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I must confess that, in 2008, I was impressed by Barack Obama. He looked youthful, spoke well, appeared confident and was as smooth as a rock star. He commanded the stage and screen. I was really confident that this man, being black and having a possible semi-Muslim upbringing, was the perfect candidate to make lasting peace in the Middle East. I was sure that Israel was going to see a much-needed peace with the Palestinians, and my visits to eat great humus in Tulkarem — a small Palestinian town near Netanya — would one day soon be possible again.
But I was put off very soon after President Obama took office. The first time I began to look more closely at him was when I watched his speech in Cairo. I listened in awe and disbelief, but I thought that this may be a ploy to embrace the Muslim world and develop a mutual respect with the Arabs. Perhaps, I thought, this was a great tactic in showing friendship and commitment to the Muslim masses.
All too soon, my hopes started to fade. As I began watching President Obama's body language and listened more closely to his tone of voice, I noticed a shallowness and an air of haughtiness that was unsettling. His posture and his body language were louder than his words. It stunned me to watch his speeches, which were filled with such "religious" inflection that it struck me in a why it no doubt did for so many others.
I watched and watched and saw how things in this volatile region of heated debate and steady but almost controlled violence started spiraling way out of control. What I thought were going to be U.S. accomplishments in this historic and religious global epicenter turned out to be deadly failures with long-term consequences.
I went back to watch the Cairo speech, watching over and over again, and I noticed that President Obama is really not an ordinary man. Hischaracter is indeed unique in that he has the ability to impress or frustrate. Even though I felt that at times he was quite ignorant to the most important subjects relating to Israel, like the 1967 borders, he never really spoke like a lawyer or politician but rather someone who was out to prove that he was the epicenter and not the problem.
Obama's language, posture and demeanor seemed wrong to me. This was supposed to be a president who gave hope to so many, who was supposed to implement change in a positive way for all. It was as if President Obama was projecting a grandiose posture that was not his. He looked out of place and suddenly was not the presidential figure representing the free world.
It seemed that he created a sort of personality cult around himself, elevating his admirers blindly, presenting a somewhat false trust of enthusiasm that led followers to believe that no matter what he said in his speeches, he was free to do as he wished, unaccountable at all times. These admirers would follow at any cost, blindly as if in a daze or hypnotized. He promised the moon but delivered doom, and people were missing the real-life threats taking place, unfolding as an optical illusion of a beautiful spring dubbed "the Arab Spring."
In searching for answers to find out what Obama's real agenda on Israel was, I became swamped with irrelevant accusations, doctored pictures and cartoons. The mainstream media was promoting Obama, pushing him forward into the sphere that he sought to be. They, too, were blinded. I found an interesting observation by chance when I came across the behavioral patterns of narcissism. This disorder was common in the likes of other world leaders, but more so in dictators and power-seekers, those who wanted control as if it meant everything.
I am by no means a professional psychologist, nor have I ever had any training other than simple body language classes and perhaps a more in-depth profiling education based on the work I carried out as an Israeli police officer. Having said this, I started noticing alarming signs that perhaps indicate a slight narcissistic trend in President Obama. I base this assumption on the president's speeches and statements, both on and off the record.
Obama's imposing personality overwhelms those around him. He charms with his charisma. He shapes those around him and reduces others in his own inverted image (as we saw with his snubbing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu).
I drew from my readings that narcissists have no interest in things that do not help them reach their personal objectives. They are focused on one thing alone, and that is power and control.
All other issues are meaningless to them, and they do not like to waste their precious time on trivialities. Anything that does not help them is beneath them and does not deserve their attention (remember President Obama's recent comments when he snubbed Netanyahu's request for action on the Iranian nuclear weapons program?).
Take a look at his attitude while serving in the U.S. Senate. If an issue was raised in the Senate that did not help Obama in one way or another, he had no interest in it. "Present" was a safe vote. No one could criticize him if things went wrong. Those issues were unworthy by their very nature because they were not about him.
A study by a leading psychologist found that Obama's election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review led to a contract and advance to write a book about race relations. The University of Chicago Law School provided him a lot longer than expected, and at the end, the project evolved into his own autobiography. Instead of a scholarly paper focusing on race relations, for which he had been paid, Obama it seems could not resist writing about his most sublime self. He titled the book, "Dreams from My Father."
Narcissists are often callous and even ruthless. As the norm, they lack conscience. This is perhaps evident from Obama's lack of interest in his own brother, who lives in poverty. A man who lives in luxury, who takes a private jet to vacation in Hawaii and who raised nearly half a billion dollars for his campaign (something unprecedented in history) has no interest in the plight of his own brother. Why? Because his brother cannot be used in his ascent to power. A narcissist cares for no one but himself.
There is no doubt this election has been like no other in the history of America. The main issues are really insignificant compared to what is at stake in the form of lives being spared and countries disappearing and, yes, the global economy. What can be more dangerous than having a man bereft of conscience, one who cannot distinguish his fantasies from reality, as the leader of the free world?
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Army Guardsman named 'Chaplain of the Year'
By Staff Sgt. S. Patrick McCollum
National Guard Bureau
ARLINGTON, Va. (7/9/09) - Chaplains have a myriad of reasons for
serving their country, but recognition is usually not one of them.
"Chaplains are often in the position where we love to serve so much, it's
always a surprise to be rewarded for it," said Army Capt. Rebekah
Montgomery, who will receive the "Chaplain of the Year" award from the
Military Chaplains'
Association July 17.
A Unitarian Universalist chaplain serving at both the Army National
Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Va., and Maryland's 58th Troop Command,
Montgomery, she has been a student of religion since high school.
She found that religion fascinated her. "I was always drawn to how people
negotiate their daily lives with the experience of the spiritual," said
Montgomery, who grew up in Bethesda, Md. "I got so much stimulation out of
understanding other faith traditions and I still do."
After an 18-month tour in Afghanistan, Montgomery found herself back
in Maryland with two jobs. One weekend a month, she is the brigade chaplain
in the 58th TC, a job that she says keeps her grounded in the "M-Day" unit
"With my state, that's where the real nuts-and-bolts mission is,"
she said.
"I feel like I'm staying in touch and serving at the local level."
During the week at the readiness center, she focuses on a broader
mission, advising high-level officials on spiritual issues.
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At the readiness center, Montgomery has also participated in the
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profound and positive way," she said. "You can't quantify how many divorces
didn't happen. You can't quantify how many suicides didn't happen."
Her efforts have been noticed though, and Montgomery said she never
forgets the reason she was nominated.
"Just having the opportunity to serve Soldiers is the greatest
mission on earth."
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Pain & Chocolat....
Pain & Chocolat serve the most wonderful meals, we has breakfast here on both occasions. It was some way from our apartment but most certainly worth an early morning bus trip. If you ever have the chance, I highly recommend that you go there....add it to your wish list/address book.....I am sure you will love it as much as we did! Enjoy X
Pain & Chocolat
16 Avenue La Motte Picquet
75007 Paris
p.s.....it is almost a month since my last post, I feel slightly ashamed....sorry! (but never mind, I am here now...lol!)
14 comments:
- Terri said...
Hello Linda,
Thanks so much for sharing about one of your favorite places! I would love to go there next time I am in Paris.
My readers would be tickled to see your tea post, if you wouldn't mind linking it up to our Tea Cup Tuesday.
- October 2, 2012 at 10:41 AM
- Margaret said...
Uh Oh, I thought when I saw 'pain & chocolate', what has she done to herself, silly me.D It sounds like a spot I would definitely want to visit too Linda.
- October 2, 2012 at 1:42 PM
- maribel said...
Ummm!!!! que buena pinta tiene ese desayuno. Además si se sirve en un juego de café y en esa cafetería puede resultar un comienzo de día inolvidable.
- October 2, 2012 at 4:21 PM
- Teresa Martínez- IGMA artisan said...
Sin duda tiene que ser un lugar maravilloso.
- October 2, 2012 at 7:55 PM
- Katherine said...
I can almost taste the delights and you can feel the ambiance just by looking at your pictures. Sigh!
- October 2, 2012 at 11:26 PM
- Fi.P said...
I have a sudden tast for croisant!
