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Modern Literature Read
In Convocation, April 17
Anderson, Mixter, Ramm
Speak In Darwin Series
"A poem," says Esther M. Doyle,
who will appear in convocation on
Friday, April 17 at 11 a.m., "is
not a poem until it has been
She will give a lecture - recital
on "Modern Verse Drama," based
on the works of Maxwell Ander-son,
T. S. Eliot, Archibald Mac-
Leish, and Christopher Fry. She
will also offer selections from the
plays of Robert Sherwood and from
the poetry of Dylan Thomas.
Miss Doyle, who has presented
scenes from "Pygmalion," "The
Corn is Green," and "The Lady's
Not For Burning," was born in
Boston. She holds a degree in lit-erary
interpretation from Emerson
college and a master of arts in
English from Boston university.
She has done special summer study
in England and Scotland.
At present Miss Doyle is assoc-
NSA Meets
April 10-12
by Dick Benert
NSA Coordinator
St. Thomas college will host the
spring assembly of the Minnesota-
Dakotas region of the National Stu-dent
association, April 10-12. All
colleges in Minnesota, North Dak-ota,
and South Dakota have been
invited to send delegates.
Among the delegates from
Bethel will be Kathy Wilsey, Ian
Paterson, Lois Bradshaw, and
Bruce Leafblad. They will attend
workshop sessions on Saturday,
April 11, and a plenary session
Sunday afternoon.
Five workshops are scheduled.
These are student body presidents'
conference, freshman orientation,
upper-class orientation (yes, even
some upper-classmen need orien-tation),
foreign affairs and stu-dent
programs, and NSA training
program, which is designed to
assist the colleges in building bet-ter
NSA programs.
A newly formed senate commit-tee
has been organized to deter-mine
whether the election for the
college-seminary split was valid.
It will also serve as a source of
recommendation for future elec-tions.
The problem, which the commit-tee
is studying, is that more ballots
were cast in the recent vote than
people who registered. It has also
been reported that the voting was
influenced by voting attendants
and that on one occasion a ballot
box was left unattended.
A forum in room 4 on Wednes-day
following the Deeper Life ves-per
service will be open to anyone
wanting to testify concerning dis-crepancies
in the voting proce-dures.
After the Wednesday forum, if
the committee feels there are peo-ple
who are withholding informa-tion,
these people will be sent writ-ten
invitations to testify before
the committee at timed intervals
on Thursday night.
On May 1 the committee will
present their recommendation to
the senate. If they consider the
vote to be invalid, they will recom-mend
a revote.
The committee consists of Art
Erickson, chairman, Dr. Clarence
Bass, Nils Friberg, Judith Goddard,
iate professor of English at Jun-iata
college in Pennsylvania, where
she teaches speech and English.
For 10 years Miss Doyle has
visited many campuses under the
auspices of the arts program of
the Association of American col-leges.
Her two-day visit here is
sponsored by that organization.
In addition to her lecture-reci-tal,
Miss Doyle will demonstrate
methods of interpreting poetry and
drama to speech students and will
discuss speech and drama problems
with them.
New Co-Editors
Are Announced
Alice Huffman and Conrad
Woodall will be 1959-60 CLARION
editors, subject to senate approval
Monday night.
Their duties start with the work
for the next issue which comes
out April 23.
Editorial staff members will be
Lois Bradshaw, news-feature edi-tor;
Ellen Polk, assistant news-feature
editor; Dave Hagfeldt,
sports editor; and Cathy Brown,
chief proof-reader.
The new editors request that
anyone interested in reporting,
typing, writing, or copy and proof-reading
for the CLARION either
contact them or any member of
the staff.
This year Alice, a sophomore,
has been news editor. Last year
she was a reporter.
Conrad, also a sophomore, has
worked in various capacities on the
CLARION: sports writer, headline
writer, news reporter, editorial and
feature writer, among others.
Both Alice and Conrad are tak-ing
the journalism course.
Maureen Bronstein will continue
on as business manager until the
end of this school year.
She requests students interested
in selling ads or working on circu-lation
to contact her.
Linden Magnuson, and Dr. Walfred
Peterson, senate adviser.
Art Erickson says that anyone
who has information that will aid
the committee in their decision
should report it to a committee
member or attend the forum on
A "Welcome Home" concert will
he given by the jiist-rethrned choirs
of Bethel on April 17 at 8 p.m. in
the fieldhouse.
To provide an opportunity for
all neighboring churches as well
as the student body to hear the
music of Bethel's traveling en-sembles,
the religious council has
set aside this Friday evening as a
homecoming reception.
Featured on the program are the
college choir and the women's
choir. Each group will highlight
the numbers that proved to be
well-received on tour.
The college choir has been tour-ing
the Pacific Northwest while
the women's choir has visited some
Minnesota and South Dakota Bap-tist
General conference churches.
Newest ensemble in the music
department, the Bethel brass choir,
will accompany the vocal groups in
selected numbers.
Ushering for the homecoming
"One hundred years since The
Origin of the Species," a convoca-tion
program in three parts, will
be held in the Bethel college chapel
at 8 p.m. on April 21, 22, and 23.
The purpose of the program is
to review the impact of Darwin's
book on biological and theological
"The Biological and Theological
Scene in 1859" will be presented
by Dr. V. Elving Anderson, chair-man
of the Department of Bio-logical
Science, and Dr. Clarence
B. Bass, associate professor of
philosophy and systematic theo-logy.
On April 22, Dr. Russell Mixter,
chairman of the Department of
Call of spring lures Mary Lou
Sewell away from the classroom
as it will many students this sea-son.
Ron Olson attracts the atten-tion
of the lecturer so as to assure
his classmate's successful exit.
concert will be members of the
male chorus.
Bruce Leafblad, publicity chair-man
for the event, urges all Bethel
students to be on hand that even-ing
to give the choirs a royal re-ception.
History, political science, and
social study education majors are
required to take an oral compre-hensive
examination before gradu-ation.
These exams will be given indi-vidually
from April 3 through
15; each candidate will be exam-ined
from 2:15 to 5:30 in the
The content of the comprehen-sive
examinations varies widely,
depending on the program of study
Zoological Sciences at Wheaton
college, will speak on "The Theory
of Evolution and Its Later Devel-opments
in the Biological Sci-ences."
Discussants will be Dr.
Thor Kommedahl, associate pro-fessor
of plant pathology at the
University of Minnesota, and Law-rence
Starkey, associate professor
of philosophy at Bethel.
Dr. Bernard Ramm, chairman of
the Graduate Department of Re-ligion
at Baylor university, will
speak April 23 on "The Theologi-cal
Reactions to the Development
of Evolutionary Theory." Dr.
Ramm, former chairman of the
Department of Philosophy at
Bethel, is author of Christian View
of Science and Scripture, a re-cently
published book relating sci-ence
and the Bible. Discussant will
be Dr. Clarence Bass, and sum-marizer
will be Dr. Robert Mounce,
assistant professor of Biblical lit-erature
at Bethel.
The participants will direct their
discussion toward a cross-section
of the Bethel college and seminary
student body. A technical know-ledge
of the areas of interest will
not be assumed of the audience.
The participants have not been
chosen with regard to views of
evolutionary theory. Competence in
their specialized areas and Chris-tian
committment were the only
criteria, Dr. Walfred H. Peterson
Because of the one hundredth
anniversary of Darwin's Origin of
the Species, there has been much
additional interest in Darwin this
year, Dr. Peterson said.
The program will be sponsored
by the Bethel convocation commit-tee.
