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|Dwayne Carey
Boone County Sheriff
Boone County Sheriff's Department and Jail
2121 County Dr.
Columbia, MO 65201
Office (573) 875-1111
Fax (573) 874-8953
If you think your career future includes law enforcement, the Boone County Sheriff's Department Explorer Program may be for you.
The Explorer program is part of Boy Scouts of America organized under Learning for Life's career education program. Explorer Post 2121 membership is open to young men and women between the ages of 14 and 20. The program is provided so young adults have the opportunity to experience law enforcement first hand as well as develop leadership and citizenship skills.
Post 2121 Explorer program is a year round activity. Explorers meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Thursday's for 1.5 to 2 hours during the evening. All 1st year Explorers will attend a 40 hour Basic Academy. Explorers will learn the basics of law enforcement and the operation of the Boone County Sheriff's Department. Activities within the program will range from Explorer competitions against other posts from around the country, riding along with deputies, classroom and practical training sessions related to law enforcement that include, but are not limited to, the history of law enforcement, traffic law, radio procedure, firearms training, tactical training, crime prevention and patrol procedures. The Explorers will also assist at community events such as the Boone County Fair, Hartsburg Pumpkin-Fest, and the Memorial Day Air Show to name a few.
If you have any questions or you are interested in the Explorers program please contact:
Detective Chris Lester
(573) 875-1111 ext. 6206
Jennifer Basham
(573) 875-1111 ext. 6251
Explorer Post 2121 has been limited to 24 positions, 4 of which are leadership spots. The Explorer positions available will be drawn from the following Boone County schools:
Please fill out the application (see below) completely and legibly along with all the attached forms.
Return your completed application to the Boone County Sheriff's Department attention Explorer Post 2121 either by mail or by personally delivering your application.
Boone County Sheriff's Department
2121 County Drive
Columbia, MO 65202
Phone 573-875-1111
Your application will be processed and if it meets basic standards you will be passed to the next stage of the application process.Stage 2
Background checks, references, school grades, juvenile office, parent or guardian, will be contacted. If passing this stage you will be contacted by phone for a personal interview.Stage 3
Finally, the applicant will have a personal interview and parent or guardian final approval. There are a limited number of open positions to fill so the competition will be at the highest level.
Membership in Law Enforcement Explorer Post 2121 is open to young adults, male or female, between the ages of 14 and 20 having completed the 8th grade, under the following guideline:
The following Items are required in order to be allowed to participate in the Law Enforcement Explorer Post 2121 activities. Do not purchase anything until you have completed the application process and been accepted.
The following Items will be provided by the Boone County Sheriff's Department:
The following Items must be provided by the Explorer:
Prices are a general figure and could be more or less depending on where items are purchased. Financial assistance may be available on a case by case basis.
Click on the Star graphic below to start the download. Application in .PDF file format.


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ST. CHARLES – Monica Guyett easily blocks out the commotion from above the surface when she's competing for the St. Charles North girls swimming team.
Channeling her focus in practice sometimes is another story, even though Guyett often hears the same thing.
North Stars coach Rob Rooney hasn't been shy in his message of relative relaxation to the team's young core. That number includes Guyett, one of 6 to 7 freshmen expected to be in the lineup when North hosts an IHSA sectional Saturday.
"Most of the team is freshmen and they've never been to a championship meet," Guyett said, "so just have fun with it and enjoy it."
Rooney, the program's veteran coach, says he's had more fun coaching this season than he's had "in a long time."
With Guyett emerging in the freestyle events and classmates such as Serena Allendorfer, Kristin Kowaleski, Grace Samuelson and Samantha Sauer contributing, North certainly is developing a force for the future.
Still, the North Stars aren't completely inexperienced. Junior Hannah Zimmer (200- and 400-yard freestyle) and senior Emily Ponte (400 freestyle) both were part of state-qualifying relays last season.
Rooney has appreciated both athletes' leadership, and is especially encouraged with the way younger swimmers have absorbed lessons from either him or upperclassmen.
"They've done an awesome job of really enjoying what high school swimming is about and listening to instruction," Rooney said. "Improving, believing in something bigger than themselves – which is the team – and we're seeing a lot of great things because of it."
Guyett finished second in the 500 freestyle at the recent Upstate Eight Conference meet, swimming in the high 5:03s and coming within about four seconds of the school record.
Her older sister, Nicole, is a junior on the team, while youngest sister Audrey is a budding talent as a seventh-grader.
"It'll be good to have another family connection kept together between siblings," Rooney said. "It always seems like it's been a great thing in our program to have families."
The Chokrans, Dieters, Mortons, Nosals and Petersons – among others – competed under Rooney, too, and all shared the bind of state series achievement.
That defining characteristic is coming to this year's group, Rooney says, and it could even happen beginning this weekend.
Above water or not, the North Stars are hearing something not many athletes before them have. They hope it's a ticket to success.
"There's no pressure on us," Rooney said. "We're just along to enjoy it and swim fast."
Here's a look at Chronicle-area entries in Saturday's girls swimming sectionals:
St. Charles East
St. Charles North
Burlington Central *
Geneva *
Kaneland *
* Denotes schools with individual entries

