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Clinton's Staffer Shares Personal Journeyby Howard W. Hewitt • September 27, 2005 Share:
Gay activist and author Keith Boykin bemoaned the continued debate over gay marriage Tuesday night at Wabash College while sharing his personal journey through education, politics and activism.
Boykin, who was the highest ranking openly-gay official in the Clinton White House, is a New York Times best selling author, columnist, and leading spokesman on gay rights issues for African Americans.
"Gay marriage is the biggest issue in the gay world today and it's not even the gay community's issue," Boykin told the Baxter 101 capacity crowd. "A lot of people would like this issue to go away. The only people who want this issue to come up are the religious right.
"Karl Rove (White House political advisor) tried to push this further into the agenda. The gay community never pushed it because they knew it was a loser. The religious right will try to push it again in 2006 and 2008 and try to get some mileage out of it."
During the question and answer session which followed his hour-long prepared remarks, Boykin went to great lengths to explain gay marriage was not a key issue to gay organizations and not even one of his primary concerns.
Afterwards, he struggled to suggest ways the gay political leadership could change the conversation.
"It's hard because the media are really interested in this issue," the Dartmouth and Harvard law graduate said. "I could talk about health care all I want but it won't get covered. If I was to talk about gay marriage the media would be much more interested. It's a very challenging issue. One answer is to come with another sexy topic they are interested in and the gay community wants to push, maybe that would help."
It's a combination of the gay marriage issue and what Boykin calls the homophobic black churches that angers him. Boykin has taken to "outing" or calling into question the sexual orientation of prominent black ministers who have consistently spoken out against gay marriage and homosexuality.
His web site is getting thousands of hits, many negative for his actions. He returns to the gay marriage issue to make his case. He suggested religious right leaders used the gay marriage issue in the 2002 election urging ministers to speak out from the pulpit. The idea, Boykin said, wasn't so much to get the traditionally African American democratic base to vote Republican, but hoping they wouldn't vote at all.
"They were bought and paid for by the religious right," he said of the black ministers. "There are some public figures out there that are harmful to the black gay and lesbian community and they're gay.
"The black church is the most homophobic in the black community, bar none. But they are also the most supportive."
Boykin said many black ministers will preach the tired lines of "Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" or quote Leviticus and do so in front of many gay members in their own congregations. They do not, though, mention the other abominations mentioned in Leviticus that seem silly to most.
He felt as though he had heard enough as a Christian and he had to take action through his website. "I just reached the point where I've become much more radicalized."
Wabash senior Dunmoni Owolabi, president of the campus gay student organization sh'OUT, introduced Boykin and said the author's books helped him come out to his family and friends.
"It was fantastic," Owolabi said of the speech. "I was afraid of him being too controversial and specific, but he was more universal than anything. He was politically and socially motivational and it was a joy to hear him speak"
Boykin used the first 30 minutes of his remarks to talk about his path through life and his political activism in several campaigns including the Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis presidential bids before joining Clinton-Gore. He told with wit and passion the story of how he 'came out" about his sexuality to his mother and how his grandmother reacted to the news.
But his real message was encouraging the packed crowd they must be themselves. "When we are being courageous it helps others to be courageous," he said of coming out and taking sometimes unpopular stands.
He urged those in attendance to not only vote but to support their elected officials and to let them know when they are right or wrong on an issue.
Boykin was instrumental in the debate on gays in the military during President Bill Clinton's first term. He felt Clinton's backing away from the issue was a betrayal and eventually left to write his first book, One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America. He has written two more books since then. He's a frequent media contributor, columnist and popular lecturer.
Hewitt is Wabash College's Director of New Media/Web Editor.
In photos:
Top right: Boykin talks with Malcom X Institute Director Horace Turner
Lower left: Boykin answers questions following his speech.


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Washing and maintenence of Model S
Washing and maintenence of Model S
Thanks splitsec002 for such a detailed and comprehensive compilation of car care.
By the way, which one makes the car interior smell brand new?
This list of recommendations was exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks for putting this together. Did the kraco floor mat need to be cut to size?
Speaking of Liquid Glass products, I've always loved how this interior cleaner makes the car smell:
Under the Share dropdown in Flickr, it gives web code for any picture:
Thanks for the list!!
As for 303 Aerospace protectant, it is a great product to protect interior trims and rubber seals. I have used it for 9 years on my previous car, and it works well. However, I would NOT recommend using 303 on leather seats, and steering wheel because it make them a bit slippery. For the seats, steering wheel, use saddle soap or a quality leather conditioner ( Lexol Products, Leatherique products, NOT armor all).
BTW, does anyone know what material is use for the dash and door trims on the Model S?
The best paint protection is Xpel Ulitmate! I completely covered my white S with it and it is undetectable! Yet, the white paint looks like it just came out of the paint bay! 10 year garranty against yellowing etc. Check out the performance against scratches on YouTube! They also have a sealer so you only need to seal it once every 6 months, no waxing necessary! I use their cleaner that only uses one gallon of water to wash the whole car. More water is necessary to really get the wheels clean. I then use AMMO NYC Tire Mud for the tires and black runners. The car looks like new EVERY DAY!
I have Xpel on one of my other cars and plan on putting it on the Tesla coming in May. Did not know about the sealer or cleaner-do you have more details? Thanks
Are the liquid glass products compatible with paint armor/clear bra products?
The best cordless vacuum ever made - period! Love it.
- 20V Lithium battery
- 15+ minutes of strong suction power
- Holds a charge when left unplugged (can keep in the car for road trips)
- Comes with 3 attachments (one for pet hair)
- 4 foot flexible hose & crevice attachment
- Lightweight
- Quick and easy to empty and clean filter
Has anyone used Rainx Antifog (or other brands) on the inside of the windshield to reduce use of defroster. I am concerned it may leave a visible film.
Made 110 mile trip last night and used 371wh/mi temp was 40deg and raining had five people on board so needed to use defrost/defog more often. Have a 200 mile trip planned for next Saturday and the weather forecast is for similar conditions so I am looking for was to cut wh/mi. I prefer to not reduce speed to less than posted limits.
ways not was oops!!
FWIW, I have used the complete product line from Griot's Garage on many vehicles with great success:
I am just a happy customer, not affiliated with the company in any way.
I just ordered the bucket-grid (for my second rinse bucket), foam-gun, and single filter water-softener kit, to take care of my newly 22PLE finished black P85 Sig (as per 'Junkman's' guidelines).
I already have a Life-Source water filtration system for my home, however, the outside water source I use to wash my car is before the system, and never-mind the Life-Source system doesn't completely remove all hard-water minerals that are in my local water. Thus, hopefully the dedicated water-softener kit will help to make drying my car a great deal easier (as the MS traps a great deal of water in many areas that drip for hours, even after using a blower and MF towel).
Either way, I hope I can keep my MS in as tip-top condition as possible (six+ months no and wheel-scrapes yet... knock on wood).
This has worked well for me for "on the go" vacuuming:
It has an extending crevice tool that works well in the narrow openings around the front seats.
@splitsec002. Thanks for interestingt post, you are light years ahead of me in car wash knowledge and tools. Quick question on foam sprayer, which have never used, but looks like fun. Do you still use two bucket system with one for soap water and other for rinse, or just one rinse bucket and use foam suds for soap?
I get all my car polishes from Adams Polish
I have been using Adams Polish for many years and they work great. I would recommend Adams Polish.
So, although not "washing," I have a question (which for all I know might have been answered in other threads months ago. I took delivery of my Model S a week ago, and somehow, someone (maybe me? maybe not.) touched the headliner in the middle with dirty fingers, and now there are fingerprints on it. Any recommendations on how to clean it?
@hamer upholstry cleaner will work on it.
Spray peroxide (3% solution). Leave for a few hours. Oxidizes stains into vapors which vanish.
I have a question about applying the Liquid Glass wax recommended in this thread. I've never really hand polished/waxed my car in the past, so am a noob in this area, but am thinking of doing it.
Do you apply it just to the car body where the paint is or as alluded here, you can also apply it to glass surfaces? Also, what about applying to non metal body parts like the spoilers, chrome parts, badges (Model S word on the back), black body kit type parts on the lower chasis? Do or don't?