Dr. Walfred H. Peterson,
chairman, announced that since the
program was planned as a unit and
since one or two sessions would
give an inadequate sample of the
program, the convocation commit-tee
requests that those who attend
come for all three sessions.
followed by the examinee. No
grade or evaluation is given al-though
the results can have some
effect on recommendations for
graduate school.
According to Dalphy Fager-strom,
chairman of the Department
of History and Political Science,
comprehensive examinations are an
attempt to assess the nature of
the educational experiences of the
students and to determine the
strengths and weaknesses of the
program now being offered by the
These examinations should serve
as a practical learning experience
to the student, who must draw to-gether
and coordinate the know-ledge
gained over the entire col-lege
career, Dr. Fagerstrom said.
This is the third year these
exams have been given.
The 11 students taking this ex-amination
are: Don Bachman, Ron
Breckinridge, John Burbank, Ro-bert
Carlson, Jr., Rodney Erickson,
Sheila Hornsby, Robert D. John-son,
Gordon Olson, Evan Rogers,
Herb Schlossberg, and Glenn W.
Professors that may be examin-ers
are Dr. Roy Dalton, Dr. Dalphy
Fagerstrom, Dr. Olaf Olsen, Dr.
Walfred H. Peterson, and Mr.
Francis Wheeler. •
Diligently preparing for
their comprehensive examinations,
which will be administered by D.
Fagerstrom and department, are
E. Rogers, S. Hornsby, and R.
A. Erickson Heads Election
Investigating Committee
CLARION Vol. 35
St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, April 19, 1959 No. 13
Bethel Choirs To Sing At
Welcome Home Concert
History, Political Science Majors
Will Be Given Comprehensives
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Carol Christensen, editor
Ian Paterson and Conrad Wood-all,
assistant editors
Lois Bradshaw, Pam Everburg,
Dave Hagfeldt, Sharalyn
Hanson, Alice Huffman, de-partmental
Maureen Bronstein, bus. mgr.
Roy Dalton, Ph.D., adviser
Much stress is placed upon rote
memory and little or none upon
cultivation of social graces and
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Thursday, April 9, 1959
Der Spring Bin Springen
Der Grass Getten Dead
Spring has arrived.
Eric Borgeson says with blunt commands the same thing that
President Lundquist tactfully suggests in letters posted on the dining
hall bulletin board—"Keep off the grass."
Seminarians, spurred on by the added incentive of a new quarter,
have forsaken the time-waster called "let's go shoot some baskets" and
have devoted spare time to tennis.
The genteel sports of the spring have captured faculty members,
who were only a few weeks ago singing the praises of paddle-ball, and
they dash, spring, leap, cavort, shout, laugh, and breathe the freshness
of it all on the black flatland to the south ...
There are those in our number who are sensitive, appreciative, and
perceptive enough to see great beauty in the advent of this new season.
These people are not just weary of winter. They see in spring a new
life. Nature comes alive again as it does in some way at the beginning
of any season, each season being unique in its change.
Spring doesn't have to affect you that way. You can just like it—
no reasons attached. Regardless of how spring affects you—if it makes
you skip down the campus thoroughfares or sleep in class, if it makes
you friendly to all or puts you on a cloud out of contact with humanity,
or if it takes you out of the coffee shop (with your tea, coffee, orange
juice, or milk—the all-American drink) and onto the grass—you are
the ones who we want to unite with us to welcome spring.
Welcome spring, and may your life be
one that's long and prosperous (whatever "long and prosperous"
can possibly mean in this usage).
And may you bring to all
pleasure and gladness,
if necessary, sadness;
gratification, jubilation, delectation, exhilaration, satisfaction, and
all good things.
Alas, too soon —
The summer's in the moon.
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background and especially to re-cognize
the channels through
which students have reached the
Compulsory education begins at
the age of seven. The child first
attends a publicly financed "lower
school" which is either Catholic,
"Christian," or public. At the end
of sixth grade the parents decide
whether he shall go on toward
higher education, enter a technical
high school, continue to eighth
grade and then drop out of school,
or enter an apprenticeship program
that combines part-time work with
vocational training. The age of 12
or 13 is hence a crucial one filled
with anxieties for both children
and parents.
If the child takes the first al-ternative,
he will attend either a
lyceum, gymnasium, or a higher
citizen's school. If he successfully
To The
Faculty, Etc.
Dear Editor:
Due to the fact that there are
not many events left in this school
year, I would like to express an
attitude which is characteristic of
many people on our campus.
In the past there has been much
said about student apathy, in try-ing
to make them cognizant of
their lethargy; but nothing has
been said about this same condi-tion
which seems to be prevalent
in the faculty and administration.
The apathy I am speaking of is
along the line of social and cul-tural
events on campus.
I would like to, first of all, con-gratulate
the few from this group
who have made it to the events—
oh, yes, and also those who have
sent their families but just coudn't
find time to accompany them.
Maybe if the "hierarchy" in the
school would show some interest in
campus events (like The Robe,
Grace Irwin's lecture, etc.), the
enthusiasm of spirit might extend
to some of the students.
If we are looking for coopera-tion
on our campus let us "all"
get behind the events, and that
also means you.
Joel Stolte
by Marvin Anderson
The miracle of the resurrection is
the life Christ imparts to those
who trust in His death and victory
over sin. Surrender is the secret,
not self-assertion. The Christian
need not gain the victory, for that
Christ has done; he must retain
the victory in his daily life. John's
use of the perfect tense in I John
2:13-14 dispels forever any thought
passes the terminal examination
(a large proportion fail), he is
qualified automatically for admis-sion
to a university. (There are no
liberal arts colleges.)
The five to six or more years
of minimum schooling on the sec-ondary
level for persons entering
the professions or other vocations
which demand a university educa-tion
are very strenuous. There are
no extracurricular activities. Stu-dents
study until at least 10 p.m.
five or six evenings of the week.
They must learn at least three
foreign languages (English,
French, and German), and in the
classical schools (gymnasia) they
must also study Latin and Greek.
Other courses of study on the
secondary level include history,
mathematics, science, and a host
of other subjects, partly dependent
upon the type of school system.
be quart Corner
bp Common jobn
(the last in a series)
The editors of the CLARION believe that on this campus there
are a great many who have journalistic ability. Yet many of those
do not take advantage of the opportunity to expand their faculty
through work with the campus newspaper. You may be one of these.
So in this issue—this issue being the last under the present editors
—the Square Corner would like to direct your attention to what's be-hind
the CLARION door. And if you have writing ability or if you
have an interest along journalistic lines, you can become a more in-tegral
part of Bethelia.
How does each CLARION develop ? The CLARION, as you are
probably aware, comes out every other Thursday (with a few excep-tions
such as senate elections).
On the Monday following publication the various editors (news,
feature, copy, and sports) meet (over coffee) and discuss the issue
to follow with respect to photography and news and feature stories.
The editors' plan is to produce variety from issue to issue and within
each issue.
After the meeting reporters receive their assignments through
their post office boxes and have until the Thursday afternoon deadline
to complete their stories.
According to editor Carol Christensen, "A paper can be made or
broken on the reporter's level." Stories depend on the reporter's sen-sitivity
to the situation on which he reports—his ability to look at as
many sides as possible.
The stories are typed (and now designated "copy") and go to
the printers Saturday afternoon—ideally, that is. In practice they usually
go late Saturday night. At this time photographs go to the engravers,
the cartoon having been previously sent elsewhere for processing.
The typed copy returns from the printers on Tuesday in the form
of "galley-proofs." These are the stories printed in column form. One
set of proofs is cut up and pasted down on pages as a map for the
printers in setting up the paper. This is termed "lay out." Mistakes
in printing are corrected on the other set of proofs. At this time head-lines
are written. On Tuesday night (very late) the CLARION goes
off once more to the printers :
During all this activity, the business department is selling and
designing ads for pages three and four. This department is also re-sponsible
for the distribution via post office boxes to you and via the
mail to subscribers, advertisers, and colleges on the "exchange list."
