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The campaign starts out fine enough: the order of the songs is juggled for difficulty, and there are all-new encores that are only unlocked through co-op: songs like "Sabotage," "Reptilia" and "Suck My Kiss." The songs have fun parts to play on both instruments (sometimes it's guitar/bass, sometimes it's lead/rhythm), and you'll definitely want to unlock everything at some point.
But some weird choices appear throughout co-op play. When someone makes a mistake, the entire screen shakes, and you're never quite sure who missed the note. The after-action report no longer breaks down stats by each player -- you'll just get one row of stats for the team. And worst, there are now four difficulties to co-op that depend on the lowest setting of either player: If you get through six tiers on Hard/Hard and then one person wants to drop down to Medium, you have to restart the entire campaign from the beginning. Seriously, if we've beaten those songs on Hard, why force players to go through them on Medium or Easy?
(This turns out to be a problem with the single-player campaign as well; it used to be you got maximum cash for the store by 5-starring songs on Expert; now you'll have to go back and replay everything on the lower difficulty levels if you want to buy everything in the store.)
The final blow is that the co-op campaign isn't playable online. So once again, I'm stuck: there's this section of this game I love that I can't enjoy to the fullest until I get some friends who can at least beat Hard. And they're all playing Team Fortress 2, so I'm screwed. So in the future, it would be nice if content wasn't barricaded this way; give me options like buying songs at the store or unlocking them through special Achievements instead of having to drag a friend over to play bass on Medium.
Fargo: I love tag-teaming through the whole campaign with players of different skill levels, but what do you do if one player has to back down a level? Or wants to step up to a higher difficulty? You have to start all over? Not cool.
Sluggo: Similarly, it's worth noting that other online features, particularly leaderboards, feel like an afterthought. On the 360, pull up the Xbox Live menu and you'll get a mess of matchmaking options with "Leaderboards" thrown in the jumble. And then there's a dizzying array of leaderboards listed with no particular rhyme or reason: Career, Campaign, Co-op, single songs -- it's just a mess. Granted, we're happy the game records scores in the first place, but when you look at the new GuitarHero.com site and see how poorly everything's presented compared to a site like ScoreHero.com, you can't help but wonder how things go so wrong when you can actually have access to the game's data and still get outdone by a community site.
One final bit before wrapping this up: there are several bundles floating about, including several for the Xbox 360 and PS2 that bundle the Guitar Hero II Xplorer and SG instead of the new guitars. I can only assume that (a) quantities of the Les Pauls were limited, and (b) this seemed like a good way to get rid of older inventory, so take a close look at the box when picking up the game. The included guitar is shown prominently, so save yourself a trip back to the store if you want the newer guitars. (Sadly, it doesn't seem the Les Pauls are available separately yet if you need a second guitar for multiplayer.)
The Final Word
Sluggo: We've covered a lot of ground in this review, but I think we've all arrived at the same conclusion: in taking the reins from Harmonix, Neversoft has done an admirable job of recreating Guitar Hero's gameplay, and the new guitars, fantastic setlist and challenging note charts push the series forward, even if some players may not be quite ready to rock that hard. Features like the boss battles, online play and co-op could have made Guitar Hero III a legend itself but end up feeling unpolished. Still, there's enough meat in Guitar Hero III to keep any would-be shredder happy for a long time... or at least until Guitar Hero IV comes out.

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PAYING $300 each, the guardian angels of schoolies week are preparing to care of your teenagers, walk them home, clean up their rooms and cook up batches of pancakes. They'll even take the phone calls from worried parents to keep watch over errant offspring.
The 1300-strong volunteers, better known as the Red Frogs, comprise Christian volunteers who minister to teenagers at the annual festivals of post-Year 12 debauchery around the country.
At last year's schoolies, Tom Decent and his mates invited the Red Frogs to their room most mornings.
"I would text them when we were out and say we want pancakes at 10 tomorrow morning,'' said the 19-year-old who graduated from Colo High School at North Richmond last year. ''It was the best thing ever. They [the Red Frogs] are just everywhere. You couldn't miss them."
The Red Frogs, who started at the Gold Coast in 1997, now cover 17 schoolies destinations across Australia. Seven hundred are based at the Gold Coast, the epicentre for schoolies celebrations which start this weekend with Queensland week. The following two weeks are for NSW and Victorian students.
Most of the volunteers are aged between 18 and 25 and they pay a registration fee of about $300, which helps cover expenses like accommodation, uniform and insurance.
''It really is just people who have a genuine heart and want to make sure young people are safe,'' said Simeon Hoffmann, who has been a Red Frogs volunteer for nine years.
It was not until the end of the schoolies week that Tom Decent realised the group had religious affiliations.
"We wondered why they were doing it and someone said they were Christian and we thought 'but they haven't tried to read any passages to us or anything'," he said.
The volunteers expect to hand out about 4 tonnes of red frog lollies across the schoolies period.
The Red Frogs hotline is 1300 557 123.


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The four-option scenario is a sign the authority is committed to some kind of fare hike, and a reminder that a host of economic uncertainties remain to be solved before the MTA can move forward with a single, concrete plan.
Two of the fare hike options call for the 23 percent fare hike included in the MTA's proposed budget for 2009. One of those options would raise the average fare from $2 to $2.50, representing an across-the-board increase.
The other 23 percent increase option would have riders who buy two or more fares at a time pay $2.25 per fare. But under this plan, single-ride fares would jump to $3. Additionally, the current 15 percent bonus included in pay-per-ride MetroCards of over $7 would be eliminated.
The other two options follow the state-sponsored Ravitch Commission's recommendation that fares increase by only 8 percent.
The first of these would raise fares to $2.25, and increase the bonuses included with pay-per-ride MetroCards of over $7.50 to 20 percent.
Under the second 8-percent plan, average fares would not rise from their current price of $2. Single-ride fares, and fares paid for in cash, would rise to $2.25. Pay-per-ride bonuses would be eliminated altogether.
Before the MTA decides on any one of these plans or variations, the authority will wait to see if it receives a financial bailout from the state. MTA officials have asked Albany lawmakers for a rescue package to help the authority slash its outstanding deficit.
If the state delivers emergency funding, MTA officials who released the budget in December said the authority would use the funds to reduce the fare hike as much as possible.
State lawmakers are expected to consider implementing the MTA financing recommendations suggested by the Ravitch Commission in a possible rescue package that could be passed before the next fiscal year begins on April 1.
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Crave a Twinkie? The price is going up fast online – Yahoo! News
Hours after Twinkie-maker Hostess announced its plans to close its doors forever, people flocked to stores to fill their shopping baskets with
boxes of the cream-filled sponge cakes and their sibling snacks — Ding Dongs, Ho Hos and Zingers.
Late Friday and Saturday, the opportunists took to eBay and Craigslist. They began marketing their hoard to whimsical collectors and junk-food lovers for hundreds — and in some cases — thousands of dollars. That's a fat profit margin, when you consider the retail price for a box of 10 Twinkies is roughly $5.
Greg Edmonds of Sherman, Texas is among those who believe Twinkies are worth more now that Hostess Brands Inc. has closed its bakeries. He lost his job as a sales representative eight months ago, so he is hoping to make some money feeding the appetites of Twinkie fans and connoisseurs.
After spending a couple hours driving around to stores Friday, Edmonds wound up with 16 boxes of Twinkies and Ding Dongs. He started selling them Saturday on eBay, advertising three boxes for a hefty price of $300.
"I could really use the extra money since I'm unemployed," Edmonds, 50, said. "I figure I better sell them pretty quickly because I am not sure how long this novelty is going to last."
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many of the new people
are quite scared. Most are
a long way from home,
families and friends.
Sophomores, juniors
and seniors laugh easily
to avoid the glimpse back-ward
that arouses the
same uncomfortable feel-ings
these freshmen and
transfer students are fac-ing
as they stand in Beth-el's
lines for the first time.
Outlandish Olympics was only one of the many Welcome Week activities. (Photo by
Don Copeland)
the Clarion. Vol. 57, No. 1
Bethel College, 3900 Bethel Dr. St. Paul, MN II September 1981
Newcomers meet welcoming students
by Patty Sutton
If you are a junior or
senior thinking back to
your week of welcome and
orientation at Bethel, you
might be surprised at some
of the changes which have
taken place over the past
few years.