Or should I just ask a professional detailing shop to do it? Thanks.
I plan to have a professional detailer apply OptiCoat to my Model S soon after receiving it. Opticoat provides a nearly permanent layer of protection, similar to another coat of clear coat, and reportedly eliminates the need for wax. On Tesla Motors Club forums someone performed a comparison of many paint finish products:
Thanks for the additional info, kbackman. Sounds like Opti-coat 2.0 is a better product (costs a lot more!). I haven't found a local dealer at least in the Bay Area, CA that advertises and uses Opti-coat 2.0. From youtube videos, the application looks simple enough. The worrying thing is that the surface to which it is applied has to be 'perfect', otherwise it will lock in the imperfections.
I should get this done soon then.
Vinster, Immaculate Reflections in Antioch is the only Northern California detailer for Opti-Coat 2.0 and for CQuart Finest products. After consulting with Jeff McGoveran (the detailer) I decided to go with CQuartz. It has a two year limited warranty. Glad I did...shortly after getting it done I had two bird strikes on my hood. I was able to rinse both off with water, my hood had no etching or erosion, and the water flowed off the car so there was no drying to be done. Both products add about 2 microns to your clear coat finish, and require some time to cure before you wash or expose to rain.
I just had opti coat applied, haven't picked up the car yet because of rain. It should be cured at least 12-24 hrs prior to exposure to water/rain. I currently use the two bucket method to wash the car, but am considering using a power washer as well. Anyone use a power washer? If so can you recommend one? I am hesitant, don't want to ruin the paint. Supposedly with Opticoat it doesn't take much to clean the car.
I have a quick question about the Opti-coat 2.0. I have the paint armor clear shield in the front. I'm guessing that Opti-coat should not be applied over the shield. Would there be any harm in doing so? That is, shield corrodes away or discolors, etc? Thanks.
@vinster: I recently had 22ple (asimilar product to Opti-coat)applied by a very good local auto detailer, Envious Auto Detailing. Eric masked off the paint armour before applying the 22ple. He also masked off all other non-paint surfaces (plastic, chrome, etc.).
@ splitsec002
Hey! Thanks heaps. that is just what I was looking for.
For a mapped list of authorized opticoat installers, see
@Vinster, OC is safe to be applied to both under and over paint protection films. In fact, it'd be quite beneficial to have it applied over to prevent premature yellowing and to give water beading characteristics
Thanks for the link, jw669. I'll check out the one in Fremont (Distinctiv_Detailing) sometime next month. They're close to the Tesla factory location.
I used Liquid Glass on all of my cars for almost 20 years and thought it was the best stuff. Now with my Tesla S arriving in a couple weeks I'm wondering if I should switch to a nanotech coating. Then if I do which one is the best? Cquartz, Opti-coat, C1, System X, or MMC-7.
I'm using Opti-coat because it lasts the longest. Looks great too.
@TikiMan, what "single filter water-softener kit" did you get?
I am considering using Opti Coat. I certainly have waxed a car before but want to get opinions on ease of application for someone who is used to taking his vehicles through commercial washes (my bad!).
Is the Opti Coat 2.0 essentially idiot proof to apply or should I pay someone to do it?
I've done more research and now more inclined to get the opti-coat. The only thing I'm concerned about is that it. Doesn't have the smooth feel. What have you experienced?
I have the same predicament. I have a hard time paying someone to do something that I can do myself. I'm visiting a local opti-coat installer to see their work. Last thing I want to do is mess up my new MS.
S-Car-Go; +1 (bump)
We probably won't hear from kbackman for a couple days...he got his S delivered today.....
@Admjr - took delivery yesterday. The car is all I had hoped and more. However, to keep my wife happy I had to travel with her family to house in the Catskills where there is a long rocky dirt driveway and no chargers. My new Model S is lonely in my garage:-(. Will be home tomorrow and grinning again.
@s-car-go - from what I have read, the Opti-Coat does feel smooth, and the manufacturer sells a detailing spray that maintains the smooth feel. I'll let you know more after it's applied on Monday.
@kbackman; I might have feigned a case of 'the flu' and stayed home to drive myself to the doctor! :)
Are you applying Opticoat yourself?
@admjr - LOL. I considered finding a way to say home, but my wife encouraged me to get the Model S, which I was reluctant to do because of price. So glad I did, and I figure I owe her. Of course, now she wants one of her own - after one drive.
Opticoat being applied by Rich Grasa, from Explicit Details out of New Milford, CT.
I visited the opti-coat installer and humbly admit that it is not something that I can do to the level of detail that they could do it. This is a job for the professionals. If anyone has done a DIY opti-coat let me know your experience.
What range of pricing should I expect to see on Opticoat 2.0 if performed by a detailer? It's $69.00 per tube on Amazon and looks simple to apply. Then again, I thought it would be easy to shave a cat.
I took delivery of my P85 3 weeks ago and it wine tsar aight to the detailer for prep, Opticoat, and Xpel PPF. He has been recognized as one of the top 10 detailers in the US in the past so he knows his stuff. He says Opticoat is the best paint sealant out there in therms of durability and protection. he Opticated the entire car, then did the PPF and then Opticoated over the PPF film again. The cost of Opticoat is not much but the cost of application is really in th prep. You want the paint to be as perfect as possible before sealing with Opticoat. Opticoat application only should not be more than $159-200 but most installers HIGHLY recommend an appropriate detail before the Opticat so that usually totals $400-700. When I got home, I put on a quick layer of Klasse sealant followed by a layer of Carnauba wax-took about 1.5 hours of total work. LAN on doing that every 6 months just to keep an ultra-high gloss and for enjoyment. In cold climates, best to use Optimum ONR no rinse wash-you can wash the car in your garage in less than 20 minutes and it maintains shine and dust repellency . Hope that helps. Best wishes to all.
PS also consider Opti-glass on all glass. They used to put Opticoat on glass but no longer recommend it. Opting loss will improve visibility in rain, reduce use/wear of wipers, and protect your windshield from chips/dings (read on the forums that is a problem with Model S). That you can order and apply yourself. Just ordered. And plan inputting on all gas surfaces including the roof.
@ Robert22
LOL. Our long hair cat has to anesthetized to be clipped. $500 each visit is still better than the trips to the ER to patch me up...
@Robert22--" Then again, I thought it would be easy to shave a cat."
This line will have me laughing all day; it's classic. Thank you for the giggles.
Is Liquid Glass safe to use on Model S Multi coat red. Do you have to do any special prep work other than wash the car first?
Liquid Glass contains no abrasives and is safe for all hard surfaces. I put it on the paint, the chrome, the plastics, and even the glass if I have enough time & energy.
You mean there's more ways to skin a cat?? LOL
Let me know if you do it. The Opti-coat (not the cat). ROFL


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Advent Calendar Challenge – Other Traditions…
Sherry Stocking Kline
December 11, 2009
Thanks once again to Thomas MacEntee of GeneaBloggers for today's Advent Calendar Challenge!
December 11 – Other Traditions
Did your family or friends also celebrate other traditions during the holidays such as Hanukkah or Kwanzaa? Did your immigrant ancestors have holiday traditions form their native country which they retained or perhaps abandoned?
My Stocking ancestors came from England in the 1630's, and while they inter-married with those of Scottish and/or Irish descent as well as Native American, whatever traditions any of them might have brought with them have been long lost, or interwoven with more recent American ones.
On my mother's side, I'm still trying to knock down the brick wall that a man named Jones who marries a woman named Smith creates. I've read in a book that speaks about our Smith family history that we have Welsh and French on that side.
For my family, it was all about Christmas Eve…
For my family, wherever the tradition came from or whether it began with my parents, Christmas was all about Christmas Eve. We gathered together, Dad, Mom, my youngest brother (still older than myself), my oldest brother and his growing family, and we exchanged presents. And we all knew that the presents that night came from our parents and grand-parents, not from Santa.
But the Christmas Stocking was what held the magic! It came from Santa himself!
