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Also at the banquet the Varsity 'T' Hall of Fame presented the Distinguished Service Award to longtime team physician Dr. Roger Kruse, and posthumously to former faculty athletics representative John Stoepler.
The 2013 Varsity 'T' Hall of Fame class will also be introduced at halftime of the men's basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Rockets host Eastern Michigan at 7:00 p.m.
The 2013 Varsity 'T' Hall of Fame inductees are as follows:
Jim Harding, 1997-2000
A four-year starter at tackle, Harding was a team captain and a first-team All-MAC selection as a senior in 2000. He was part of three MAC West Championships in which he started 46 consecutive games (every game of his career) for the Rockets and blocked for UT's all-time leading rusher Chester Taylor. A UT Academic Honor Roll student in 1999 and 2000, Harding was awarded Academic All-MAC honors in 1998 and 1999. As a senior, he received the Jim Nicholson Award which is given to the athlete that makes the greatest contribution to the team. Currently, Harding is the offensive line coach at the University of Wyoming.
Kelly Meinhart, 1985-1988
Kelly Meinhart was named first-team All-MAC as a catcher in 1987 and as a DH in 1988, as well as first-team All-Region in 1988. She was a member of the Rocket squad that won the MAC Championship in 1985 and earned second place in the MAC in 1986 and 1987. Meinhart holds the school record for triples in a season (eight in 1985, four more than the second-place holder) and triples in a career (13, five more than the No. 2 hitter). She ranks fifth all-time with 81 RBI and third in at-bats (678).
Robert "Bob" Pawlak, 1958-1961
Bob Pawlak, a three-time letterwinner, was the point guard on outstanding teams from 1958-1961 that were a combined 44-27 (just 23-46 in the three years previous to his arrival). He averaged 9.8 points per contest, shooting 41 percent from the floor and 76 percent from the line in his career. He averaged 11.7 points as a sophomore, 7.9 points as a junior and 9.5 points as a senior. He shot an impressive 46 percent from the field as senior, mostly from long range. No assist statistics were kept in those days but by all accounts he was one of the leaders in the MAC. Bob helped the Rockets finish in second place in the MAC in both his junior and senior seasons, and led UT to victories over some big names in college basketball at the time: Loyola of Chicago, Duquesne, Dayton, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Utah State, Detroit, Xavier and Villanova. A fine overall athlete, Bob also lettered in baseball in 1960. After graduation, he was drafted by the Cleveland Pipers of the ABA, and eventually ended up playing alongside the Harlem Globetrotters for two seasons with the opponent team, the Washington Generals. His love for sports spilled over into the running world as he competed in 13 marathons, including the Boston Marathon three times. He coached high school basketball for 25 years, served seven years as an athletic director at Start High School and retired in 2006 after 38 years of teaching.
Pat Reilly, 1961-63
Pat Reilly was a MAC champion in 1962 and 1963, leading the Rockets to league titles both years. From 1961-63, Reilly lost only eight matches. He qualified for the NCAA Championships in 1961, 1962 and 1963, helping UT knock off top seed Oklahoma State in the 1963 tourney. As a sophomore in 1961 wrestling at 147 pounds, Reilly went 17-3 and took second place at the MAC Championship Meet. As a junior, he went 20-2 and won the MAC title. As a senior captain, Reilly finished with a 25-3 mark, taking another MAC title and placing second at the Olympic Regional trials, qualifying to attend the U.S. Olympic Training Camp. After a stint as a graduate assistant coach at UT under head coach Joe Scalzo, Reilly went on to coach wrestling at Cardinal Stritch High School from 1965-69. He is a member of the Hall of Fame at Toledo Central Catholic as a wrestler and football player, and at Cardinal Stritch as a coach. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from UT in education.
John Wesley Saunders, Football 1969-1971 and Basketball 1970-71
The late John Wesley Saunders was a three-year starter for a 35-0 Rocket team with the top defense in the nation. Saunders was selected as an All-MAC safety in 1971. John also played basketball in the 1970-71 season under coach Bobby Nichols. He was later selected to play in the 1972 All-American Bowl. Saunders was a fourth-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Rams in 1972. He later played with the 49ers, Bills, and Lions. John passed away in 2001.
Tom Ward, 1999-2002
Tom Ward was a three-year starter at middle linebacker for the Rockets and was team captain in 2002. He earned first-team All-MAC honors as a senior and won the Jim Nicholson Award (team MVP). Ward is ninth all-time in career tackles/sacks (403) and 10th all-time in tackles a season (180 in 2002). He led the team in tackles in 2001 and 2002 and twice had 22 tackles in a game, against UNLV and Ball State in 2002. He played on teams that won or shared three MAC West Division titles, won the MAC Championship in 2001, earned back-to-back trips to the Motor City Bowl in 2001 and 2002, and compiled a record of 35-13.


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Cha-Bling! How Much Is Courtney Robertson's Engagement Ring Worth?
Way back on Valentine's Day, Wetpaint Entertainment broke the news about the stunning engagement ring that Ben Flajnik picked out for his Bachelor 16 Chosen One, Courtney Robertson. We gave you the first photo and exclusive spoiler details on Courtney's giant rock. Now, the day after the finale, People Magazine is answering the all-important question: "What's that baby worth?"