Charlie Retts, dean of
men, has been in charge of
Welcome Week for the past
two years. He has been
planning with the Wel-come
Week coordinators
Jeff Moen and Cindy Ber-glund
since last spring to
put all the details together
and get the staff of 50 into
"We want students to
become aware of what is
on campus and to feel good
about being here," said
Moen. The welcoming pro-cess
began with move-in
when the 50 staffers help-ed
new students and par-ents
get things hauled to
their new residences.
This was part of the
staff's emphasis on ser-vanthood.
"We wanted the
Welcome Week staffers to
get in over their heads and
really spend themselves
for the new people," said
"I was overwhelmed by
the willingness of the staff
to get in and make things
Another focus of the
week was the Bethel com-munity
and building rela-tionships
between all
parts of it. This was espe-cially
emphasized among
new students and RAs in
an attempt to involve them
more and earlier than in
previous years.
"This is to snake stu-dents
feel that they know
someone right away," said
Moen. "We are stressing
the groups go on longer
after Welcome Week."
Some parts of Welcome
Week haven't changed: the
president's reception, koin-inia,
the homecoming foot-ball
game, the banquets,
and all the testing and
informational sessions are
still an integral part of
Welcome Week.
"On-the-Town" this
year included a choice of
three events for students
to attend to orient them
about life in the Twin Cit-ies.
They could go to a
Twins' game, see the play
"Foxfire" at the Guthrie or
go to the Minnesota State
"It's been a learning ex-perience
for staff—for Cin-dy
and I," said Moen, "a
lot of planning and a lot of
hard work. It was good to
see it happen."
"We want to tell stu-dents
and their parents
about Bethel," said Retts.
Part of this effort was to
bring in the drama depart-ment
and the football
Last Friday night the
drama department present-ed
"Bereshith" instead of
the usual non-campus ar-tist.
On Sunday afternoon
Dud Lutton, Bethel's foot-ball
coach and his team,
put together the freshmen
and the housing staff for
an "Outlandish Olym-pics."
Moen said, "The foot-ball
team has shown sup-port
for the new students
and that it wants to be
supported in turn."
"Care groups" have been
organized so that students
can meet in small groups
for prayer, support and
fellowship. Classes start before
Questions, lines herald Welcome Week science addition finished
by Leann M. Kicker
Long lines are the her-ald
of Welcome Week.
Long lines of cars, stacked
to the headliners with par-aphernalia,
fill Bethel
Drive. Long lines form at
the banking windows,
bookstore, Registrar's of-fice
and coffee shop.
What makes the people
in these lines special is
the kind of questions they
ask. Many of the people in
the lines are new to Bethel
and they ask unusual ques-tions.
Even questions that
may seem rather silly.
"Are you my advisor?"
one girl asked as she wan-dered
out of line into the
Clarion office. "I'm look-ing
for room AC 207." Ano-ther
student, realizing the
Clarion staff might have
the answer, asked, "Where
is the LRC?." Somebody
else asked if I knew where
Mr. somebody was be-cause
he wasn't in his of-fice
and he was his ad-visor.
Upperclassmen and
even faculty smile but an-swer
the questions to the
best of their ability. These
newcomers are dead ser-ious.
They are lost in- a
new place that is sup-posed
to be their new
home, and are trying to be
friendly as they learn
their way around. In spite
of the timid smiles and
nervous excitement,
DISC points replace fines
by Naomi Ludeman ing, Rod Long, used to
describe the policies and
"Self-help, self-disci- philosophies of the hous-pline,
earn your environ- ing office.
ment, stewardship and Development in Steward-community"
were words ship and Community
Bethel's Director of Hous- (DISC) is the title given to
By JoAnn Watkins
Though the addition to
the Academic Center is not
completed, the rooms mak-ing
up what is commonly
referred to as the science
wing are occupied by stu-dent
classes and faculty.
Jim Woods, director of
physical plant, said it
would be a couple of weeks
before work is completed.
The addition to the AC,
was scheduled to be corm
pleted August '15. Accord-ing
to Woods, five to six
weeks of work were miss-ed
due to two strikes by
the trade unions. Strikers
included carpenters, plumb-ers,
carpet layers and elec-tricians.
The first floor to be used
by the biology department,
is the furthest from com-pletion.
Jim Reynhout,
chairman of the biology
department, said the facil-ities
may be in use by Sep-tember
16 for classes, but
are expected to be finished
September 21. "We are
more excited about it (the
new facilities) than de-pressed
about it not being
ready," he added.
In addition to the three
remodeled labs which were
part of the original AC
building, the addition con-tains
two new large labs,
offices, an electron micro-scope
area, an animal fa-cility
and a number of
other rooms. "Now, we've
got the facilities," comment-ed
Reynhout, "to do a large
number of things."
The physics department
has moved into the second
floor. New physics offices,
-classrooms and labs are
located in the AC addition.
"It (the science annex) is
essentially finished," said
Dr. Steve McNeel, chair-man
of the psychology de-partment.
The psychology
department occupies the
top floor. A computer ter-minal
room, a classroom,
research space and offices
are provided in the new
Dr. Dwight Jessup, chair-man
of the science addi-tion
task force, said the
addition will also benefit
the computer science and
chemistry departments as
well as any other depart-ments
having classes
which meet in the new
Woods cited the cost of
the addition as "a little
less than a million dollars."
the new residence hall disc-ipline
procedures. Instead
of the former fining sys-tem
as a means of paying
for one's behavior an indi-see
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Volume 57, Number 1
II September 1981
Bethel College, St. Paul, MN
The Clarion is published weekly by the students
of Bethel College. Editorial opinions are the sole
responsibility of the Clarion staff. Letters are
welcome, and must be signed and delivered in
P.O. 2381 by the Sunday before publication.
Leann M. Kicker, editor
Naomi J. Ludeman, associate editor
JoAnn Watkins, news & feature editor
Ellie Feleen, sports editor
Doug Barkey, photography editor
Laura L. Phillips, copy editor
Art Gibbens, production manager
Pam Sundeen, business manager
Patty Sutton, editorial assistant
Beth Nystrom, graphics editor
Timothy Larson, graphics
Jim Larson, cartoonist
Kraig Klaudt, columnist
The Clarion is published weekly by
the students of Bethel College.
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Clarion emphasizes clarity
as editor states goals
A clarion is traditionally defined as a trumpet with a
clear, shrill call. With the first issue of the 57th volume
of the Clarion comes an editor and staff who would
have the Clarion be Bethel's community newspaper
with a clear, accurate, if sometimes shrill, call.
The Clarion is a student-run newspaper dedicated to
serving the entire Bethel community with interesting
and challenging news and feature materials. The Clar-ion
staff has as its goal responsible, accurate and fair
reporting. Of course, the Clarion is put out by people.
Although facts may be completely accurate, the atti-tudes
of the people doing the reporting and writing are
reflected in the final product, a weekly Clarion. This is
not necessarily bad, but rather part of the Clarion's
annually changing personality.
A community newspaper should also reflect the
lifestyle and attitudes that guide the community it
serves. The Clarion is guided by the same ethic that
guides Bethel, that of Christianity. The values that
guide Bethel and the Clarion staff are integrated into
the Clarion rather than compartmentalized.
Integration is difficult sometimes. Facts and words
can be quite unpleasant. We will not publish any arti-cle
that is not in harmony with our Christian princi-ples,
unless the intent of the article serves to teach a
lesson or make a positive point. In these gray areas, the
editorial staff may comment to make the intent more
The Clarion welcomes interaction with its readers in
the form of letters to the editor, open columns, article
ideas and helpful criticism. We recognize that reader
input and criticism can help the Clarion meet our goals
as a community newspaper.
With Christian principles as guidelines, the Clarion
can help Bethel beconie a better place for everyone in it
by providing necessary information. The nature of the
information may range from student needs and activi-ties
to administrative services. The Clarion can be a
learning experience for all those who work on it and for
those who read it. Imk
To the Bethel Community, skirts, 1 pair dress slacks,
1 pair corduroys, 2 pair of
I want to share an expe- jeans, 5 button sweaters,
rience I had last May at 5 pullover sweaters, 4
the end of the school year. shirts, 1 pair jogging
Even though it was a while pants, 1 pair bib snow-ago,
I want to focus on pants, 1 pair leather boots,
this experience because it 2 pair regular boots, 5
raises a serious issue that pairs shoes, 3 pairs of knee
each of us needs to think highs, 1 metal pitcher, 3
about and, more important- waste baskets, 1 bucket, 1
ly, act on. wool blanket.