Here is an excerpt from mountaingenealogy.blogspot.com that sounds like my experience, too!
"And we aren't talking about the rather large, decorative stockings of today. These were literally their stockings [socks] that they wore on a daily basis."
We didn't have a fireplace, nor even a wood stove, so we pinned the stockings to the couch, usually the side nearest to the door, as that was where the jolly old elf was believed to come into our home!
The stockings that we hung had to be our own!
The stockings that we hung had to be our own! So the presents that we got when we were little were, well, little!
I remember getting tiny little animals that I loved to play with, and most often they were tiny little horses with cowboys and Indians to ride them and sometimes there was candy in the toe, and a barrette for my long honey-blonde braids.
And the good thing was, that as I grew, the socks grew, and the presents became bigger!
How exciting it was to 'graduate' from not-so-stretchy little Buster Brown cotton socks to extra stretchy (and longer) bobby socks! Much more room for goodies!
My children used to 'cheat'…
I continued the hanging of the Stocking's with my children, though they were allowed to 'cheat' and particularly the youngest more often than not scoured the house giggling and laughing, comparing one sock to another while she hunted for the largest stretchiest stocking available, most often her Dad's calf high athletic sock.
A good thing, that, as they sometimes found their favorite music CD all tucked in with other goodies from Santa.


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|Requirements for Jeeps, Trucks, Buggies...
Here is a list of equipment the Fairbanks Offroad Lions requires each member to physically possess in their rigs during any trail ride.
1. Seat Belt or Racing Harness
2. Recovery Strap (not the cheap one with the metal hooks)
3. FRS or CB (FRS stands for Family Radio Service and is the 'new' walkie talkies)
4. Full Size Spare (tire plug kit is usefull)
5. Recovery Points You must have front and rear recovery points. (Yes the rear hitch can be used.)
6. Battery Tie Down (make sure it's not gonna fall out or bounce around.)
7. Jack and Lug wrench (There's no use having a spare if you can't put it on. Everyone doesn't need to have this but you need to know that someone will be carrying one to lend you.)
8. Fire extinguisher
9. Rollover Protection meaning a rollbar or metal roof. (If you have a Jeep with a soft top on it you have to have a roll bar.)
10. First Aid kit
11. Working lights. This includes brake lights.
Here are some of the optional / recommended equipment.
1. Tools, if something breaks it would be nice to fix it and keep going.
2. Tree Saver and or shackles
3. Bug Spray
4. Axe / Saw / Shovel
5. Winch
6. Food/H2O
7. Air Pump
8. Parts (axles, joints, who knows...)
|Trail Etiquette
Here are some common sense rules and with a couple not so common that members and guests need to abide by to participate in any club runs and events. If you break them then we'll slash your tires and leave you in the wilderness covered in honey for the bears. Just joking, don't break the rules and there are no consequences. Plain and Simple.
1. No drinking or drug use is allowed while on the trail. That means for you and your passenger. You will not be allowed to continue on the run if found to be intoxicated.
2. All members and guests should abide by Federal and State laws at all times.
3. Drive responsibly. This is not the Baja 1000. If you want to jump your rig head on into a tree, do it on your own land.
4. Respect one another and the surrounding environment and wildlife.
5. If you bring it in you take it out.
6. Never leave anyone behind.
7. Travel only on designated or legal trails.
8. Turn your lights on! It would be nice if the guy in front of you disappears through some trees to see some lights before you smack into someone's rear bumper.


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A giant-panda cub born on September 16 has died
It was a somber Sunday for the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. After hearing sounds of distress from its mother, Mei Xiang, zookeepers discovered the giant-panda cub born last weekend had died.
The zoo workers who took care of Mei Xiang and her cub are puzzled by the cub's death. They are also very upset. "Every loss is hard," said National Zoo director Dennis Kelly. "This one is especially devastating."
A Sad Discovery
Zookeepers were alerted when Mei Xiang made an unusual honking noise on Sunday morning. Upon arriving at the panda's den, keepers found the 6-day-old cub dead. National Zoo officials say the cub had abnormalities in its liver, but they could not immediately determine a cause of death. The cub had shown no signs of suffering or infection. Officials expect to know more after a medical examination in the next two weeks. The tiny cub had not yet been named. Zoo officials had planned to follow Chinese custom and give the cub a name after 100 days.
Fragile Cubs
Panda cubs are extremely delicate infants. They are born entirely blind and covered with only a thin coat of fur. Most are not longer than five inches at birth. Developments are slow in a cub's early days. A baby panda cannot see for more than a month after being born and cannot walk for the first 75-80 days of its life. It depends entirely on its mother for guidance and comfort.
The relationship between a panda cub and its mother is very important but can also be dangerous. Grown female pandas are about 1,000 times heavier than their cubs. While attempting to nurse, mothers can accidentally crush their fragile young. Though this tragic accident is common, the cub found at the National Zoo showed no signs of trauma. Its heart and lungs were intact, confirming that Mei Xiang did not crush the cub.
Officials say Mei Xiang is not acting like her usual self but is slowly beginning to eat again. She is reported to be holding a plastic toy at night as comfort for the loss of her cub. Zookeepers will continue to watch and monitor Mei Xiang until she returns to her normal behavior. The National Zoo hopes to learn from this tragedy and gain a better understanding of cub health in giant pandas.
What do you think went wrong? Do you think this could have been prevented? How? Do you think pandas should be kept in zoos? Why?
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|King and Queen, 1952-53
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English, 1898-1986
Bronze, Edition of 5 + 2
64-1/2 x 56 x 35 in. (163.8 x 142.2 x 88.9 cm)
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Henry Moore is widely considered to be the greatest sculptor of the twentieth century. He entered art school at the end of his service in World War I, and was keenly sensitive to the influence of modern and ancient sculptural traditions, especially the figures of Pre-Columbian Mexico. His mature style emerged during the 1930s while he was a young member of the Surrealist circle in England. In the years following World War II he gained an international reputation with his monumental outdoor figurative works. Although not massive in scale, King and Queen nonetheless conveys an effortless monumentality, and typifies Moore's preference for highly simplified biomorphic shapes. His two barefoot figures rest on a bench for a throne, their noble forms free of all extraneous detail save their crowns.
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The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) (2 June 2019–5 January 2020) is an inter-generational show of 21 Chinese artists working from the 1980s to the present, including Ai Weiwei, Cai Guo-Qiang, Lin Tianmiao, Song Dong, He Xiangyu, Yin Xiuzhen, and Ma Qiusha.Staged on Level 2 of LACMA's Renzo...
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Just a stone's throw from the Brisbane Central Business Distrct, these parks offer the chance to have a break from the bustle of city life.
Have a barbecue picnic in the shade and then spend the day exploring the parks by foot, atop a mountain bike or on horse back. You can even take your dog on the shared trails ... as long as it's on a leash.
Listen to the multitude of birdcalls as you explore the parks, and keep an eye on the canopy and you may just spot a koala in one of the many eucalypt trees.


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Louise N. Weaver, 86, LaFontaine, passed away at 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center, LaFontaine. She was born to the late John and Mable (Corn) Troxell on Aug. 20, 1926 in Marion.
She graduated from Marion High School. She married Maynard D. Weaver on Dec. 4, 1946. He passed away Dec. 22, 2008. She was a member of LaFontaine Christian Church.
She is survived by two sons, John (Debbie) Weaver, LaFontaine and Robert (Kim) Weaver, Wabash: two daughters, Debbie (Norman) Lavengood, Greentown and Judy (Jason) Jones, Greensburg; eight grandchildren, Brad (Keri) Weaver, Rochester, Bryan (Jen) Weaver, LaFontaine, Amy (Pete) Norris, Fort Wayne, Michael (Melanie) Lavengood, Cape Coral, Fla., Scott (Lana) Lavengood, Westfield, Tami Thorrington, Peru, Josh (P.J.) (Emily) Weaver, LaFontaine, Doug (Tracie) Weaver, Wabash; and ten great grandchildren, Dylan, Elizabeth, Landon, Elley, Emma, Ava, Cole, Jacob, Luke, and Leah; sister, Margaret Gray of Marion and foster sister, Bonnie Robbins. She was preceded in death by a brother, Jack Troxell.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, at McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine Chapel 104 S. Main Street, LaFontaine, Indiana 46940, officiating will be Pastor Brad Wright. Burial will follow in the LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery in LaFontaine, Indiana.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are to Liberty Township Fire Department in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.