It looks fabulous and I will definitely put that one in my address book. Thank you for sharing and it's amazing how time slips by.
Fi x
- October 3, 2012 at 7:49 AM
- Catherine said...
Linda ,
Vous avez un regard merveilleux sur notre ville .
Avec vous Paris is perfect .
Vos photos sont splendides .
Je vous soupçonne de vous lever très tôt ... De balayer les trottoirs .... De ranger les petits pains dans la vitrine ...
Juste pour la photo ! Hi hi !
Vos photos sont de très très belles compositions .
Il faut revenir ... Très vite .
Je vous embrasse .
- October 3, 2012 at 5:10 PM
- miniacollection said...
I will note this address that I didn't know. Thank you!!!
- October 4, 2012 at 1:35 AM
- Giac said...
Hell oLinda,
Your posts are well worth waiting for. You always have the most beautiful pictures and the best addresses.
Big hug,
- October 4, 2012 at 10:22 PM
- Lady Jane said...
Love this place. Would love to have tea here.
- October 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM
- ShellbyFay said...
I desperately want to go to Paris. One day I will, and I will visit Pain and Chocolat!!
- October 20, 2012 at 12:04 AM
- Alennka said...
Hi Linda,
I just wanted to let you know I've a surprise for you on my blog this week.
Cheers, Alennka
- November 6, 2012 at 12:57 PM
- Lucille said...
Linda, I thought of you yesterday and I wondered how you were. So, today I thought I would check out your blog because there are times when something happens, and certain blogs don't come through my reader. And, this is what happened here. That is a beautiful tea set. And now, I am hungry and thirsty for chocolate! I am not really crazy about chocolate because it does not like me but I will have it once in a while, especially if there is caramel inside or on top. Hope all is well with you and your family!
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Final preparations for Prospective Students Days are being made
up by four committee chairmen: (lef to right) Lowell Gardner, Lynn
Weaver, Linden Magnuson and Howie Rekstad.
Men —No. 15 the CLARION
Volume Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, April 16, 1957
Tierney Wins Senate Race
Reed Elected Veep Friday
Sem, FS, JS Banquet
Catalogs Available
In College Office
The 1957 - 58 catalogs are now
available to prospective students
in the college office, according to
an announcement from Dean Lar-son's
office and it is planned that
they will be available to all stu-dents
by Thursday.
Contained in the new catalog
is an explanation of the newly
adopted system for the calculation
and payment of tuition and fees.
The listing of the courses of in-struction
has been entirely revised
in accordance with the change
to the semesters. This change is
accompanied by several course re-quirement
changes, which appear
under the listing of degrees that
may be obtained from the college.
The catalog also includes a re-vised
philosophy of liberal arts
education, which has been formulat-ed
by the school board, administra-tion,
and faculty.
The revision and compilation of
the catalog has been under the
supervision of Dean Larson.
First of the spring banquets this
year will be the Seminary banquet,
Friday, April 26. The F-S and J-S
are scheduled for Friday, May 10.
Dr. G. Douglas Young, dean of
education at Northwestern college,
will be the speaker at the Semin-ary
banquet, which will be held in
the new addition to Bethlehem
church in Minneapolis. Seniors and
faculty will not be required to
pay. Others may obtain tickets,
priced at $1.90, from Florence
Jacobson or Walter Eckhardt.
Lowell Inn at Stillwater has
been selected for the Junior-senior
banquet. A musical is planned for
the program.
"Garden Mist" is the theme for
the Freshman-sophomore banquet
Nichol, Rogers
Head '58 Spire
The co-editorship of Pat Nich-
,ots, junior, and Evan Rogers,
sophomore, for the 1958 Spire has
been confirmed by the Student
"We are planning to get an early
start," Pat says, "so we will be
able to meet the deadlines.
"We need photographers badly
and would appreciate it if all bud-ding
photographers on campus
would contact us in the Spire of-fice."
At present the new co-editors
are preparing the sections on
spring sports and social events
for the 1958 Spire.
Photo editor of this year's Spire,
Pat has worked on annuals of
Northwest Nazarene ,College in
Idaho and of her high school.
Even was assistant business
manager of this year's Spire.
to be held at the Park Plaza in
Minneapolis. The planning com-mittee
includes Arlene Bergstrom,
Art Erickson, Pam Everburg,
Denny Johnson, Dwight Lind-bloom,
and Rich Massey.
Frosh Writing
Deadline May 3
Friday, May 3, has been set as
the latest date for submission of
Freshmen Composition papers to
be entered in the Freshman Writ-ing
Contest to Dr. Virginia Gra-bill,
chairman of the English de-partment.
A $25 prize will be awarded for
each of two first place entries and
$5 each for the four second place
entries. Judges will be qualified
people who do not teach Freshman
Composition at Bethel.
Narratives, descriptive, or ex-pository
themes written during this
school year may be submitted. All
entries must be typewritten. The
writers name must not appear on
the manuscript. Instead, the writ-er's
name plus the title of the pa-per
should be put in an envelope
and attached to the manuscript
with a paper clip.
Teachers are urged to encourage
the revision of good papers, but
Dr. Grabill encourages "good stu-dents
to take the initiative in sug-gesting
to their teachers their best
themes for possible submission."
Attention orators and poetry
Preliminaries for the annual
speech contest will be held May
7. Students wishing to enter
should give their names and
the titles of their entries to
Dr. Virginia Grabill by May 1.
Jack Tierney, college junior,
was elected president of the 1957-8
Student Senate last Friday, de-feating
John Anderson and Joel
Stolte, both juniors.
In the race for the vice presi-dency,
Robert Reed, junior, won
over sophomore Ron Veenker.
Elected to fill the other offices
of next year's senate are: George
Dvirnak, junior, treasurer; Hope
Seffens, junior, recording secre-
President's Statement
Asked by the CLARION for a
station on his election to Senate
presiding, Jack submitted the fol-lowing:
"I consider it both a privilege
and an honor to have been elected
president of the Student Senate.
"We have problems in many
areas and it is ridiculous to think
that we can solve all of them. But
it is not beyond our ability to do
the best job that we are capable
of doing. To this I shall try to
direct the Senate as its leader.
"We need your ideas, your
thoughts, and your sincere prayers
that God may direct us as we
strive for you."
Approximately 175 high school
seniors and graduates arrived last
night and this morning to parti-cipate
in the annual Prospective
Students Days activities. They rep-resent
the twin city area, Minne-sota
and the bordering states.
A full schedule is planned for
them from the time they arrived
till they depart, Wednesday after
dinner. It began last night with
get-acquainted activities in the
field house for those that arrived
Monday. This morning there was
chapel with Dr. Robert Smith,
professor of philosophy, and op-portunity
for class attendance.
The afternoon will be filled with
interviews with the faculty by stu-dents
interested in a particular
field, followed by a faculty-pros-tary;
and Marilyn Junker, sopho-more,
corresponding secretary.
Other candidates for offices
were: Bill Browning and Bud
Malmsten for treasurer, Phyllis
Anderson for recording secretary,
and Betty Nord for corresponding
Hope Seffens will take over the
position of recording secretary
immediately to fill in the vacancy
left by the resignation of Phyllis
Engberg, 1956-7 recording secre-tary.
Phyllis resigned at the April
4 senate meeting because she was
not returning to school.
Three hundred seventy-one stu-dents
voted, 325 from the college
and 46 from the seminary. Ap-proximately
65 per cent of the
college student body voted, 5 per
cent short of last year's record 70
per cent vote.
All of the newly elected officers
have been requested by the Stu-dent
;Senate to be present at the
senate meetings for the remainder
of the school year. The purpose
of this is to acquaint these offi-cers
with the senate functions,
stated Glenn Ogren, present Stu-dent
Senate president.
The next senate meeting will
be held on April 17 at 8 D.M.
pective students reception in the
chapel. Dress-up supper tonight
will be followed at 8 o'clock by a
musical program including the
choir and male chorus and interp-retive
reading by Dr. Paul Grabill,
assistant professor of English. The
regular student body is invited to
this program.
Tomorrow the prospective stu-dents
will hear from President Carl
Lundquist in the chapel hour and
will have further opportunity for
class attendance.