This is your invitation to stop down to the CLARION office at
some time of CLARION activity. See how your paper is put out and
meet your new editors, Alice Huffman and Conrad Woodall. This is also
your invitation to be a part of the paper as a reporter, feature writer,
copy reader, or typist.
Remember—"At Bethel, nearly everyone reads the CLARION."
of penance or human effort neces- claims to be a resident in Christ
sary to overcome the Destroyer. is under obligation to order his
Victory is retained by living in life in the very same manner as
the dimension of love. Holy Scrip- the Son of God.
ture minces no terms by stating Only two essentials are daily
that the authentic Christian life required for victorious living, but
results in ethical behavior and love what a snare for the intelligence
for each other. The fresh com- and a trap for the ego. Again
mandment is not a novel thing, but John used the perfect tense, I John
rather the fulfilling of life in the 1:10:
light that is God. Anyone who If we violently protest that
we have not sinned
claiming freedom from sin's
We make God a liar
and we interrupt communion
with Him.
Sin disrupts the dialogue be-tween
the soul and the Divine,
leaving one to wander aimlessly
through life's vocations oblivious
of service and sensitive only to
Daily adherance to the gentle
command of God by confession of
sin is the secret of victory. Spon-taneous
love for each other will
result, and the victory which Christ
alone has gained will be retained.
If at any time we protest we
possess no sin
We wander aimlessly like the
planets of the sky
There is no truth in ms.
Whenever we admit our sins
Faithful is God and just to
and purify us from every
brand of sin and injustice.
This is the victory which has
conquered the world
Even our Faith.
by Dr. David 0. Moberg
To understand this Dutch system
of higher education it is essential
to know its historical and cultural
condemned, knowing not which,
to go
searching, not knowing exactly
what to look for
thoughtful, with each thought
pursuing the other
wise, without the direction
to place wisdom
yearning, looking for that which
at once
is tangible and is not
and they tell us
that this life is what we make
of it.
Retain The Victory Dimension Of Love
This Is Victory Which Has Conquered
Public Lower School
Gymnasium, Lyceum
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of Dr. Clarence Bass was
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Dr. Robert Mounce.
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One of the advantages of having
a group such as this is to foster
intelligent Christian interest in
politics, said John.
The Young Democrats will meet
at 8:15 p.m. in the student center
Ian Paterson and John F. Ander-son,
temporary co-chairmen of the
YDFL, say that the purposes of
their group are threefold: one, to
give students who are advocates of
the Democratic party's philosophy
of democracy an opportunity to
participate in the "grass roots" of
this complex, but fascinating,
method of public choice; two, to
interest and educate others in the
basic beliefs and the variations
within the Democratic party' three
to present to thoughtful Christian
young people the responsibility of
examining their own concepts of
government and politics and to
recognize the process whereby
change may take place.
John feels that a YDFL group
can be advantageous on our cam-pus
because it ought to be refresh-ing
to our student body as most of
them have come from backgrounds
which have influenced their think-ing
toward apathetic Republican-ism.
Ten dues paying members—dues
are one dollar a year—are neces-sary
to affiliate a campus group
with the state group.
According to Dr. Peterson, the
Minnesota Citizenship Clearing
house gives assistance to arouse
interest in partisan politics such
as YDFL and YGOP.
WMF Slates
Dr. Chapman
"Medicine in Missions" will be
the subject of Dr. Robert Chap-man's
presentation at World Mis-sions
Fellowship 7 p.m., Saturday,
April 18, in the seminary chapel.
Dr. Chapman is an ordained
minister as well as a practicing
physician. Early in 1960 he will
be leaving for Hong Kong; he has
been appointed for mission work
by the Evangelical Free church.
The International Music Festi-val,
sponsored by WMF, will be
on April 24. Anyone interested in
inviting an international student
from another campus is asked to
contact Ed Tegenfeldt for the name
and address of the student.
Speech Majors
Spend A Day At
Teacher's Home
Speech majors and students par-ticipating
in intercollegiate debate
will go to Coon Rapids this Satur-day
After volleyball and various
games in the afternoon, the group
will fry steak for dinner at the
Q. T. Smith home.
As part of the evening program,
Dr. Richard Curtis will outline
future plans for the speech pro-gram
at Bethel.
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Political Groups Begin Organization
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Sem Seniors
Take Exams
Twenty-two seminary seniors
will take a two part comprehensive
examination tomorrow.
The test will consist of a two-hour
objective test in the morning
and a three-hour subjective test
in the afternoon. Material from all
required seminary courses will be
covered in the examination.
The comprehensives are intended
to be an integrating experience for
the student as well as an oppor-tunity
to demonstrate his ability
to assimilate knowledge from var-ious
fields of study, according to
Edwin Omark, dean of the semin-ary.
Comprehensives are one of the
three requirements for seminary
graduation. The other two are a
written senior sermon and an ap-proved
doctrinal statement.
The tests must be passed in
order to graduate. If one or both
parts of the test are failed, a stu-dent
may retake the section failed.
Failure on the second try will com-pel
a senior to wait one year for
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by Lois Bradshaw
Attention Democrats, Republi-cans,
and what have you. Bethel
politicians are invited to take their
stand and join either the Young
Republicans or the Young Demo-crats
in an organizational meeting
The Young Republicans will meet
in the seminary lounge at 8 p.m.
Dr. Walfred H. Peterson, assoc-iate
professor of political science,
will give introductory remarks and
According to John Stahl, tern-proximately
23 pounds. There is
about 90 pounds of air in the tires.
The frame is made of a special
aluminum alloy steel. It is built
for lightness and strength, Chuck
The front wheel comes off with
a flick of a switch—for quick
changes during races. Chuck calls
it a "do-it-yourself-project."
The bike has ten speeds, Chuck
said, but the speeds can only be
shifted while pedaling. There are
five speeds in the pedals and five
Bethel To Go
To A ES Meet
At Wheaton
Bethel students will attend the
Association of Evangelical Schools
(AE S) convention at Wheaton col-lege
in Wheaton, Ill., April 16
through 18.
Delegates from about 30 evan-gelical
schools will gather for or-ganizational
purposes. Officers will
be elected at the convention.
Lois Bradshaw, Dwight Jessup,
Steve Peterson, Bob Ricker, and
Don Sension, subject to senate ap-proval,
will represent Bethel at
the convention.
porary chairman, the purpose of
the meeting is organizational and
explanational. The goals and pur-poses
of the Young Republicans
will be discussed in an informative
type meeting.
The student should obtain a
greater appreciation of party poli-tics
through groups like this, says
the Young Republican National
Federation, group magazine.
Miss Kay Batchelder, program dir-ector
of the YGOP state executive
board, will be the speaker.
more in the back wheels—makes
ten anyway you add 'em.
Back to the saddle which is
made of a tough leather without
any springs. Chuck says that this
is "not a comfort thing; it's some-thing
you have to get used to."
On the pedals, there are stirrups
made of leather. For safest riding
Chuck wears German-made riding
shoes which have a cleat in the
middle of the sole. The cleat fits
into the stirrup so the foot is
securely strapped in.
With these stirrups you not only
push, but you are able to pull
which makes for what Chuck calls
"a complete power stroke."
The question which Chuck says
that everyone asks him is "how
fast can it go ?" Top speed, down
a hill with a tail wind, is up to
50 or 60 miles an hour. The aver-age
on the highway is about 30.
Chuck intimated that there's a
"tremendous sensation right in
your aft after riding a long way."