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Pac-12 ATB: Arizona is Back!Posted by Connor Pelton on November 18th, 2011
The Lede. After a loss against Seattle Pacific and mediocre performances in the their other four games, the Wildcats had a big question mark above their heads going into last night's meeting with St. John's. Arizona answered most of those questions in its 81-72 victory over the Red Storm on Thursday. Sparked by junior guard Kevin Parrom, playing in his first game after being shot below the knee two months ago, the Wildcats blistered Steve Lavin's team from behind the three-point line. The Wildcats also flustered the SJU offense all night by stealing the ball seven times, all of which led to some kind of fast break for the Cats.
Despite their hot shooting and tenacious defense, the Red Storm did have many chances to win this one. Leading 68-67 with 4:45 remaining, Phil Greene missed a point blank layup that would have put SJU up by three. From there the Wildcats would cruise to a victory as they closed the game on a 14-2 run. Read the rest of this entry »


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Waldemar Cordeiro
IVÁN NAVARRO: Space Exploration
CAIO REISEWITZ: Territorio Común. Nuevas Incorporaciones a la Colección MAMM
IVÁN NAVARRO: Video: Homeless Lamp, The Juice Sucker
RAPHAËL ZARKA: Histoire de l'art cherche personnages...
IVÁN NAVARRO | TOBIAS PUTRIH: Eyes East Bound
RAPHAËL ZARKA: La rue. Où le monde se crée
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: Expanded
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: Rising
RAFAEL CARNEIRO | REGINA SILVEIRA: 50 Anos do Realismo: do Fotorrealismo à Realidade Virtual
REGINA SILVEIRA: Os anos em que vivemos em perigo
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: Cleaning The House
ALEX KATZ: Contemporary Counterpoint / Alex Katz. Water Lilies - serie Homage to Monet, 2009-2010
RAFAEL CARNEIRO: Desenho Sujo
PABLO LOBATO: Novas Efervescências
LILIANA PORTER: Artistic License: Six Takes on the Guggenheim Collection
REGINA SILVEIRA: Octopus Wrap
CAIO REISEWITZ: Aprendendo com Miguel Bakun: Subtropical
RAPHAËL ZARKA: The MNAC Bucharest Spring 2019 Exhibition Season: Gnomonica
IVÁN NAVARRO: Prism Fantasy
HÉCTOR ZAMORA: Det Andet Sted
ROCHELLE COSTI: Cinemagético
IVÁN NAVARRO: Talk
REGINA SILVEIRA: Negative Space
LEANDRO ERLICH & LILIANA PORTER: Tentatives de Bonheur
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: Cleaning The House
REGINA SILVEIRA & EDER SANTOS & THOMAZ FARKAS: CRIA: Experiências de Invenção
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: A Different Way of Hearing
ALEX KATZ: Bigger is Better
Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu Torun, Polônia 08.03 - 11.08
IVÁN NAVARRO: Santiago: Ciudad Destino
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: The Life
RAFAEL CARNEIRO & REGINA SILVEIRA: Realismo 50 anos: do fotorrealismo à realidade virtual
HÉCTOR ZAMORA: Talk
ALEX KATZ: "Looking at Art with Alex Katz" Talk
LEANDRO ERLICH: Las Nubes de Paris
ROCHELLE COSTI & CAIO REISEWITZ & REGINA SILVEIRA: Passado/Futuro/Presente: Arte contemporânea no acervo do Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
REGINA SILVEIRA: Além do Infinito
HÉCTOR ZAMORA: Performance
CAIO REISEWITZ: Burle Marx: arte, paisagem e botânica
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: Rites and Rituals
ROCHELLE COSTI: Solar Foto Festival
CAIO REISEWITZ: Biblioteca
RAPHAËL ZARKA: The Street. Where the World is Made
IVÁN NAVARRO: Assemblage: An Organically Grown Exhibition
EDER SANTOS: Domo Leno: Festival de Video Experimental para Domo
REGINA SILVEIRA: Teatro Viradalata - Moscaglia
REGINA SILVEIRA: Mulheres na Coleção MAR
ROCHELLE COSTI: Passatempo
CAIO REISEWITZ: Biennale de L'image Tangible
CAIO REISEWITZ: Altamira
RAFAEL CARNEIRO & REGINA SILVEIRA: Realismo 50 anos: do fotorrealismo à realidade virtual
LILIANA PORTER: Lecture
ROCHELLE COSTI & REGINA SILVEIRA: Prêmio Marcantonio Vilaça
ROCHELLE COSTI: SPFW: Projeto Estufa
MARINA ABRAMOVIC INSTITUTE: A Possible Island?
RAPHAËL ZARKA: FIAC Projects, Paris, in collaboration with Nike, CNAP, Les Abattoirs & Michel Rein
RAPHAËL ZARKA: Spolium
GERALDO DE BARROS & WALDEMAR CORDEIRO: Construções Sensíveis
FABIANA DE BARROS & MICHEL FAVRE: Fiteiro Cultural - Viagem ao vazio
LILIANA PORTER: Them
LEANDRO ERLICH: Ball Game
ROCHELLE COSTI, REGINA SILVEIRA, WALDEMAR CORDEIRO, THOMAZ FARKAS, GERALDO DE BARROS : MAM70: MAM e MAC USP
REGINA SILVEIRA: O Poder da Multiplicação
Regina Silveira : AI-5 50 ANOS: Ainda não terminou de acabar
ROCHELLE COSTI: III Beijing Photo Biennal
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: The Cleaner
RAFAEL CARNEIRO: 33º Bienal de São Paulo : Afinidades Afetivas
LILIANA PORTER: Other Situations
REGINA SILVEIRA & LILIANA PORTER: Mulheres Radicais: arte latino-americana, 1960-1985
REGINA SILVEIRA: All Staircases
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: Cleaning The House
IVÁN NAVARRO: Rain or Sunshine
LEANDRO ERLICH & TOBIAS PUTRIH: Art Triennale 2018
LEANDRO ERLICH: Les Extatiques
IVÁN NAVARRO: Assemblage: An Organically Grown Exhibition
IVÁN NAVARRO: Water Towers
BOSCO SODI: Air Night 2018: Muro
GERALDO DE BARROS: Historia de Dos Mundos
ALEX KATZ: Brand-New & Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s
LEANDRO ERLICH: Construction of Reality
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: Pelléas et Mélisande
Man with an axe and other brief situations
BOSCO SODI: Jay DeFeo: The Ripple Effect
GERALDO DE BARROS & WALDEMAR CORDEIRO: Construções Sensíveis: A Experiência Geométrica Latino-Americana na coleção Ella Cisneros
GASPAR GASPARIAN: Histórias Afro-Atlânticas
ROCHELLE COSTI & WALDEMAR CORDEIRO: Arte.Corpo.Tecnologia
MICHEL FAVRE & FABIANA DE BARROS: Fiteiro Cultural - Viagem ao vazio
REGINA SILVEIRA: Mixed Realities: Virtuelle und reale Welten in der Kunst
THOMAZ FARKAS & GASPAR GASPARIAN: The Shape of Light: 100 years of photography and abstract art
REGINA SILVEIRA: Yoyo: Tudo Que Vai, Volta.