People talked to diamond-pushing superstar Neil Lane, who "handcrafted a glamorous cushion-cut, 3-plus-carat diamond ring accented by 96 round-cut diamonds and set in platinum."
The damage? $50,000!
Neil Lane, bless his heart, is totally 'shipping for Ben and Courtney. "After Ben finally proposed, they were inseparable and glowing, like love puppies," Neil said. "They seemed very much in love."
Love puppies! Glowing love puppies! Oh, Neil Lane. You're the real diamond.
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Ahh, I love a good game of cat and mouse!
Sunday night's installment of The Walking Dead on AMC was basically sixty minutes of the Governor stalking Andrea over hill and dale, through forests and plains, into abandoned warehouses and, finally, to the doorstep of the prison.
There, as Andrea longingly looks at those familiar fences, the Governor swoops in behind her and takes her down. It was exactly like when Jason jumps out of Crystal Lake at the end of Friday the 13th.
Heart breaker!
I get the feeling from following social media that Andrea isn't exactly a fan favorite, but unless your heart is made of stone it's kind of hard to not feel bad for her in this situation. She keeps trying to do the right thing, and she was so close to getting away from that maniac and back to her old friends! Plus, it was sweet of her to kiss Milton on the cheek before she left.
In a nice little symmetrical flourish, the episode ends with Andrea bound up in the torture chair that the Governor had been creepily setting up at the beginning of the episode. He was all down on his knees, pulling on the chains and panting lustily. "It's my workshop..." What a lunatic.
Oh Andrea, why didn't you just pull the trigger when you had a chance? And in time I think Milton is going to regret his decision to stop her from icing him.
Speaking of Milton, I'm pretty sure that was him who set all the zombies ablaze.
And because I might not get another chance, here is the gas fight from "Zoolander."
We're supposed to think that it was Tyreese, but that's a classic misdirection tactic.
So is the Governor going to torture Andrea? I think during the big war between the factions, Michonne is going to bust into that room and rescue Andrea by chopping the chains with her Samurai sword.
And it will be about damn time, because things have been moving kind of slow lately.
The secondary story line of this episode involved Allen and Tyreese having a quarrel. Where the hell did that come from?
Allen's like, "you saved my wife and made me look like an idiot in front of my son!" and Tyreese is like "do you want me to call the WAAAAmbulance?"
I didn't even remember that Allen was a character. I had to look up his name. I was like, "hey, who's the new guy?"
At the beginning of the episode we got to see Michonne's pet walkers again in a flashback, so that was fun. I miss those crazy guys. It was funny when Andrea goes "Do you want to talk about it?" It was funny because Michonne doesn't like to talk about things. It was kind of curious how Michonne was talking about them. She didn't seem to like them all that much when they were alive. She said "They deserved what they got, they weren't human to begin with." What was all that supposed to mean?
Most telegraphed zombie attack
When Andrea was fleeing the Governor in his awesome Tonka pick-em-up truck, she ran up into the woods and was leaning against this tree for like 30 seconds. As soon as she leaned up against that tree you just knew the zombies were about to attack, and of course they did!
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Something about this picture from a tweed run in Kiev, Ukraine, this fall reminds me that there is no more noble, populist, and ideal machine than the bicycle. It's just so perfect, this picture. Her calm perch. The smiling woman to her right. The languid had draped over a handlebar on the left. All the people and bikes overlapping together into one group.
And the bicycle is perfect, too. From giving African villagers the mobility that lets them earn money to improve their lives to communing with nature on mountain bike on a wilderness trail to the sense of spirit, style, and community of a tweed run, the bicycle is the ultimate expression of ingenuity, efficiency, and the joy that is being human.
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It it appropriate that at this time, with over fifty students having leceived awards and the program having achieved maturity as an important factor in Freeport educational life, Mr. Carlino should be our guest of honor while another group of deserving students rccivos these co%'eted award-*!," • Mr. . Vt.llmer reported that ticket reservations were being received at a fast rale, and asked that those interested in attending act quicltiy to avoid being disappointed. HUNDREDS HONOR WALTER HAWKINS - .,«,«ii. —wm- MM«-j-w».--M«juiiijiiM»-j-Hi..i. —, •WMHHMA(Aae<M-l«*|K. iwVK >» e-'**ft,«' v»-w " ^ "t *' "• » -'S (• \ * * 4 > ' 1> " * * ' ' ' * '»^iS***e^Wf* *'!!?'*) y^.. L M. WETTLAUFER TO RETIRE IN JUNE - ', After 28 years of directing the nationally-famous Freeport music '^•oups with thejr impressive list of "firsts" in music education. Dr. J. Maynard Wettlaufcr is retiring from public school musle. rriVntary instrumental muslt pro^ratn which developed the outstahd-ing junior and senior high schooli-— -- ' bands and orchestras through the Freeport. lS40's and early 1050's, that in- • cludai the many coast-to-const radio and teJevisibn jippearances which brought naMon acclaim 1» Hi;i notable contributions to music education include many published music inaterials, instruc- (Continuod .on page 11) Post Office Closed On Memorial Day Th© Freeport Post 6fflce will operate on fto usual weekday schedule on Friday. May 29, 1964. and all lesulai services will b» performed. The Post Office will be closed oii Stttutday, May 30,1984. and no carrier delivery Borvko will bo porlormed.. Special delivery a»- llcles will be delivered and the kbby will be open for iha'coa-venieitee of Iraxholders from 9 a.m. to 6 p.Ri. FREEPORT LAUNCHES COUNCIL OF YOUTH Library T^ Present Final 'Story Hour' •Hbfanan, atinooncea thBt orrsat-urday. May 23 at 10;.10 a.m., the Freeport Memorial Library, will jirc-jent the last in its cuncnt series of monthly siory hours. Tlic guest stoi-y-teller will bo Uncle Bill, the Story-Man, and the program will featwc poenis and riddles as well as stories. All children of elementai-y school age are invited to come and join the fun. Photo abova ihows (1. lo r.) Mayor HobDit Bweenay. Wattor C. Four hundred blrtlulay Ruests p.icked fhu South Shoi-e Yncht Club Wednesday, May 13, 1M4, to honor one of Freoport'.i cduca-lionol leaders. As of Juno imH, Walter C, rinwkins, supt. of bulldlMgt and grounds for the Fiwport Public ScJi.iols, will retire after 40 years,of service. - r . v ^ s * . ^ * * jitdS^ Edwin Frecdmaa look* up a fina point of law «s Attorney Oaldey Gantiy queftteni Craig Dutland, playtaf the part ol.tha dofendani in a teaal action staged at night (May 14) in Fiee|»rt Polifca OmU Bobort Kbk in flie i»le o£ a poUw olflcB*, widte Wi iMta to h» queitionad. 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Today's picture was taken in 1863, and shows General Tom Thumb. His real name was Charles Stratton. He was given the Tom Thumb character by P.T. Barnum. He died at a relatively young age of around 45 from a stroke.