I went over to the Silver- All of this stuff was in
crest apartments one eve- excellent shape. In fact,
ning to pick up my bro- some was like new.
ther. Most of the students This incident is the re-had
left school for the sum- suit of a deeper-rooted pat -
mer. While there, a few tern. I'm concerned about
others and I noticed a large the awareness of Bethel's
dumpster out in the park- student body to the world,
ing lot filled with things and maybe its disinterest
students had thrown and carelessness toward
away. We got curious at it. We live in a country
some of the things we saw and world that is hungry,
so we decided to investi- cold, sick, and dying; and
gate a little further. we throw away perfectly
In a matter of an hour, good clothes because by
four of us sorted through the next fall we want to
all the contents of the come back to school with
dumpster. I want to share new clothes and new fash-with
you a list of the ions so everyone will look
things we found: at us.
2 dresses, 1 jumper, 1 I wonder if Christ, be-skirt
and sweater set, 4 ing our model, would have
Hospitalized student
wants interaction
To the Students and Fac-ulty
of Bethel University:
I am a patient in an
Ohio hospital and expect
to be here about one year.
Because of the length of
my stay, I'm able to enroll
in college and am pres-ently
doing college work.
One benefit of college
work and life is that you
get to meet interesting peo-ple
from all walks of life.
This is something I don't
want to give up because
I'm in a hospital. There-fore,
I'm interested in cor-responding
with people
thrown a bunch of his
stuff away when he went
home for the summer?
"...I was hungry and you
gave me drink, I was a
stranger and you wel-comed
me, I was naked
and you clothed me, I was
sick and you visited me, I
was in prison and you
came to me..." (Matthew
25: 35 - 36)
Christ may have cried
last May when he saw
Bethel's response to the
world. He also may still
be crying because we build
sinful, selfish little boxes
that we live in--isolated
from the real world so
that we don't have to
struggle with guilt._ _
I challenge each of you
to read Matthew 25
through to yourself and
challenge yourself this
year to see the world as it
really is. Then maybe you
can respond in a more
Christ-like manner in
relationship to the world.
May God truly wrestle
with us this year so that
he becomes the true potter
Bethel iiddiioossyynnccrraacciieess
confusing to freshmen
non-Baptists, one of the
major handicaps I had to
overcome was not know-ing
the hand gestures to
"Love Him in the Morn-ing"
and other native
tunes. Being unable to sing
didn't help matters either.
Bethel's multiple acro-nyms
were equally mysti-fying.
As a freshman I
never was sure whether it
was a FA, RA or a B.A.
that my parents wanted
me to return home with in
four years. Not until mid-semester
did I understand
that LRC was little more
than Swedish for"library."
With those traumatic
first-year experiences be-hind
me, I feel somewhat
qualified to offer a few
words of encouragement
and advice. First, to those
who know the ropes. Have
compassion on the new
student. Perhaps you re-call
your first week on this
campus. How you carried
all twenty required texts
under your arms to your
first day's classes. The
way you never grew tired
of hearing the "Bethel is
people" phrase. The time
you and a friend spent an
hour looking for the cam-pus
swimming pool ("It's a
Baptist college; they HAVE
to have one")! How you
were unaware that "The
Greek" referred to in Bib-lical
Studies class was not
a famous Las Vegas odds-maker.
The new student needs
your help and your love to
adjust. Let him be able to
say, "when I could not
find FA 313 you lead me
there, and when I was eat-ing
alone you sat next to
And then some words
to those who know not the
ropes. Don't assume that
we returning students al-ways
are aware of what is
going on either. As much
as he would like to lbe the
object of your awe, your
average upperclassman
can neither remember his
phone number nor tell you
whether or not he has class
on Mondays. Even a senior
can still confuse the Regis-trar's
Office with the Fi-nancial
Aid Office.
And, quite frankly, I still
don't know the proper
hand gestures to "Love
Him in the Morning."
and interested in people
at Bethel.
I'm male, 5'10",172 lbs.,
light brown hair, blue
eyes, cheerful disposition,
and have many interests,
including Christianity,
Zen, and all kinds of mu-sic.
I also used to live in
the D.C. area and love po-litics.
So please feel free to
write me and we can de-velop
a pen-pal relation-ship.
Thank You,
Jack Allen Gladding
Drawer Q
Lima, Ohio, 45602
More Christ-like behavior needed
and we obedient, selfless
clay in all areas of life-style.
Jon Kramka
do Or
by Kraig Klaudt
It is not difficult for a
self-acclaimed satirist
such as myself to find un-usual,
absurd and even
true activities to lampoon
this time of year. Few
times are as busy (save
for Nik Dag, Founders'
Week, Finals Week and
Last Day to Drop a Course
Day) as the beginning of a
new school season on the
happy hills of Arden.
The most notable event
in the back-to-school fes-tivities
is always Welcome
Week. The name given to
Bethel's annual grand re-opening
extravaganza is,
however, a misnomer. One
exasperated freshman, hav-ing
transported and un-packed
19 years of accum-ulated
assets, beholding
the rising of the sun for
three consecutive nights
and braving lines which
disappeared into the hori-zon,
suggested that the
less emphatic title of "Wel-come,
Weak" would be
more appropriate.
The main function of
Welcome Week is, of
course, to acquaint the
new student with the var-ious
customs and totems
of the tribe. This process
is one of the few things I
recall from my Welcome
Week adventure three
years ago. Raised among
Senate President, Mark Publow, and Vice-President, Cheryl
Thomas (Photo by Doug Barkey.)
Why come to Bethel, yea... and nay
By Leann M. Kicker
1. Doc's corner - The homiest spot on campus. Doc,
Roy Dalton, professor of history, operates a small non-profit
coffee corner. Bethel provides most of the seating
in the first floor hallway of the AC building, but Doc
actually furnishes the area. His plants, antiques, coffee
and love make the hallway a living room. This place is
a must when fighting homesickness, or any other time
for that matter.
2. LRC restrooms - These are on the fourth level of
the LRC building. A few people are unaware of the
existence of these facilities. They are very convenient.
It is a long walk from the library to the third level of the
FA building in an emergency.
3. Lifestyle - Other problems aside, where else can
you spend nine months a year for four years and never
have anyone blow smoke in your face?
4. The scramble system - This really works well,
providing everyone scrambles. The dining hall and the
coffee shop are the two places no one has to stand in
line and tolerate those who cut in front. No one stands
in line.
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5. Chapel- Sure, everyone is expected to go, but no
one has to punch in. Going is an exercise in motivation.
Besides, if everyone always went Bethel would have to
build an annex for a larger chapel.
6. The new science wing- This is one place freshmen
and upperclassmen are in the same boat. This new
building is still a mystery to everyone.
7. Bethel bricks- All the bricks match. This provides a
very homogeneous background for the art collection
without which we all would be lost.
8. KABY- If you plug in on campus, KABY is a decent
student-run radio station. Take note: if you live off-campus,
forget it. KABY does not travel the air waves,
only the campus electrical circuits.
9. Registration- With the new terminals that work
like something right out of Star Wars, registration only
takes a few minutes. That, however, does not include
the time deciding on and juggling a schedule, then
hunting down the advisor to confirm it with the power
of signature.
10. The food- This is generally pretty good despite
the rumors flitting about. The majority of food is pre-pared
on campus.
1. Student-used typewriters-The typewriters in the
library are rickety, marginless, sticky-keyed mons-ters,
not even worthy of typing notes. A horrible expe-rience
to be avoided at all costs.
2. Banking windows- Somehow this place either
draws a long line or is closed just when you need it. To
avoid standing in line, get there 30 minutes before the
window reopens.
3. Lights- These are sorely lacking en-route to park-ing
lots. Need more be said? These hallowed halls are
not heaven.
4. Bricks- Without the art collection, Bethel would be
an expensive maze. All the walls and stairways are
alike. The art, though, solves the problem. (See item 7,
5. Housing- Lack of housing is the Bethel student's
perennial fear. Student Affairs and the housing office
are surprisingly resourceful in this matter.
6. Library- Generally the library has a good selec-tion,
but sorely lacks quiet. The library and coffee shop
seem to be social spots. No one can study either place.
7. The guard shack- Not occupied nearly enough.
Also, this structure is placed directly to block the view
up Bethel Drive for persons leaving the circle lot.
8. Bicycle racks- There are not nearly enough and the
existing ones are barely adequate. However, trees,
poles and other non-standard appliances are used for
securing bikes. Somehow, it all works out.
9. Bus Service- There is no known public mass tran-sit
to and from Bethel. The college, however, does its
best to compensate for the problem. See the most
recent bus schedule.
10. Lifestyle- More people complain about this than
not, though no one has been able to come up with a
satisfactory alternative.