ROCHELLE COSTI & REGINA SILVEIRA: Prêmio Marcantonio Villaça
REGINA SILVEIRA: Paradoxo(s)- Diálogos entre o acervo do MAC USP e o acervo do Paço das Artes
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: The Cleaner
HÉCTOR ZAMORA: Vibrações centrífugas (com Victor Gama)
ROCHELLE COSTI: Selva
REGINA SILVEIRA & LILIANA PORTER: Radical Women
HÉCTOR ZAMORA: Capa-Canal
LILIANA PORTER: OMI International Arts Center
BOSCO SODI: Del Fuego: Ni tanto que queme el santo, ni tanto que no lo alumbra
RAPHAËL ZARKA: Fables, Formes, Figures (avec Emmanuel Van der Meulen)
ROCHELLE COSTI: Imagens de Aleijadinho
REGINA SILVEIRA & THOMAZ FARKAS: Memorias del Subdesarrollo
GERALDO DE BARROS & WALDEMAR CORDEIRO: Antonio Dias, Geraldo de Barros, Rubens Gerchman nos primeiros 60s: Entre Construção e Apropriação
ROCHELLE COSTI: Prêmio Marcantonio Villaça
REGINA SILVEIRA: Prêmio Marcantonio Villaça
RAPHAËL ZARKA: Sculpter. Faire a l'atelier.
MARINA ABRAMOVIC: The Abramovic Method
WALDEMAR CORDEIRO: The Matter of Photography in the Americas
BOSCO SODI: Jay DeFeo: The Ripple Effect
ANTHONY McCALL: Solid Light Works
FRAC Franche Comté Besançon, França 03.02 - 20.05.18
EDER SANTOS: World Masters of Projections Mapping
ANTHONY McCALL: Solid Light Works
LEANDRO ERLICH: Sous le ciel
LILIANA PORTER: X Premio Nacional de Pintura
ÉDER SANTOS: Barravento NOVO
BOSCO SODI: Icarus
CAIO REISEWITZ: Troposphere: China-Brazil Contemporary Art Exhibition
HÉCTOR ZAMORA: L'inconfort Moderne
CAIO REISEWITZ: Eidos-Guangzhou Image Trienal
WALDEMAR CORDEIRO: Thinking Machines: Art and Design in the Computer Age
LEANDRO ERLICH: Seeing and Believing
ÉDER SANTOS: Hunger for the Absolute: Land in Anguish at 50
CAIO REISEWITZ: Altamira
MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ: The Cleaner
GERALDO DE BARROS: A Tale of Two Worlds
Água - Contemporâneose Questões da Água
Tobias Putrih participates in the 24th Biennial of Curitiba
Tiago tebet presents new work in exhibition at Instituto Tomie Ohtake
Leandro Erlich participates in exhibition that investigates the relationship between art and architecture
Tobias Putrih participates in exhibition in honor of historic Biennial
Leandro Erlich participates in exhibition about amusement and art
Héctor Zamora participates in the 14th edition of the Lyon Biennale
Regina Silveira and Thomaz Farkas participates in exhibition that investigate the modern utopias in Latin America
Regina Silveira participates in an exhibition dedicated to Latin American video
Bosco Sodi participates in exhibition at Taguchi Art Collection
Geraldo de Barros and Waldemar Cordeiro in an exhibition dedicated to concrete art
Fabiana de Barros and Michel Favre participates in the Quinzaine de l'Urbanism in Geneva
Liliana Porter and Reginal Silveira in an exhibition dedicated to Latin American women artists
Héctor Zamora participates in the 4th edition of the Ural Biennial
Geraldo de Barros is the main focous of group show in USA
Hécto Zamora participates in exhibition that discusses modernism's heritage in Latin America
Liliana Porter participates in an exhibition dedicated to the cultural exchange between Latin America and Disney
Caio Reisewitz presents new work in exhibition inspired in Lina Bo Bardi's work
Bosco Sodi builds wall at Union Square in New York
Raphaël Zarka presents the solo show Riding Modern Art in Belgium
Pablo Lobato participates in a performance that aims to alert about the situation of public education in Brazil
Caio Reisewitz, Regina Silveira and Rochelle Costi participate in an exhibition that brings the MAM collection to the USA
Rochelle Costi is one of the winners of the last edition of Marcantonio Vilaça Award
Liliana Porter presents solo show who tracing the panorama of her artistic production
Héctor Zamora presents solo show at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey
Caio Reisewitz, Gaspar Gasparian, Geraldo de Barros are in the inaugural exhibition of SESC 24 de Maio curated by Paulo Herkenhoff
Regina Silveira participates in an exhibition that thematizes Tropicália
Pablo Lobato and Rochelle Costi are finalists of the Marcantonio Vilaça Award for Fine Arts 2017
Regina Silveira participates in the first edition of Bienal Sur
Gaspar Gasparian in a solo show during the STANDART Trienalle of Contemporary Art
Geraldo de Barros in a solo show in Lisbon
Regina Silveira participates in group show that features the MAC Niterói's collection
Pablo Lobato participates in group show at Instituto Tomie Ohtake
Regina Silveira presents immersive virtual reality work in Stuttgart
Regina Silveira presents innovative work in exhibition dedicated to technology at Itaú Cultural
Marina Abramovicć develops new work for the Royal Library of Denmark
Bosco Sodi in solo show at National Museum of Art in México City
Héctor Zamora presents new work in solo show at Fundación RAC in Spain
Marina Abramović presents in solo show in Denmark a retrospective of her career
Raphaël Zarka participates in exhibition dedicated to the skate culture
Luciana Brito Galeria presents: Visiting Artist
Liliana Porter participates in the 57th edition of the Venice Biennale
Tags : Intution / Palazzo Fortuny / Marina Abramović
Itau Cultural presents a group show to celebrate it's 30th anniversary
CBB RJ opens group show with works by Éder Santos, Rochelle Costi and Thomaz Farkas
Geraldo de Barros' work "Sobras" in exclusive publication
Geraldo de Barros and Waldemar Cordeiro in commemorative exhibition
Waldemar Cordeiro participates in a collective exhibition at the Reina Sofia museum that honors the Brazilian critic Mario Pedrosa
Caio Reisewitz presents new series on exhibition dedicated to Paulo Mendes da Rocha at MuBE
Regina Silveira presents new work in exhibition dedicated to Yoko Ono
Caio Reisewitz and Rafael Carneiro in group show at Pinacoteca
Héctor Zamora presents new work in Jarin Ochil
Éder Santos paticipates in group show in Spain
Leandro Erlich participates in a group show in Taiwan
Raphaël Zarka participates in exhibition that explores poster as media
Cine Performa presents in its upcoming edition three works by Pablo Lobato
Lismore Castle presents Anthony McCall's first individual in Ireland
Alex Katz receives an individual who presents his production of the fifties.