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I thought we were going to have a Miniature People Week, but instead we are now on day two of Giant Chair Week. My question is where does one even obtain such a large piece of furniture?ReplyDelete
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They were shown with a chair to show how short the subjects are.ReplyDelete
Out East, we have a grocery chain called Giant. Perhaps they sell chairs as well.ReplyDelete
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Paul Thomas Anderson is named the Best Director, Jennifer Lawrence and Emmanuelle Riva are the Best Actresses, and Joaquin Phonenix is hailed as the Best Actor.
After New York Film Critics Circle revealed its winners last week, this time it's Los Angeles Film Critics Association which announced the winners of its awards on Sunday, December 9. Naming Michael Haneke's romantic drama "Amour" its Best Film of the year, the association also hailed Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" as the runner-up for the coveted title.
In addition to claiming the top prize, the French movie collected the Best Actress award for Emmanuelle Riva. She was tied for the title with Jennifer Lawrence for her well-reviewed performance in "Silver Linings Playbook". As for the Best Actor, the prize went to Joaquin Phoenix for his role in "Master", while Denis Lavant became the runner-up thanks to his acting stint in "Holy Motors".
While "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)" won big at NYFCC Awards, the film only collected one title at LAFCA. The Osama bin Laden hunt film snatched the Best Film Editing award for Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg. Its director Kathryn Bigelow, meanwhile, became the runner-up for Best Director, defeated by "Master" helmer P.T. Anderson.
The awards would be handed out to the winners during a scheduled ceremony on January 12 at the Intercontinental Hotel. During the event, LAFCA would also honor documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman with its career achievement award.
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Making a henna mix can be fun, weird, messy, and confusing all at the same time. Why? Because as with everything else concerning natural hair, there is a wealth of information out there, and a lot of it conflicts. So let's go ahead and break this thing down, so you can get the most out of your henna...without making too much of a mess.
What Is Henna?
Henna (if 100% lawsonia inermis) is an all-natural plant native to Africa, Southern Asia, and Australia used to dye hair, skin, nails, and fabrics. It temporarily stains the aforementioned a reddish hue. The leaves of the plant are crushed and the dye is released using any number of liquids -- from hot water, to coffee or tea.
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Henna has some amazing benefits for natural hair. Here are a few I've discovered:
- Thicken Hair/Add "Weight"--Every time I do a henna treatment, I notice that my hair appears to be a little thicker, and has a little more hang. This is because henna molecules bind to the keratin in the hair, creating plumpness of individual strands. Note that this effect is not permanent, and is not a solution for hair that is rapidly thinning, breaking, or otherwise damaged.
- Awesome Color--100% natural henna will always stain your hair to some degree. Depending on how long you leave it, the ingredients you mix in, and the natural color of your hair, your color will range from deep orange to burgundy or coffee brown. It is almost like a natural cellophane. The results are long-lasting and fade naturally, and won't leave your hair looking washed out.
- Shiny, Strong Hair-- Henna always makes my hair shine, thanks to the henna itself and the ingredients I mix in to condition my hair. I also notice less breakage whenever I henna, which can be attributed to the protein-binding action mentioned previously.
Psoriasis Relief-- To date, henna has been the ONLY thing to help keep my scalp psoriasis at bay. Even in the cold winter months when things get tricky, my scalp psoriasis isn't nearly as bad. I don't know why it works, but if it ain't broke don't fix it!
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Which Henna Should You Use?