Linden Magnuson, vice presi-den
of the Student Senate, has
been in charge of the planning for
Prospective Student Days. Commit-tees
serving under him are as fol-lows:
registration and publicity,
Lowell Gardner; housing, Lynn
Weaver; programing, Betty Ohlin;
class visitation and orientation,
Virgil Collins; transportation and
business, Howie Rekstad.
Rides will be provided to train
and bus depots for those needing
them if they will inquire at the
information table in the college
Campus Calendar
April 16, 17—Prospective Students
16—Baseball—River Falls
(afternoon, here)
18-22—Easter vacation
23—Classes resume
23—N C F, 8 p.m., Student Cen-ter
May 1—BWA Banquet, dining hall
1—deadline for entries to the
Alcoholism, Safety Essay
3—deadline for Freshman Writ-ing
Senate president Glenn Ogren (right) congratulates the newly-elected president Jack Tierney.
175 Seniors, Grads
Arrive For P.S. Days
"47 gum wrappers, 12 tracts, 8 orange peelings, and 3 votes in this
one — if you ask me there hasn't been enough student interest in cam-put
politics this year."
the CLARION
0 0 0
BRUCE RICHARDSON, editor
CAROL CHRISTENSEN, asst.
Department Editors: Astrid Barbins, Jack
Tierney, Betty Hendrickson, Gerry Wil-ber,
and Mary Anderson
Business: John Berg, Allen Stahnke, and
Wayne Henry
Reporters: Ardith Rust, Maureen Bron-stein,
Marie Magnuson, Junetta Best,
Terry Benz, Elaine Johnson, Sharon
Bergstrom, Lois Larson, Patty Sanders,
Karen Christensen, Gay Fel ler, Betty
Nord, Arlene Bergstrom, and Lowell
Issued bi-weekly during the
school year by Bethel college
and seminary, St. Paul 1, Minn.
Subscription price: $3
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis Symphony orchestra
April 19, 8:30 p.m.—"Way of
the Cross," (World prem-iere),
University chorus and
Hamline university
April 25-27, May 1-4—Fine Arts
Film series
April 25—"Picasso," "A Time
for Bach"
St. Paul Civic Opera
April 25, 26, 27—"South Paci-fic,"
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Walker art center
Informal Talks on American
April 28—"American Life thru
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An Annual Challenge
The CLARION would like to be among the first to congratulate
Mr. Tierney on his election to the Senate presidency. We would like to
place in this next year's Senate our confidence and encouragement to
carry out the ideals and plans that you have expressed. We pledge our
assistance and resources to support your program.
The student government's opinions and ideas are not always those
of a rebellious child as is often intimated. Rather they are more often
a product of reflective, maturing feelings of the larger student body,
culminating in a synthesis that reveals progressiveness, stability,
creativeness, and positive direction. To achieve the most desirable and
truly representative opinions, the interest, participation, and support of
the student body is necessary. This we would help you stimulate.
Hitherto the administration's and faculty's attitude to student,
government bears a marked resemblance to the sympatheties of the
medieval regent who is oversensitive to the "divine right of kings" no-tion.
Assuming a position of superior insight and authority they at-tempted
to pacify their subjects without acknowledging their wants.
There is a need for clarification and improvement of the basis and
system of communication. An increased knowledge, respect, and ap-preciation
of those in authority and their problems would be in order.
This, of course, must be vice versa.
A third area of improvement would be within the student govern-ment
itself. We would demand of you a constant check upon yourselves
as to the representativeness of your actions and ideas. We demand an
increased respect for our constitution. We demand that you live up to
the promises and ideals that you have displayed.
The Christian's Place
by Lawrence Van Heerden
The New Testament is studded with paradoxes. These are sets
of seemingly opposite truths which belong together, but are very diffi-cult
to reconcile to each other.
One such glaring paradox is that the Christian is to be "in the
world", but not "of the world" in the sense of subscribing to all its
values and standards. Rightly approached these two emphases create a
delicate balance in Christian living which is very difficult to retain.
Either we err on the side of "worldliness" or we degenerate into a
modern version of medieval "monkery" without the monastery. A
type of separation which is really escapism.
But the challenge is still ours. The paradoxical balance must be
maintained if we are to be the most effective on the horizontal level.
The declaration of Christ that we "are not of this world, but chosen
out of the-W- orid" does not in any way relegate our responsibility to
be the "salt of the earth" and the "light of the world".
Restricting the application of this basic Christian philosophy to
the realm of the social—that is, our cultural, aesthetic and recreational
activities—we offer the following principles:
Our horizontal relationships with society must always be controlled
by our vertical relationship to God. To neglect our growth in God-consciousness
and to gloss over the depths of our appalling self-center-edness
is spiritual suicide. Like Demas we will soon be sucked up into
the prevailing perversions of the "herd"—secular society snubbing God.
Having cultivated God's presence and grace we must then strike
out into the sea of society. Immediately our superficiality will be ex-posed
and the confusing milieu will either destroy us or beat us into
spiritual steel. Every temptation, every challenge to help a reeling man-kind
will drive us to God for fresh wisdom and moral stamina. But
who can doubt the glory of such a life ? Only those who have never
had a vision of God's concern for man.
Participation on the horizontal level should never be debunked in
the name of a higher spirituality. The recluse and the mystic is not
God's favorite. Unless perhaps he returns into this world to triumph
over life and to lift up human life. "He who says that he loves God,
but hates his brother, is a liar!" The restless herd of men is desperately
in need of the "spiritual man". Likewise the man of God cannot re-main
truly holy unless he lives and moves among men as Jesus did.
We are told that he ate and drank with publicans and sinners. Thank
God we have His example as a warning to the ascetic and the separa-tist.
Be distinct from this world ? Yes! But separate from it ? Never!
Any attempt to standardize and crystalize the Christian's horizontal
activities must always be resisted. The establishment by the Church of
any list of taboos automatically excludes the "faithful" from the liberty
which is theirs in Christ. Unfortunately it also means away the crea-tive
and the unorthodox—this to the church's loss. Individual differ-ences
and responsibilities, cultural idiosyncrasies and the terrible danger
of legalism all mitigate against universal conformity. Further, the
N. T. demands of everyone the fruits of the Spirit, not the observances
of certain days or the eating of food. "Let each man be fully pur-suaded
in his own mind" and let each respect the other's opinions and
actions! We are each responsible to our Lord and Master.
Post Altdquarter Quotes
by Betty Hendrickson
"Now is the high-tide of the year,
And whatsoever of life hath ebbed away
Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer." Lowell
"Then read no more,
Thou hast attained that end." Marlowe
"Thought would destroy this Paradise." Gray
"And what is writ is writ,
Would it were worthier." Byron
"With eyelids heavy and read." Hood
"Come sleep, 0 sleep
The certain knot of peace " Sidney
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Time For
The following prayer is reprint-ed
from the April 5 issue of the
"Gustavian Weekly:"
Preserve, 0 God, within our
hearts the need of someone
greater than ourselves . . .
lest we forget that Thou art
Renew within us all a greater
zeal to live and love for Thee
and for our fellowmen.
Accept our thanks for what Thou
has bestowed on us. Forgive
us all for much of what we
do or say or have not done.
Yielding all our self to Thee in
trust, we seek Thy strength
and light to guide us on this
dusty road called life.
nter in, 0 Holy Spirit, sinful
as our hearts may be, and
evermore abide with us, that
we through love may shed
some light on dark and
dreary lives. Remind us of the Cross and of
the Suffering Son of God
who did succumb to shame
that we might live with Him
in all eternity if we but lay
our sins before that Tree.
Zettela to
•Library Complaint
Dear Editor:
Am I right in assuming that the
library is for the use and conven-ience
of the students on campus ?
If so why is it the sweet librarians
always refuse to renew books un-less
you bring every single book
with you.
When I write a paper or give a
report I usually have about a mil-lion
books checked out on the sub-ject.
They are all due the same
day so when they come due I make
out a list of the titles and their
numbers. This I give to the lib-rarian
on duty with a polite "Re-new
these please." In return I get
an even more polite "You have to
have the books with you. I'm
sorry." She's so sorry, in fact,
that the next day she sends me an
overdue slip and when I finally
bring the books back she'll send
me a little note with the amount
of the fine on it.