Page 3
Student Senate seeks
student participation
by Patty Sutton
Student Senate has been
active this summer pre-paring
for the school year.
They have made some
changes and additions in-cluding:
joining MAPCS
(Minnesota Association of
Private College Students),
changing offices and meet-ing
rooms, and planning
to host the regional con-vention
of AAES (Ameri-can
Association of Evan-gelical
Students) this
Cheryl Thomas, vice-president
of senate, said
her main emphasis this
year is "to start a process
of openness that will al-low
students to participate
in the college." She attrib-utes
student apathy to "a
lack of identity of respon-sibility
to be involved."
To facilitate this, all
meetings of the senate, in-cluding
executive board
meetings, will be open to
all students. Previously,
only the weekly meetings
of the entire senate body
were open.
Thomas said that she
also wants to emphasize
organization and a more
business-like atmosphere
in the office and at meet-ings.
The senate office has
moved to LR112 in order
to help achieve this.
"It is a more efficient
place to complete tasks,"
said Thomas. "It was our
choice to move and we
ended up well."
The meeting room for
the weekly senate meet-ings
has also moved to
FA209. Meetings will be
held Tuesdays beginning
at 5:30 p.m. _
Mark Publow, president
of the senate, has a differ-ent
emphasis than Thomas
as his main goal. He wants
"to develop a strong sense
of credibility both within
the senate and the Bethel
He said he thinks a cou-ple
of new things this year
will help Senate do that.
One is that this is the first
time the Bethel Alumni
National Board has stu-dent
Another is that he and
Thomas attended the quar-terly
Board of Regents
meeting in Iowa June 24-
Thomas and Publow
want to get freshmen and
transfers involved and in-formed
about Senate. Over
Welcome Week Senate
held a reception for the
new students.
"We wanted to explain
what Student Senate is
and how it operates," said
Thomas. "Last year the
senate had to • appoint
transfer and freshman
senators. We hope to re-verse
that trend."
An intensive training
seminar and a retreat are
planned to start off the
year for Senate.
"Christian commitment
and responsibility are an
important emphasis for
this year," said Thomas.
"We want to focus on is-sues
other groups are dis-cussing
(like the War and
Peace Committee and So-cial
Ministries) and coor-dinate
"The change in seating
to a more formal setting
will help us be more or-ganized
and allow more
freedom for participation
from students," said Tho-mas.
Volleyball, from page 8
in their early matches. The
team traveled to the east
coast on August 27 and
played against teams from
Greenfield, Mass., Gordon
College in Boston, Keene
State College in New Hamp-shire
and the University
of Connecticut. In their
four days of competition
the Royals did not lose a
single match. Against the
University of Connecticut,
a Division 1 school that
competes with east coast
powers like Penn State,
Bethel won five of the sev-en
games played.
The eight players who
made the trip to New Eng-land
were seniors Deb
Omath, Denise Nygren and
Mandy Fawley; juniors
Gracia Dahlgren, Cheryl
Madson and Betsy Koonce;
and sophomores Pam Mad-son
and Pat Jones.
"Everyone is very ex-cited
about this season,"
Book commented. "If we
put it all together, we will
be tough."
Volleyball enthusiasts
can see for themselves how
good this year's team is
when they play their first
home match Tuesday, Sep-tember
22, against St.
Mary's. A JV match will
precede the varsity action
which begins at 7:30 p.m.
DISC, from page 1
vidual accumulates DISC
points. These points will
determine the order of each
student's opportunity for
room selection in the
For the senior and those
students not returning to
housing, the DISC points
will convert into an equal
dollar amount. For exam-ple,
if an individual ac-cumulated
sixty DISC
points and did not return
to Bethel's housing in the
fall s/he would automati-cally
be billed $60. The
DISC policy will prohibit
the student who can afford
to break a housing rule for
the sake of having fun,
according to Long.
Along with the DISC
system are new housing
rules. A few of them are:
Visitation for upperclass-men
in the townhouses is
now 7 p.m. until midnight
every evening. Further vis-itation
rules are discussed
on page 23 in the 1981-82
Official Bethel Student
Handbook. Live Christmas
trees are prohibited in all
Bethel housing, both on
and off campus.
"The misuse or abuse of
any security system, in-cluding
such acts as leav-ing
your room unlocked,
propping open security
doors, hiding keys outside
of your room/suite/apart-ment
door, abusing secur-ity
intercoms will result in
an assessment of 10 DISC
points plus charges for any
damages." (page 25 of stu-dent
Long explained this rule
as further prevention to
unwanted breaks in secur-ity.
Long forsees more
changes in housing poli-cies,
selection process and
"The basic philosophy
of residence hall discipline
is one of education," said
Long. "If growth is to take
place, each individual
must take the responsibil-ity
for his/her own develop-ment."
New runners add depth
to women's X-C team
by Ellie Feleen for on the team this year is
Under the direction of captain Ellie Feleen. Re-
Coach Bill Lau, the worn- turning juniors are letter—
en's cross country team winners Wendy Norberg,
begins its season tomor- Kathy Zappe and Daryl
row with time trials at Peterson.
Bremer Field prior to the Sophomore Lana Lau-men's
first season meet. wers, who was second
The women hope to have runner for Bethel last year,
more depth this year to will return along with
improve the sixth place sophomore . Joanne Ferril
they earned in the state and Chris LaVesseur.
meet last year. Although The single home meet
the team consists mostly after the time trials tomor-of
underclassmen, there is row will be October 24,
both talent and experience when Bethel will host an
among them. The lone sen - invitational at 10:15 a.m.
The Royal's booted by the University of Minn. Wed. night by winning 5-2. Freshman
Greg Barkey scored 3 goals, while Andy Larson scored one. (Photo by Don Copeland)
The varsity football team defeated the Bethel alumni team last Saturday 15 - 13. The
Royals opening game is tomorrow against the Pipers, at Hamline University (Photo
by Don Copeland)
Football team ready for Illinois
Soccer team anxious to begin close race in MIAC
By Rob Haglund
There are close races
and then there are close
Last year the Bethel soc-cer
team finished with a
record of 6- 6-4 overall and
4 - 5- 3 in the Minnesota In-tercollegiate
Athletic Con-ference.
If the team had
won one more conference
game they would have
jumped from seventh place
in the MIAC to third. That
is a close race.
There is good reason to
believe that the Royals
will jump up in this year's
MIAC soccer standings.
This year Coach Mark
Leigh had 46 tryouts on
campus this fall, one of
the largest camps in re-cent
years. Moreover,
most of the hopefuls were
quality ballplayers.
There's no denying that
the returners from last
year are quality players.
Headlining the return-ers
is junior Mark John-son
from Edmonds, Wash-ington.
The Royal's striker
was a unanimous All-
MIAC and All-District 3
selection last year and fin-ished
second in the con-ference
in scoring. Junior
Bobby Clark, a transfer
student from Westmont,
will also attack the oppo-nents
goal and should give
the Royals some added
scoring punch from his
striker position.
The two co-captains of
the 1981 squad are senior
sweeperback Andy Larson
and junior Joel Kraakevik.
They should provide the
Royals with leadership
from their experience and
steady play. One of the
most talented players on
the squad is junior half-back
Neil Kaiser. Kaiser
is always a finalist in the
team's informal juggling
The other upperclass-men
on the squad include
seniors Bobby Genheimer,
by Ellie Feleen
The men's cross coun-try
team opens their sea-son
tomorrow as they host
Gustavus Adolphus and
Southwest State.
Although sixteen men
will compete this year, on-ly
three runners are re-turning
from last year.
Captain Ross Fleming (sen-ior,
Mountain Lake) is op-timistic
about the season
and commented, "From
what I can see, we should
have the strongest team
we have had in a few
years. We have thirteen
recruitments who should
add more depth to the
Also returning is Ross
Allen (junior, New Brigh-ton),
and Tim Snyder
(sophomore, Bloomington).
New members who are
track veterans including
Ken Omath and Jeff
Krause. Genheimer, from
Johannesburg, South Afri-ca,
is a versatile perform-er
who can play anywhere
Mark Boyer (junior, New
Jersey), Tom Plocker, (jun-ior,
Blue Earth) and Greg
Stephens (sophomore,
Transfer students include
John Skelly (sophomore,
Fridley), Dave Carlson
(South Dakota), Richard
Whybrew (Burnsville),
and Jeff Valasco (Illinois).
Bob Lundquist and Mike
Deneen will also be first-year
members this season.