I always, always, ALWAYS advocate for using 100% pure Body Art Quality (BAQ) Henna. Not only does it work better, but it will make your life infinitely easier. Trust me. Back in the day when I first began dabbling in henna (and was too impatient to wait for online shipping), I rushed to my nearest Whole Foods and Sprouts, buying up boxes of Light Mountain Henna. Now, there is nothing wrong with Light Mountain per-se, but I strongly advise against naturally curly girls using it. It is not finely sifted, and contains large granules and twigs (yes, twigs). I had the time of my life trying to get that grit and twigs out of my transitioning hair--and would have to wash my hair for several consecutive days following a henna treatment just to get most of them out. Body Art Quality henna on the other hand, is very finely sifted and smooth. It has the consistency of baby powder. This makes for easy mixing, easy application, and easy rinsing. I personally swear by Jamila BAQ Henna, but I have also recently tried Reshma Natural Highlights (this is the ONLY box that is 100% henna, by the way) and it is the same in terms of consistency, performance, and results.
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Wayne State College will hold winter commencement at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17 in Rice Auditorium. A total of 182 degrees - 19 masters and 163 bachelors - will be conferred by Wayne State Interim President Curt Frye.Alumni Achievement Award Carole and Dr. Dwain Petersen are the recipients of the Wayne State Foundation Alumni Achievement Award. Dwain received a Wayne State Service Award and graduated cum laude with one of the college's first bachelor of music education degrees in 1955. Carole completed her teaching credential at Wayne State in 1954 and started her teaching career in nearby Pierce. Dwain and Carole were married in 1955. They accepted teaching positions in Tilden, Neb., where Carole was first-grade teacher and Dwain was band director and led the boys' glee club.Dwain joined the Naval Reserve in 1952. Upon receiving his draft notice in 1956, he and Carole moved to Newport, R.I., where Dwain was commissioned an ensign in the Navy. After aviation training at Jacksonville, Florida Naval Air Station (NAS) and electronics education at Glenview, Illinois NAS, they transferred to Barbers Point, Territory of Hawaii NAS in 1957. Dwain served for two and a half years on the Distant Early Warning barrier, flying 100 14-hour missions between Midway Island and Adak, Alaska NAS. Upon release from active duty he remained in the Naval Reserve as an air intelligence officer, serving 28 years and attaining the rank of commander.Dwain earned a doctorate at the University of Nebraska in educational psychology. The family of five moved to Mankato, Minn., in 1964, where he became an assistant professor at Mankato State University. He served as director of institutional research, director of the Center for Cultural and Behavioral Education, professor and president of the faculty, retiring in 1997. Carole completed her bachelor's degree in 1974 and master's degree in 1979 in sociology at Mankato. She served as assistant director of the International Student Office at Mankato for 20 years.Dwain and Carole have provided leadership and service to the Boy Scouts of America as den mother, den leader coach, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster and president of the Twin Valley Council. Carole also worked with 4-H. Twenty-three Eagle Scouts were nurtured by their devotion. Carole and Dwain have been active in Kiwanis International for 42 and 20 years respectively at the local, regional and international level. They have served as presidents, lieutenant governor and administrators of Aktion Clubs for developmentally delayed adults. They spearheaded acceptance of women as full members of Kiwanis International. Carole and Dwain have served the United Methodist Church at state, regional and world levels. They have been on three mission trips in the Caribbean assisting in repairing damage from hurricanes. They have assisted Dr. Ron Holt, a 1989 WSC graduate, with his work on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender issues at WSC. They have funded endowed scholarships at WSC for music education students and at MSU. The Petersens have been trustees of the Wayne State Foundation since 2005.Invocation SpeakerBrandy LaRae Hartman, daughter of Jim and Bonnie Hartman of Grand Island, Neb., will deliver the invocation. She majored in speech communication with a minor in mass media communications. Hartman is originally from Milbank, South Dakota, and graduated from Milbank High School in 2003. She graduated from Northeast Community College in Norfolk with an associate degree in music business in May 2009, and transferred to Wayne State College in fall 2009. While at Wayne State she worked as a deejay on 91.9 The Cat radio station and anchored for the college television station. Hartman plans to work in promotions for concerts and other entertainment. Commencement SpeakerSkylar Osovski, daughter of Ronald and JoAnn Osovski of Nebraska City, Neb., is one of two students who will deliver the commencement address to fellow graduates. She majored in mass communication/journalism.Osovski's activities at Wayne State included intramurals, Minorities in Accordance Coming Together, and membership in Lambda Pi Eta Communications Honor Society and Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society.While at Wayne State she served as editor in chief, photographer, copy editor, campus classifieds editor and sports editor of The Wayne Stater student newspaper; sports director and on-air personality for KWSC-FM Wayne 91.9 The Cat; assistant news editor for the Norfolk Daily News; sports and news reporter for Wayne Radio stations KCTY 104.9FM and KTCH-AM 1590; news and sports writer for the Northeast Nebraska News Company, which includes the Cedar County News, Coleridge Blade, Laurel Advocate, Osmond Republican, Randolph Times and Wausa Gazette; and staff writer for GateHouse Media under the Hamburg Reporter, Nebraska City News-Press and Syracuse Journal-Democrat.Osovski earned multiple awards for her work with student media, including several Nebraska Collegiate Media Association Golden Leaf Awards, most notably Newspaper of the Year for The Wayne Stater and Station of the Year for 91.9 The Cat. Individually, she took first place for Best Sports Story, Newspaper Series, Remote Broadcast and Public Service Announcement Series.Her career plans include continuing to work in the media by serving as an employee with the Norfolk Daily News.Commencement SpeakerJessica Micheal Wimmer, daughter of Mark and Melissa Wimmer of Norfolk, Neb., is one of two students who will deliver the commencement address to fellow graduates. She majored in biology and minored in environmental studies.Wimmer served as the vice president of the college's Habitat for Humanity chapter, vice president of the Biology Club and president of the Wildlife Club in 2009-10. She was a member of the Wayne State Honors Program and the Cardinal Key Women's National Honor Society.She was employed through a National Science Foundation grant to do research with Dr. Barbara Hayford, Wayne State associate professor of Life Sciences, in Mongolia during the summers of 2009 and 2010. 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From its earliest beginnings until its decline in the mid 1900's, Woodbridge was a centre of privilege and position. With this privilege came certain obligations, and the early owners of Woodbridge embraced their social responsibilities.