Mary Anderson Will
Teach And Study
At U Of W
A teaching assistantship in the
Department of History at the Uni-versity
of Washington for the aca-demic
year 1959-60 has been a-warded
to Marvin Anderson, sem-inary
senior from Seattle, Wash.
Marvin will study for his doc-tor's
degree in ancient history and
the classics and lead quiz sessions
in survey courses in American and
European history.
The scholarship covers tuition,
fees, and books plus $1,600.
Marvin's proposed plans for the
future include teaching Biblical
languages in a seminary.
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You're in the saddle with your
feet in the stirrups ready to call
"Hi-ho . . ." when you realize that
this isn't a horse. Nay, the phenom-enon
you are sitting on, that is if
you are John or Chuck Adelsman,
is a racing bike.
The bikes are an Italian make.
Chuck's is called a "Fiorelli."
They've had their bikes only a few
weeks and already Chuck says, "I
think it's a great sport."
The weight of the bike is ap-
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Is the national pastime a thing
of the past at Bethel college ?
Baseball is the subject under scru-tiny.
Strange as it may seem, this is
a legitimate question, under the
Fiery catcher and '59 captain,
Gerry Oas, will direct the squad
from behind the plate.
circumstances. At present, thirteen
is the number that makes up the
roster of our baseball team; there
are not even enough to have a full-scale
intrasquad scrimmage.
In all fairness to the game, the
number has dwindled with some
non-plus excuses, such as work,
soil adhesion, grades, and the like.
Gerry Oas, Ken Albright, Clyde
Thomas, and Al Penner are the
only returnees to the team this
year. Albright batted .283; Penner,
.269; and Oas, .250.
Despite the apparent gloom at
first glance the team is definitely
in the running—in the running for
what, is not important. Pitching
was a real puzzler to begin with
but has been relieved by some good
work by Thomas, Baird, and Adels-man.
"Perhaps even better than
last year," comments Lynn Lun-din,
One of the big "if's" is in our
defense. Last year's team, which
sported a tremendous team batting
average of .306, was guilty of 63
errors throughout the schedule, an
achievement that the present squad
doesn't aspire to.
Last year, the team won five
of its six final games and played
entertaining baseball. This year's
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nine opens the season at Hamline,
Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m. (Note
and clip schedule.)
There is nothing that encour-ages
a team like an enthusiastic
school backing their efforts. Be
Golf Team Will Exist
From all indication the 1959
Royal golf team will exist. Six
men of the links have given Gerry
Healy, coach ( ? ), the enthusiastic
impression that they are ready and
willing to make the 18 hole trek
Some prefer
this to class!
Golf is one of the
most relaxing and
enjoyable of
spring sports,
depending on
score, naturally.
anytime, on any course—prefer-ably
during class hours.
Enthusiasts have been known to
defect from the hallowed halls to
the course in springtime on slight
provocation, such as sunshine.
Roger Adelsman, Les Borms,
Dick Abrahamson, Warren Risch,
Curt Lund, and Rick Johnson are
the six men vying for the spots
on the five man team. None of the
golfers has earned a golf letter
for Bethel. Early season indica-tions
suggest Rog Adelsman as
number one man; however, nothing
is definite.
In a match slated for April 18,
River Falls is the first opponent.
River Falls dealt Bethel her only
two losses last year.
In the won-lost column of last
year, Bethel men of the greens won
three and lost two matches
throughouut the season, and fin-ished
fifth in the conference meet.
Last year's captain and number
one man, Dave Davies, will def-initely
be missed. Bethel campus
hosts a couple of transfer students
who are reportedly good golfers,
but they are ineligible to compete
due to some transfer complication.
First Things First: Tennis
One of the keys to happiness is
to do first things first. In order for
our eight man tennis team to get
in shape and sharpen up for their
spring matches, practice will have
to become constant and repetitious.
Bluntly, between the hours of 4
and 6 p.m. the courts are reserved
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for Don Sension, Dick Benert, Bob
Johnson, Dick Larson, Gary Scull,
Rich Sorvig, Steve Peterson, Larry
Peterson, and the man of many
talents, Gerald Healy, coach.
Last year the squad had a rela-tively
successful season and fin-ished
a solid third place in the
conference matches at Lakeland.
Dick Benert, last year's number
one player, and Don Sension, an-other
strong singles man from last
year's squad, will form a strong
nucleus around which the team can
be built. Remaining men are new
to the squad.
Track Forte In Distances
There are approximately 20
Bethel men aspiring to be the
track team this year. They are, to
a great extent, an inexperienced
team. Only returning lettermen are
Ron Olson and Roger Purcell.
The track team is going to miss
Don Becker and Jim Jackson, who
Some come run-ning.
totaled 38 1/2 points in the confer-ence
meet last year.
The most promising new men are
Bill Porter and Pastor Colon. Por-ter
will probably run the low
hurdles and the half mile. Colon
is a distance man. Paul Evan has
some respectable high school
marks in the discus and the shot
The major track event of the
year is the conference meet to be
held at Hamline stadium, May 22.
There are a total of seven definite
meets scheduled, beginning with
Winona, April 11 (note schedule
and clip).
Bethel's 1959 track coach is an
important asset. He is doing a fine
job of conditioning a team that
has had a very late start due to
lack of facilities.
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Baseball, Golf Tennis, Track
Royal Spring Sports Round-Up Ever Ride A Polywog?
You've got to have raw, insane courage to speed 150 miles an
hour in a boat. But I went along anyway.
To answer a nosey question—this has absolutely nothing to do
with sports at Bethel. But it is something I find intensely interesting
and would like to share with you. Ulterior motives such as self defense
to friends, who question my sanity, also to explain just what the final
sentence of the Needle has been referring to throughout the past year.
Looking down on a hydroplane is like looking down on a sleek
polywog. From the bow, it looks like a giant manta ray with a motor.
They are usually about 31 feet long and 12 feet wide. By way of
Miss Bardahl, last year's national high point champion, is shown
breaking a new Rolls Royce engine (2,200 horses).
comparison, a large family car is 18 or 19 feet long. Twelve cylinder air
plane engines power the hydros and develop 2,000 h.p. I said 2,000
horse power.
What's it like racing two and a half miles a minute over water in a
hydroplane ? Care to come along. They have gone 195 m.p.h.
"The water feels like concrete. It's like riding a wet earthquake.
It's like rocketing in a bathtub on a psychotic vibrator. It's like riding
a beserk firecracker in a cocktail shaker. It's the end man."
Nothing To Worry About But . . . .
In a purely academic way, I inquired about the hazards. Nothing
to worry about I learned—except maybe floating debris in the water,
such as floating half-filled beer cans. One sank not too long ago just
by hitting a soda pop bottle. A submerged log—did you know lumber is
the biggest business in Washington—could convert a hydroplane into
assorted modern art.
I crawled into the open cockpit behind the engine with Pete.
At the very start we were going 40 miles an hour. We didn't work
up to that; we started there. The hydroplane has no clutch. It just takes
Suddenly, in less time than it takes to say "how does a chicken
get out of this outfit ?" the speedometer showed we were doing 80.
At this speed, the boat flew mostly out of water. There was plenty
of daylight under the hull. We were traveling on what they call "three
Only one-third of the propeller, which is 12 inches in diameter,
was in the water. The two other points touching were tiny spots on the
widest part of the hull.
The speedometer needle climbed, the engine roar increased, my
teeth shook, my liver cried, my back ached and then Pete turned. It
was more like a slide than a turn. I was thrown against him. I tried
to get back but felt like weights were pulling me over. The boat shook.
No, it vibrated. No, it bounced. No, it seemed to be exploding, it seemed
impossible to hold on.