Héctor Zamora presents in Lisboa a new version of the work Ordem e Progresso
Fabiana de Barros presents show in commemoration of the 18th anniversary of Fiteiro Cultural
Michel Favre participates in AQUA an itinerant exhibition dedicated to the importance of water
Éder Satos participates in group show at Sesc Ipiranga
Leandro Erlich in a solo show at Fundación Telefonica in Madrid
Marina Abramović in show which focuses in the importance of the street in art
Alex Katz next exhibition presents the artist's black and white production
Marina Abramović receives her first major retrospective in Europe
Rochelle Costi e Thomaz Farkas in the next exhibition of MASP
Héctor Zamora presents new performance at Museo Chopo
Bosco Sodi presents the solo show Elemental at the Anahuecalli Museum
Leandro Erlich wins 2017 Roy R. Neuberger Exhibition Prize
Raphaël Zarka presents his work for the first time in Spain in a solo show
Éder Santos in the next group show of Associação Cultural VideoBrasil
Héctor Zamora invited to an artistic residency in Lisbon the 2017 Ibero-American Capital of Culture
Rafael Carneiro in exhibition dedicated to painting
Éder Santos presents a solo show at Palácio das Artes, Minas Gerais
Pablo Lobato Participates in the exhibition No Man's Land in South Korea
Héctor Zamora participates in the next edition of La FabriC project in France
Anthony McCall presents new work at Queen's Land Art Gallery in Australia
Marina Abramović participates in the 3rd edition of The Venice International Performance Art Week
Raphaël Zarka presents the series Riding Modern Art in exhibition dedicated to the Richard Prize
Héctor Zamora presents three works on exhibition devoted to Cinema
Héctor Zamora presents his works in solo show at CCBB-SP
Bosco Sodi in an exhibition that investigates the relationship between nature and culture
Tobias Putrih inaugurates the projet Slight Agitation at Prada's Foundation
Gaspar Gasparian, Geraldo de Barros and Thomaz Farkas in the book Photography At MoMA: 1920 To 1960
Anthony McCall in exhibition at the new Whitney Museum
Caio Reisewitz presents new work in the sector PRISMES at Paris Photo
Tiago Tebet in the group show PARALAXE in Curitiba
Raphaël Zarka participates in exhibition dedicated to Bauhaus
Marina Abramović launches autobiography
Regina Silveira in major group exhibition at MAC
Rafael Carneiro and Geraldo de Barros in "Os Muitos e o Um" at Tomie Ohtake Institute
Regina Silveira transforms Eva Klabin Foundation for the next edition of Projeto Respiração
Raphaël Zarka and Aurelien Froment present retrospective in Toulouse
Group show occupies emblematic building in São Paulo
RUA artist's book launch and Da Natureza das Coisas exhibition closing
First edition of Artweekend São Paulo will have more than 30 participating galleries
The private colletion of Roger Wright can now be seen at Pinacoteca de São Paulo
An evening with Mariana Abramović in Santa Fe
Video by Héctor Zamora inaugurates Maczul's exhibition room, in Venezuela
Liliana Porter is the distinguished invited of the 2016 Barbara Lee Lecture Series
Public work by Leandro Erlich in Rio is launched with the Olympic Games
Marina Abramović featured in celebratory show at the Modern Art Oxford Museum
Héctor Zamora featured in show of the Hirshhorn Museum's masterworks
Praça das Artes' history and architecture are debated in exhibitions
Caio Reisewitz and his contemporary glaze over Quixote's land
Liliana Porter creates new work as partnership with Yoko Ono
Leandro Erlich's labyrinthine installation on view in São Paulo
Rochelle Costi presents new piece at the Bienal de Arte Paiz
Experimental film by Raphaël Zarka on view at the Centre Pompidou
The Serpentine Gallery organizes a major solo show of Alex Katz
Leandro Erlich creates a flying harbor in Argentina
Raphaël Zarka participates in group show at the Beaux Arts de Paris
Liliana Porter featured in first major show in Australasia about South American art
Fernando Zarif participates in show about cartography and contemporary art
Marina Abramović comes to Brazil for the première of her feature documentary
Raphaël Zarka presents solo show in Poitiers, France
Héctor Zamora is featured in major show about Brazilian art in The Netherlands
Anthony McCall's installation is presented in SFMOMA's reopening show
Rochelle Costi presents installation at The Photographers' Gallery in London
Liliana Porter portraits on show at the Whitney
Show approaches Frac Alsace's recent acquisitions
Héctor Zamora presents solo show at the Palais de Tokyo
Fundació Gaspar presents first survey in Spain of Anthony McCall
Rochelle Costi participates in show about the representation of childhood at MASP
Quando o tempo aperta, exhibition with Rochelle Costi, itinerates to Rio de Janeiro
Allan McCollum creates a commissioned installation in the Portland desert
MAR presents Pablo Lobato's first solo show in Rio
Regina Silveira presents a site-specific work in Japan
Marina Abramović Institute presents new project in Athens
Waldemar Cordeiro's playground on view in Switzerland
Anthony McCall's light installation presented in the show ¡DARK!
Alex Katz at the Met
Regina Silveira exhibits in The Rooms, Canada
Caio Reisewitz participates in group show at the MAR
Geraldo de Barros and Regina Silveira at SEC Bauru
Héctor Zamora presents new work in the Cappadox Festival
Regina Silveira participates in group show in Germany
REGINA SILVEIRA: The Power of Reproductibility
LILIANA PORTER: Situations
IVÁN NAVARRO: Asilo ( collaboration with Courtney Smith )
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MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 21 (AP) — Max McGee, the free-spirited Green Bay Packers receiver who became part of Super Bowl lore after a night on the town, died Saturday when he fell while clearing leaves from the roof of his home. He was 75.
The police were called to his home in suburban Deephaven on Saturday afternoon, Sgt. Chris Whiteside said. Efforts to resuscitate him failed.
"I just lost my best friend," McGee's former teammate Paul Hornung told The St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Hornung said McGee's wife, Denise, was away from the house and had warned McGee not to get up on the roof.
"He shouldn't have been up there," Hornung said. "He knew better than that."
McGee caught the first touchdown pass and scored the first points in Super Bowl history in 1967, in a game he expected to watch from the sideline. When it was over, he had caught seven passes for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns. Green Bay, coached by Vince Lombardi, defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10.Continue reading the main story
"Now he'll be the answer to one of the great trivia questions: Who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history?" Hornung said. "Vince knew he could count on him."
McGee had only four receptions for 91 yards during the 1966 regular season. He did not plan to play in the title game against the Chiefs because he violated the team curfew and spent the night before partying.
Boyd Dowler separated a shoulder on the Packers' second drive, and Lombardi summoned McGee. He had to borrow a helmet because he left his in the locker room. A few plays later, McGee made a one-handed snare of a pass from Bart Starr and ran 37 yards to score.
"When it's third-and-10, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time," McGee said.
Jerry Kramer played 11 seasons on the Packers with McGee, and they remained friends. He said McGee's humor defused the tension on a team run by Lombardi's iron hand.
"When everyone else was looking at their feet wondering what to do, Max would come up with something," he said.
Kramer said that McGee had a stubborn streak and that it was not altogether surprising he went on the roof by himself.
"It's hard to admit and distinguish the fact that you're no longer what you were and you're no longer capable of certain activities," Kramer said. "And I think we push the limit a little bit."
McGee attended White Oak High School in East Texas. He was a running back at Tulane and the nation's top kick returner in 1953. Selected by the Packers in the fifth round of the 1954 draft, McGee spent two years in the Air Force as a pilot after his rookie year before returning in 1957 to play 11 more seasons. He finished his career with 345 receptions for 6,346 yards — an 18.4-yard average — and scored 51 touchdowns and 306 points.
After retiring from football, he became a major partner in developing the popular Chi-Chi's chain of Mexican restaurants. In 1979, he became an announcer for the Packer Radio Network with Jim Irwin until retiring in 1998.
In addition to his wife, McGee is survived by four children.Continue reading the main story


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|Suitable for recreational surfing, swimming, snorkeling, sailing and water sports.
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|Suitable for professional marine activity and serious surface water sports.
|NOT suitable for diving.
|Diver's 100m
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|Diver's 100m and 150m watches are generally old(er) watches.
|Diver's 200m or 300m
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|Typical ratings for contemporary diver's watches.
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Double Feature: K-State Makes Two Lists of the Best Colleges in the Nation
August 9, 2011 — Kansas State University has once again been recognized as one of the country's best schools by two elite publications.
The Princeton Review's "The Best 376 Colleges" for 2012 picked K-State as one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education. The Princeton Review also ranks K-State No. 2 in the nation where campus and community relations are great, No. 14 in quality of life and No. 15 in campus food.
The book, which is The Princeton Review's flagship college guide, profiles only about 15 percent of the nation's 2,500 four-year colleges and three colleges outside the United States.
K-State also was named one of the 121 colleges in the "Best in the West" section of The Princeton Review's "2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region." The list includes profiles of 629 schools recognized as the best in four regions: the Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest and the West. These select schools make up only 25 percent of the nation's four-year colleges.
"It is always nice to be recognized by others for what we have always known to be important at K-State --affordability and a great classroom and residential experience in a classic college setting," said Pat Bosco, K-State's vice president for student life and dean of students. "These ratings are a direct result of the efforts of our faculty and student life staff as well as the relationship that our students and alumni have with the city of Manhattan and the surrounding area. K-State is a great place to live and learn."
The primary criteria for selecting schools in The Princeton Review is outstanding academics, but schools also are selected based on evaluations of institutional data, campus visits, surveys of students, and the opinions of The Princeton Review staff and the company's National College Counselor Advisory Board.
K-State was also ranked one of the country's best schools in Forbes magazine's 2011 Best Colleges List. Forbes' list includes rankings of 650 colleges -- representing the top 20 percent of undergraduate institutions.