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By Jess Bidgood
This Election Day, voters are out in force.
Secretary of State William Galvin told the Emily Rooney Show on Tuesday that voters in Boston's suburbs are hitting the polls at an especially brisk pace. "In Marshfield, 25 percent (of the electorate) had already voted by noon," Galvin told WGBH's Emily Rooney, adding he's heard of heavy turnouts in Franklin and Andover.
Galvin expects 2.4 million voters in all today. If that number is achieved, it would be the highest participation in a non-Presidential election since 1990.
But the city of Boston is not showing an unusually high turnout. "Boston actually had fewer voters at 9 a.m. than they did four years ago," Galvin said, comparing this morning's turnout to the 2006 mid-term elections.
Galvin chalked up the city's lower turnout to its lack of a competitive Congressional race. Rep. Mike Capuano is running unopposed, while Rep. Stephen Lynch isn't running a close race.
But the neck-and-neck congressional race between Republican Jeff Perry and Democrat Bill Keating is pulling high numbers of voters to the polls in the 10th Congressional District.
"The polling places I went to were very busy," said Sean Corcoran, WGBH's Cape Cod-based reporter. "People were kind of voting down party lines."
In the 4th Congressional District, Don Shepard came out to vote to support his longtime congressman. "I care about the election, obviously. The unexpected challenge that Barney Frank had, I wanted to support him," Shepard said."He's been an outstanding congressman for this area."
Back in Boston, at the Boston Public Library, voters were thinking about the governor's race and the ballot questions. Gov. Deval Patrick is in a close race with Republican Charlie Baker, while Independent candidate Tim Cahill and Green-Rainbow Party candidate Jill Stein are both polling in the single digits.
Jonathan Head made his choice based on the timbre of what's been, at times, a dirty campaign season. "(I voted for) Deval Patrick," Head said, "He had less negative ads than Charlie Baker."
Some of Boston's voters reflected the wave of anti-Democratic sentiment that has plagued Obama's White House and the national Democratic Congressional majority. "I feel that government is too big, too intrusive and we need to take back some of our own money," Lisa Suel said. "I just feel we need a new direction."
Only in South Boston did WGBH reporters find voters channeling that anti-incumbent sentiment into a vote for Independent gubernatorial candidate Tim Cahill. "I've talked to several people who have cast their votes for Cahill proudly, or in one case, reluctantly," said WGBH's Phillip Martin. Cahill is from Quincy.
A polling place near Tufts University in Medford was almost totally devoid of college voters – a marked difference from the 2008 Presidential election, when youth voted in droves.
John Della Volpe, the director of polling at Harvard University's Institute of Politics, said enthusiasm for this election has been waning among young voters for months. He predicts only 27 percent of people between ages 18 and 24 would vote in this election.
This marks the first in several major elections that has seen lower participation of youth voters than the one before it. "(It's) the reverse of a trend that has been building over time," Della Volpe said.
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Just before Xmas I was asked if I could possibly help out by writing a super quick piece for Brand Republic on their 'Think BR' section - you know the one that no-one ever reads coz its full of folks you have never heard of and would probably gently sidle away from if you met them at a 'function'....
Anyway - within an hour I wrote this. It's not cleverly crafted or particularly thoughtful but it is interesting as it was written spontaneously with only one small ammendment. On reflection it must have been stuff that was going round my head for a while with no outlet.
I rather enjoyed it. I found myself writing again about things I care about. And its about the power of planning which is something I believe in. I also might do more of it. That's not a new years resolution btw - but it is a distinct possibility.
Anyway, here it is (apologies for the overuse of Mr. Spock - really not sure why):2012 was a difficult year for brands. Finances were scrutinized, reputations suffered, and trust was called into question. Mostly this was a mixture of incompetence and a belief that size can be a buffer against accountability. How wrong they were.
Accountability is most likely to be the watchword in 2013 on both sides of the fence with the worlds of advertising and marketing having had their fair share of wobbly moments. I believe that planning can play a far more significant role in helping bring back some much needed confidence by simple 'unitasking' - the relentless pursuit of excellence in creating effective creative work and not getting sidetracked by the latest thing:
Swim against the tide
Stop believing the hype that the advertising industry needs to fundamentally change or it will become obsolete (usually written by digital folk with no deep background in marketing to speak of). Well run advertising businesses are in good health and we would do well to share more of our affection and respect for an industry that can deliver extraordinary competitive business advantage through ideas. If we show we have faith in it because of its measurable potency then others will inevitably follow.
Be more schizophrenic
Planners need to be more at ease with the demands of balancing the magic and the logic. We must be increasingly numerically fluent and less theoretical and therefore more relevant at board level, yet be playful enough to see how serendipitous connections can create powerful new combinations in the creative department. Of course, we then need to brilliantly articulate it. But the magic and the logic have got to be equal partners.
Put down the soldering iron
Stop banging on about innovation. Our job is to create wealth through ideas for our clients' businesses - not to invent the next Instagram. So planners - please put down your soldering irons, metaphorical or otherwise, and study the reasons why you picked it up in the first place. Your job is to ask 'why?' and to understand the drivers of human behavior - then apply that to answer the business, marketing and brand objective. And when it comes to technology remember 'Just because you can doesn't mean you should'.
Collaborate less (but more with better people)
It is better to assemble a group of hugely talented people and get things right more often than collaborating with a lot of enthusiastic, but badly organized planning types who have been led to believe it's OK to 'fail and fail fast' lots of times.
That was a conceit of Silicon Valley - a nice phrase, but a luxury we don't have in these austere times. Planning should facilitate this and be more brutal in the choice of who gets to play. That way wannabees can study how really good people do it and aspire to greater things rather than blog about how failure is 'really cool'. In and of itself it's not.
Yes, taking risks can pay off, but being rubbish isn't a virtue.
Beware 'Big Data' snake oil salesmen
Nowhere has the Emperor's New Clothes been more exposed than this. We have more data than ever before yet there hasn't been a dramatic increase in sales uplifts without there being some form of personal data issue being raised. Remember that data is created by human beings - and, so far no-one has ever accurately predicted future patterns of human behavior.
People don't 'need' your brand in their conversation
Understand that 'likes' on Facebook are a lazy way of measuring success and brands have no place in social spaces unless they are both useful and interesting. And that means creating socially relevant content which takes just as long as any great piece of advertising.
Some brands are sociable and some just aren't - learn the difference and don't be afraid to tell your client that not everyone wants to either 'like', 'love' or 'be friends' with their brand - they might just want to buy it. And your job is to help create the conditions where they do just that.