'I'm With You All The Way!'
Pete grinned and straightened out. Behind us, we were throwing
up a spray 60 feet high and 100 yards long. It was impossible to look
at the water and even the distant shoreline seemed to be a shimmering,
bouncing blur. I wondered how Pete would spot the floating beer can.
Suddenly we were doing 150 miles an hour and the lake seemed
smaller than a martini glass. Roar, vibration, bounce, galloping fear
reached an insane pitch.
I yelled to Pete. I wanted to say something reassuring, of course.
Like, "relax, kid, I'm with you all the way." I yelled, but nothing came
out. The words were thrown back into my throat.
At this speed we were incredibly high out of the water. Only
two inches of the prop were submerged. The hull was displacing only
a sixteenth of an inch! The total surface the boat presented to the water
now was about 16 square inches, half a man's handkerchief.
A small seaplane appeared overhead, paralleling our course. We
quickly lost him. And suddenly it was over and we were back at the
dock. My body felt black and blue all over and my psyche felt scrambled.
This is what hydroplanes do in Seattle and could do in Minnea-polis—
preferably for the late July Aquatennial. Unlimited hydroplane
racing is one of the world's most crowd pleasing spectacles. You
would agree with me if you could see the rooster tail of water soaring
into the heavens and hear the big engine screaming and roaring like
a flock of shrieking banshees. Of course, the Twin Cities would have
to find a suitable lake containing a three mile course and facilities to
handle the huge crowds. (Boat ride—courtesy of Saul Pett, A.P.)
It is predicted that the "B" club will soon adopt a constitution —
after the verbal pot has stopped boiling . . . Perhaps not too significant,
but encouraging is the fact that among the prospective students were
some good athletes—now to get them to enroll next year . . . Not only
is Mr. Gladder a learned coach, but he is fast—recently defeating The
Beard in the 220 low hurdles . . . A softball intramural program is in
the process of being arranged by the athletic council (possibly in the
fair grounds). The question is: Will the A. C. get across the idea of
playing with a 12 inch soft ball? . . . "B" club puzzler: Will paddle
ball become a varsity sport? . . . How powerful are this year's baseball
players? The team is presently thriving on a daily broken bat fad .. .
Hawaii Kai was recently sold to a New Yorker, a dealer in Italian
racing propellers.
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Agile Documentation and Specification Strategies
Over the past few months, I've had the opportunity to work closely with several organizations across the world to help them to understand how to apply Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) strategies at scale. A common issue that they all asked me about was how agile teams approach documentation; but digging deeper, I found that they were struggling with both specification as well as documentation strategies. So here's my advice on the subject.
My experience is that there's an important difference between specifications and deliverable documentation, particularly when it comes to how much effort you should invest in their creation. Specifications, as their name implies, define the particulars of something, such as the requirements of a solution or the architecture of that solution. Specifications may be static, captured on paper or electronically using a word processor or even a software-based modeling tool (SBMT). The term "static" refers to the idea that you can't run the specification, not that the specifications aren't updated over time. In fact, some "static specifications" prove to be quite dynamic over time, but I'm cruelly playing with the English language when I say such things.
Specifications may also be executable, captured as tests via tools such as Fitnesse or the xUnit framework, or captured as executable models (which may include tests) using tools such as IBM Rational Rhapsody. Executable specifications run, or in the case of some models, have code generated from them that can then be run, and as such will also be dynamic over time as well. Agile practices such as test-driven development (TDD) and agile model driven development (AMDD) with sophisticated SBMTs produce executable specifications as a matter of course.
So why distinguish between static specifications and executable specifications? First, because of the significant value provided to the development team by executable specifications, it is far more likely that the team will keep the specification in sync with the code. In the case of executable tests, they enable the development team to proceed safely with changes. And with executable models, they are in actuality the code itself. Also, executable specifications require greater skill to create and maintain than static specifications. A team taking an executable specification approach will be staffed differently than one taking a static approach, and will likely require more training and mentoring, too. Additionally, executable specifications can reduce your overall cost to produce a solution and reduce time to delivery compared to static specifications. Finally, particularly in the case when you take a TDD-based approach, executable specifications lead to greater quality because you find and fix defects earlier.
But enough about specifications.
Deliverable Documentation
Deliverable documentation, on the other hand, is the documentation that you need to provide to your stakeholders as part of your overall solution. This will of course vary between projects, but deliverable documentation typically includes user manuals, training materials, operations manuals, support manuals, and system overviews. It typically does not include static specifications, except of course in regulatory situations where such documentation is required or in contract negotiations where it's mandated as part of the contract. However, because executable specifications are of significant value to the people who will need to maintain and enhance the system over time, they should automatically be included in your deliverable "documentation." With the exception of executable specifications, deliverable documents are typically static as discussed previously.
Dr. Dobb's Journal (DDJ)'s 2008 Modeling and Documentation Practices on IT Projects Survey found that agilists were just as likely as traditionalists to produce deliverable documentation. Then, a little over a year later September 2009 DDJ State of the IT Union Survey found that the quality of the documentation being produced by agile teams was of equal quality to that being produced by traditional teams. Unfortunately, both agilists and traditionalists were doing a relatively poor job of it, but at least they were equally crappy. Regardless of paradigm, we can and should be doing better when it comes to deliverable documentation.
When writing deliverable documentation, or any documentation for that matter, the best advice that I can give is to first try to find better ways to capture the information to begin with. Can you write better quality code and thereby reduce the explanatory documentation required (yes, code comments count as documentation)? Can you improve the usability of the user interface and thereby reduce the need for detailed help information? Can you increase the automation of operations activities and thereby reduce the need for detailed operations procedures?
You should also wait for the information to stabilize before you write it down. If you document information that isn't yet stable, you run the risk of having to rework your documentation. You should write any documentation after you've done the majority of the development work, in other words towards the end of an iteration or towards the end of the project itself. Agile Modeling (AM) offers two documentation practices — document continuously and document late — which reflect this concept. Both practices can be applied separately or in combination.
Documenting Continuously
Agile Modeling's Document Continuously practice advises you to write and maintain deliverable documentation throughout the project lifecycle. Interestingly, based on iteration/sprint length, there proves to be two flavors of this practice. When iterations are long, say four weeks or more, the documentation is written during the actual iteration. With long iterations you have sufficient time for information to stabilize and thereby capture it during that iteration. However, with short iterations, say two weeks or less, you write the documentation during the following iteration (perhaps this should be referred to as Document a Bit Behind). With short iterations it's unlikely that the information will stabilize in time for you to complete the documentation. To remain efficient as possible you should consider writing the deliverable documentation for iteration N during iteration N+1. With medium length iterations (two to four weeks) you will need to experiment to identify which approach works better for you. Interestingly, Ambysoft's November 2010 Agile State of the Art Survey found that experienced agile teams had an iteration length of 2.3 weeks on average.
By writing deliverable documentation continuously throughout the project, you address both delivery and accuracy risk. By writing the documentation in sync with the rest of the solution, you know you have sufficient documentation to support what you've built to date. The implication is that your solution will in fact be potentially shippable at the end of each iteration. Furthermore, when your team actually follows this practice the documentation is more likely to be accurate because of the short feedback cycle between doing the work and documenting it.
Unfortunately, adoption of a continuous approach to documentation potentially increases three project risks: Financial risk, schedule risk, and accuracy risk. First, financial risk is increased due to the impact of evolving requirements, which require you to evolve existing documentation in pace with changes to the rest of your solution. You are in effect "travelling heavy" from an agile point of view by documenting continuously. Second, schedule risk is increased because it takes time and effort to write and maintain this documentation, and any rework of the documentation resulting from evolving requirements in effect impacts your schedule due to the required rework. Third, in practice accuracy risk is also increased due to human behavior. Sadly, it's easier to claim that you're documenting continuously than it is to do it, and many teams will unfortunately let their documentation efforts slip and get out of sync with the rest of their work.