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We source our produce as much as possible from the Derwent Valley. Woodbridge engages and trains local people, uses local trades people and suppliers where possible, supports local businesses and contracts local guides. We live locally and have invested substantially in the local area, and have taken a lead in local business organizations such as The Derwent Valley Chamber of Commerce and The New Norfolk Business Alliance. We are members of Team Tasmania and Brand Tasmania.
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We are keenly aware of the privilege of the clean air and pure water that we enjoy in Tasmania, and at Woodbridge we take whatever steps we can to preserve this for future generations. We take our environmental responsibilities seriously. We are more concerned with environmentally responsible action than green certifications, credentials or posturing. We believe in putting principles into action.
The renovation of our wonderful 1825 heritage listed building is in itself a grand example of recycling. The building was derelict, and faced demolition. The restoration re-used and recycled wherever possible, and construction used plantation timber and low impact thermally efficient materials.
Power use is minimised with the use of timers, and energy-saving globes and appliances. Windows are double glazed where possible and ceilings, walls and floors are insulated. While our guests love the romance of our open fireplaces, their use is minimised with the use of reverse cycle air conditioning, overhead fans, and wall heaters, and each room is wired separately so that guests can choose to further minimise their usage. Every chimney is fitted with a close-off hatch so that heat will not be lost up the flue when the fireplace is not in use.
Our baths and showers have been chosen to meet our guests' dual requirements of bathing satisfaction and environmental awareness. Towels are replaced every second day unless guests indicate otherwise. Our gardens are watered with irrigation drippers and sprinklers positioned, timed and programmed to minimise water wastage.
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St. Pete Pride is fun -- for a cause
Janelle Irwin
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A sea of some 80,000 colorfully clad people descended on St. Petersburg this weekend for Floridaâs largest gay pride event. Some wore elaborate rainbow wigs, others were topless and painted. Rachel King celebrated her 25th birthday at the St. Pete Pride Parade. She called it a celebration of acceptance.
âThereâs all different organizations that are part of the parade. You see children, you see families. Itâs great to see little kids being part of it because you see them growing up in it â growing up being accepted. Itâs awesome. Itâs costumes and feathers and sequins and colors and body paint â everything.â
The parade kicked started at nine in the morning on 3rd Avenue North and 31st Street near the popular LGBT hangout, Georgieâs Alibi. People swarmed the streets as they marched through the historic Kenwood neighborhood to Central Avenue. Chris Hart is a member of the Music City Sisters in Nashville and walked with people from the Tampa Bay chapter of that group. He wore a Speedo, about ten pounds of beads and had his face painted. Itâs a look Hart said people canât really pull off in very many other forums.
âWell it really gives an opportunity, one, for the community to come out in a very safe environment compared to what they might normally feel that they have and also, it also puts it out there in terms of the public to be able to see that the LGBT may not exactly be everything that they see on TV or the horrible horror stories that they hear about people and everything.â
This was the tenth year St. Pete has hosted a Pride Parade and each year it draws larger crowds. While most of the groups who participate are members of the LGBT community, others come in support. Jeb Yates teaches autistic children and heâs gay. But he said the event is about more than that camaraderie.
âI donât even think these events have anything to do with gay pride. I think it just has to do with diversity and I think itâs awesome and people should come out and show their own colors. It doesnât matter if theyâre rainbows or green and white, blank and white or anything. Just come out and have fun. Who gives a beep beep beep beep.â
And it wasnât all serious either. Groups of parade goers ended their march along Central Avenue where the street was closed from 21st to 28th Street to make way for live music and street vendors. A small crowd formed around Yates and started singing.
Christin Krieger was part of that crowd. She pulled along a cooler full of adult beverages and she was having a good time with her straight friend. But as fun as Pride events are, they still come packed with meaning.
âGay marriages â why not? You love who you are. You are who you are. You got to love who you love, bottom lineâ¦.we are who we are.â
This was Kriegerâs 12th year participating in various Pride events. She said the LGBT fight for equality has come a long way with the repeal of Donât Ask, Donât Tell in the military and the passage of domestic partnership registries in localities across the area. But she still wants to see gay marriage legal in all 50 states because same sex couples, she said, should have the same rights as everyone else.
âWell, a couple of years ago we had a firefighter who was in a partnership and they denied her benefits. Why? When you sign your life insurance, it says beneficiary whoever you are. And they denied her beneficiary why? Because she was gay?â
Jenna Murphy, an aspiring videographer agreed.
