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Israel & Palestine: Impossible situation
There is one topic that will guaranty an argument in any group. No matter which side of the "debate" you are on, there will be assertive disagreement. That topic: the Israeli-Palestinian ongoing problem.
One can express what appears to be an honest, objective statement about the situation between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Moslems. Immediately someone will object to your statement, and do so very agressively.
You will be charged with not knowing the situation, or being ethnically or religiously prejudiced, or stupid, or worse. This is a can of worms that one tries to avoid, and that is part of the problem.
Certainly one understands setting aside a place for a Jewish state following the horror of the Holocaust. But Palestinians wonder why they were chosen to have land taken from them in the process. Palestinians will ask, "What did we do to have to move or lose our home territory?' Part of the problem is that European nations and peoples treated the Middle East as a colony of Europe, and that the Western cultures had some strange "right" to establish Israel as they did. European guilt was played out and tried to be soothed at the price paid by Palestinians. A conundrum.
From that basic disagreement has come a split that seems to have no solution. And no solution will be found if we bring our ongoing hatreds and distrust to the table.
Yes, no nation can allow another people to fire rockets into their territory aimed at innocent civilians. We cannot expect Israel to just stand by and allow this to happen.
Conversely, the Jews accepted a truce long ago, and yet continue to build settlements in areas that go beyond the agreed-upon truce borders. The Palestinians see this as unbridled colonization and and belittling of their people.
I could go on with specifics here. But that is useless because people from the two sides and those in the middle will not agree with what I state here ...no matter how hard I would try to be objective.
Adding to the problem is the role being played by Iran in all this. They take pleasure in the troubles in Gaza because they think this takes focus off of the Iranian nuclear plans. Iran is supplying rockets to Palestine, using different routes to transport them. Through Sudan. Through Egypt. And there are tunnels between Egypt and Gaza through which all kinds of things pass, including rockets.
However we cannot necessarily conclude that if we stopped Iran from sending these rockets, things would quiet down along the Israel-Palestinian border. There were border clashes long before Iran got this involved. Blaming Iran does not make the situation easier to solve.
Which nation, which individual, which peoples have enough currency on both sides to step in and arrange for a long-standing peace and a road to a Palestinian state? Ah, there's the rub. No individual or group has come forth to fill such a role. We need a Solomon, a trusted mediator, trusted on both sides. There is no easy solution. But neither side is 100% to blame, neither side is 100% innocent.
Adding to this complex problem is the Jewish voting bloc in the U.S., and the lack of it here for the Palestinians. And the sympathy that exists for the Palestinians in the Arab world.
Where is our Solomon? Where is our genius? Where is our conciliator? Where can we find sanity and peace?


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Chapter 4
Two of Saul's captains slay Ishbosheth—They take his head to David, who has them slain for killing a righteous person.
1 And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
2 And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:
3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were
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5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
7 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.
8 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
9 ¶And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the Lord liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
10 When one told me, saying, Behold,
11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.


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Conquer the trail with the quick and nimble Nike Zoom Terra Kiger. This low profile trail shoe features a lightweight, seamless upper for a confident fit, while heel and forefoot Zoom Air units keep the ride responsive and fast. A lugged, sticky rubber outsole provides optimal traction over a variety of surfaces so you can focus on charging the trails.
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Comments: Nike finally comes up with a legit trail running shoe and a lower drop shoe and it is in the same great package. The light weight combined with a lower drop yet enough cushion make this shoe a good choice for many distances from short, fast trail races to longer ultras. The traction is good enough for most trails, but I wouldn't use it in wet, muddy conditions. The one thing I was nervous about was the soft heel counter. Very similar to that on the Free. I thought my heel would slip, or that I would have to lace them very tight. However, the heel actually fits very nice without having adjust the lacing. I just bought my second pair of these and will be logging many miles in this shoe in the months to come.
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Comments: With so many great trail shoe options out there meeting the requirements of all running types, Nike was just lagging behind. Personally, I like around a 4mm drop and enough cushioning for long distances, but somewhat minimal as well. The old Brookes Puregrits were perfect for me. However, I was not a fan of the bottom on the new Puregrits. I have ran 2 training runs in the Terra Kinger's (10 miles and 15 miles) and did a 13.2M race in them. The verdict, I love them! Still need to be tested on longer runs with more technical trails, but I am not too concerned with their ability to hold up. If all goes well tomorrow on my 25 mile technical run, they will be coming along up to Waldo 100K. Nice job Nike!
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PRICE-Our loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend, Merrill Vee "Feller" Ivie Jr., age 33, passed away Nov. 10, 2008.
He was born Dec. 18, 1974 in Provo, Utah to Merrill Ivie and Judy Hardy. Married Lisa Castiglione, Aug. 2, 2003 in Price, Utah.
"Feller's" greatest passions were his boys and playing his guitars. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and was an avid Jeff Gordon fan. He loved driving trucks, working with his hands, and was an excellent artist who took great pride in his drawings.
Survived by his wife, Lisa Ivie, sons, Garrett Derbonne, Eric May, and Nicholas Ivie, mother, Judy Ivie, all of Price; father, Merrill Ivie Sr., Orem; sisters, Carol Hadden and Chuck Marquez, Ann (Ernie) Martinez, both of Price; Gayla (Vince) Strandell, Frankfort, Mich., Sue (Pat) Dirks, Price; 14 loving nieces and nephews, and three great nieces and nephews who will miss him dearly.