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Candidates Eligible to Participate in Commencement
Candidates completing all degree requirements (associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees) during the Fall 2018 or Spring 2019 semester are eligible to participate in spring commencement.
Students with reasonable expectation to finish a degree during the summer term may participate in the spring commencement prior to completion. Summer graduates also have the option to attend the following spring commencement. However, all graduates are allowed only one opportunity to participate in commencement. Names will appear in the program for the ceremony in which the graduates are scheduled to participate. Undergraduate students present requests to the Registrar; graduate students present requests to the Dean of the Graduate School.
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Students have a maximum of six years to meet catalog requirements for graduation in effect at Fort Hays State University when they first entered any college or university. They may also graduate under the requirements of any subsequent FHSU catalog. Students may not, however, be allowed to graduate under the requirements of an FHSU Catalog in effect earlier than two years preceding their enrollment at FHSU.
If students have had their college program interrupted by more than two consecutive years, they will be subject to the requirements of the later catalog.
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Associate degree candidates should complete a degree summary by the time they have completed 48 credit hours.
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Undergraduate students must file Intent to Graduate by the final enrollment for the last semester in which the degree is being sought. If you are completing your degree this semester, log in to Tiger Tracks, go to Online Services, and complete and submit the application.
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All requirements for the completion of a degree must be completed and on record in the Office of the Registrar by January 15 for fall semester graduates; May 31 for spring semester graduates; and August 15 for summer term graduates to be included in the degree granting dates for the semester or term.
Degree Completion Fee
Undergraduate degree $50 (even for a student receiving two bachelor's degrees in the same semester); graduate degree $50. Graduate students who are in the thesis or field study option will pay binding fees of $15 each for the first four copies required by the university and $25 for additional copies. These non-refundable graduation fees are required of all degree candidates. This fee supports the costs associated with the graduation process such as administrative expenses, diploma printing and covers, and mailing costs.
Diplomas will be mailed out to the address indicated on your Intent to Graduate form, NOT your permanent address. Associates and Bachelor's degree candidates should speak with their degree analyst in the Registrar's Office at 785-628-4222 to change their diploma address. Master's and Ed.S. degree candidates should talk to the Graduate School at 785-628-4236 to change their diploma address. All address changes must be made before the end of your final semester to ensure correct delivery of your diploma.
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Dressing for Commencement: Place cap squarely on your head. In addition to appropriate attire, women should wear dark dress shoes and men should wear white shirts and dark dress shoes. Please consider that your feet and legs below the gown will be visible on stage. Associates and Bachelor's degree candidates should wear the tassel on the right side of the cap and move it to the left side when the degree is conferred. Master's and Ed.S. degree candidates should wear the tassel on the left side of the cap.
Honors at Graduation
There will be three levels of academic honors at graduation: cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude.
Cum Laude: Achievement of a grade point average of 3.60 to 3.79 on your cumulative and Fort Hays State University coursework.
Magna Cum Laude: Achievement of a grade point average of 3.80 to 3.89 on your cumulative and Fort Hays State University coursework.
Summa Cum Laude: Achievement of a grade point average of 3.90 or above on your cumulative and Fort Hays State University coursework.
Each student graduating with academic honors must have attended the university for one of the last two years, and at least 62 hours must be earned in an institution offering regular upper-position credit.
While honors will be listed in the commencement program for those who may reasonably anticipate them, the listing on the program is not a guarantee of receiving honors. The listing and reading of honors for spring degree candidates are based on the grades indexes achieved at the beginning of the student's final semester. The official honor awarded based on final grade indexes will be noted on the student's diploma and transcript.
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A growing number of local physicians are adopting Direct technology for the secure transferal of electronic medical records, and many more are expected to hop the wave in the next few months. Just in the first half of this month, the number of early adopters of the Direct system has surged from less than 1,000 to more than 1,400 in Tennessee.
Tennessee's statewide Health eShare initiative is striving to maximize the efficiency and interoperability of secure messaging through adoption of the Direct technology across all health care settings. The project got underway in October 2012 and is funded by the Office of the National Coordinators through the state Office of eHealth Initiatives (OeHI).
"The goal was to provide a mechanism by which physicians could securely communicate clinical information outside of their own institutional walls," said Dawn Fitzgerald, CEO of Qsource, which is partnering with the state Office of eHealth Initiatives to implement the Direct technology across the state. "Its purpose is also to help to meet the Stage 2 Meaningful Use objectives required for garnering incentives under what was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act."
Fitzgerald estimates that physicians in Memphis and Jackson easily make up one-third of the total applicants so far. She stressed that a $500 incentive (which covers the cost of the Direct hardware) will be available only for the first 4,000 independent addressees who enroll in the program, and Qsource's support is funded only through the end of January.
Memphis was chosen as one of three pilot communities when the project started last year.
"Our community partner in that initiative was Health Choice, and they facilitated our working with a local group of physicians that were under Aetna's Accountable Care organization program called Mock One," Fitzgerald said. "Since then, we've expanded and are working with Methodist/Le Bonheur, and we are in discussions with Baptist, Saint Francis and The MED."
Obviously, the security of patients' personal medical records and history is the most important factor.
"While it functionally looks like Gmail or any other mail service provider, none of the information that passes through the system can be identifiable – it is encrypted from end to end so only the sender and receiver can view the information in an unencrypted form," Fitzgerald said.
Primary Care Specialists in East Memphis is one of the early adopters of the program in Memphis and has been using the system since May.
"It's getting to the point now where there is a critical mass where it is necessary to have secure emails to be able to transfer electronic medical records," said Dr. Oren Lee Berkenstock, partner at Primary Care Specialists. "We're very excited about the future and seeing how this system will work. We are even going ahead and trying to integrate this with the nine nursing homes that we oversee."
Traditional electronic medical records transferal methods involved a paper copy that would have to be faxed or mailed, and there were clerical areas where information could be lost or delayed.
"It's just a quantum leap over what we were doing before," said Berkenstock, who is also president-elect for the Memphis Medical Society and medical director for the Applingwood Health Care Center nursing home. "Now the information is more portable, in-depth and timely."
He feels better information will lead to better patient care, fewer hospital readmissions and reduced health care costs.
"And there are some things you can't attach a price to, like lowering patients' and families' heightened expectations and anxiety associated with these transfers," Berkenstock said.
Qsource is a nonprofit health care quality improvement and information technology consultancy based in Tennessee since 1973.
"As the growth of electronic medical records has expanded, the need for technical decision support around selecting an EMR, implementing an EMR, and then using that system for quality improvement initiatives has expanded. So our business line has expanded to incorporate HIT services as well," Fitzgerald said.
The group also received funding four years ago to provide technical assistance to eligible providers and hospitals to adopt electronic medical records technology that would get them to Stage 1 of Meaningful Use standards.
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The library also accepts new or used books, CD's and DVD's. The library reserves the right to determine which materials will be put into the collection. All donated material that is not added to the collection goes to the Friend's book sale for the public to purchase. All money raised by the Friends is returned to the library to help fund programming and other needs.
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The Whitworth Art Gallery - with thanks to Donald Rafferty
We'd planned to have lunch first, before looking round the exhibits, but the cafe was rammed with local workers taking advantage of the great eats on their doorstep (there's not much down that way that's actually good, unless you want a curry!). So we pootled round a bit and then came back. Still rammed, but we managed to get a seat in the atrium - however, eagled eyed, we spotted someone paying and found their just vacated table in the main part of the cafe. Much better as you get the full spirit of the place (and there's no draft from the front door) - but the museum may want to lend a few more bits and pieces to jazz up the place; as it's all white walls, slightly too close tables (it's a very small space to be fair) and the Modern Caterer's trademark giant blackboards proclaiming what's in season and what there is to eat.
The bustling Gallery Cafe
The bruchetta of new season beetroot was massive for the £5.25 we paid for it. There must have been at least four beetroot used (all cut in to wedges) and there was piles of sharp blacksticks blue to cut through the earthy beetroot and the sweet dressing it was wrapped in. A soup of tomato and spring greens was thick and homely, heavy with a good black pepper kick to warm us up (guess what, it was raining) - served with three large slabs of Barbakan bread, this would have been enough for me on my own.