So I try a different librarian.
Same sad story. I keep the books
out, they continue to send blue
slips and refuse to renew them
unless I bring the books with me.
My question, Editor, is this:
Why must I bring all two million
books back to the library in order
to get them renewed ? I will ac-cept
any reasonable answer and
submit silently to my fate of lug-ging
all three million books back
until I get a sufficient answer I
will not lug the four million books
Please answer my question soon
because while you delay I must
pay overdue rates on my five mil-lion
P.S. I might add this is an excel-lent
subversive method of obtain-ing
library funds.
Ed. note: All letters submit-ted
to the CLARION for pub-lication
must be signed. How-ever,
the name will be with-held
if desired.
Tuesday, April 16, 1957
by Deck Bibler
Seasonal Thoughts
by Bryan Harris
I'm just a little boy, but I get around a lot. Today there is a parade
in the city. That man in the parade who is riding the donkey is one
whom I have seen before. He is always in the middle of crowds. The last
time I saw him was when he took my lunch and divided it up for every-body
in the crowd. That was a miracle 'cause no matter how much he
gave out he still had some left for me. People call him the miracle man.
Another time when I saw him he picked me up on his knee and talked
to some men about being like a little child. He didn't know that I was
bigger than a child, but I didn't mind 'cause he was so kind.
Today he looks sad, even though he is riding in the parade and
people are cheering him. I heard some grownups say that some leaders
didn't like him. Will they kill him if they get a chance ? It doesn't seem
right to me. Bad is always popping up where good is.
Well, guess that's the end of the parade. I like that man. Wish I
could give him another lunch some time. Maybe if he did more miracles
the people would protect him from those leaders. If ever I can help him
I surely will, and I am always going to do things that I think would
make him happy. I'm no sissy! I'll fight for him. He will need other
brave boys, and He will need me. We are the only ones to do it 'cause
he might not be around much longer.
In Review
Always thoughtful, students now
submit for general use by Faculty
members a few questions pertinent
in any course. (from the "Augu-stana
Observer"). Complete the
following statements:
1. is the author of
2. is the principle
industry of country.
3. Which came first
4. planted the flow-ers
on the Hanging Gardens of
5. The top tune in Afghanistan
during the time of Ulysses was
Mark true or false:
1. The Mickey Mouse Club has
more followers than Socialism.
2. The Communist Manifesto sold
more copies than the History of
Harold Bluetooth.
3. There were 59,000,000 fund
raising days for the building of
St. Peter's Basilica, Rome.
Thought questions—think well.
1. Explain in 50 words or less
the main events in Webster's Dic-tionary.
2. Is it warmer in the country
than it is in the summer ? List
carefully all influential factors.
3. Do you walk to school or carry
your lunch ?
4. How high is up ?
5. What was the first thing to
pass from the sublime to the ridi-culous
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Easter Greetings from
Payne Avenue Baptist Church
Payne and Sims Avenues —St. Pa.1
Transportation will be available
from Bodien dormitory every Sunday at
9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
J. Leonard Carroll, Pastor
Lloyd Cumings, Youth Director
Hamline and Hoyt Mi 6-9272
Brake and Mechanical Work
Towing Service
Johnson and Barnes
Fairway Foods
599 N. Snelling Ave.
Mi 6-8621
10% Discount to Bethel Students at
Mean Dry Cleaners and ,Caututerers
1541 West Larpenteur, near Snelling
Home of the Charburger
Larpenteur and Snelling Avenues Open 6 am till 2 a.m.
Tuesday, April 16, 1957
Bethel Takes
Second Place
Entering competition for the
first time this season, the Bethel
track team placed second with
251/2 points in a quadrangular in-door
meet on April 6. Macalester,
host to the meet, massed 86 1/2
points to win easily, while North-western
garnered 21 and Hamline
Beryl Munson, running in the
880 yard run, gained the Royals
only first place. Placing second,
were Al Christenson in the 50 yard
dash and the mile relay team of
Bachman, Luckman, Munson and
Jackson. Jackson captured third
in the low hurdles and also the
high jump with a leap of 5'955.
The Royals, coached this year by
Fritz Fredrikson, will compete in
the Carleton Relays in Northfield
at 1:30 p.m. today.
Lubrication and Repairs
Snelling and Larpenteur
Mi 6-9179
The Bethel Royals open their
1957 baseball season this afternoon
at 3 p.m. opposing River Falls
State Teachers college at Dunning
Field. Having had their first three
games with Macalester, Augsburg,
and Stillwater prison cancelled
due to the January weather, they
are anxiously waiting for the cry
of "play ball."
The starting line-up will prob-ably
consist of Baurle, Larson, Al-bright,
and Borms at the infield
positions, while the outfield will
be covered by Thomas, Tierney,
and McNaughton. Stationed behind
the bat will be John Berg and toe-ing
the rubber will be either Ed
Brunzell or Al ,Stahnke.
The Royals next scheduled game
is with Northwestern college April
24. Other games that week include
Bemidji Teachers college and Con-cordia.
Shold, Rekstad
Among Finalists
In Badminton
Leading the finalists into action
in the intramural badminton
championship were Shold, repre-senting
the Pages, and Rekstad,
representing the Peasants as they
battled for first place in the
singles tournament. The tilt for
third place had the Pages once
again represented by Denny Matt-son
as he battled against Luther
Bostrack of the Dukes.
The doubles tournament sported
Mattson and Shold of the Pages
against Davies and Stahnke of
the Barons for first place. In the
battle for third place, Samuelson
and Stolte representing the Pea-sants
took on Kibby and Berg
representing the Counts.
The scoring system awards 5
points for first place, 3 points for
second place, and 1 point for
third place. ,So far this season in
other intramural sports, the Bar-ons
lead with 20 points, the Dukes
are second with 15 points and the
Jesters are third with 12 points.
The playoffs were held last
night at 7 p.m. in the fieldhouse.
Rules Given
For Courts
Tennis court rules have been
posted outside the courts.
Gym classes have priority at all
times for the use of the courts.
Next in line is the tennis team
whose schedule for matches and
practice periods will be posted.
Those using the courts must
wear tennis shoes. The athletic de-partment
will check out nets from
the fieldhouse. Immediately after
their use, nets should be returned
to the gym unless they are signed
over to another player.
Except for the priority of gym
classes and the tennis team, the
courts are open to everyone.
Game Today
River Falls
Dunning Field
2 :30 p.m.
Try For Three?
From the "Ivory Tower".
The lumber camp foreman put
a newly hired country boy to work
beside a whizzing circular saw.
As he started walking away, he
heard an "ouch" and turned to see
the country boy looking puzzedly
at the stump of a finger. Rush-ing
back, he asked, "What hap-pened
"I dunno," said this boy, "I
stuck my hand out like this and —
what do you know, there goes an-other
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Open Sunday 11:30 a.m. 'til 8:00 p.m.
Week-days 5:00 p.m. 'til 9:00 p.m.
(Closed Tuesday)
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The Athletic Banquet held in
Schunemann's River Room Satur-day,
April 13, was the setting for
the trophy presentation to John
Berg, center on this year's football
team, and William Conrad, guard
on the basketball team, who were
chosen "most valuable" in their
respective sports.
John, a 190 pound senior from
Chicago, Ill. has had four years
experience on the team. Sighting
no previous football experience, he
developed into an aggressive, hard-fighting
lineman. Other than play-ing
his position at center he has
filled in at guard on offense and
as a tackle or linebacker on de-fense.
Bill, who was one of the co-captains
of the basketball team,
was the leading scorer with 16.2
points per game. Having played
four years of basketball at Bethel,
he is known best for his set shot
which he scores on readily. Bill
lives in St. Paul and sports pre-vious
basketball background from
Minnehaha academy.
The most valuable player award
is the first of its kind to be given
at Bethel. Instituted this year by
the "B" club, it will become an
annual award to be presented in
the team sports of football, bas-ketball
and baseball.
The criteria used by the team
members in making their choices
are in three areas : attitude, ability,
and sportsman-like conduct.
Olivet Baptist Church
3233 Abbot Avenue
Rev. Maurice Lawson, pastor
Morning Service 9 and 11 a.m.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Young People's 6:00 p.m.