Preceded in death by his father-in-law, Glen Nielson.
Funeral service was held Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, 11 a.m., Mitchell Funeral Home. Family was at Mitchell's Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. and Friday one hour prior to service. Interment, Cliffview Cemetery, Price.


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United States of America 1910 – 1962
Oyster liver
on laid on paper on composition board
signed and dated l.l. in pencil "Kline 56".
sheet 21.4 (h) x 27.8 (w) cm Purchased 1980 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
NGA 1980.3409 © Franz Kline. Licensed by Viscopy
- Galerie Maeght, New York;
- from whom bought by the National Gallery of Australia, October 1980
- Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood
- Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) 12 Nov 2009 – 25 Apr 2010
- Abstract Expressionism: the National Gallery of Australia celebrates the centenaries of Jackson Pollock and Morris Louis
- 14 Jul 2012 – 24 Feb 2013
- Matthieu Orléan (ed.), Dennis Hopper and the new Hollywood, Paris: La Cinémathèque Française 2009, illus b&w, p. 86
Untitledand Oyster liver are among a number of Kline's preliminary sketches created during the 1950s. These painted drawings were produced in the hundreds and were kept in the artist's studio until he selected a drawing to form the basis of one of his paintings. Despite the powerful energy of Kline's canvases, these draft sketches reveal that the artist's creative process was not one of spontaneous action, but rather one of careful selection and practised control. Integral to his process was the scaling-up of such drawings, using a freehand technique as well as a Bell-Opticon projector. Furthermore, Untitled is an example of Kline's preference for working on the torn pages of telephone books: a cheap support on which he could freely and inexpensively plot his compositions.
These drawings provide bookends for Kline's most celebrated creative period: between 1950 and 1956, during which he worked almost exclusively with a dramatic palette of only black and white. Working at night, under artificial light, this extreme colour reduction allowed him to heighten the psychological charge of his images with an emphasis on form above colour, which, once removed, could not interrupt the dynamic thrusts, angles and action of the loaded brushstroke. By 1956 Kline had begun to re-introduce colour into his compositions and Oyster liver shows this early and gradual addition of tonal variation.
In his analysis of the artist's black-and-white paintings, David Anfam makes a strong argument that links Kline's painterly concerns with the sensibilities of the American photographers of the New York School, particularly the work of Robert Frank.[1] Both Kline the painter and Frank the photographer observed New York City through a black-and-white veil—its industrial power and speed, as well as evoking the loneliness of its inhabitants—using severe cropping, an enlargement of detail and deliberate collapsing of spatial depth.
Jaklyn Babington
[1] David Anfam, Franz Kline: Black and white 1950–1961, Houston: The Menil Collection, 1994, pp. 20–21
The Gallery also holds Kline's untitled illustration for Frank O'Hara's Poem, part of a portfolio of 21 prints, published by Morris Gallery in 1960


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There's no doubt about it, Martin Solveig released one of the catchiest dance-infused songs of 2011. With only 70,000 more record sales to go, 'Hello' will be hitting platinum single certification in no time, and what better way to celebrate than heading out on tour and putting out another single featuring the lovely vocals of Dragonette's Martina Sorbara. 'Big In Japan' is the 4th installment of Solveig's SMASH Web Series, and the music video directed by Tristan Seguela & Martin Solveig is entertaining to say the very least. This new single along with 'Hello' and 'Ready 2 Go' will be featured on Solveig's forthcoming album, SMASH, slated for release in early 2012 on Big Beat Records.
North American Tour Dates:
11.9 Ann Arbor, MI – The Necto
11.10 Denver, CO – Beta
11.11 Las Vegas, NV – TAO
11.12 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
11.16 Miami, FL – LIV
11.18 San Francisco, CA – Ruby Skye
11.19 Los Angeles CA – Avalon Hollywood
11.20 San Diego, CA – FLUXX
11.23 Chicago, IL – Enclave
11.25 Montreal, ON – La Mouche
11.26 Washington, DC – Fall Massive
11.30 Atlanta, GA – Opera Atlanta
12.2 Boston, MA – Royale
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Steve Lansky
January 17 2011 08:25AM
Recognize the guy in the picture? Didn't think so. Maple Leafs' fans love to think of themselves as the best and most savvy in the world. What they are, in fact, is the least tolerant. Ask Dion Phaneuf. He can tell you all about it. Larry Murphy could probably shed a little light as well. In Phaneuf's case, since he came back from a wicked leg injury on December 9th v. Philadelphia, the castigation has been ramped up a notch each game, it seems. And, while thinking of Phaneuf's plight, I thought about a former NHL defenceman who reminds me a lot of Phaneuf – Barry Beck. Some of you might have just said, "Ya, Barry Beck, that's who that is." But the majority probably don't have a clue. Read on.
Barry "Bubba" Beck was as big and rugged a defenceman as the WCHL (now the WHL) has ever produced. He played three seasons for Punch McLean's New Westminster Bruins, inflicting maximum physical punishment on whomever came his way. In Beck's final year of major junior, the Bruins pounded their way to a Memorial Cup championship. Beck was then drafted second overall by the most embarrassing team in the NHL – the Colorado Rockies. He was to be their saviour.
