees," Mr. Hall said, adding that his competitions will be open to ventures across all industries, so long as they're at one of three stages: initial idea, startup or ready to grow. As for the program's potential success, he added, "I will measure it in how many people now work who didn't before." We caught up with him to ask a few questions:
Q. Tell us about your plans.
A. This January, we're launching our national initiative with an online competition. We'll invite people from around the country who have ideas for startups, along with founders of new and growth-stage companies, to participate as contestants. We'll give away $4,000 to a single company every two weeks to get the ball rolling. That totals $100,000 a year.
If the time comes when we're able to encourage sponsors and our numbers go up, then we would clearly start to do more, with cash around various categories.
The money we give away is really just a token, but it gets people introduced to the other things Grow America can provide.
Q. What else can you offer?
A. There are three other areas where we can help: mentoring, marketing and networking. The entrepreneurs we work with, they all want advice, they want counsel. They want someone to tell them what the right next steps are and how to avoid pitfalls. They like to share experiences and to talk with one another.
We've also developed an online platform for entrepreneurs to gather insight, information, knowledge that helps them with the various steps of their business. We'll have podcasts for them, webinars of all sorts.
Q. Grow America is a for-profit firm, but you're giving away money, rather than investing it. How does that work?
A. I'm coupling philanthropy with capitalism, which I believe are the two most powerful engines that move things along in the economy. In this case, I give money to companies and seek no return whatsoever. It sounds strange. But the idea is that, when I give money away, somehow I make money on the other side more abundantly. It's almost a scriptural thing for me.
Q. How will Grow America make money?
A. We'll invite sponsors to join us. It's good P.R. for them. They believe in the vision and, obviously, at some point in time they might be able to help some of the entrepreneurs with their products and services.
Beyond my money, let's say we have a sponsor, like a Microsoft, an Intel, a bank, whoever. We would be taking a portion of those sponsor dollars, applying them back to overhead, then applying the rest to the competition awards, with the hope that, at the end, there's a small profit so we can maintain what we're doing. But we're giving most of that money away.
Q. Have you tried anything like this before?
A. For the last six years, we've offered a program here in Utah called Grow Utah, holding contests and educating entrepreneurs, and those things have been very successful. We did that in every community here in the state. We've seen 7,000 new people employed and more being hired because of that initiative. Utah is a small state, but seven thousand is a pretty good jump in a state like this. I thought, "Let's take this Grow Utah model and put it on steroids."
The Utah program was funded with my money coupled with sponsor money; the other sponsor here locally has been Zions Bank. For each of the past last six years, it's been about a half a million — split between the two of us — per year. So about $3 million, or $1.5 apiece.
Q. Is there a company you've funded so far that stands out to you?
A. Keep in mind: I don't vote. I don't judge. I don't do anything. I just hand out money. But one company we've funded that I thought was singular was CompleteSpeech. It makes a speech-therapy device that allows immediate, visual feedback on how to pronounce the right sound. It's obviously a company that can be profitable, but here they are helping people with speech impediments in a most miraculous way.
They're going to price the device so any family in the United States could have it, any therapist could have it. We were just pleased as can be to give them $100,000 to move their company forward. They're now in the process of adding people and putting dollars into their marketing efforts. They already have customers — they just needed additional staff to ramp up.
Q. Will you still be able to seed it at a national scale?
A. No, no. I wish I were John Rockefeller. My piece will be much more modest compared to what others will give. I'm still part of it, but my end goal is to find others who are like-minded and want to keep this initiative going for the good of the country.
We're making what we call thousands of small bets. We don't know which businesses are really going to take off. We're saying, "We don't know who will succeed, but let nature take its course. When someone takes off and starts hiring people? Happy day." We have to get as many people into the pipeline as we possibly can, connect them with resources. We believe if we get everybody thinking about this and working on it, something good will come of it.


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WEYMOUTH, Mass. – The Falcons of Fitchburg State (1-0) scored a pair of second half goals to comeback from a 2-0 deficit to defeat men's soccer by the final of 3-2 in the second game of the Lasell College Kick-Off Classic Saturday afternoon at Weymouth High School.
Kenneth Kelley converted twice from the penalty spot in the second half, and Carmen Bordonaro netted a first half goal to lead Fitchburg State to the non-conference victory.