Evening Service 7:00 p.m.
Harpist—Lorraine King
Speaker—Dr. Richard Curtis
Complete Lubricat ion
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Lettermen Hold
Annual Banquet
The annual Athletic Banquet
was held last Saturday, April 13,
at 6 p.m. in Schunemann's River
The presentation by the "B"
club of the "most valuable player"
award to John Berg and Bill Con-rad
was the high point of the
Os Morley, the basketball coach
and athletic director of North-western
college in Minneapolis,
was the main speaker of the even-ing.
Cliff Larson, dean, spoke
briefly in behalf of Bethel.
Del Ray Peterson, athletic dir-ector,
was the master of ceremon-ies
for the banquet program. Later
in the evening, Bruce Erickson,
quarterback from Chicago,
was named as the captain of the
1957-8 football team. Lynn Lundin,
instructor in physical education,
made the presentation.
Those attending the banquet in-cluded
last year's letter winners
in spring sports and this year's
letter winners in fall and winter
sports. Also attending were the
coaches and their wives, the cheer-leaders,
and, for the first time,
the women's basketball team.
During practice _beryl Munson, Jim Jackson, and Al Christensen dis-cuss
the coming meet.
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The Mounds-Midway Unit of the Hamline University
School of Nursing, operated in connection with Mounds
Park and Midway Hospitals, offers the unusual opportunity
of studying nursing in hospitals of high standards in an
atmosphere of Christian fellowship and missionary interest.
• Our next class begins in Sept., 1957. Applications should
be made to
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Quality Hair-cutting
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Open evenings
till 10:00
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Pharmacy & Gift Shop
At a new and modern
1707 N. Snelling Ave.
Como and Snelling Ayes.
Monday-1 p.m. till 6 p.m.
Tues. - Sat.-8 a.m. till 6 p,m,
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Tubeless Tires and Repair
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Tuesday, April 16, 1957
FMF Forms New Gospel Teams Semester System Brings
On March 24, Bethel's Foreign Change In Registration
Missions Fellowship, under the
leadership of Ben Cording, launch-ed
forth on a new idea for gospel
team work. This new idea is mani-fested
in the form of three teams,
each specifically centered on mis-sions.
Panorama of Conference Mis-sions,
the first team, consists of
ten members. Its purpose is to
give an idea of the world wide ex-tent
and accomplishment of the
Baptist General Conference Mis-sionary
program. To do this the
team has been divided into five
groups, each representing a dif-ferent
mission field. Both panto-mime
and dialogue are included in
the program.
The second team, World Relig-ions,
dramatizes four predominant
religions of the world. Mohammed-ism,
Hinduism, Buddhism and Ani-mism.
The aim of this team is to
show the worlds need for mis-sions.
Great Missionaries, is the theme
of the third team. The purpose
of this gospel team is to present
a missionary challenge through
narrating the lives of such mis-sionaries
as John and Betty Stam,
who were martyred in China.
Special music and costuming are
used by all of the teams to aid in
making the presentation more ef-fective.
Ben Cording, stated that the
teams have been excellently re-ceived.
There have been calls for
them each week. He added that
because of the excellent reception
and apparent success of this new
idea, he expects this gospel team
project to be renewed next fall.
Deadline Set
For Contest
The deadline for the Alcohol and
Safety editorial contest which is
open to all full-time college stu-dents
who have not written pro-fessionally
is May 1.
An ward of $25 will be present-ed
to the Bethel student writing
the best 500-800 word editorial.
However, all students entering the
local contest may also enter the
national contest sponsored by the
Intercollegiate Association far Stu-dy
of the Alcohol Problem.
Fifty cash awards, the first be-ing
$200 and the second $150, and
50 scholarships to the Intercollegi-ate
School of Alcohol Studies will
be given in the national contest.
Manuscript must be typewritten
double spaced or written in ink.
The authors name must not appear
on the manuscript.
Additional information and entry
blanks, which must be attached
to every editorial, may be obtained
from Dr. Virginia Grabill.
College seniors will be the first
Bethel graduating class to take
the Area Tests of the Graduate
Record examinations, which will
be given Tuesday, May 7.
The four-hour test includes three
one-and-one-fourth hour sections,
one each in natural science, social
science, and humanities. These tests
are designed to measure breadth
of knowledge and understanding in
these three broad areas of liberal
arts. The natural science test cov-ers
the fields of physics, chemistry,
biology, astronomy, and geology;
the social science test, sociology,
economics, and political science;
and the humanities test, literature,
philosophy, and the arts.
Being given upon recommenda-tion
of the Bethel educational stud-ies
committee, the test will be used
primarily to evaluate the over-all
program of the school in compari-son
with other colleges in the count-ry•
Students, however, will be in-formed
of their scores, which will
be included in their academic re-cords.
This test, one of three put
out by the Educational testing ser-vice,
is also used as a basis for
selection of students by some grad-uate
The tests, which cost the school
approximately $3 per student, will
be administered by Royal Bloom,
director of student guidance, in
close cooperation with the Educa-tional
Testing service at Princeton
Nurse's To Hold
Field Discussion
The Nurses' Christian Fellow-ship
will hold an informal discus-sion
concerning various aspects of
nursing on Tuesday April 23, at
8:00 p.m., in the Student Center
All students interested in the
nursing profession as a future car-eer
possibility are invited to come.
Under the new semester system
next year classes will start Sept.
18 and February 5. Registration for
upperclassmen for the first sem-ester
will be Sept 16 and 17.
Freshmen tests, including place-ment
tests in foreign languages
and chemistry, will be given Sept.
11 and 12, followed by freshman
registration, Sept. 13, and retreat,
Sept. 14 and 15.
Job Placement
Service Opened
The placement service of the
Student Affairs office is now open
for counselling and job placement,
Dean Elving Anderson recently
The new placement service is
an extension of the part-time em-ployment
placing which was done
in the past, plus long-term placing.
The service is accepting the re-quests
of seniors and other stu-dents
for full-time jobs. Vocational
counselling in addition to that gi-ven
by faculty members is avail-able
to all students.
Dean Anderson said that letters
requesting employment leads are
being sent to all Bethel alumni.
He added that the service is a re-cognition
by the administration of
its responsibility to the student
in the vocational area as well as
course work.
BWA Banquet
To Be May 1
BWA's twentieth anniversay
will be celebrated at the annual
formal banquet to be held May
1, in the dining hall.
Each year the banquet is held
in honor of the graduating women
students. Musical numbers, instal-lation
of the new officers and
recognition of the graduates are
included in the program.
Date for Chorus
Auditions Set
Auditions for all interested in
singing in the Male Chorus next
year will be held during the week
of May 13, Mr. Sheldon Fardig,
director, announced recently.
Last weekend the Male Chorus
made a trip to the Iron Range.
Friday night they gave a special
alumni concert which was follow-ed
by a reception at the Bethel
Baptist Church in Duluth. This
was the ninth in the series of con-certs
given by the Male Chorus
following their return from the re-cent
tour of the mid-west.
Howie Rekstad, assistant con-ductor,
has been directing the Male
Chorus during their recent appear-ances.
Westlund's Food
Market, Inc.
597 N. Snelling Ave.
MIdway 6-8621
1558 Como Ave.
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Baccalaureate and graduation
are scheduled for June 8. There will
be a two-week Christmas vacation;
Thanksgiving and Easter vacations
will be from Thursday through
Monday. According to Dr. Clifford
Larson, dean of the college, this
schedule approximates that of other
private colleges similar to Bethel.
Dean Larson gave the following
advantages of the change from
quarters to semesters:
"It is more educationally advis-able.
Studying areas of larger
blocks of learning over longer per-iods,
often combining many small-er
courses, provides a better learn-ing
"To get ready for the change to
semesters every teacher had •to
rethink his courses.
"Also, Bethel is followinng a
trend of schools in the United
States to go back to the semester
"We will save the time used for
finals at the end of each quarter.
One week will thus be gained.
"Bookkeeping will also be de-creased."