In his rookie season, Beck scored 22 goals. It was a record for rookie defencemen for about a decade until Brian Leetch came along. Beck racked up 89 minutes in penalties and, unbelievably, helped the Rockies make their only playoff appearance ever. Then something happened.
Barry Beck's sophomore year was a struggle. Fewer goals, fewer assists, no playoff appearance. And, for some reason, he'd asked the Rockies to pay him more money. As the next season began, Rockies GM Ray Miron and head coach Don Cherry had seen enough. They peddled Beck to the Rangers for Lucien DeBlois, Dean Turner and Pat Hickey and his hair. And Barry Beck was never the same.
When he arrived in New York, hopes were still high that Beck would return to the level of play that made him second overall in '77. In fact, in 1981, Beck was named Rangers' captain. He wore the "C" in Manhattan for five seasons. And the Madison Square Garden fans rode him mercilessly. They expected Beck would be able to lead the Rangers to greatness. He did not. And he finally retired in 1986, just nine years after being the most sought-after defenceman in the NHL Amateur Draft.
See any parallels? Solid junior career. Very high NHL draft pick. Incredible rookie season. Play begins to tail off. Traded away while still young. Made captain with new team. Fans ride him endlessly.
Here's a suggestion Leafs' fans – get the hell off Dion's back! The guy's not Bobby Orr or Denis Potvin or Larry Robinson or Doug Harvey – and he's never going to be. But he does go out and lead his team the best way he can every game.
Just because he's the Leafs' captain does not mean he'll ever be able to walk on water. Nor will he put an opponent through the glass every game. But call me when you don't see him making an extreme effort every night. Then we can talk.
January 17 2011, 08:44AM
Point well taken. But where's the NHL's responsibility in all this. It seems like in their first year in the pros, these kids play on adrenaline to show the organization they haven't wasted their money. Then in their sophomore year, they struggle and we see this Beck/Phaneuf spiral.
Fact is, NHL teams should be responsible for developing these young players. They should be equipping these guys with all the tools they need from media training to how to balance a cheque book. Seriously, these are kids who've had everything done for them until they get to the NHL. Once there, they're expected to perform like trained seals - consistently and on-demand.
There's too much talent that gets wasted because there is no off-ice guidance (il.e. career development) for young players. Seriously, who would give millions to an 18-year-old and think that he can manage it without being overwhelmed or stressed out? Build confident players INSIDE and out, and you'll see the talent blossom over the long term. It's time the NHL stepped out of the 1950's and started managing their employees to excel - just like most other major companies do. Manage talent for future success.
Cheers bud. It takes a full NHL squad to make this happen, and until the Leafs can completely erase Brett Lebda from their organization (Marlies too), they can fill that spot with an NHL caliber player...


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The Emery County Economic Development Council met in their monthly meeting. Jo Sansevero, council chairman conducted the meeting. Sansevero said she had requested a list of the top 20 employers in the county from Delena Fish at Workforce Services. Fish provided the list. Sansevero said for the next recruitment activity she would like to focus on existing businesses and see what help they need to expand and grow.
She suggested a meeting where the council invites business owners so the council can learn more about the business. A one day event was suggested at the Castle Valley Ranch where the Roots-n-Boots activity was held in August. This day would include a business presentation, lunch and breakfast and a recreational activity.
Mike McCandless, county economic development director, explained the Bear project. A two day training was held on business expansion and retention. Interviewers go out and ask questions and collect data which is entered into the data base to be used as a tool. The data bank began with the insertion of all the business licenses in Carbon and Emery counties.
"One of the most important aspects of this is the ability to refer those with questions and needs to the appropriate party to get those questions answered," said McCandless.
Nick Tatton has pursued a grant which will help pay the interviewers. The interviewers will have conversation with the business owners and then fill out a form with the information learned. The interviews aren't meant to be just question and answer sessions but, a time to really get to know the business owner and their business.
Lou Sansevero who is on the council and also involved with the Bear project said if during an interview they learn the business is looking at expansion then they can put them in touch with Ethan Migliori who could help with a small business expansion loan. "Part of the problem is businesses don't know where to go for help. This program helps us help them," said Lou.
Jo Sansevero also pointed out the data base must be updated and maintained regularly to remain effective.
Fish said we have a lot of resources in our area that aren't used and this data base will make the resource connection much faster.
The information gathered will also identify trends in employment and other areas.
One trend seen so far with the businesses interviewed was a lot of businesses have lost employees to higher paying industries. McCandless said sometimes we don't have an employee shortage but a wage gap, which employers aren't addressing. In order to retain good employees they need to be willing to pay higher wages than they have in the past. Some businesses are offering cash bonuses and incentives to potential employees.
Ramal Jones, council member, spoke of the need for evaluation of businesses where customers can give feedback. In Carbon County the secret shopper program is being utilized where a shopper gives a rating on customer service in a retail business. A report of that visit is sent to that business and then a follow-up visit is made to determine if any changes have been made. A program of this type might be helpful to Emery County businesses.
The council is still pursuing the development of a more complete website to give information seekers more data about Emery County and opportunities available here.