âI donât understand why people have to judge us. If youâre not waking up to us, why does it matter what we do or who we marry? So, I think that everyone should be equal. What happened to blacks and whites? Not everyone wanted segregation against black people. Weâre no different just because of who we love, like, not our skin color.â
The parade is the culmination of an entire monthâs worth of events celebrating gay pride. The groupâs executive director, Chris Rudisill, said in advance of the event that gay pride parades are held nationwide in June to celebrate the Stonewall Riots of the late sixties. That started when police raided a gay bar and were later confronted by nearly 2,000 LGBT supporters.
âOne thing we did this year with some of our events â we did movie night for LGBT youth and we showed Before Stonewall which really shows â itâs a film that shows what happened before the Stonewall riots in â69 and it really shows the early history of the gay and lesbian and the gay rights movement.â
Despite the size of the parade, there werenât large groups of protesters. Some parade participants said that each year support grows and dissent decreases.comments powered by Disqus


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Juan Cole on situation in North Iraq
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The premier of Iraq's Kurdish regional government today backed a call by the country's president for Turkish Kurdish rebels holed up in the region to lay down their arms.
That follows a comment earlier this week from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, himself a Kurd, warning the rebels based in Iraq's northern mountains to lay down their guns or leave the country.
Talabani said during a visit by Turkish President Abdullah Gul that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) "must become involved in political and parliamentary life instead of resorting to weapons, since using guns does wrong to Kurds and Iraqis."
The PKK is labeled a terrorist group by much of the international community. It took up arms for self-rule in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast in 1984, sparking a conflict that has claimed about 44,000 lives.
Ankara has often accused the U.S,-backed Iraqi Kurds and their autonomous administration in northern Iraq of tolerating and even aiding the rebels from across the border with Turkey.
Even though President Barack Obama recently announced plans to pull all combat troops out of Iraq in the next year and half, there is still concern about what might happen in northern Iraq, which is run by Kurds.
Juan Cole is an internationally respected historian and blogger of Informed Comment. His new book is called Engaging the Muslim World. We spoke with him earlier today on this subject.
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JUN18-04: PEO Submarines Earns Architecture Achievement Award
By Program Executive Office for Submarines
WASHINGTON -- Program Executive Office (PEO) for Submarines received the 2009 Defense Enterprise Architecture Achievement Award (DEAA) for its Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical Systems (SWFTS) efforts June 4 during the Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise Architecture Conference in St. Louis, Mo.
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SWFTS is comprised of a number of submarine systems. Sonar, tactical control, weapons control, imaging, electronic warfare, radio room, and torpedoes fall within the SWFTS construct. These systems utilize Commercial Off-The-Shelf component and are on a regular Technology Insertion (TI) and Advanced Processor Build (APB) cycle that ensures that they remain state of the practice. "We refresh the hardware and upgrade their software to continually improve their capability and greatly reduce the amount of maintenance required by our sailors," Miskimens said. "This business model, because of the regular TIs and APBs, allows us to rapidly introduce new capabilities into the Fleet through an open architecture on a system of systems. This keeps our costs under control, and allows us to provide SWFTS systems with the same look and feel aboard across submarine classes - something that had never been feasible before."
SWFTS was recognized for excelling in five specific award criteria: alignment with the DoD Information Management & Information (IM/IT) Technology Strategic Plan; innovation in the use of DoD architectural products; financial impact; operational impact; and cultural change.
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SWFTS aligned with the goals of the DoD IM/IT Strategic Plan by working to implement Internet Protocol based satellite communications and communications at speed and depth. In addition, SWFTS utilizes the Common Submarine Radio Room to provide seamless, transparent, and secure connectivity for information exchange.
Innovation in the use of DoD architectural products was shown by way of the Virginia Class Information Support Plan which contains the description of SWFTS in terms of the Department of Defense Architectural Framework (DoDAF) artifacts. PEO Submarines continues to identify ways of incorporating the DoDAF artifacts in an architectural model to support future SWFTS resourcing and governance decisions. These endeavors have yielded significant positive financial and operational impact, saving millions of dollars per boat per year and providing improved resources to the fleet at an accelerated rate.
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April 8, 2013 by Kasey Weird
This post is written in response to the Forward Thinking prompt "what is the purpose of marriage?"
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I am somewhat of a marriage agnostic. Really, lately I've been leaning toward being a marriage abolitionist. I am not certain that governments should be issuing marriages at all, because I am quite frankly unsure of the purpose of them doing so. But before I can figure out whether there is a purpose to governmental recognition of marriage, I will need to examine the general purpose of marriage, on two levels: the personal and the societal.
On a personal level, marriage is generally understood to be an outward expression and demonstration of love and commitment between two individuals. In making a lifelong commitment to my partner, I am making a statement about trust and mutual understanding, and together we made a mutual commitment to building a life together, working toward shared goals (raising a family) and also supporting each other in our individual passions (careers and hobbies). I see it as a long-term collaborative project to maximize both of our happiness. And this is all wonderful and lovely and important. To me. And to my partner. But I'm not egotistical enough to think that people in general should care about the arrangement that we have made with one another. And I think it's patently ridiculous to expect the government to grant me extra legal protections and privileges on the grounds that we just love each so much.
So, the societal aspect, then. Marriage is very often framed as an institution with a purpose of protecting children; it is discussed as an arrangement that supports the continuation of society. If we accept that the two-parent structure is a generally stable environment for children, then there may be some societal motivation to encourage people to get married, and to make life easier for them once they have made that commitment. Except that, really, this is just an argument for extending marriage-like privileges to people who are raising children together. If marriage (as it is civilly understand) is indeed all about children, why don't we actually make it about children, rather than some commitment between two people that has nothing to do with children whatsoever? A different institution would better serve the purpose of supporting and benefiting children than marriage currently does.