The Royals recruited
four freshmen—Brian Hol-sten
(Maple Grove), John
Pearson (New Hope), Paul
Kumer (Wisconsin), and
Mike Kees (Pennsylvania).
Steve Whittaker will
take Gene Glader's posi-tion
as the team's coach
this season. Whittaker
coached the men's cross
country team in 1976 and
was also the assistant
track coach last year.
Sports Events
Soccer- Sept. 11 and 12,
Judson Tournament,
Away ----Sept. 16, St.
John's Home, 4pm
Women's Cross Coun-try-
Sept. 12, Time
Trials, Home at 11
Men's Cross Country-
Sept. 12, Invitational
meet against South-west
State and Gus-tavus
Home at 11:45
Football- Sept. 12,
Hamline, Away at
Volleyball-Sept. 11 and
12, Bemidji Invita-tional,
on the pitch. Juniors Steve
Figini, Doug Barkey and
Kevin Higgs will give the
Royals good depth. Ano-ther
junior, Allan John-by
Mark Wollan
The aches and pains of
two-a-day practices have
almost disappeared and
the Royal football team
will start its regular sea-son
this Saturday against
Northeastern University
of Illinois.
The Royals have been
by Rob Haglund
The women's volleyball
team, back from a very
successful New England
trip, will begin their regu-lar
season schedule to-night
at the Bemidji Invi-tational.
The tournament, which
son, is currently out with
Sophomore halfback
Dave Boyce should see
playing time along with
freshmen Greg Barkey, a
winger from Argentina,
who was very impressive
in pre-season workouts.
The net-minding will be
handled by Bo Cedersjo
from Sweden and fresh-men
Doug Fauth from Rose-ville.
A third keeper, Kev-in
Pound, was injured in
practice and will miss the
first part of the season.
Other freshmen who were
impressive in camp are
Stan Higgs from Wheaton,
Illinois, Mark Strand from
Seattle, Washington, and
Steve Schattmuller from
The thing that pleased
Coach Leigh and Assist-ant
Coach Brian Bohne
most about the newcom-in
camp since August 22
and have a roster of near- -
ly 90 ball players this fall.
Returning this fall and
leading the team are cap-tains
Ken Cooper, Brian
Gere and Peter Kramka.
The Royals have several
other ,returning veterans
whose experience and
knowledge of the system
have greatly helped the
runs tonight and all day
tomorrow, is held at Be-midji
State University
(BSU) and features some
of the state's top teams.
This year's entries include
host BSU, Winona State,
Macalester, St. Cloud
State, St. Thomas and St.
Mary's. Last year the Roy-ers
this year is the quality
from top to bottom. "A
few years ago all these
freshmen would have start-ed,"
Leigh commented. "As
it is now, we will have a
very strong JV team."
On paper the Royals
have an improved team
over last year but Leigh
guards against overconfi-dence.
"We can play with
anybody in the conference,
but we're going to have to
prove it on the field," he
The team will play in
the Judson Tournament
this weekend before open-ing
their conference sea-son
at home against St.
John's next Wednesday,
September 16. If you miss-ed
the presentation at half-time
at the alumni foot-ball
game, you won't want
to miss the home opener.
The action starts at 4 p.m.
incoming rookies.
The Royal staff remains
the same lead by Head
Coach Dud mutton. Addi-tions
to the coaching staff
this year include Scott
Strellnaver and Nate Ber-glund
who are defensive
assistants, and Lindsay
Hoyer and Paul Lindberg
who add depth to the of-fensive
coaching staff.
al spikers won the conso-lation
championship and
hope to do even better this
Head coach Cindy Book
feels that the recently com-pleted
trip to New Eng-land
will benefit the team
see page 3
New coach, members join X-C
`81 Volleyball team shows potential
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Testing for Ovarian Cancer
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
Would you please let me know what is the test or examination with the most accuracy to detect ovarian cancer? How efficient is the ultrasound to detect the malignancy?
Thank you very much for your answer.
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Unfortunately, there is no reliable, cost-effective screening test for early detection of ovarian cancer in the general population. For women who are at particularly high risk, such as members of hereditary ovarian cancer families, increased surveillance with physical examination, transvaginal ultrasound, and a blood test for CA125 may be performed every 6-12 months starting between the ages of 25-35. Patients with two or more first-degree relatives with ovarian cancer should undergo evaluation by a genetic counselor or gynecologic oncologist, with plans for screening individualized to each patient. Though CA125 blood tests and transvaginal ultrasounds are commonly obtained to screen for ovarian cancer, no definitive evidence exists to show that these tests can actually improve the survival of women ultimately diagnosed with the disease.


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Three teams of Royal Opera House staff are currently training hard in preparation for the Thunderwalk Challenge.
Thunderwalk, an endurance test that involves completing a 54-mile walking route in just 24 hours, takes place on Saturday 12 May in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
The route crosses the highest peaks in South Wales, including Pen Y Fan (886m), Corn Du (873m), Cribyn (795m) and Fan Y Big (719m), and promises to be a grueling test of stamina both mentally and physically.
Philippa Rooke, Holly Gillanders, Claire Elcombe, Cormac Simms, Alex Lucas, Cathy Helweg, Sophie Cornell, Melanie Bouvet, Natalie Sharp, Debbie Mackay, Arnie Wilson and Albert Ray will all take part, walking in teams of four.
Arnie Wilson and his team from the Wigs Department recently braved the elements to complete a training walk in the Brecons.
When we attempted to walk up Pen Y Fan the conditions were so bad we had to turn around. It was snowing with wind speeds over 30mph, and then hail that felt like bits of glass on the face...
Philippa Rooke, who recently spent a rainy weekend with her team in Buckinghamshire on a 27.5-mile training walk, said:
I knew when I signed up this would be a tough challenge, but I hadn't realised how difficult it would be. If you're training for a 54-mile walk you have to walk for at least six, then eight, then ten hours both days each weekend to get the stamina up and the legs fit. On top of that they recommend two-hour walks every other weekday! We must have walked nearly 1,000 miles between us in training. I can't wait to be able to go for a 5-mile walk with a pub lunch at the end!
The teams are aiming to raise over £5,000 for Together for Short Lives, formerly known as ACT and Children's Hospices UK. The charity provides care for young people not expected to live to reach adulthood, offering support to their families.
One pound pays for a child's oxygen mask, while £25 could pay for a child to have a music therapy session and £50 or an hour of nursing care for a child at home.
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One big mess. It has been like this for months. Don't get me wrong. It has been better and worse than these images. At one point during my 25 Days of Christmas and Holiday Series, you could not even walk around in my studio! My sister saw it and was visibly shocked. The problem is that I just don't have any closets in this space and I have no way of storing all my supplies in a way that doesn't look cluttered.
Yes, I have seen all the wonderful studio spaces out there. Most of them look very nice in photographs. Many of them aren't very practical and, quite frankly, how do I pull them off? I cannot do it on my own. (Yes, I realized that you are shocked because it seems I can do anything. Wink.) So here I sit writing this blog post in a rant over my dilemma. So for now, I will just dream of the amazing studio spaces that I see and imagine that these were built during times when weekend projects were a part of my life.
|The PinkLovesBrown design studio is inspiring with its tall, color-coordinated shelves
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It's an article of faith: the United States needs more native-born students in science and other technical fields. But a new paper … contradicts the notion of a shrinking supply of native-born talent in the United States. In fact, the supply has actually remained steady over the past 30 years, the researchers conclude, while the highest-performing students in the pipeline are opting out of science and engineering in greater numbers than in the past, suggesting that the threat to American economic competitiveness comes not from inadequate science training in school and college but from a lack of incentives that would make science and technology careers attractive. Cranking out even more science graduates, according to the researchers, does not give corporations any incentive to boost wages for science/tech jobs, which would be one way to retain the highest-performing students.
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SWANSBORO � Katie Causey just doesn�t know how to react to playing in a state soccer final.
SWANSBORO � Katie Causey just doesn�t know how to react to playing in a state soccer final.
The Swansboro junior midfielder said that she is both excited and nervous about being part of a Pirates team that is set to play in the NCHSAA 2-A championship game.
But Causey�s emotions are understandable, given that this is her first time playing soccer on the state�s biggest stage.
�I�m nervous but I�m going to channel it in the right way,� she said. �I�m excited because I�ve never been in this position before.�
That position Causey and the Pirates (22-5-1) just so happen to be in is the state 2-A championship game Saturday at 2 p.m. at N.C. State University�s Dail Soccer Stadium against South Iredell (22-2).