Jones wondered if the county is getting any closer to having a motel built. He said it's hard to promote any tourism or activities with inadequate lodging on the western end of the county. McCandless said the biggest drawback right now is getting an investor willing to spend that much money. It is approximately $4 million for a 60-70 room motel. The possibility of a corportation formed locally to invest the money for a motel was discussed and the idea will be discussed further at the January 13, 2007 planning meeting.
McCandless reported that he has had three site visits from corporations interested in relocating to Green River. One company was interested in a place with interstate access, rail and water which makes Green River a prime spot. They also wanted to be 100 miles away, at least, from a major metropolitan area. The companies are looking at property which is city, SITLA and private landowners. McCandless reported the companies have told him Green River is number one and two on their list.
Superintendant Kirk Sitterud from the Emery County School District reported the 2008 Boy Scout Jamboree for the Order of the Arrow will be held in Emery County in June 2008. One thousand boy scouts will be here for a week and their home base will be Canyon View Junior High. They will be completing a tamarisk reduction service project on the forest and also on the Swell. John Healy with the U.S. Forest Service is involved in the planning for this big event. Sitterud wondered if the economic development council could be involved and help in any way.
In addition to the service project the scouts will need recreational opportunities. A support group of adults will also be with the scouts. It was determined in December those involved would be invited to the meeting to discuss the jamboree and the role, if any, the council will play. Lou Sansevero would like to get local grocers involved if that's an option for the jamboree.
Sitterud also reported that Green River High has begun construction of a new gym which will be adjacent to their current gym.


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Plushenko in his skating high days according to Us commentors (or Canadian) needed two crossovers to go from one side of the rink to the other and everybody was commenting that he could generate ultra speed from a dead stop. He was the fastest of his contemporaries and nobody back then had questioned his skating skills, Cousins has been amazed by his twizzles and Kurt Browning had said he had very good fast feet. When everybody were doing dreadfull spins (including Plush and Yag) he chose to add the donut and the so called bielman. If you ever care watching any older video you ll hear all these, I m copying from there. People chose to forget he used to skate with joy and abandon and a sense of freedom and chose to remember the 2006 Lp or later.
On second thought Yag and Plush were competing in TEB? My bad , it must have been during the time I went out for popcorn!By the way my pet peeve is people eating inside the arena in competitions, I dont know why I mind that much!
It's true that the "more mature" Plushenko is most likely the one most are complaining about. I agree, his programs at least had personality "way back when" he was competing against Yags. Because he NEEDED to have it. Then Yags left and Plushenko was king and he could do just about anything and stayed on top. So the choreography got phoned in - or he didn't enjoy it as much - or something.
That being said I wasn't all that impressed with him during the 2002 Quad, either. It felt unpolished, just as it does now... *shrugs* (and yes I know I make no sense because you can pretty much say the same for Evan - pre 2006/2007 he was having fun... then after that it became a phone in job. sooooo frustrating)
I dont think his 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 lacked choreography or personality(do you remember which they are?) and Godfather in 2005 was skated to itsfull potential at least once (euros 2005). In general I think CoP didnt suit him much and after 2004 injuries got him. Personality moreover is something you have or not on ice anyway and i dont think he has suffered this. Nobody searches for one style of skater to like, if the skater clicks wth you it is done deal, I was told in TEB that they dont get the love for Kozu judging by my other preferences.
Anyway I dont mind any opinion, just that ineligible or not, people bring his name in irrelevant competitions like this one, and no I m not gonna say anything for Evan, I can get why he is successful and people might like him, to each their own.
Edit: lol, sorry I just realised to whom (or who?I m always confusing this) I replied, did you get back from your trip??Did you write anywhere your impressions?how was it?
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I'm still recovering from my trip lol dealing with Jet Lag and working on moving away soon. Had a fantastic time, and will be blogging about it in due time... I hope lol


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Note: Added new Lesson #13 - NURBS Surfaces / Meta Objects - April 27, 2013
Note: Added new Lesson #14 - Rigid Body Dynamics- June 1, 2013
This course is also available for downloading to your iPhone or iPad via Tufts University iTunesU. (Install the iTunesU app / Search Colleges and Universities - Tufts University / Subscribe to "3D Design - Blender"). You can also download the course to a desktop or laptop via the iTunes application.
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By KAREN TRUMANChairperson Emery County Arts Council
Emery County Arts Council formed
Recognizing that the arts are a most important part of the development and education of our children as well as all ages, the Emery County Arts Council was organized under the direction of the Emery County Economic Development Council. Karen Truman was appointed as Chairperson of the Arts Council.The members of the council are few at this time. Along with Karen, Cole Clark serves as co-chair, Jennifer Fauver serves as secretary/treasurer. Other members are Kathleen Truman, Janet Tuttle, Janet Petersen, Kathy Justice and our student representative, Brandt Peacock.
Cultural arts have a powerful affect on our minds and spirits. They can touch our spirits as words alone sometimes cannot do, and their impact is long lasting. Music and cultural arts can be used to affect positive changes in people. We are being pulled in so many different directions today. Being involved in cultural arts can bring deeper meaning to our lives. Music, for example is really invisible. You can't see it, you can't taste it, but you can feel it. We all feel it differently and it has different meanings at different times of our lives. When you attend a play or musical production you can lose yourself in it. You see it, but you also feel it. Watching or listening to performing arts lifts our spirits and breathes new life into us. Being involved in any form of cultural arts brings optimism and strength to our souls and a refining influence into our lives. They fulfill a basic human need to enjoy and participate in the beauty around us and in our cultural heritage. There is music waiting to be written, talented fingers to reveal themselves, the joy of an imagination waiting to inspire us with plays, music and masterpieces of art.