Whoops, we ate all the bruschetta before we could photo it!
Because we're greedy, and because we'd been blown away by it at The Planet Pavilion, we ordered the terrine of local pork. Salty, sweet piggy perfection; the pork was left in large, rustic pieces, giving you a good feel for the texture and flavour of the meat. This was served with a sharp rhubarb compote (last time it was apple, they change the menu to fit the seasons) and more bread, we were stuffed and admitted defeat before we could try any homemade cake - but I did buy some homemade baklava from Peter Booth's son Gabriel, who had a little stall set up selling his own jams and cakes by the door - like father, like son hey?
Tremendous terrine - all products locally sourced, yum!
Manchester University and her various museums seem to have hit upon the winning formula of culture AND food; creating memorable experiences that stimulate all your senses - no wonder the place is rammed most of the time - the food and galleries provide plenty of soul soothing for weary workers, studied out students and cultural tourists alike.
Ps All the food is local, seasonal. sustainable and fair trade - The Modern Grocer is committed to sourcing all the best the North West has to offer and provide wholesome, home cooked food to us all - bless 'em.
Blackboard of seasonality
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Atmosphere - 9/10
Service - 6/10 (it is self-service, but they were rushed off their feet)
Value for money - 7/10 (on the pricier side, but massive portions and quality ingredients)
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Go again - Yes it's a great place for lunch and a fab little gallery too.
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My Apology Offer to JAWA & Jason Hope
[For background information about this, start here: Explanation of Text Message Scams]
After John Yantis wrote this great piece in the AZ Republic, I was pretty sure I was done writing about JAWA and Jason Hope. I figured now that the AZ Republic is on it, I can move on. Then towards the end of last week, two amazing and unfathomable events occurred:
First, I received this 7-page cease and desist letter from one of Jason Hope's lawyers. The letter claims the following about my recent blog posts covering the Verizon lawsuit against JAWA and Jason Hope:
I don't know much about legal terms and I'm not quite sure what all that means, but I'm pretty sure the above accusations are not good. As it turns out, I might be a criminal according to their letter. In fact, Mr. Enrico Schaefer (from TraverseLegal, the Lawyer representing JAWA and Jason) is quite convinced that I am in fact a criminal and that my reason for writing about text messaging scams is just to cover up my own crimes. Check it out:
Let me get this straight...to cover up my own unlawful activities, they are arguing that I am going around and accusing random innocent rich people of scams? Geez. Now, I'm really offended. Not about the accusations of being a criminal, but about the accusation of being the dumbest criminal on the planet. I mean what kind of criminal would go around accusing random innocent rich people of pulling scams?
So what does Mr. Schaefer claim are my unlawful activities? Well, shit! There is a whole laundry list of them. Here is a sampling:
Mr. Schaefer lists 9 such hideous crimes!
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Seriously dude? You think I'm writing about JAWA and Jason hope because I want to cover up my crimes for registering domain names? This is the best you could come up with? I mean you went through all the trouble of investigating me and the worst dirt that you could come up with is that I own the domain name PhotoDrop.com? And furthermore, you seriously think that PhotoDrop.com is in trademark violation for Adobe's PhotoShop? I especially love my top crime: registering the domain MacBugTracker.com. All of your research didn't show you that I have a software company, Axosoft, that makes Bug Tracking Software? What are you going to expose next? That I received a parking ticket in 1998? God, I wish I was writing this in text messages, just so I could write "LOL". Oooh, but that LOL might cost me $9.99 per month for the rest of my life if I sent it to one of your client's scam numbers.
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The second thing that happened is that on Friday of last week, as some of our readers noticed, the AZDisruptors.com site mysteriously went offline. What!?!? How did that happen? It turns out that Mr. Schaefer took it on himself (or maybe he acted at the direction of his clients) to contact the hosting provider of AZ Disruptors, SquareSpace.com, and told them that they need to pull down our web site. Here is the kicker: SquareSpace actually complied with their request!
Now, I'm a HUGE fan of SquareSpace. These guys have done a phenomenal job of creating an easy-to-use blogging engine. It's truly an awesome product. So much so that they successfully raised $38.5 Million recently from Accel and Index Ventures. But here is what really pisses me off about Square Space: with just one random nastygram that they received from a lawyer, they took down my site without even contacting me first. They took it down and emailed me about it. Are you kidding me? That's all it takes to take down a site hosted on Square Space? Send a nastygram and bam! Apparently you can take down any Square Space hosted site with just a letter! No need to do a DoS attack on them. So much for Square Space's incredible infrastructure.
As I write this, the site is still hosted on Square Space because I re-enabled my content and argued back with Square Space's support team. They haven't responded to my numerous emails and my request to get a call back, but if the site mysteriously disappears one day, you'll know why. It might take us a day or two to get it back up and running on a different hosting provider.
(SquareSpace, if you are listening, you should call me - your support team has my number)
JAWA and Jason Hope's Demands
So what does Mr. Schaefer and his clients demand that I do? Here is a list of their demands:
Is that all?
And what do I get in return? Nothing! In fact, they intend to reserve the right to sue me at anytime in the future. These guys are not the best negotiators. I'm a little disappointed:
I'm ashamed to admit it, but I have to be honest here: I had to lookup what "panopoly" meant because I was pretty sure they weren't talking about Tom Cruise's ex-girlfriend. It turns out, there is no such word, but Google recommends panoply, which means what you would expect it to mean in context. It's a frivolous word. Saying "our clients reserve their full rights" would have had the same meaning, but if you're going to throw in a fancy word, at least spell it right.
So, of course, I had to go and find myself a good lawyer. Fortunately for me, on a recent trip to China with the AZ Tech Council, I happened to meet Jonathan Frutkin. Jon is brilliant and he probably even knows what panoply means. I bet he could even spell it! Check out his official response to the 7-page ramblings of JAWA's lawyers. I absolutely love the opening lines.
It's pretty pathetic that a scam artist with money can usually shut up the vast majority of people with such crazy, far-reaching and false accusations. From what I hear, this isn't the first time these people have tried to shut someone up and if I comply with their demands, it most certainly won't be the last. I didn't seek out to write about text message scams. It fell into my lap and I couldn't believe nobody was writing about it. Then I found out I was a victim. You could almost say that this story chose me. The stars were aligned and here I am. I'm not going away and I'm not about to retract my posts and say I was wrong, unless...
My Apology...
It struck me the other day that JAWA and the network of companies listed in the Verizon lawsuit have MILLIONS of customers! If in fact they are not involved in any sort of scam, then the vast majority of those customers must be happy customers who are knowingly and willingly paying $9.99 every single month on their cell phone bills. So I have an offer to make...
I WILL DO ALL OF MR. SCHAEFER'S ABOVE DEMANDS AND I will record a personal apology video and promote the video on every domain I own (including MacBugTracker.com), under the following conditions:
- JAWA Provide access to only 500 randomly chosen customers from the millions of JAWA customers who have been charged $9.99 per month on their phone bill. Of course, to alleviate concerns of tampering by either side, we would use a 3rd party polling company for the customer sampling. The assumption here is that there are Millions or more JAWA customers based on JAWA's response to the Verizon lawsuit.
- The 3rd Party Polling company will then poll the 500 randomly chosen JAWA Text messaging customers to see if they are happy with the services that JAWA has been providing them through text messaging and the fees they have been charged on their phone bill
If only 25% of the 500 randomly polled JAWA customers acknowledge that they have knowingly been paying for JAWA's services and that they are happy with it, I will apologize profusely. Of course, the BS lawsuit threats would also have to be dropped, but the idea here is that if JAWA is in fact a company with MILLIONS of happy customers, it should be relatively easy to verify. I'm setting the bar unbelievably low too. If just 1 out of 4 customers are knowingly paying for JAWA's services, I will gladly eat my words!
And here is the best part, I'll pay for the whole test!
What do you say?
P.S. Mr. Schaefer, the next time you think you've found a person who is a criminal, as you say I am, instead of trying to bargain with them, try exposing their crimes so they stop doing them.