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Only centrally located hotels rated at least three stars were included. In Liverpool, a New Year's Eve reveller will have to spend £219 for the cheapest available double room on New Year's Eve, making it the priciest of all English cities included in the survey.
According to Paul Joseph, from Cheaprooms.co.uk, a contributing factor towards these high rates is that the city is scheduled to host a high-profile football match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City FC at Anfield on the same night.
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I'm a regular poster on another forum in the UK and we have all put together a list of airlines and luggage allowances. Yes in the UK we can get really stung and its been like that for a while.
Here it is a copy and paste, I hope it helps some of you.
Likes Divers
1. British Airways 2 x 23kg
Also if you are travelling trans-Atlantic out of the UK then British Airways will allow you 2 bags of 23KG (50lb)
plus a third bag - sports equipment that includes dive kit - bringing you to a total of 3 x 23KG - or 150lb. (no longer available after July 30 2009)
- Alex Mustard
BA (all destinations) also allow 2 cabin bags on their flights (except out of Gatwick). The first can be a roller bag (size limited 55cmx45cmx25cm from memory - please check) and they don't mind how heavy it is (I think there is a nominal limit of 23KG), and also a computer bag, briefcase or hand bag etc.
- Alex Mustard
3. Emirates 20kg + 10kg dive gear FREE. http://www.emirates....AQs/Baggage.asp
4. Malaysia 20kg + 10kg dive gear FREE (may need a bribe here and there) According to website hates divers! http://hq.malaysiaai...information.asp
5. XL 20Kg + 10Kg diver gear FREE. http://www.xl.com/Cu...ggage_Short.asp
6. Singapore Airlines 20kg (economy) http://www.singapore...e_allowance.jsp
Singapore Airlines no longer offer the 10KG divers allowance. UNLESS you book through a travel agent who still has this on their tickets. Complicated, I know. See:
- Alex Mustard
8. Virgin. Standard weight allowance: 20kg Diving equipment: additional bag for scuba equipment, free up to 6kg. This is not mentioned on the website and it is suggested they actually hate divers...! http://www.virgin-at...agebyweight.jsp
9. Etihad Airways 30kg (standard for everyone) Depends on class: Diamond (first class) 40kg, Pearl (business) 30kg, Coral (economy) 20kg. No extra allowances on the website. http://www.etihadair...Information.htm
10. Air Lanka 30kg for divers (may ask for c-card at check in) Useless website! http://www.srilankan...s_luggage.shtml
11. First Choice 20kg + 10kg dive gear FREE (need to show c-card at check-in) No bag to weigh more than 23kg. Must pre-book on 0870 757 2757 at least 4 days prior to departure. http://www.firstchoi...ingbaggage.html
12. Monarch 20kg + 13kg dive gear for �'£15 per sector if you pay when booking online. �'£20 per sector if you pay at check-in. (need to show c-card at check-in). http://www.flymonarc...nfo/baggage.asp
13. Thomas Cook Airlines/FlyThomasCook. Standard baggage allowance 15kg, maybe upgraded to 20kg at time of booking for a small fee. Extra 10kg may be booked via Customer Services 08702430416 http://www.thomascoo...g_equipment.htm & http://flythomascook...amp;p_topview=1
14. Kenya Airways 20kg + 10kg dive gear free if informed in advance. Not mentioned on website. http://www.kenya-air...fo.aspx?colm=62
15. Precision Air 20kg + 10kg dive gear free if informed in advance. Not mentioned on website. http://www.precision...ghtschedule.asp
16. Air Malta 20kg + 15kg dive gear FREE. http://www.airmalta.com/sports-baggage
17. Daallo (to Djibouti) 30kg tho no details on useless website! http://www.daallo.com/baggage.htm
18. Qatar Airlines. 20kg + 10kg dive gear free (need to ring up their head office and request extra allowance) This is not mentioned on the website. http://www.qatarairw....html?linkdes_7
Tolerates Divers
1. British Jet 20kg + 8kg dive gear FREE+ 5kgs hand luggage. (33 kgs total). Useless website! https://secure.briti...t.com/home.aspx
2. KLM 20kg/25kg + 20kg dive gear for 20/30 Euros (depends on destination) All the information is on the website, but it's not easy to understand!! http://www.klm.com/t...age/index.htm#2
3. Easyjet Max free allowance for divers: 20kg Standard weight allowance: 20kg (subject to a per bag check-in charge). Diving equipment: for a charge of �'£15 divers can carry an extra 12kg. http://www.easyjet.c...ng/baggage.html
4. Ryanair Max free allowance for divers: 15kg However, 10kg can be carried as hand luggage. Standard weight allowance: 15kg (bag check-in charge �'£3.50 per item per flight if booked online). Diving equipment: sports equipment charge is �'£15.50 per item, per one way flight if booked and paid online. The maximum weight is 32kg for sports kit. http://www.ryanair.c...hp?pos=MYFLIGHT
5. ThomsonFly 25kg hold & hand baggage combined, hand baggage must not exceed 10kg. Dive gear not mentioned specifically on website, but 'Sports Equipment' allowance may be purchased in advance for �'£15 each way. http://www.thomsonfl...ithus_2753.html
6. Eurocypria 20kg + 10kg dive gear for CP20. According to website, no extra allowance! http://www.eurocypri...p...&itemid=503
7. Air France 20kg + 20kg dive gear for a fee (between â�€š¬10 - â�€š¬40 each way depending on destination) http://www.airfrance...ecekedgfndgfl.0
Hates Divers
1. Cathy Pacific 20kg no extra. http://www.cathaypac...gageinformation
2. Maldivian Air Taxi 20kg including hand luggage (yes they weigh the lot) no diving allowance & $4.50/kg excess. Useless website! http://www.mataxi.com/
Can't decide!
Air 2000, 20kg +10kg dive gear free - on outward journey, charges 50 euros on return - then refunds said euros after a heated email exchange. Air2000 is now First Choice, see #11 above.
Air Malta, customer services duty officer- 20kg +15kg dive gear free http://www.airmalta.com/sports-baggage
Air Malta, tele sales cordinator - no allowance available.
BA/ Quantas- when flying westwards, 23kg + 23kg dive gear (in seperate bags) FREE
BA / Quantas when flying eastwards, 20 kg, no allowance
General Advice
Airlines have a habit of changing the rules at the drop of a hat. ALWAYS check the latest situation via phone or website. ALWAYS take a printed copy of the website with you, cos the check-in staff WILL deny all knowledge of the extra allowance. If you have to pre-book the allowance by phone, ALWAYS ask for confirmation in writing, and get a contact name & telephone number in case of problems. ALWAYS have your C-cards to hand at check-in. Some tour operators will have negotiated a special deal for divers with the airline, so you should check with them. As usual, ALWAYS get details in writing.


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Some of my favorite things come out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, including but not limited to: Pretzels, shoo-fly pie, quilts, and freshly roasted specialty coffee. (Wait, what?) It's true: Small-but-snappy roaster Square One Coffee is indeed bringing some delicious coffee to the eighth-largest town in the Keystone State—and hopefully beyond.
We tried a few of their latest offerings and found out a little bit more about this microroaster and its café.