The mission of the arts council is dedicated to fostering artistic and economic growth and education for citizens of all ages by encouraging the development and expression of performing and cultural arts, making Emery County a better place to live.
It is our hope, dream and plan to revitalize the arts in Emery County by fulfilling this mission statement.
Looking back at the arts in the history of the county
Cultural arts have a powerful affect on our minds and spirits. They can touch our spirits as words alone sometimes cannot do, and their impact is often long-lasting.
Did you know that Ernie Davis decided to build an Opera House in Cleveland? On April 7, 1910 the lumber was purchased and the first nail was driven. Jack Ward was the head carpenter and a beautiful frame building was erected. A large stage was built, and a smaller portable stage was built in the front. This stage could be dropped down to make more room for dancing. The first dance was held on July 24, 1910 before the hall was completely finished. There were little kerosene lamps hung all around the walls and also on the stage. Beautiful murals were painted across the walls.
Ernie Davis was quite a musician and loved music. He had a family band with each of his children playing an instrument. This family band played for most of the dances, as well as entertainment in the opera house.
Traveling troops provided special treats with their vaudeville acts. Many plays were seen, dances danced, and good times had in the opera house.
Silent movies became popular at the opera house. When electricity came to Cleveland, talking movies were shown.
If this building could talk it would have many stories to tell of dances, music productions, plays, movies and much, much more. It would tell of the dedication to and love of the arts by a man who made life so much more for so many and made sure those who wanted to enjoy the arts had a way to get there by providing a wagon to go out and bring them there.
Do you have special memories of cultural arts in Emery County from the past?
The cultural and performing arts have always been important in Emery County and the Emery County Arts Council is working to revitalize our arts. If you are interested in supporting this effort or if you have special memories or photos of the performing or cultural arts in Emery County from the past, the Emery County Arts Council would like to hear from you. Email responses to Karen, firstname.lastname@example.com., or call at 384-2986.


text: Justin Bieber Terrorizes Gated Community With Fast Cars and Dionysian RitualsAnna Breslaw3/27/13 9:00amFiled to: Dirt BagJustin bieberJon Hammkendall jennerkim kardashianChris BrownRyan SeacrestAmanda BynesWhitney HoustonPat houstonAnderson CooperMatt LauerSofia VergaraKaren BlackKanye WestShia LaBeoufFergiejosh duhamelPretty little liarsDionne WarwickRobert PattinsonAngelina JolieHayden PanettiereLindsay LohanKordell StewartPorsha williamsJersey ShoreSammi sweetheartTopFb3071EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Justin Bieber and the stache he is (jokingly?) attempting to "grow out" has been accused of battery after a confrontation with one of his Calabasas neighbors (let's just call him Mr. Wilson) yesterday. Early Tuesday morning, Bieber had a new Ferrari delivered and spent the wee hours tooling (loudly) around his hood in it. This happens regularly. Advertisement Justin Bieber is a menace on wheels, driving at speeds approaching 100 mph in his quiet neighborhood and endangering children and dogs ... this according to multiple residents.Mr. Wilson, already steamed up by the raucous parties thrown in Casa del Beebs while Justin was in Europe, marched over there and they screamed at each other. He's now alleging that Bieber made physical contact with him — maybe charged and head-butted him with that spiky-ass hat? — and threatened him. However, Bieber's team is saying that he only told Mr. Wilson to get off his property. [TMZ, TMZ] Advertisement Also, on his way home, El Beebo took his shirt off in a Polish airport, like humans do. I ALWAYS show one of my tits to the Auntie Anne's pretzel lady at JFK as like a pre-flying "good luck" thing. [NYDN] GIF A song of ice and fire and Jon Hamm's penis.Jon Hamm was indignant in Rolling Stone about its ever-growing popularity on the Internet (for which we are part of the problem). "Most of it's tongue-in-cheek, but it is a little rude. It just speaks to a broader freedom that people feel like they have - a prurience. They're called 'privates' for a reason. I'm wearing pants, for fuck's sake. Lay off. When people feel the freedom to create Tumblr accounts about my cock, I feel that wasn't part of the deal… but whatever. I guess it's better than being called out for the opposite." [Us Weekly, The Daily Beast] 17-year-old Kendall Jenner, one of the Kardashian: Next Generationers, talked to Harper's Bazaar Arabia about her weight and how hard it is to be Kendall Jenner and shit. Advertisement Sponsored "I'm constantly criticized for being too skinny. I'm trying to gain weight but my body won't let it happen. What people don't understand is that calling someone too skinny is the same as calling someone too fat. It's not a nice feeling."She adds that reality show's answer to Mama Rose, Kris Jenner, does "push" her but ultimately everything is her decision. Which is PRECISELY the answer Kris Jenner fed her before the interview, I am certain. [Gossip Cop]Meanwhile, the Kardashians are considering suing advertising graphic design company JWT India for their Ford Figo ad mockup featuring the sisters bound and gagged in a trunk with Paris Hilton at the wheel (another version featured Berlusconi and three bunga-bunga girls). [Page Six] GIF NBC has poked Vanderbilt Silverfox Anderson Cooper about maybe replacing Matt Lauer on Today after the latter's $25 million contract expires next year. Apparently "news execs even went to Lauer to bless their choice, but their high-priced anchor expressed some disapproval." What a dillweed. Right? [Entertainment Weekly] Chris Brown talked to Ryan Seacrest about That Thing That Happened In 2009, Have You Heard