But maybe the ways in which child-free couples benefit from marriage has its own social value, and thus it can still be considered a purposeful institution? I mean, I'm not arguing that the trappings of marriage aren't important. I get that things like spousal health benefits and other legal entitlements that come with marriage are good things that make people's lives easier. Part of why I am (legally) married is so that I can benefit from some of the protections that are afforded by that license. So, hey, I guess marriage helps make people's lives easier, so it's just a good thing and there's no reason to change it, right?
Um, no. Not right at all actually. Because, yeah, the government extends some nice little bonuses and benefits to married people, but those bonuses come at the expense of unmarried people. As it stands, unless there is actually some societal benefit that comes from incentivizing marriage (unless there is a purpose to encouraging people to commit to one another), all that we are accomplishing by continuing to recognize these unions and grant them privileges is perpetuating a system in which, for no reason whatsoever, we prioritize and privilege coupled people over single people. This is rank discrimination. People do not deserve special legal status simply because they are in love, no matter how special and beautiful that love may be to them.
Here's the thing: the way that the civil institution of marriage is organized seems in many ways for the purpose of enabling the more traditional form of marriage, in which one partner works outside the home and earns money, while the other partner works within the home, fulfilling various tasks and taking care of the house and children, thus enabling the money-earning partner to be a better worker and focus more time and energy on their work tasks (indirectly benefiting the employer). In this model, I can see the sense in things like extending certain employment benefits to cover spouses, and I can even see why the government might want to offer incentives so that people will remain married, as the partner who works at home is in an extremely vulnerable position where, despite the value of their own labour, they are entirely dependent on their spouse for their livelihood.
This is really all to say that when women were considered to be mostly or wholly dependent creatures, the government had good reason to encourage men to commit to supporting a wife, thus removing her from the risk of needing social assistance. It made sense to grant more privileges to a man who accepted someone as his wife, because he was benefiting the government in turn.
But this not really the case today. Sure, sharing a living space with someone can reduce one's expenses and make it easier to afford a good quality of life. So, in some ways, couplehood has certain advantages, and once again, it may be in society's best interest to encourage people to share living spaces and expenses, to reduce their risk of needing social assistance. But I see no reason why, in this context, romantic couples should be treated any differently than roommates of other varieties. Roommates would surely benefit from being eligible for each other's health insurance benefits, and it would make their lives easier in the same way that spouses lives are improved by this privilege. Again, we seem to think that the love shared by the romantic couple makes them more deserving of this kind of extra financial support, but the difference between the couple that is so very in love and sharing finances, and two friends who are similarly sharing expenses and splitting household chores, has zero societal value, and there is no purpose to privileging one arrangement over the other (I really cannot stress this enough).
So, what else do couples do? Well, sometimes one partner becomes a primary caregiver to the other if they become disabled in some way. Again, I can see here why it might be beneficial to society to encourage such an arrangement. But again, I see no reason why this arrangement is made more valuable by romantic love than it is when one friend takes on responsibility for another's care, or when a child takes over the are of their parent. There are sometimes certain tax benefits available to people in the latter situation, but these benefits don't hold a candle to those offered to married people.
I really just don't see the purpose (in terms of societal benefit) of perpetuating the civil institution of marriage, and it is for this reason that I'm beginning to favour abolition. If there are no general societal benefits resulting from the privileging of romantic couples over single people, over close friends, and over other family formations and social support structures, then marriage is nothing more than a purposeless and patently discriminatory institution (even when it is made available to straight and queer people alike).
I do want to reiterate, though, that I do not believe that marriage is a valueless social institution. I believe that romantic love is special and magical and life-changing and important and worthy of celebration. The commitment that my partner and I have made to each other is immensely valuable to me, and even has some value to the people in our lives who are concerned about our happiness. And I also understand the cultural and religious value of marriage ceremonies. I just don't see why anyone not impacted by the couple's decision should care, and I certainly don't see how it benefits society at large to grant privileges to people who make the decision to marry.
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You say the legal benefits of marriage come at the expensive of unmarried people. I suppose we could argue that tax benefits do, but that's hardly the most important part of civil marriage, and you definitely recognize that.
To a lot of queer couples fighting for access to civil marriage (and to myself as a straight civilly married person), the most important legal consequences of marriage include:
– being legally recognized as family rather than legal strangers
– having power of attorney for one another without having to spend time and money with a lawyer
– being able to visit each other in the hospital if something happens to either partner
– getting family medical leave if either spouse is ill
– clarifying inheritance if either spouse dies without a will
Could you explain exactly how any of these come specifically at the expense of unmarried people, as opposed to simply not extending the same securities to unmarried long-term roommates? Sure, it would be better if there were _more_ simple ways for people to become legal kin besides marriage and parent-child adoption (eg, sibling-adoption, domestic partnerships that are not assumed to be romantic), but the solution to that problem is to push for more ways for people to become legal kin, not reduce the available options.