For the Beacons junior Douglas Silveira (Revere, Mass.) scored both Beacons goals in the first half, with Jerry Phanor (Boston, Mass.) notching his first collegiate assist in the tough loss.
Fitchburg State will face Lasell tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the tournament's championship match, while the Beacons will take on Newbury College in the 12:00 p.m. consolation match.
The Beacons jumped out to an early lead when Silveira fired a ball past the Falcons keeper 45 seconds into the match following a giveaway just outside the top of the 18 to put UMB on top, 1-0. Silveira tacked on a second goal when he combined neatly with Phanor and slipped behind the Falcons back four, slotting home to give his side a 2-0 advantage in the 25th minute.
Fitchburg reclaimed some of the match momentum when a Smith long ball sprung the hard-working Bordonaro who chipped the closing UMB keeper neatly to pull Fitchburg back with a goal at 2-1 in the 40th minute. The Beacons held a 2-1 edge at the intermission, having controlled the play for much of the opening half only to watch Fitchburg settle in and find their footing during the final 10 minutes of the opening stanza.
The second half began much the same way the first ended, with UMB creating some chances, but the Falcons maintaining their composure and work-rate keep themselves in the game. After a chance by Fitchburg was denied by UMB, the Beacons were whistled for a foul in the box in the 71st minute earning a penalty which Kelly fired into the lower left corner, tying the match at 2-2.
Both teams were unable to break through until Bordonaro was taken down from behind in the box in the 85th minute earning the Falcons another penalty. Kelly again found the back of the net with his attempt from the spot to give Fitchburg State a 3-2 lead with five minutes remaining and the Falcons held on from there.
Aidan Hanratty (E. Bridgewater, Mass.) made four saves in net to earn the victory for Fitchburg, while Alfonso Rosales (Revere, Mass.) stopped three shots for the Beacons while taking the loss.
The Beacons return to action tomorrow at noon when they face Newbury College.
Information for this release provided by Lasell College Sports Information Department


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Something for the weekend!
What they've said…
From here on out, I declare that no-one, please, ever, ever, ever, wish me again, in the American fashion, to 'break a leg'
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato makes a plea after fracturing her fibula on stage at the Royal Opera House
On this day…
…Handel was immortalised in stone. A statue was dedicated to him at Westminster Abbey on 10 July 1762. Carved by the sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac, the life-size statue depicts Handel among clouds in front of an organ and a harp-playing angel. There's also a score of Messiah in the scene. Handel died in 1759 and was buried at Westminster Abbey.
Need a new hobby?
If you've got some paper and a comb handy, here's a demonstration from the world champion to inspire...
Questionable CD covers:
In our postbag this week: to be honest, we're still trying to work out what this is! Answers on a postcard please.
On air
Make sure to tune in to Opera on 3 this Saturday at 6pm to hear English National Opera's acclaimed recent production of Britten's Peter Grimes, starring Stuart Skelton. 'Lumbering, vulnerable, bullying, helpless, the Australian tenor radiates a musical intelligence as electrifying as it is heartbreaking,' wrote one critic in The Guardian, 'Unmissable.'
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Building on a history of adding new features to solve customers' problems in the field, AGCO introduces the 2013 models of RoGator self-propelled machines. All three models--the RG900, RG1100 and RG1300—are now capable of being outfitted with one of four boom options from 80' to 120' wide as well as a dry spinner box. Every machine includes a one-year service subscription for AgCommand, AGCO's telemetry system. For additional spray-height accuracy and control, AGCO now offers Norac UC5 Spray Height Control System as an available technology option.
After introducing AGCO Power 8.4-liter Tier 4 interim compliant engines on the machines last year, the company reports 13% less fuel is consumed with the new engines compared with the Tier 3 predecessors. AGCO Power Tier 4 interim engines use SCR (selective catalytic reduction) technology.
Although introduced in 1996, GatorTrak four-wheel steering systems are getting more and more attention due to farmers devoting extra efforts to preserving as much crop as possible. The GatorTrak system provides a tight, 16' turning radius as the rear axle automatically adjusts to the front axle for coordinated steering, which results in two tracks through the crop instead of four.
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