About That Thing? Advertisement Advertisement "Being at that young age, I can tell you I was arrogant and definitely hotheaded. Everybody has a temper, but for me, it was not knowing how to control it when I thought I had the world in my hands. tried my best to be the best man I could be over the years and show her how remorseful and sorry I was for the incident. [...] You can lose it all. And I'm not just saying fame or stardom, because that's not what it's about. I'm talking about dignity, integrity. You know, you lose yourself in a way."He'll also never be too ROMANTIC with Rihanna because that's totally lame: "It's still like we're kids. I try not to be too grown and be like 'Let's have candlelight dinner every night.' I try to make sure everything is fun. It has to be fun, and it has to be genuine." [NYDN]They're going out on that fuckyacht again soon, and officially combining posses this time. [The Sun]Amanda Bynes felt "pudgy" yesterday, which pretty clearly is the least of her problems. :-| [NYDN]Cops bum-rushed Whitney Houston's sister-in-law Pat after she posted an alarming, suicide-y message to Facebook. (Turns out she was only taking back meds and turning her phone off for the night.) [TMZ]Sofia Vergara went blonde. [People]Karen Black needs money to help fund her cancer treatment. The donation website her husband sent up lives here. [People]Salt-of-the-earth Erryman Kanye West might actually, no joke, for reals name his next album I Am God. [Page Six]Shia LaBeouf hurt his foot in kickboxing class. [Page Six]Uhhh, Fergie and Josh Duhamel wore the same baby-bump-sheathing dress? At the Kids Choice Awards? At any point, did kids actually choose this? [E!]Tween drama Pretty Little Liars is getting a spinoff called Ravenswood. [Gossip Cop]Looks like the residuals from My Best Friend's Wedding finally ran out: Dionne Warwick has filed for bankruptcy. 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A month after re-election, President Obama continues to enjoy some of the highest approval ratings of his tenure.
A new Associated Press-GfK gives the president a job approval rating of 57%, his highest mark since the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May of 2011; it's also up 5 points since before his Nov. 6 election victory over Mitt Romney.
A Quinninpiac University poll put Obama's approval at 53%, also his highest mark since bin Laden's death.
"Nothing like winning an election to boost your job approval," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
Added Brown: "This is only the second time in more than three years that President Obama has broken 50%. And voters see Republicans as more likely to be obstructionist, and have less confidence in their ability to come up with the right solution to the nation's financial woes."


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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
After much trial and error, the Emery County Municipal Bulding Authority has acquired the land for the new Green River Senior Citizen Center. The commission has been looking for suitable property for a year now and earnest money was even put down at one point, but that didn't work out.
The new center will be located at 150 South Green River Boulevard. This is near the golf course and the Book Cliff Elementary. The bids for the project will be let in June and if all goes well the funding for the project will come through in the August funding cycle for the Community Impact Board.
Commissioner Gary Kofford said the seniors in Green River are looking forward to the new facility which will include a full kitchen with all new appliances. A lot of meals are delivered to Green River seniors. The seniors interest and attendance has gone up since the announcement of a new center.
The MBA ratified the purchase of the land for $20,717. The title search and insurance has been handled by Jim Bartorelli and Johansen and Tuttle did the surveying of the land.
Along with the land also comes three shares of water which will reduce county watering bills on their property in Green River. Currently all watering done at county facilities has been with municipal water as the county didn't own any shares in Green River. But, now with the three shares, the water bills will be reduced at the library and sheriff's complex. This transfer of water shares is part of the land acquisition.
The MBA board voted to move ahead with the architectural drawings for the new senior center. The fee will be $79,000 for the designs. Ten percent is needed upfront to get started and 60 percent on completion of the construction documents and 30 percent payment at the time of bid. Any additional work beyond this will be paid on an hourly wage. Jim Dresslar is the architect for the project.
Work will begin soon bringing fill dirt to the site of the senior center.
In other MBA business, the commission will meet with Brent Tuttle at the Huntington Airport to look at the runway design on April 10 at 8 a.m.
The Emery County Care and Rehab is going to have a new air conditioner installed. A chiller has already been purchased and is awaiting installation.


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By ROYD HATTSports Writer
The Lady Pirates finished their season at the state tournament in Richfield at the Sevier Valley Center starting Feb. 15- 18.
The Pirates were first matched with Intermountain Christian and came out quickly, scoring at will it seemed. The Lions stepped up their defense and foul trouble plagued the Pirates. In the second quarter, post player, Jamie Johnson sprained an ankle which gave the team of only eight players even more depth problems. The players on the bench stepped up and the Pirates pulled off a relatively easy win, 51-40. Michaela Hughes led scorers with 17 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. Megan Hatt had 16 points, six rebound, five assists and three3 steals. Feleisha Antillion had sevenpoints and six assists, Taylor Johnson ended with four points and five boards. Kira Engleman ended with three points and six rebounds and Jamie Johnson and Sydney Thayn ended with two points each.