In reviewing these advantages,
Dean Larson concluded, "We
want to provide the student with
the best experience possible for
Report Given
Bethel was the only one of the
25 Christian colleges represented
at the Christian College Student
Council Convention that does not
have compulsory chapel attendance
reported Art Erickson and Jack
Tierney at the April 4 senate
At this conference, which was
held March 8-9 at Wheaton col-lege,
problems such as social pro-grams,
honor system, leadership,
religious activities and chapel
were discussed. Bethel's delegates
considered the conference worth
while in that new ideas developed
from the discussion of these prob-lems
with representatives from
other colleges.
However, the main purpose of
the conference was not problem-solving,
but deciding whether or
not a Christian College Confer-ence
should be formed. The final
decision will be made at another
conference which will be held next
year. This year's conference dele-gates
decided that several prob-lems
need to be faced preceding
the formation of such a conference,
including that of who would deter-mine
which colleges are Christ-tian.
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Programs of the newly formed gospel teams are multiphasic, the
members of the World Missions and World Religions teams demonstrate.
Pictured (above) are Roger Erickson, Gay Feiler, Sue Starkey, Joyce
Kadlecek, and Dick Houts; (below) Marge Block, John Reed, Delmar
IntVeld, and Richard Nelson.
Area Test To Be Given
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Interfaith Forum
Together with Asia Interfaith Netowrk (AINA), the 9th ICAAP is hosting a pre congress interfaith forum for religious leaders from 7- 8 August 2009 at Dhyanapura Hotel in Seminyak, Bali. The Interfaith Forum is one of the seven pre-congress community forums hosted during the congress. With theme on "Interfaith contribution on HIV Programs", the Interfaith Forum will discuss three key issues:
The forum expects to mobilize 200 delegates from Asia Pacific region and beyond. Registration is required for participation in the Interfaith Forum at USD $45/delegate which includes meeting package and accommodation. Please confirm your participation here!
For inquiry about Interfaith Forum, you may email to: email@example.com
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Travel & Accommodation
Except those who receive scholarship awards from the 9th ICAAP, you are free to arrange your own accommodation while in Bali. Seminyak – Kuta is a half hour away from the congress venue, Bali International Convention Centre in Nusa Dua. There are many budget-accommodations around the Seminyak – Kuta area in the proximity of Dhyanapura Hotel, the location of the Interfaith Forum.
Please check the web section on Accommodation for more information. Should you choose to stay in other parts of Bali, please check the web section on Transportation to see if your preferred area is covered by the congress shuttle service.
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Two delicious soups made the cut when choosing the 50 iconic dishes from every state for the Flavored Nation event in St. Louis Oct. 28 and 29, and the states they come from are as far apart as their styles. On the east coast we have New Hampshire and a creamy pumpkin soup, while in North Dakota, knoephla soup is the chosen dish.
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Two delicious soups made the cut when choosing the 50 iconic dishes from every state for the Flavored Nation event in Columbus, Ohio on August 11 and 12, and the states they come from are as far apart as their styles. On the east coast we have New Hampshire and a creamy pumpkin soup, while in North Dakota, knoephla soup is the chosen dish.
While they might be vastly different in ingredients, they're both comfort food soups, perfect for the chilly weather to come.
Pumpkin soup is easy to wrap your head around and get your spoon into — seasonal pumpkin is steamed, roasted, baked or sauteed, then pureed to smooth and creamy. There are plenty of variations, of course, including serving it in a festive pumpkin bowl. Some drizzle it with sour cream and top with roasted pepitas while others might add some curry and wild rice. Add a garnish of crisp pancetta and fried sage, or make it more exciting with cacao nibs and cinnamon. Our favorite recipe using curry is right here for you to try at home.
Now, on to a soup you might only know if you live in Minnesota, South or North Dakota. Knoephla (pronounced NIP-fla) is a German dumpling, and the traditional soup found in those states is usually a chicken and potato combo with those little dumplings. In North Dakota you might find it without the chicken.
Curried Pumpkin Soup
Makes 10-12 servings
2 medium onions, finely chopped (2 cups)
2 T. unsalted butter
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 T. minced peeled fresh ginger
2 t. ground cumin
1 t. ground coriander
1/8 t. ground cardamom
1 1/2 t. salt
3/4 t. dried hot red pepper flakes
3 1/2 c. soft baked or roasted pumpkin
4 c. water
1 1/2 c. chicken broth
1 (14-oz) can unsweetened coconut milk
1/4 c. olive oil
2 t. mustard seeds
8 fresh curry or sage leaves
Cook onions in butter in a wide 6-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
Add cumin, coriander and cardamom and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in salt, red pepper flakes, pumpkin, water, broth and coconut milk and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Purée soup in batches in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl, and return soup to pot. Keep soup warm over low heat.
Heat oil in a small heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook mustard seeds until they begin to pop, about 15 seconds. Add curry leaves and cook 5 seconds, then pour mixture into pumpkin soup. Stir until combined well and season soup with salt.
— Adapted from Epicurious
Knoephla Soup
Makes 8-10 servings
1/2 c. butter, cubed
3 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 small onion, grated
3 c. milk
6 c. water
3 chicken or vegetable bouillon cubes
For the knoephla:
1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
5 to 6 T. milk
1/2 t. salt
Minced fresh parsley or chives for garnish
In a large skillet, melt butter, then cook potatoes and onion for 20-25 minutes or until tender. Add milk and heat through but do not boil. Set aside. In a Dutch oven, bring water and bouillon to a boil.
Combine first four knoephla ingredients to form a stiff dough. Roll into a 1/2-inch rope. Cut into 1/4-inch pieces and drop into boiling broth. Reduce heat and cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the potato mixture and optional cooked chicken meat and heat through. Sprinkle with parsley.
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Go SOLAR Broward Rooftop Solar Challenge will investigate potential financing options for the installation of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems in residential and small commercial structures, identify the benefits and challenges of each option, recommend the most feasible alternatives for Broward County, and advocate for legislative action, if necessary.
Phase 1 activities will center on learning and educating for alternative financing options for residential and commercial PV systems.
Finance Survey Results: Broward County conducted a Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Financing Survey on-line to better understand financing issues for three audiences: Property Owners, the Solar Industry and Financial Institutions. Key topics included awareness of financing options, financial barriers to installing Solar PV systems, interaction between solar industry and their customers, the relationship of solar industry with financial institution, and the role of government in supporting the financial side of Solar PV. The results of the 78 surveys submitted is here.
Research and Learn: Program staff will work with a sub-group of local and regional financial leaders and experts in the solar power field to identify various options for financing PV systems and identify underlying barriers (e.g., statutes, insurance issues) in Florida. Educate: Toward the end of Phase 1, the Broward Go SOLAR Program will convene a one-day workshop to discuss the applicability of various financing options, including PACE, PPA's, New Market Tax credits, direct financing mechanisms, indirect third-party financing, etc. Attendees will include financing experts, solar installers, potential customers, legal experts, and regional stakeholders who can share their experiences or offer future partnerships.
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December 14, 2006
By ANDY KIRKALDY
VERGENNES — Vergennes aldermen on Tuesday agreed to study a possible new home for the city's police department, which now occupies three rooms with an entrance shared with city hall and the Vergennes Opera House.
Mayor April Jin, City Manager Renny Perry, Police Chief Mike Lowe and Alderman David Austin will evaluate options that Jin said could include a former doctor's office off Monkton Road, the current home of the Vergennes-Panton Water District on Canal Street, the basement of the Bixby Library, and possibly downtown homes or apartment buildings.
There's good news in Vermont's ski industry, and then there's the weather.
The good news is that Vermont's 18 ski resorts invested more than $25 million in upgrades and new facilities in 2006, and another $150 million was invested in real estate projects and recreational amenities. That substantial investment, however, runs headlong into another bit of news: November 2006 was one of the warmest on record and tied the record for having the least amount of snowfall.
Such enormous investments and such fickle weather remind ski diehards that ski resorts in Vermont, much like the farming community, ride a fine edge on the profitability slope. The ski industry, in fact, has much in common with Vermont's farm community. An area ski area resort president even noted that ski resorts could be viewed as "snow farmers.�
By CYRUS LEVESQUE
VERGENNES — After more than a year of negotiations, the Addison Northwest Supervisory Union and the teachers' union in the district have come to an agreement. A four-year contract was ratified at the ANwSU board meeting last week, which will provide about 4.25 percent new money each year for professional staff, retroactive to when the previous contract expired in the summer, and a normalized salary scale.