Causey was in the eighth grade when Swansboro won its second of two consecutive state championships, meaning the state final against South Iredell will be new territory for the three-year starter.
Still, the 17-year-old Causey knows what she will need to do to help the Pirates win their fourth state title in program history.
�The No. 1 thing is I have to make sure I do both of my parts by getting back on defense as well as being in the attack,� Causey said. �I have to communicate and be one of the team leaders although I am not a captain. I just need to give it my all.�
Playing good offense and defense has been Causey�s specialty.
Not only have her nine goals and 11 assists help bolstered Swansboro�s attack, Causey has also been a valuable asset on defense for the Pirates, who enter the title game having shut out their last nine opponents.
Offensively, Causey said she looks to pass more than score.
�I probably distribute more,� Causey said. �I wouldn�t say that I�m one of the main goal-scorers, but that�s perfectly fine with me.�
But ask Swansboro coach Doug Kidd and he will tell you that Causey is dangerous off the dribble and pushing the ball forward.
�She brings us an ability to break down players 1v1,� he said. �She�s good with her decisions and she can finish the ball for us. She�s has great toughness and she�s a competitor.�
Causey found herself in the scoring column Tuesday night in Swansboro�s 4-0 victory over Roanoke Rapids in the East Regional final. It was a win that Causey said was her favorite moment of this season.
Causey has shown to have an ability to score some big goals.
�Her speed is definitely big for her and she just knows where to play the ball,� senior midfielder Ashley Neal said. �In the game (against Roanoke Rapids), she had a great shot from the outside that was right in the upper corner.�
But while Causey works hard to help give the Pirates a scoring chance, she also quickly gets back to defend. Playing on the outside, she helps prevent opponents from reaching the flanks.
�Katie is just naturally athletic. She is one of those where it�s natural, but she works really hard,� senior midfielder Julianna Tucker said. �She�s physical when we need it and she�s a leader when we need it.�
Causey had been a center midfielder during her first two seasons and for most of this season before moving over to the outside along the right side. Her quickness allows for her to move up and down the field.
However, Causey said the position switch � something she said happened about a month ago � was an adjustment. Last year she recorded 16 goals and 15 assists while playing more in the center while as a freshman she had six goals and five assists.
�As a center midfielder, my main role was to be hanging forward and so I would stay up and would be there to support the forwards and I would also be there for the defensive center mids to play to me,� Causey said. �When I was an attacking center midfielder, I didn�t have to get back, but as an outside mid, I have to get back and be in the attack at the same time. It gets tiring, yeah, but I think I�ve done well. But there�s always room for improvement.�
And because of the switch, Causey feels she has improved her overall game.
�Probably my versatility,� she said of her biggest improvement. �I am able to play in the middle and being able to play out wide when the coaches need me to.�
Simply put, Causey has no regrets moving positions. She feels the switch has helped the Pirates, who entered the state final having outscored their five playoff foes by a combined 27-0 score.
�When we put Katie out wide, it seemed to click for her and for the team as well,� Kidd said.
And on Saturday, Kidd hopes Causey continues her solid play.
�If she just plays her game, that would be fantastic,� Kidd said. �She just needs to do what she�s been doing the last few games.�


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Feds: 2nd inmate who escaped Chicago jail captured
CHICAGO (AP) — Weeks after a pair of bank robbers made a daring escape from a downtown Chicago high-rise jail, police said Friday they captured the last of the two men but didn't notice him at first because he had disguised himself as an older person.
Kenneth Conley was arrested in the Chicago suburb of Palos Hills after a short foot chase. Palos Hills Deputy Chief James Boie said Conley was dressed like an old man, wearing a beret and glasses, and walking with a limp when officers approached him.
He said Conley pushed one of the officers and led them on a foot chase. He said the fleeing man tried to break into an apartment to avoid being captured, but was caught and had a BB gun in his possession.
Conley, 38, escaped the Metropolitan Correctional Center last month with Joseph "Jose" Banks, apparently by smashing a hole in a wall at the bottom of a narrow cell window and squeezing through before scaling down about 20 stories using a knotted rope made out of bed sheets.
Banks was arrested two days later at a home on Chicago's North Side, about five miles from the jail. Conley managed to elude authorities for 17 days, but was still in the area when he got caught — about 18 miles southwest of the federal facility.
The apartment complex where Conley was nabbed is across the street from the police department in Palos Hills.
Boie said officers checking on a report of someone sleeping in the basement of a building saw Conley, but he was disguised.
"One officer outside saw a guy who looked like an old man," the deputy chief said. "He had a beret. He was walking with a limp and he had glasses on."
The officers approached Conley to verify his identity and Conley claimed he "was just visiting and didn't have any identification," Boie said.
At that point, Conley pushed one of the officers and there was a small struggle before Conley ran off and tried to break into an apartment, Boie said. Two officers chased after him and caught him about a block and a half away.
Both Conley and the officer who was shoved were taken to a hospital. Their injuries weren't serious.
A man who answered the phone at a number listed for Conley's brother, Nicholas Conley, in the Chicago suburb of Orland Hills asked that the family be left alone. A message left for Conley's mother was not immediately returned.
On the morning of the escape, it took jail officials hours to notice Conley and Banks were gone. Surveillance video from a nearby street showed the two hopping into a cab shortly before 3 a.m. on Dec. 18. They had changed out of their orange jail-issued jumpsuits.
When the facility did discover the two men were gone around 7 a.m., what was found revealed a meticulously planned escape, including clothing and sheets shaped to resemble a body under blankets on beds, bars inside a mattress and even fake bars in the cells.
A massive manhunt involving state, federal and local law enforcement agencies was launched, as SWAT teams stormed into the home of a relative of Conley only to learn the two escapees had been there and left. The authorities searched other area homes and businesses — even a strip club where Conley once worked.
Law enforcement officials left a host of questions unanswered, including how the men could collect about 200 feet of bed sheets and what they might have used to break through the wall of the federal facility.
Conley pleaded guilty last October to robbing a Homewood Bank last year of nearly $4,000. He wore a coat and tie during the robbery and had a gun stuffed in his waistband.
Banks, 37, known as the Second-Hand Bandit because he wore used clothes during his heists, had been convicted of robbing two banks and attempting to rob two others. Authorities say he stole almost $600,000, and most of that is still missing.
Associated Press writers Carla K. Johnson and Tammy Webber contributed to this report.


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Andrea Ferraioli and Marisa Cuomo (Photo ©Tom Hyland)
Winemaking is special in every part of Italy. The weather varies, as do the soils and vineyard exposures. Then there are the grapes themselves. No one knows exactly how many varieties are found throughout the country, but the best guesses are somewhere between 2000 and 3000.
All of those factors combine to make regional viticulture quite distinctive anywhere you go in Italy. Then there is the Amalfi Coast. Known as one of the most beautiful locations on the planet, this is an area of extreme viticulture, where vintners fashion some of the most unique wines anywhere in the world from remarkable hillside plots that are often buffeted by high winds. The work is difficult, but the results are always notable and often spectacular; it is in this zone where Marisa Cuomo and her winemaker/husband Andrea Ferraioli are producing some of the most singular wines in all of Italy.
The winery and vineyards are located in the small town of Furore, located between the postcard-famous hamlets of Positano and Amalfi. Furore is not as well known as those two locations, mainly because the town is not on the coastal road, but slightly off that thoroughfare. This is, for lack of a better term, a vertical town, as the main road that winds its way through the town begins several hundred feet above vineyards and homes as it tumbles down to just a few meters above the sea. Standing on the road about halfway down in Furore offers a dazzling view; as you glance skyward, you see cars that look tiny heading down the road, while the view down to the sea is breathtaking, especially when early morning or late afternoon fog creeps into the area.
As in other zones in Campania, indigenous varieties are planted throughout the Amalfi Coast; here in Furore, Ferraioli works with white varieties such as Biancolella, Ginestra and Fenile, while Aglianico and Piedirosso are the featured red grapes. The reds from Marisa Cuomo are excellent (along with a beautiful dry rosato), but it is the collection of white wines that make this estate so renowned.
The Furore Bianco, a blend of Falanghina and Biancolella, is aged solely in stainless steel and offers lemon and grapefruit notes with the vibrant acidity of the local whites; the Ravello Bianco, made from a similar bend from the nearby town of Ravello, is similarly styled, though less concentrated than the wine from Furore.