The win put the Pirates in the winner's bracket to face Rich. The game with Rich was a battle to muster offense for either team. At half the score was 7-16 in favor of Rich. These were season lows for both teams. The lid remained on the basket for the Pirates in the second half as many shots that appeared in, somehow rimmed out and the Pirates fell 29-55. Hughes had seven points on the night, followed by Hatt and Thayn with six each. Engleman had five points, Antillion three and J. Johnson two. The Pirates now had to square off against Layton Christian.
Green River was back to their old form in this one, starting off quickly and winning by a score of 62-53. Hughes ended the game with 26 points and 11 boards. Antillion had four threes for 12 points, Hatt got seven points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and three steals. J. Johnson also had seven points and seven boards. Thayn had five points, T. Johnson had three points and seven boards and Engleman ended with two points.
On the final day of the tournament, the Pirates were to face the Panguitch Bobcats in a battle for fifth and seventh place. Green River played the Bobcats to a nearly even first half but ended up falling by a score of 27-41 to finish in seventh place. Hughes had 14 points seven rebounds and five blocks. Antillion had sixpoints, Hatt ended with five points, four boards and three assists. J. Johnson had four points and four rebounds in a contest where the Pirates did not shoot a single free throw.
The Pirates came away ending the season in seventh place and doing the community proud. Congratulations Lady Pirates.


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Who here is the poster who you feel is the most helpful?
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Who here is the poster who you feel is the most helpful?
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I miss blud. I remember when he got mad and made it to where the water cooler didn't add to your post count the very first day the forums went public.
But Afro gets it.
Although Afro posts quite insightful posts at times, Blud takes this by a mile. Coz coz.... !!!
Okay, I know I am sounding contrary, I also know it's too late to alter anything, but here are my 2 cents.
Who is more helpful to a city?
a) the popular Mayor of the city, or b) The citizen next door who goes out of his way to help every now and then
It's the Mayor of course, right? Sure it is the Mayor. He does it every day, that's about all he does, because he is a faithful devoted, committed public servant, and a real hero (I am not talking about those slime ball politicians, think Mayor Denise Walaker of Fargo ND during the recent floods).
If you compare the Mayor to the individual volounter citizen, the Mayor should win all the time. That's the same with Blud. Blud is a genuine MS hero and that is what I firmly believe.
As helpful as Afro is, he can't really measure up to the guy who keeps the website running, I am sure.
Anyway, it is a compliment to Afro that he is in contention this closely, therefore Afro gets my vote, and deserves meritorious mention even if he loses.
(Okay, or am I taking things too seriously..........again?)
I am not perfect and I defy you to prove otherwise
Growing Old Gracefully is an Oxymoron ... Mostly Moron !
Way off. Blud would be the governor. Thsv position would be the mayor since he is in charge of one section and had no jurisdiction over any other.
Tied it. :\


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Travelers adorned in gauzy light summer pastels packed their bags for the third annual SaddleUp! Suitcase Party, each hoping to win seats on a private jet bound for California wine country, departing directly from the event.
The popular gala filled the Mayo Aviation Hangar at Centennial Airport on Aug. 2 with patrons, prizes, fine wine, and an "A" list of local media, sports celebrities and politicians, all with hopes of helping others.
The SaddleUp! Foundation is nonprofit organization that provides equine-assisted therapy to adults and children with special needs.
With facilities in Parker and Elizabeth, SaddleUp! conducts supervised therapies in a family-friendly ranch environment.
"Although I've never had need, myself, for equine therapy, I think what this organization does with kids is absolutely amazing," said Joan Marks, of Denver. "There is just something so special in that connection between kids and horses. I just can't explain it, but it seems to work."
Sporting a throwback aviation theme, patrons were treated to live entertainment and dancing by "American Idol" contestant Richie Law, as well as The Moderators, a Denver-based band comprised of local titans of industry, including presidents and CEOs of Colorado's small businesses and Fortune 500 companies alike.
Silent and live auction items included VIP tickets to the Solheim Cup, weekend use of a Ferrari and mountain vacation packages.
Some patrons chose the "pay for hay" option, donating directly to a fund that feeds the organization's 15 horses.
"I have horses of my own and know that it's not cheap, so this option fits our family better than a set of golf clubs or something," said Anna Steele. "Besides, I always have a soft spot for anything that has to do with horses."
SaddleUp! Foundation programs provide therapy for mentally, emotionally and physically challenged individuals. Working with several established health-care providers such as Craig Hospital, Children's Hospital and the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, the program serves an average of 4,500 participants per year.
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Skip to comments.Teacher Slugs Middle Schooler Who Mocked His Favorite Football Team
Posted on 11/15/2013 9:29:59 AM PST by Straight Vermonter
Texas middle school student Reginald Wells was knocked out with a punch to the face by a teacher last Friday after Wells cracked a joke about the teacher's favorite football team.