"It's never an easy process, but it was done and both sides ratified the outcome fairly easily,� said school board Chair Samantha Kayhart. "We're pleased with the outcome.�
The contract covers teachers at all four schools in the district: Addison Central School, Ferrisburgh Central School, Vergennes Union Elementary School and Vergennes Union High School. The teacher's union, the Addison Northwest Teachers Association (ANTA), ratified the contract on Nov. 30, and then the ANwSU board ratified it on Dec. 6.
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — Voters in the Addison Central Supervisory Union on Jan. 9 will be asked once again to approve funding for a new elevator project and hot water storage system at Middlebury Union High School, only this new request also calls for extensive roof work at the MUHS building. The additional work will push the price tag to $935,5000.
School district voters on Feb. 28 agreed to spend $486,000 to replace the elevator and hot water storage system at MUHS. The current freight-style elevator at the school doesn't meet the state's fire safety laws, while the building's hot water system is 50 years old.
District officials had hoped to see the projects completed this past summer. But all three bids for the work came in at figures that exceeded — by at least $60,000 — the $486,000 available for the projects.
MONTPELIER — While lawmakers wait to see whom Gov. James Douglas will appoint as the Vermont's new secretary of agriculture, an Addison County state senator promises to file legislation that would require future agriculture secretaries to be elected by the general public.
"Historically, the governor has appointed someone and said, 'You take care of agriculture,'" said Sen. Harold Giard, D-Bridport. "They've had no direction; they've had no vision; they didn't know where to go, because no one told them where to go. So we went through a lot of dead years."
Giard reasoned that if subject to an election, candidates for agriculture secretary would have to lay out their policies on farming during campaigns. They would therefore have to accumulate a record of accomplishment every two years.
MIDDLEBURY — The UD-3 school board on Tuesday endorsed a proposed 2007-2008 budget of $14,341,552, a spending plan that preserves two staff positions and approximately $57,000 in school furnishings and new computer equipment that had been eliminated under a previous budget draft the panel considered on Nov. 28.
The UD-3 budget includes the anticipated costs of running Middlebury Union High School and Middlebury Union Middle School. Those schools serve secondary school-age children in the Addison Central Supervisory Union (ACSU) towns of Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge.
Preliminary estimates indicate that ACSU-member towns would see their UD-3 assessments increase by a low of 0.83 percent in Shoreham, to a high of 12.1 percent in Weybridge, if voters approve the proposed spending plan on Town Meeting Day next March. Assessments are based on enrollment counts at MUHS and MUMS.
By MEGAN JAMES
VERGENNES — Musician Anais Mitchell couldn't shake these lyrics from her mind: "Wait for me, I'm coming, in my garters and pearls/ With what melody did you barter me from the wicked underworld?" The lines, which she composed while driving, refer to the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, the story of a man whose music was so beautiful it swayed Hades, king of the underworld, to make an exception to the rules of life and death.
The myth has captured artists' imaginations for centuries, as it is the story of the power of art itself. Fascinated by this, Mitchell, a New Haven native now a popular musician living in Montpelier, worked for more than two years to make sense out of that original lyric.
BRISTOL — The board of the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union last week approved a 6.2 percent increase in spending for the 2007-2008 school over the current year. But thanks to a projected budget surplus and additional state and federal funds, the portion of the budget coming from the five towns in the school district — Bristol, Starksboro, Monkton, New Haven and Lincoln — will rise by less than 1 percent.
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Jennifer Rubin's New Favorite Report Debunks Jennifer Rubin
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Since the summer of 2010, the right-wing media has been obsessively promoting the absurd non-scandal involving the New Black Panther Party, in which the Obama Justice Department was alleged to have dropped voter intimidation charges against the fringe group owing to racial and political solidarity. One of the primary movers of this farce has been Jennifer Rubin, who authored one of the first reports on the story for The Weekly Standard and continued to write at length about DOJ's alleged perfidy at her Washington Post blog.
This month, the Justice Department's inspector general released the results of their investigation into the New Black Panthers affair and confirmed what everyone already knew to be true: the allegations against DOJ were bunk. Rubin is excitedly waving this report around, claiming it reflects poorly on President Obama's reported Labor Secretary nominee, and determinedly ignoring the parts that show pretty much every word she wrote about the New Black Panther story was rooted in falsehood.
Since the DOJ's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its report, Rubin has written two Washington Post blog posts touting its findings to attack Perez. In a March 12 post, she wrote: "I won't revisit all the behavior of the Obama Justice Department but a nearly-300 page report has been released by the administration's own inspector general. The IG went out of the way to be even-handed, even when there was substantial evidence of politicization." The next day, she briefly referenced the OIG report's findings on the New Black Panther case, writing:
The IG declined to find a racial or political motive for dismissing the New Black Panther case but found actions surrounding that action "risked undermining confidence in the non-ideological enforcement of the voting rights laws." In other words, it sure looked partisan.
Rubin's twisted construction of the IG "declin[ing] to find a racial or political motive" is fairly comical, given how invested Rubin was in the existence of those motives. Again, she was one of the main drivers of this story. She wrote a lengthy Weekly Standard article in June 2010 (before J. Christian Adams resigned from DOJ claiming racially charged "corruption" in the case, which blew up the story) alleging that the "Obama Justice Department went to bat for the New Black Panther party -- and then covered it up." As the story slowly fell to pieces, Rubin held firm, insisting the critics were wrong. "The issue is whether a meritorious claim of voter intimidation was dismissed under pressure from left-leaning civil rights groups," she wrote in January 2011, "and whether there is reason to believe there is a sentiment against a color-blind application of civil rights laws."
By March 2011, we knew affirmatively that the allegations of racial preference at DOJ were false. The department's Office of Professional Responsibility investigated the matter and released their findings. According to the report, OPR "found no evidence that the decision to dismiss the case against three of the four defendants was predicated on political considerations," and "no evidence that political considerations were a motivating factor in authorizing the civil action against the four defendants."
Rubin, however, was undeterred. She lashed out at OPR, calling it "as unprofessional as it is biased," and insisted that the report was wrong:
Frankly, in reporting in my pre-Post days and in subsequent reporting by The Post, there is ample evidence that voting section attorneys objected to enforcing civil rights laws against minority defendants("my people," as Eric Holder infamously put it). Yet the crack team at OPR apparently didn't find any evidence of this. (Do they subscribe to The Post?) [Right Turn, 4/3/2011]
The OIG report, however, not only confirms OPR's finding, it flatly debunks Rubin:
The OIG received allegations that Division leadership between 2009 and 2012 was hostile to "race neutral" enforcement of the voting rights laws and that the Voting Section would enforce Sections 2 and 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act only in "traditional" circumstances -- namely, to protect minorities as historical victims of discrimination -- and not against minority defendants or to protect White victims. We found insufficient evidence to conclude that Division leadership during this period had such a policy, or that the laws were enforced in a discriminatory manner to achieve that result.
The New Black Panthers case was a gigantic distraction, a manufactured controversy meant to stoke outrage and damage the Obama administration politically. We're only still talking about it because of adetermined effort on the part of conservative media figures, like Rubin, to force it into the news cycle. It's been debunked more times than should have been necessary, and the fact that Rubin is gingerly tip-toeing around the most recent dismantling of the fake story she helped will into existence is perhaps an indication that we're finally nearing the point of putting this nonsense to bed once and for all.
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PLHIV Forum
Together with Asia Pacific Network of people living with HIV (APN+), the 9th ICAAP is hosting a pre congress forum for people living with HIV (PLHIV) on 7 August 2009 at Inna Grand Bali Beach Hotel, Sanur, Bali. The PLHIV Forum is one of the seven pre-congress community forums hosted during the congress. With a main theme on "Developing Accountability for positive people's leadership and right to be treated as a whole human being," the forum will discuss three key issues:
Travel & Accommodation
If you plan to attend the PLHIV Forum, you may need to adjust your travel plans accordingly to arrive in Bali before 7 August 2009. Airport transfer service is provided at the airport to all official hotels and to selected drop-zones in Bali. Please check the web section on Accommodation & Transportation to see if your preferred area is covered by the congress shuttle service.