It seems like your main argument for abolishing civil marriage is that privileging long-term romantic partnerships over long-term nonromantic partnerships is wrong. But that strikes me as equivalent to someone in the 1900 arguing for repeal of the 15th amendment, since it gave black men the right to vote but not women of any race, rather than advocating for the 19th amendment,
Also, the social _cost_ of abolishing civil marriage would be staggering. All married couples who wanted to be other than legal strangers would need to spend considerable time and money getting POA and other rights via a lawyer, which is prohibitively costly for many low-income families, and would also not entirely guarentee those rights would be respected — we've seen again and again that same-sex couples with PoA and other legal protections have had those things ignored at the whim of homophobic judges, hospital workers, employers, and even their own greedy and/or homophobic family members. Even if we pretend only straight couples had their relationships dissolved, again, the biggest harm will be done to those who are already underprivileged in some way (income, disability status) or face other prejudices (interracial couples, couples where one member is a walkaway from an abusive religious denomination or abusive family…).
Parent-child relationships are protected in many of the same ways (health insurance, transfer of property, tax breaks), and children are absolutely supported at the expense of the child-free (taxes are paid into school systems and park systems that child-free persons will never use.) Yet I don't see anyone saying the legal protections between parents and children should be abolished-because they shouldn't be.
Every other point I have to make, Wednesday has already stated, so I won't reiterate.
Here from Feministe. Here's the most interesting argument I've read (sorry for wall of text):
Being family confers hundreds of rights. The state should support family, because a) nearly all citizens want it and it's democracy, b) the alternative is kinda horrifying (eg no parental rights to children, 90-year-old widows kicked out of the marital home…). Blood kin automatically get to be family, but people should have the right to choose to forge new families – based on love, shared values, money, whatever they choose.
The state should not get to ask what your family means to you. Maybe you don't want kids, don't fuck, and don't want to live together. Maybe you do. To get family rights without marriage might mean providing the government with the answers to those questions and a million others. Do you want to have to tell the government, "We do want the hospital visitation rights but one of us is infertile so we don't need the children stuff?" Or, "We are not monogamous so adultery will not constitute unreasonable behavior in a divorce"? Or, "My partner is on the road for work 5 nights a week, so we don't qualify for the shared-residence 'roommate' health insurance"? Would a widow want to go to court to prove the difference between Spouse and Lodger when it comes to inheriting the home of a person who died intestate? How much info do you want to give your employer to get your spouse visa so you can join your spouse on a foreign posting?
How much will each right cost, per couple? Will there be templates? Available in all languages? What government department will keep the records? Can other departments subpoena them? Where do employers come into it? What if a homemaker cannot pay for a lawyer to negotiate X right, is that contract valid? It is potentially unbelievably intrusive, expensive, and probably discriminatory.
Marriage is a cheap, one-size-fits-all document available to all classes and education levels, whereby nonrelated folks say, "We choose to be a family". The state MUST give them the attendant rights, but CANNOT (should not) ask more than that.
TLDR: marriage is the most-equal, least discriminatory, smallest-government way of ensuring that society honors individual choice about who we make our family, as well as who we don't (eg roommates). It is the least bad option. Interested to hear your thoughts!
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At least that's the mindset of Norwalk Parks and Rec Recreation Director Niki Cross is hoping to promote with the Earth Week 2014 5k Run/Walk & Fun Run taking place the morning of April 26 in the Linwood Ave. area. Awards will be provided to the top 2 places in each 5k-age category with the top five 5 walkers receiving a custom made recycled award. There's also a kid-friendly Fun Run beginning immediately following the 5k Race that varies in length: ages 4 and 5 (1/8 mile); ages 6 and 7 (1/4 mile) and ages 8 to 10 (1/2 mile).
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This is our fourth year. It started out years ago as a green team event, we were utilizing that time period to have a green fair and 5k run. We had some recycling going on. But unfortunately the green team is no longer in existence. We just wanted to continue the 5k run. It's a little different the way we put the run together than your normal 5k. We have it as a run-walk combination and then we also have a fun run, which is pretty typical.
So what part of the event is different from similar runs?
As far as the giveaways go, instead of giving away a T-shirt like most races do, we'll give away an item that's 100 percent recyclable. Also, the awards are usually pieces of scrap of something, either cross-sections of trees that we image the age groups into for the awards, or this year we're going to go with granite scraps that we're going to etch the logo into for awards. We work with the Huron County Solid Waste Management District and they are actually going to give out mini trees to all of the participants. So that's a little different than your typical 5k.
As far as the Norwalk Parks and Rec Recreation department is concerned, how does the Earth Week 5k Run/Walk & Fun Run fit into the mission statement?
We are definitely huge advocates for fitness. There is no doubt about it so what we did was the reason we started creating all of these endurance events is because we want to encourage people to get out and exercise and do things that are interesting and they're passionate about specifically themselves versus just putting one thing out there. We also offer a century ride, which is a 100-mile bike ride, as well as an adult and kids triathlon in the summer. So we're trying to reach out to different groups.
So you're hoping people take baby steps with the Earth Week 5k Run/Walk & Fun Run and eventually that leads to participation in the century ride or triathlon?
Finally, will you be taking part in the 5k?
No, I'm not able to. I always tell our staff and volunteers, if there's ever a time I'm not running around like a chicken with my head cut off, I'll actually run the race. There's a lot of work.
Entrance into the Earth Week 5k Run/Walk & Fun Run is $12 ($15 race day) for the 5k run and $5 Fun Run. For more information, call 419-663-6775 ext. 26.