Square One's owners, Josh and Jess Steffy, have committed themselves to quality specialty coffee since 2004, when they got their start by selling the stuff at a farmers market. After experimenting with roasting on a small scale, they decided to move into the big time (okay, the medium time) by assuming ownership of Square One, which was already a local coffee destination, in 2007. As green-coffee buyers, Square One is dedicated to purchasing responsibly: The roaster strives to exceed the Fair Trade USA floor price with every contract, and has established self-enforced standards regarding the sustainability conditions under which the coffee was grown and picked—both environmentally and socially.
It seems to be paying off, too: In particular, the roaster's natural-process Nekisse from Sidamo, Ethiopia ($16.95 for 8 ounces whole bean) has amazing aromatic complexity (it reminded us of goat cheese with blueberry jam), and has some deep cooked-fruit, chocolate, and spice notes throughout. Basically it's like drinking a fresh-baked blueberry pie. (I know, I know: And the snozzberries taste like snozzberries. But it's true!)
Their Volcancito from Panama ($12.95 for 8 ounces whole bean) is another standout, with a clean, crisp acidity and really sweet toffee-like flavor. Basically give me this every morning right when I wake up, please and thank you.
These coffees and more are available for purchase from Square One's website, at the roastery-café in Lancaster, and from a host of the roaster's wholesale customers.
Square One Coffee
145 North Duke Street, Lancaster PA 17602 (map)
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Measure rice accurately and place in inner cooking pan. Rinse white rice under water until water clears, or just once if using brown rice.
Add water by filling up to the water scale marked "3" for "White Rice" or "Brown Rice," whichever you are using. Cook the rice using the "Harder" or "Regular" setting for white rice, and "Brown Rice" setting for brown rice.
While the rice cooks, mix miso, mirin, sake, shoyu and sugar in a bowl.
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Add the miso mixture from Step 3 and cook over low heat until no longer watery. Add the parsley or chives and give several large stirs. Set aside and keep warm.
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A new website recently launched for something called The Survivor 2299, and some deep digging alludes to a possible next-gen Fallout announcement coming soon.
As CVG pointed out, The Survivor 2299 is registered by Bethesda's parent company Zenimax, fueling the fire this is somehow hinting at a Fallout 4 reveal. For now, the only thing on the site is a countdown clock, which as luck would have it, runs out on Dec. 10. That's a Tuesday, which wouldn't be out of the question for an announcement. It also happens to be right around the time the VGAs (now called VGX) typically air, and show off new trailers for upcoming titles.
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Clyde and Carol Thompson announce the engagement of their daughter, Brandi N. Thompson, all of Rock Hill, to Rufus T. Blackmon Jr. of Lancaster.
The wedding is planned for 4 p.m. April 20, 2013, at 1214 Flint Hill Street in Rock Hill.
Miss Thompson is the granddaughter of Lucille Caldwell of Rock Hill and the late Johnnie Mae Dewese. She is a 2007 graduate of Northwestern High School and a 2011 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a bachelor's degree in public health. She will earn a master's degree in public health from the University of South Carolina in May. She is a community health event coordinator at Healthy Columbia.
Mr. Blackmon is the son of Rufus and Renee Blackmon Sr. of Lancaster. He is the grandson of Ruth Blackmon of Lancaster and the late Thorney Blackmon Jr. and John C. Waiters of Heath Springs and the late Elvenue B. Waiters. He is a 2005 graduate of Lancaster High School and a 2010 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a bachelor's degree in integrated information technology. He is an infrastructure analyst at SCANA Corporation Headquarters.
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Dear Linda and Bengt,
I was wondering if there's any study (or rule of thumb) for the minimal number of clusters for a multilevel model with Bayesian estimator? I assume, the criterion here would be different from what is suggested for when the "frequentest" estimators are used (e.g. Muthe´n 1989; Meuleman and Billet 2009).
Specifically, I am fitting a model using a longitudinal ANES datafile with 19 time-points and also the same model restricted to 13 time-points. The model seems to fit fine (although there's obviously no fit indices available) and confirms the hypotheses, but I would like to have some support for the # of clusters used.
The same model estimated by WLMSV or ML methods doesn't converge.
Thank you,
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posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2011 - 6:22 am
A quick follow-up on my own post. When I check graphs for my model (plot2), I only get the mean, median and mode of (I assume) posterior distributions. These are given for each parameter in the model. Would there also be a way to get the posterior predictive p-value for the model (observed-replicated) similar to what you describe in a "Short Courses Topic 9?" (e.g. slide 56).
Thank you,
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posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2011 - 7:14 am
See the multilevel section of
Muthén, B. (2010). Bayesian analysis in Mplus: A brief introduction. Technical Report.
This shows that you can get good results for only 10 clusters.
There is no PPP approach available yet for multilevel.
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Thanks for the prompt reply, Dr. Muthen
How would I then judge whether the model fits alright? Can I rely on the graphical output and conclude by eyeballing the distribution?
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You may want to work with competing models. So for instance, if you fit a linear model, also fit a quadratic to see if the quadratic parts are needed.
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Well, I haven't been on in a while, but as some of you know we've been battling allergies w/ Monty for the last few years. However, back in November we thought he was having a major allergy issue...but knew something else was going on. He dropped down to 98 lbs (from 110), was lethargic and vommitting. We took him to the vet, they ran bloodwork...nothing major. Ok. Called his other vet that he usually goes to (this one is a little farther away and was unable to get to it the first time) so after about 2 wks of no change he started to get a little worse, lost some more weight (91lbs), had loss of muscle on his skull and a potbelly. Yet again...bloodwork, which showed low rbc and high wbc. I got "we have no idea" wanted to to about $1200 in tests after they tried medication. Well, they put him on a med and he got better...til about 1.5 wks ago. First sign he was getting sick again we got his rx refilled and started the meds...5 days into the meds he was getting worse not better, so we decided to try another vet. Again...bloodwork. Was told all organs are working fine, he is in fact anemic (which we knew) and "his stomach looks big" Again was told "i have no idea" and called him a zebra amongst horses or some dumb analogy. Anyhow...they wanted us to pay to hospitalize him (thought they had no clue what was wrong)...I got fed up and was talking to my MIL...she found a vet about an hr away that had a show on Nat Geo and we decided to try him. He listened to us, explained ALL bloodwork in detail (no one told us a damn thing about any of it) and felt his abdomen...right away he wanted to do xrays. So, we did. By this time he is down to 86lbs, and has lost all muscle in his face, he looks like a skull w skin. End result...we found out he has a giant tumor in his abdomen and it's terminal. We also found out he is quite a bit older than we were told (we rescued him 2 years ago and was told he was 4 yrs old...so we assumed 6 yrs old now...he is actually more like 10). I am totally heartbroken over this. We all love this dog more than anything, we were told that the couple weeks of meds we have left will be more than enough bc he probably isn't going to have that much time I'm glad we know whats wrong...but it's one of the hardest things ever.
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I will keep Monty in my prayers. I know whatever may come, he will be loved everyday.
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Thanks for all the kind words everyone, it really means a lot, really. He has been the best dog I've had and he has been wonderful w/ everyone...especially the kids. I'm glad we were able to rescue him and let him live out his remaining years in a loving home instead of passed around and dumped Poor guy had a rough start. It is a little easier knowing now whats wrong...I was getting mad before bc everything I was told would help wasn't and it is so frustrating to be told no one has a clue whats going on. The last vet we saw was wonderful and I owe alot to him and helping us figure this out. Thank you again everyone
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who signed legislation barring "gay conversion therapy" in his state, said Friday that Texas Gov. Rick Perry's comparison of homosexuality to alcoholism was wrong.
"I disagree with him, and I don't believe that's an apt analogy," Christie said during a San Francisco appearance alongside Neel Kashkari, the GOP candidate for California governor.