Except those who receive scholarship awards from the 9th ICAAP, you are free to arrange your own accommodation while in Bali. Sanur is a half hour away from the congress venue, Bali International Convention Centre in Nusa Dua. There are many budget-accommodations around the Sanur area in the proximity of Inna Grand Bali Beach Hotel, the location of the PLHIV Forum.
Please check the web section on Accommodation for more information. Should you choose to stay in other parts of Bali, please check the web section on Transportation to see if your preferred area is covered by the congress shuttle service.
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For the congress shuttle schedule from 9 - 13 August 2009, download here!
For map of pick-up and drop-off zones, download here!


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Crankworx Les 2 Alpes 2012
Update - Teva has confirmed that its slopestyle experts Cam McCaul, Sam Pilgrim, Paul Basagoitia and Kurt Sorge will be attending Europe's inaugural Crankworx event in Les 2 Alpes this July.
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Paul Basagoitia commented: "It's awesome to see Crankworx expand over to Europe! The event has become much larger than I ever expected it to be; I'm excited to showcase my skills to all the European fans!"
The team has a strong track record of freeride results with Basagoitia's Crankworx wins in 2004 and 2005, podiums for McCaul and Pilgrim at Crankworx Colorado last year and a podium for Sorge at Chatel Mountain Style in 2011.
Teva to sponsor Big Trick competition at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes 2012
Action Outdoor footwear brand Teva has teamed up with the Crankworx crew to deliver a show-stopping big air event during the Crankworx Les 2 Alpes festival on July 13, 2012.
Crankworx, the world's greatest freeride mountain biking festival, will make its European debut this summer, and Teva has joined as a gold level sponsor. After the last gravity junkies have crossed the finish line, the airborne side of Crankworx Les 2 Alpes will kick off with the Teva Best Trick contest on Friday evening, July 13th. The gigantic seven meter kicker at the bottom of the slopestyle course will be the stage for the world's best riders to give it all they've got. "We're incredibly psyched to see Crankworx come to the other side of the pond. The Whistler event's energy is legendary, and we knew we wanted to be involved from the beginning. Plus, we've got some cool plans for the event on-site; stay tuned for more," stated Toshi Corbet, Teva's global sports marketing manager.
Teva athlete and Crankworx regular Sam Pilgrim also commented on the news. "I was super stoked to hear that Europe is getting a Crankworx event—it's going to be huge and shouldn't be missed. I'm happy that Teva's on board. The whole crew there makes the riders feel very welcome, so it's a brilliant logo to see when you arrive at the event!"
"Having Teva on board for our inaugural European event is huge," says Darren Kinnaird, Crankworx General Manager. "The Teva Best Trick Showdown is one of our signature events and we are excited to partner with them to put on an amazing event in Les 2 Alpes this July."
Teva has been supporting freeride mountain biking for the better part of a decade and concretely stepped into the scene in 2011 with the launch of its Links shoe. The brand plans to unveil a mid-cut version this summer which will be on display at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes.
As they say below, the worst kept secret in mountaining biking has been confirmed (well, one of them...) -
"Crankworx will jump the Atlantic Ocean this summer, land in France, and add Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Freeride Mountain Bike Festival to the summer riding schedule July 9-15, 2012. July's week-long Crankworx Les 2 Alpes will precede Crankworx Whistler taking place August 10-19, 2012.
Crankworx Les 2 Alpes will build on Crankworx's legendary legacy in the arena of freeride mountain biking and will be the first Crankworx event to take place outside of North America. "Today, we are happy to confirm the worst kept secret in mountain biking, we have partnered with Ayton Concept to present Crankworx Les 2 Alpes in France.
Our teams will work together to plan and execute on the ground, ensuring this freeride mountain bike festival lives up to the Crankworx name," says Darren Kinnaird, General Manager of Crankworx Whistler. "With six events encompassing Slopestyle, Downhill and two exciting, new Dual hybrids, we believe Crankworx Les 2 Alpes will prove to be an awesome expansion for us and another world-class opportunity for the best mountain bike athletes to showcase their freeride skill and expertise." Co-host Ayton Concept was set to debut a freeride mountain bike festival in Les 2 Alpes called K-Mikaz Games in 2012 but after experiencing Crankworx in Whistler last summer with Les 2 Alpes' Director of Tourism, Gilles Vanheule, discussions to partner with Crankworx at the French resort began.
"I've been a fan of Crankworx for years and was in Whistler for the first time with my Ayton-Giant-Les 2 Alpes Gravity MTB Team in 2004," says Sebastien Chovet, Global Manager, Ayton Concept. "I have been back several times since and each time have been blown away by the location and level of competition. Gilles and I loved what we saw and we knew partnering with Crankworx would be a great opportunity for Les 2 Alpes." The level of competition will be high at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes with the IXS Slopestyle rated as a Gold level event on the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour. The invitational event will feature 35 of the world's best slope athletes competing for a prize purse of €15 000 on a course designed by Yannick Granieri.
Les 2 Alpes' overall prize purse will be €42 000, plus prizes, to be awarded through July 9-15, 2012. "We are happy to be able to bring Crankworx to Europe and Les 2 Alpes is a perfect venue for the legendary festival vibe and top level freeride mountain bike competition Crankworx is known for," says Kinnaird. "Just as we have in Whistler, Les 2 Alpes will showcase will showcase the world's best freeride athletes, expanding the range of what is possible on a mountain bike in an incredible setting."
"Crankworx has been the highlight of summer for all types of mountain bike enthusiasts for the past eight years," says professional mountain biker Cam McCaul. "It's the perfect blend of recreational riding and top-level competition to create a week of fun and excitement that can't be beat. The addition of Crankworx Les 2 Alpes to the schedule is just what we need to check out their bike park and spread the magic of Crankworx. I can't wait!"
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Survey reveals worker mobility programs, expansion in emerging markets present the greatest profit-generating opportunities
Corporate real estate (CRE) executives in the banking industry are seizing upon robust growth opportunities in China and India, and at the same time right-sizing their North American portfolios to support worker mobility programs, according to a survey conducted by Jones Lang LaSalle.
The survey was administered to seven leading U.S. banks and financial services firms representing USD 2,500 billion in total assets under management and employing approximately 170,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada, and found that strategic CRE portfolio management has the potential to positively impact financial pressures.
Iain Mackenzie, head of Jones Lang LaSalle's Banking Industry Group in Asia Pacific, said: "A geographic rebalancing is taking place. Banking and finance companies are simultaneously controlling costs, especially in mature markets, and expanding in developing countries with bright growth prospects and intensifying competition."
Key findings of the banking survey include: • South Asia (primarily India) and North Asia (primarily China) will present the banking sector with the most attractive growth opportunities by 2020.• More than 40 percent of respondents expect between 16 to 30 percent of their U.S. workforce to be enrolled in a mobility program by 2013, a trend that has the potential to increase employee engagement while lowering operating costs.• Managing total occupancy costs, increasing the flexibility of their portfolio and increasing space utilization rates all cited as top real estate priorities. India, China remain key expansion targetsWhen asked whether the banking sector will see contraction or growth over the next 12 months, all respondents said they expect slow to modest growth, albeit at levels less than two percent.As banking executives create strategies around their future real estate growth plans, geography will play a significant role in the equation, with emerging markets earmarked to experience the strongest growth trajectory. South Asia (primarily India) and North Asia (primarily China) will present the banking sector with the most attractive growth opportunities by 2020, according to the survey. In the near term, most of the respondents plan to downsize their footprints in North America.These survey results mirror the findings of Jones Lang LaSalle's Global CRE Survey 2011, where 78 percent of respondents from banking and finance companies said that growth will be the biggest influencer of CRE strategy in Asia within the next three years. The report 'Trends in the Banking and Finance Sector' identifies three global trends impacting banking and finance CRE executives, namely smart growth, flexibility and a stronger connection to the C-Suite. "Banking and finance CRE executives are trying to do more with less. For example, adopting workplace strategies that drive productivity or developing sustainability measures to cut energy costs while enhancing the brand image and responding to customer and employee expectations," said Mr Mackenzie.
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