Wells, who attends Willie Ray Smith Middle School in Beaumont, says he stopped to talk to an assistant teacher from his math class and joked about the teacher's favorite football team, pushing the teacher's shoulder after he said the joke. According to another teacher who was in the hallway, the assistant teacher reacted by punching 12-year-old Wells in the face, knocking him out.
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"(The principal) said Reginald was punched, in the shoulder, and then hit two times and uppercut, and then slid across the floor," Adrianne [Wells, Reginald's mother,] said. "It weighed heavy on my heart, because I've never put my hands on my son."Wells, who is four-foot-eleven and 80 lbs., woke up on the floor seconds later with no recollection of what had happened.
The assistant teacher was fired and escorted from the premises, but not arrested. Before being removed, the assistant teacher told Reginald, "I can't apologize for what I did, I was just having a bad day and I just snapped."
Adrianne Wells says she plans to file charges against the teacher.
So which team was it?
Attitude adjustment?
OH BOy did my fellow Raider fan went crazy on this poor kid LOL!
That' ll learn him!
Can't be the Cowboys, the article clearly stated that it was a "Football Team."
How hard was this teacher's shoulder pushed after said joke?
Sue the principal for not calling the police.
Ridiculous schools sic the cops on kids for pictures of a gun but allow adult to assault a child?
How hard could an 80 pound boy push it?
I have to say that if it was my child and the guy was still on the street, he would soon be feeling his neck snap - and I wouldn't have apologized for "snapping" either.
Whenever a teacher does something crazy and irrational, I want to know the story of everything that led up to it before passing judgement.
What a class act. No logic behind this, just personal predjudice, but I got $10 bucks says he's an Eagles fan.
Yep. If he molested the kid, the union would have closed ranks to protect him. It's actually happened.
He decked the Wells with bouts of folly.......................
Willie Ray Smith Middle School?? Probabvly located on Martin Luther King Blvd.
Yet the headline would seem to indicate a single slug
but not arrested?
Why not?
Psycho teacher alert....
Yes it has.
Schools try to keep molestations quiet and shunt the molester to another school district full of potential victims
Did teach say, "He disrespected me. I woulda lost cred if I di'nt knock his li'l punk azz out."
ahhh Christmas time.......
Ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha
I went to a Catholic hs, and about a half dozen of the faculty were priests who were combat chaplains in the Army during WWII.
Great guys, but some of them were pretty hard on the outside, because they had seen carnage and more.
I remember one time a big kid took a swing at one, and the kid wound up with his head putting a dent in the locker door.
Went back a few years ago, after 40 yrs dent is still there, LOL.
I different era for sure.
I'll never forget being a kid, transplanted from liberal suburban NY into urban TX schools in the 4th grade... singing songs, in music class, with lyrics like "I am thankful to God... for allowing me to be... an American!"... along with old-time negro spirituals ("Waaaaade, in the water!")... Yeah, just a little bit of culture shock! LOL
"And THAT'S for asking if the Texans are going to go through yet another month without winning a game!"
Nah, a true Eagles fan would have broken his leg.
BISD is a criminal enterprise....
see my post above....bisd is a criminal enterprise every since a new demographic took control...i was born and raised in beaumont and still bay taxes there and have friends "inside" the enterprise.
The Texas Education Agency is fixing to come in an take them over....disband the board...fire all top admin....
time is over due!!!
I guess the media will report that as if it were a scandal and probably racist too
I've had bad days and done something later wished I hadn't.
Can't think of a better reason to apologize.
Or will that happen when he gets a lawyer
no...actually the media is finally putting the pressure on.
there have also been several teacher sexual assaults that the superintendent used his "discretionary" funds to buy off and silence the family...
the worm is finally turning.....
Hopefully parents and others will put some real muscle into finding and imprisoning these pervs
also...teacher and student are both black....that is why there was not police report initially...they protect their own.....
also....bisd formed their own PD so they don't have to deal with the city PD...everything is in house....
Schools and colleges should not have their own PD's because they like to sweep things under the rug, they let some crimes slide and protect some people from being prosecuted.
I had a nun that could do that. She was good for a bloody nose or a black eye, and if you went home with that you got the other eye blackend.
you are absolutely right!
that is a local news site which you have to subscribe to so you will likely only see a short teaser....
mostly it is about how the officers code the reports in such a way that they are never entered into the system so no one...not the chief...not the super....not the STATE OF TEXAS mainly get to see the offenses....the state tracks and categorizes campuses as safe unsafe etc....
I was wondering when Sister Mike Tyson would make an appearance. Scary but man did they keep you straight.
I remember to this day First Communion class. You could not chew the host back then. About 50 years ago. One kid chewed and the nun almost slapped his head off. He did it again, same result. This went on about four times. We figured the kid was really hungry. We were using "practice unconsecrated hosts".
An 80 pound kid bit my wife's face at a middle school when she taught there one day.
I say keep the teacher and put all the sh!theads in that class and you would actually get some work done.
Nowadays these kids know the teacher's hands are tied. If I'm the principal, I'd find a way to get him back.
I'd also take a hammer to kid's cell phones if they went of in class, and I'd cut earbuds with scissors.
The foundation of learning is respect, and its missing from the public school classroom.
Yup, this lady (?) had a left that was lightning. She said I walked up to the alter like i was going to a Mets game. I told her I was a yank fan.
When I woke up........
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