The most complete wine made at the estate is a Furore Bianco named Fior'duva, a blend of Fenile, Ginestra and Ripoli. Ferraioli ferments part of the must in barrique and then ages the wine in similar barrels; the result is a superb white of deep concentration. There are the usual tropical and citrus flavors as well as notes of lemon custard, giving this wine a uniqueness among Amalfi whites. This is a white that is impressive upon release, but displays greater complexities over five to seven years. The newly released 2008 is one the finest examples I've tasted to date with impressive texture and the structure to age for perhaps seven to ten years.
One note about the vines in Furore; because of the strong winds off the sea, the pergola (overhead) training system is used. This viticultural practice, also used in other Italian regions such as Alto Adige and Veneto (especially in Soave and to a lesser degree in Valpolicella), also provides shade and lessens the amount of sunshine, which is an especially important factor in Campania. The look of these vines on these steep slopes perched above the sea is truly stunning.
If you have the opportunity to visit Furore, make sure you visit the estate of Marisa Cuomo and stop in for lunch or dinner at the Bacco Ristorante, where you can enjoy grilled seafood (octopus, shrimp et al) with these delicious whites; the earthiness of the fish providing a perfect foil for the striking acidity of the wines. You might just get a chance to enjoy a glass of wine with Marisa or Andrea, but even if you don't, I guarantee you'll never forget the experience, as you celebrate the beauty of the Amalfi Coast through its landscapes, food and glorious white wines!


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Cape Canaveral: Launchpad to the Stars
- The students will be able to identify the geographic and climatic characteristics of Florida that made it the best location for the space program.
- The students will be abe to describe how the space program affected the economy and growth of the eastern coast of Florida.
- The students will be able to explain how NASA was created.
- The students will be able to state how the space program has affected the people of Florida.
- The students will explain the process of growth that the space program took.
Sunshine State Standards Benchmarks:SS.A.1.2.1 - SS.A.6.2.3
Corrientes inhabited confrontation Canaveral associated isolated climate temperate launching vastness decade budding chartered civilians orbit assassinated development flourished
Suggested Activities:
- Before reading the passage, discuss the previewing strategy with the students.
- Have the students creat a vocabulary map for the word "launching."
- Have the students create a timeline using the dates and information in the reading passage.
- Have the students create models of the sapce shuttle using paper towel rolls, construction paper, glue and paint.
- Have the students research how the size and appearance of NASA's space ships have changed over time.
- Complete and review FCAT questions.
(Note: Actual FCAT practice passages are wrtten at the students' independent reading level. These Florida History selections are written at the students' instructional reading level. Therefore, students should not be asked to complete the questions until after receiving class instruction on the vocabulary and content of the passage. Students should also read the Florida History selection independently before answering the FCAT questions and be permited to return to the selection for rereading as they answer.)
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Another guest post by Kerry, last year's Simple Year author
I have been a member of eBay since 1999 when I needed to find exact replacements for my father's much beloved skis. (Mental note: don't lean sporting goods on the back of one's car when late to an appointment). It was so much fun in the beginning and I always felt like I could get great deals or difficult to find items (like skis that hadn't been manufactured since Cheers was on the air)
As the years have passed, I feel less like I'm getting a good discount and more like I'm buying from the online version of a shopping mall in a slightly seedier side of town. It has caused me to wonder if eBay is worth the hassle particularly now that I'm not required to buy used.
In the beginning, eBay was really more of a marketplace for used items sold by individuals. It didn't take long for the site to be overrun by "pro" sellers with expensive minimums and NEW IN BOX items, some legitimate but others knock-offs from China (Coachy Purses and Ugs Boots).
In spite of this defilement, I really do still love the concept of eBay. During my Buy Nothing New Year, I was able to find ANYTHING I needed, on the site simply by searching "used only". There is only the occasional lemon, like the cat pee soaked boots I wrote about here.
I now only buy from sellers with a larger number of feedbacks already in the system and check the country of origin. While I always search the used items first, I do allow myself to look at new items now.
I also only bid on items that I am willing to take a loss on because, despite what eBay espouses, their customer service is poor and much like a harried elementary school teacher; they want you to "work it out on your own".
Sometimes I wonder if the entire realm of eBay is staffed by three androids sitting in clean room somewhere. Have you ever tried to ask for help with something? Even if you directly email them and then wait the requisite 72-hours for response, they send you an infuriating "Frequently Asked Questions" list, subtitled, Don't bother us with your trivial questions, you are but an insignificant speck in the hive mind.
I like selling on eBay because I can earn more money that at a garage sale or a consignment store. Plus, I think it's good to have a variety of merchandise on the market from people who are not trying to make their living, it keeps the prices down. Or at least, I believe it does.
But, I am busy, you are busy….we are all busy.
Listing on eBay has gotten easier, particularly if you have a smart phone that uploads photos instantly. Once you get your first couple of items listed, your preferences are on file and then you can go through the screens quickly. eBay also gives suggested shipping costs, which is helpful. But, I usually add a dollar to that price, just to be safe.
It takes me less than five minutes to list each item, then about two hours to obsessively check my items over the next five to seven days to see if they have any bids.
But, you could cut out that step.
Shipping is also easy; you can print out postage online through the USPS website (although you have to estimate weight and size of the box). I usually sell a few things at a time, so I just make a 30-minute trip to the post office.
Also, eBay and its mistress PayPal take a cut of your proceeds. It varies based on some complex, constantly changing algorithm created by those three androids, but it is usually between 15 and 20 percent total.
I generally try to sell at least five items at a time and list only items I feel like I am going make at least five dollars on after all the fees. But, of course I prefer to list items that have retained a pretty good value like brand name kid's clothing.
I'm a working mom and know the value of my time. I usually don't make as much per hour as I do consulting, but making a few hundred extra dollars each year plus ultimately giving new use to our old items is worth it for me.
It's like finding money in the pocket of a coat I haven't worn since last season. And, what else am I going to do from three to four AM?


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The national debt will reach "unprecedented levels" over the next 30 years, according to the new long-term budget outlook released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office. Federal outlays will...
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The nearly two dozen Democrats running for president are debating a variety of proposals for providing universal health care in the U.S., but voters seem to have a more basic issue on their mind: how...
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With approval from the Trump administration, the state of Arkansas rolled out work requirements for Medicaid recipients in June 2018. In the following months, 18,000 adults fell off the Medicaid...
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The standard Medicare Part D drug benefit has a "catastrophic threshold" above which enrollees pay up to 5% of their prescription costs out-of-pocket. The Kaiser Family Foundation finds that, in 2017...
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's burgeoning plan to reduce Medicare drug prices is drawing complaints from both progressives and conservatives, says Roll Call's Andrew Siddons . Pelosi and the House...
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For people in large employer health plans, nearly one in five emergency room visits in 2017 was followed by a "surprise" medical bill, according to a study released Thursday by Kaiser Family...
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Recognizing a growing hostility toward major social welfare programs, President Bill Clinton famously announced that "the era of big government is over" back in 1996. Twenty years later, Democratic...
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The 2020 elections are still more than 500 days away, but the first Democratic debates of the presidential campaign are fast approaching. When the candidates gather on June 26 and 27, it's clear what...
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Medicare for All means different things to different people. A new poll from the Democratic pollsters at Navigator Research finds that nearly 75% of Democrats believe the term refers to a health care...
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The Trump presidency has moved America left, The Economist reports . Americans now favor "big government" policies more than they have at any time since 1961, according to political scientist James...
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Tackling the $22 trillion national debt can be done in very different ways. Underscoring that point, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on increasing...
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Lheraud Cognac 1980 Petite Champagne, 0.7 L
Tasting Notes
Cognac has a brilliant amber color.
The taste of cognac nice, velvety, with hints of dried fruit. The finish is long and deep.
Cognac has a soft, complex, deep aroma, which differ in the notes of vanilla, caramel and prunes.
Is an excellent aperitif, digestif, goes well with coffee, cigar.
Interesting Facts
The motto of the cognac house Guy L'Heureux: "To make a good Cognac, it must be love!".
Lheraud Cognac Cognac 1980 Petite Champagne has its own unique character. Made from the best spirits Petite Champagne. Has a brilliant amber color and soft complex aroma, which has gained in the process of aging in oak barrels. It has no sugar additives or a caramel. Complex bouquet of cognac vintage 1980 Petite Champagne goes well with a nice velvety and fruity taste and memorable long and rich aftertaste. Truly elegant product of the legendary house in which lies the story itself. A gift for the elite connoisseurs.
Brandy production houses L'Heureux has been known since 1680, during this year, Alexander L'Heureux started winemaking in the Charente. But the release of cognac under the brand Lheraud company began only in 1970, when it passed to Guy L'Heureux, who is currently the head of the family business.