Christie was appearing with Kashkari in his role as head of the Republican Governors Assn., but he declined to speak for the organization and its members. "Every governor and public official has to speak for themselves on these issues," he told reporters. "I just spoke for myself."
At a question-and-answer session Wednesday night in San Francisco, Perry reiterated his belief that homosexuality was a lifestyle choice.
"Whether or not you feel compelled to follow a particular lifestyle or not, you have the ability to decide not to do that," Perry said. "I may have the genetic coding that I'm inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that."
Perry previously made that analogy in a 2008 book, and his views were discussed during his 2012 presidential campaign. But his comments Wednesday night before the Commonwealth Club of California, a nonpartisan speakers forum, sparked new interest in light of the Texas GOP's recent adoption of platform language endorsing "reparative therapy," which holds that counseling can change the sexual orientation of adults
Christie — like Perry, a possible 2016 Republican candidate for president — last year signed a bill outlawing "reparative therapy" or "gay conversion" in his state. California also outlaws the practice.
Kashkari told reporters he also disagreed with Perry's statement. "Somebody's sexual orientation is nothing to be 'treated,'" said Kashkari, who has broken with many in the Republican Party by supporting same-sex marriage. "We are who we are."
Christie was in California for several stops Friday, which included closed-door fundraising for the governors association and a swing by Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park.
His appearance in overwhelmingly Democratic San Francisco came on friendly turf, a flower warehouse and gift shop owned by a longtime GOP activist. As Kashkari stood smiling by his side, before a flower-covered arch and a table full of houseplants, Christie was asked about another statement Perry made Wednesday night, hailing Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton as a "great secretary of State."
"I have to tell you the truth, I haven't spent a lot of time analyzing Secretary Clinton's time at the State Department," Christie said. "If there comes a time I need to, then I'll give you my analysis then, but I don't have one now."
Christie, famous in New Jersey for his brusque manner and dismissive treatment of reporters, sarcastically brushed aside a question asking him to lay out his position on immigration and the possibility of legislation passing a starkly divided Congress. "I'm sure you'd love me to do that and, in fact, what I want to do in a flower warehouse, I want to give you a very complex answer behind a set of microphones on a contentious issue that's driving debate all across the country," he said to laughter from an audience of several dozen Kashkari supporters. "No, thank you."
He was even more abrupt when asked about new revelations that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency at the center of a scandal involving his administration's lane closings last year at the George Washington Bridge, is facing an inquiry by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. "Any other questions?" Christie asked, turning away from the reporter.
Several investigations are underway into the lane closures, which caused a mammoth four-day traffic jam in Fort Lee, N.J., following the refusal by that city's mayor to endorse Christie's 2013 reelection. The governor has said repeatedly that he knew nothing about the lane-closure plan.
His day took a lighter turn at Facebook headquarters, where Christie spent about 30 minutes taking questions submitted online. Several urged him to run for president, but not all were so kind. "Is there a way to impeach yourself?" one asked. "Unfortunately for you," Christie responded, "no."
Christie was also asked about his favorite character from the boisterous "Jersey Shore" TV series ("none," he replied) and his favorite beach (he ducked that one), and was praised for his dancing Thursday night on "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon.
The governor enjoys close ties to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, who hosted a Christie fundraiser last year at his Palo Alto home and donated $100 million in 2010 to try to overhaul public schools in Newark, N.J.


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What a turnaround in just two days.
Beljan struggled to breathe and his blood pressure spiked during the second round, which ended with him being wheeled out of the scoring room on a stretcher. He spent the night at the hospital. It turned out to be a panic attack that was out of control.
For 36 holes, he feared the panic attack might return. By the end of play Sunday, the 28-year-old rookie had completed a dream week.
Beljan ran off four straight birdies around the turn and built a five-shot lead on the back nine. He closed with a bogey for a 3-under 69 and a two-shot win at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic.
After knocking in the last putt, he tossed his putter and walked around the 18th green on the Magnolia Course pumping his fists as it all began to sink in. Beljan was No. 139 on the PGA Tour money list coming into the final event of the year and figured he was headed back to Q-school. His win gives him a two-year exemption, a trip to Maui for the Tournament of Championship and a spot in the PGA Championship next year.
"What a joy," he said. "This is the greatest feeling ever."
He hoisted his 7-week-old son on the 18th green as a band played "Zippity-Do-Dah."
Even by Disney's standards, this was an unimaginable journey. Beljan thought he was going to die on Friday when his chest was heaving as he tried to breathe. He sat in the fairway and paramedics followed him around the back nine of Palm Course in his second round.
He got only an hour of sleep in the hospital Friday night, leaving his golf shoes on until about 4:30 a.m., then came to the course Saturday not knowing if he could finish one hole, let alone all 18. And when he woke Sunday, he had a pounding headache and an uneasy stomach.
All that is forgotten. Beljan, who finished on 16-under 272, became the fourth rookie to win on tour this year.
Robert Garrigus got within two shots of him with about an hour to go until he stopped making birdies and had to settle for a 68. He finished two shots behind, along with Matt Every, who closed with a 68.
Tim Herron was the other big winner Sunday, closing with a 69 to tie for ninth. That gave him enough money to move from No. 138 to No. 124 on the money list, giving him his full card for the 2013 season.
Kevin Chappell finished at No. 125. He wound up $1,809 ahead of Jerry Kelly, but Chappell wasn't safe until Charlie Wi and Josh Teater each made par on the last hole. If either had made bogey, Kelly would have moved up one position -- from a six-way tie for ninth to a seven-way tie for eighth -- that would have allowed him to pass Chappell.
Instead, Kelly is out of the top 125 for the first time in his career.
Beljan earned $846,000 for the victory, capping a long, hectic season in which he learned he was going to be a father, got married in March and first began suffering panic attacks after he passed out on a flight home from the Reno-Tahoe Open in early August.
Beljan showed a few signs that he might crack. He three-putted from behind the fifth green, and then was disgusted with an approach that just missed the green to the left on No. 7. After getting a drop because his left foot was on a sprinkler head, he rolled in an 18-foot birdie off the green, screamed "Go!" at a wedge that obeyed him and settled a foot away for a tap-in birdie on the eighth, and then holed a 30-foot birdie on the ninth.
He's so long off the tee that the par-5 10th was the easiest of his four straight birdies, and when he knocked in a 30-footer on No. 12, Beljan's lead was up to five shots.
There was only one nervous moment after that.
Instead of playing it safe off the tee at the 13th, he hit driver into the woods, went into a bunker, then across the green, and made a quick double bogey. Garrigus made a birdie ahead of him on the 14th, and suddenly, the lead was only two shots.
No need to panic.
Beljan's 12-foot birdie putt on the 14th caught just enough of the right side of the cup to fall. Garrigus didn't make another birdie, and Beljan's only other big blunder was knocking a birdie attempt some 7 feet by the cup at No. 16. He made that one coming back for par, and reached the 18th tee with a three-shot lead.
Typical of the final event of the year, all the drama was on the ever-changing money list.
Herron looked to be in good shape until he hit his tee shot into the water on the 17th hole and made double bogey, and then had a 20-foot birdie putt hang on the edge of the cup on the 18th hole. He figured he needed that to get his card, and walking off the green he stepped on his bag and gave it a swift kick. He was ready to give the bag another kick when Golf Channel announcer Billy Andrade said he might be safe.
Wi and Teater, playing one group apart, hit the fairway and the green on the 18th for regulation pars to spare Chappell, who started the week at No. 123. Teater, in the final group, ran his birdie putt about 2½ feet by the hole, but knocked that in and Chappell was safe.
Chappell tweeted, "Well I am glad that is over thanks for all the support. I look forward to improving this off season and making sure this never happens again."


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