The estate owns 125 acres of vineyards in the Petit Champagne. On the lands of the manor grow selected grape varieties Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Colombard. House produces brandies on secret family recipes.
That Monsieur Guy L'Heureux began selling cognac - vintages (cognac crop one year), which was new to the world of cognac. L'Heureux family is one of the few in Cognac, which produces vintages on a permanent basis. They brought home a special reputation Lheraud. Vintages bottled under the control of the State Bureau of interprofessional cognac and anti-counterfeiting (BNIC). Spill begin only after tasting expert, took the oath.
Millezimnye brandies can be divided into two groups. The first consists of vintages from different subregions (which was once the family had vineyards). Alcohols for these brandies were obtained from the old hand-made alambikov volume of cubes just 2 hectoliters. They were heated with wood, under the strict attention master distillation, in this regard, each individual alcohol. The oldest dates back to 1802 millezim Lheraud year.
The second group includes vintages period 1950-1980, which took place in the distillation with alambikah of 13 hectoliters. And in 1999, were established more voluminous alambiki, of 25 hectoliters, but alcohols, distillation past them to go on sale soon.
Cognac houses are made without additives caramel, sugar and other ingredients, so they are different natural color and natural flavor. "No candy, no sugar - is sacrilege," - said in an interview export manager cognac house Lheraud ("Guy L'Heureux") François Rebel.
House Lheraud - the official supplier of brandy to the House of Lords in London and the Imperial House of Japan. These exclusive cognacs are presented in the most famous restaurants in the world: «La Tour d'Argent» (Tokyo), «Richemond» (Geneva), «Dalloyau» (Paris), as well as Dallmayr (Munich) - one of the largest and most expensive world gourmet shops, and places of worship for lovers of luxury and exclusive products - shopping center "Harrods" in London. As acknowledged by Alexander Massena - Managing cognac house Lheraud (Lero), cognac houses prefer the former French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Raffarin of France, Prince Albert of Monaco, and many other famous people.
About 10 years ago, and the Russians have the opportunity to try the excellent products cognac house L'Heureux. Give yourself and your familiarity with the legendary elite cognac houses!


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Gutted: Student hurt in morning blaze
The early morning fire that gutted this three-level UVA-area house sent one student to the hospital with burns and smoke inhalation and left him and his 11 fellow residents homeless. According to Battalion Chief Steve Walton, the first crews arriving at 5:47am on Tuesday, February 10, found flames already emerging from the three-level Monroe Avenue structure. Walton says the fire began in the left-front room downstairs, the burned student's bedroom. Three other residents received minor injuries, including at least one in a dive from a window, Walton says. An investigation into the cause was pending at press time.
Fire damaged this house just off JPA.


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Chances are that if you are not already on Facebook, then you will soon be giving it a try. If youre not looking to reconnect with long forgotten college buddies or an old flame or two, then maybe you are interested in finding out why your teen is spending so much time on the popular social networking site.Whatever the reason, if you are setting up a Facebook account for the first time or even if you are a Facebook veteran weve put together a few tips to help you get the most out of your experience. You might even want to pass these along to your kids!
#1 Choose a good pictureWhile you can upload and tag as many pictures of yourself as you want, you only have one profile photo, so make it a good one. While it might entertain some of your closer friends to post a picture of your cat or an image of Superman, the joke (if there ever was one) soon wears thin. Put your best face forward and have people say: Wow, she looks good!#2 Keep your profile updatedLike your main photo, your profile says a lot about you. Make it honest but interesting, and keep it updated. One of the best ways to get in touch with old friends is by posting your education and work experiences. And although you dont have to get into your favorite quotations (never quite understood that one!), people will pay attention to your activities, your current interests, and even your favorite music and/or TV shows. #3 Its not a popularity contest!Facebook is not 9th grade (unless youre a 9th grader!). You arent competing to prove you are the most popular kid in school. Dont friend every random person you can find or everyone that shows up on the People You May Know feature....or feel inadequate if you only have 40 friends. Facebook truly is about quality over quantity and unless you can devote every waking hour to the site, having 300+ friends probably says more about your lack of discrimination than your popularity!#4 Its OK to say no
.really!This is the other side of #3. If you get a friend request from a random stranger, or from someone you hardly know, or someone you dont want to share your online life with, then its OK to say no. Facebook makes it easy for you: if you ignore a friend request, nothing is reported and no-one is any the wiser. #5 Use the privacy settingsFacebook has devoted much time and effort in developing a comprehensive set of privacy settings that can be customized to the nth degree. Use them. You may want to control what people see when they search for you, or you might want to restrict which friends can see tagged photos of you. The privacy settings can take care of this. Similarly, if you are tired of being constantly notified about trivial status updates and wall posts, then you can control that too.#6 Friend your familyOne of the most rewarding aspects of Facebook is its ability to draw families closer together and help them share news that usually gets relegated to the once-a-year holiday letter. Friend those fun cousins in Texas that you only get to see at weddings and funerals, or the aunt that was so good to you when you were a kid. Hey you might even be able to friend your kids as they get older! This time not to keep an eye on them but instead to find out how life on campus is working out.#7 Use wall postsDont just message people, otherwise you might as well stick to e-mail! Use the wall posts and share it with everyone! The wall post is the true essence of Facebook. Someones birthday? Post a Happy Birthday on their wall. Your friend just got a promotion? Use his wall to congratulate him. Having a great vacation in Hawaii? Post it on your wall and make em all jealous!#8 Dont poke!Or at least not until you know what it means! The poke still remains a mystery to most Facebook users. When you poke someone, you dont get to say what the poke is about, and the recipient just gets a message telling them they have been poked. Okay
Perhaps the poke is a hangover from the days when Facebook was regarded as a student dating site. That might explain the Facebook group called: Enough With The Poking, Lets Just Have Sex!#9 Tag photosIf the wall post is the heartbeat of Facebook, then photos are the smile. Photos make Facebook fun and will bring your page alive. The more photos you post, the more people will connect with you. Also, learn how to tag photos thats adding names to the faces in the pictures. Its easy and it's the best way to send the pics to people in the photos. But be nice. Only post and tag photos that you think the person would be happy to have circulated to their Facebook friends!#10 Careful with the kidsIf you have teenage children and are lucky enough to friend them on Facebook, tread very carefully. You might see some things that you are tempted to comment on, either on Facebook itself or face-to-face offline. But unless its a case of cyberbullying, or someone is putting themselves in danger, or the behavior is totally inappropriate, be careful not to overreact. To most teenagers, their Facebook profile and how they are perceived online by their friends is extremely important to them. It would be very uncool to have a parent jump in with critical remarks. Feel fortunate that you have a trusting enough relationship with your child to get friended in the first place and enjoy it for as long as it lasts!


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With about 13,000 known species, North American moths come in a range of sizes, from members of the giant silkworm family with six-inch-wingspans to numerous species of smaller "micromoths." But in Winged Tapestries: Moths at Large, a thrilling photographic exhibition open for just one more month at the Museum, the featured moths—no matter how large or small in nature—are magnified to sumptuous dimensions.
With prints as large as 5 feet across, says David Grimaldi, curator in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology, "These images provide a moth's-eye view in stunning detail. You can see individual scales on the wings, and how the different colors of scales form a mosaic of patterns." The giant prints of the moths, which were carefully scanned on a velvety black background, reveal details invisible to the naked eye.
The pale white-yellow, one-inch wingspan beggar moth (Eubaphe mendica) may not look like much at first glance. Here it is at about actual-size.
But when magnified in a print 63 inches high and 45 inches wide, its sumptuously gorgeous details are laid bare.
At just one-inch-long and not-so-colorful, the white-dotted prominent (Nadata gibbosa) might be easy to overlook at first glance. But in a 45-inch-wide print, its astonishing antennae, elegant tawny stripes, and snowflake-white dots deserve a long look.
Here it is, approximately actual size.
Photographed by Canadian artist Jim des Rivières, the more than 30 moths in the exhibition are quite common, and all are native to eastern North America. Perhaps they'll inspire you to look more closely, in real life, at these mysterious, deceptively subtle night visitors.
Winged Tapestries: Moths at Large closes Sunday, September 29, 2013. The exhibition is free with Museum admission.
Winged Tapestries: Moths at Large, featuring the art of Jim des Rivières, is produced by the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada.
The presentation of Winged Tapestries: Moths at Large at the American Museum of Natural History is made possible by the generosity of
the Arthur Ross Foundation.