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Cengage Learning's heritage has its foundation in valuable content provided by the companies, imprints, and brands – including Delmar – we featured over the years. Now, to improve your experience by delivering more consistency in your product search, Delmar products will be branded as Cengage Learning beginning with copyright year 2015.
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Founded in 1945, Delmar is a leading publisher of career, technical, and vocational textbooks, serving disciplines like Automotive and Trucking, Health & Nursing, Trade, and Paralegal. Cengage Learning acquired Delmar in 1981.
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You'll still find the outstanding titles associated with Delmar. The only difference is that they'll carry the Cengage Learning brand.


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The Houston Museum of Natural Science was founded in 1909 – meaning that the curators of the Houston Museum of Natural Science have been collecting and preserving natural and cultural treasures for a hundred years now. For this yearlong series, our current curators have chosen one hundred exceptional objects from the Museum's immense storehouse of specimens and artifacts—one for each year of our history. Check back here frequently to learn more about this diverse selection of behind-the-scenes curiosities—we will post the image and description of a new object every few days.
This description is from Nancy, the museum's director of the Cockrell Butterfly Center and curator of entomology. She's chosen a selection of objects that represent the rarest and most interesting insects in the Museum's collections,that we'll be sharing here – and at 100.hmns.org– throughout the year.
Spanish Moon Moth – Actias (Graellsia) isabellae
This relative of our luna moth (Actias luna) is native to conifer woodlands in the mountains of northern Spain, southern France, and parts of Switzerland. There is still some debate over whether this moth should be included in the genus Actias, or placed in its own genus (Graellsia). The species name honors Queen Isabela of Spain. This moth is fairly rare and populations are fragmented, so today it is protected by law in Spain and France and cannot be collected without a special permit.
Males and females are similar in color, but the male (right) has long tails much like our luna, while the stouter female (left) has much shorter tails. The caterpillars, handsomely patterned in green, brown, and white, eat various conifers, especially pine.
Learn more about butterflies and their relatives in a visit to the new Brown Hall of Entomology, a part of the Cockrell Butterfly Center– a living, walk-through rainforest at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
You can see more images of this fascinating artifact – as well as the others we've posted so far this year – in the 100 Objects section at 100.hmns.org


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Single sign on for Facebook
Adds Facebook as an option when sharing links and photos
See Facebook friends' contact information and profile pictures in Contacts
Facebook notifications now appear in Notification Center
Game Center
Share scores to Facebook, Twitter, Mail, or Messages
Facebook friends are included in Game Center friend recommendations
Added Facebook "Like" button for games
Challenge friends to beat your score or achievement
Other new features
Do I need this "service pack" if I have no a Facebook account (yes, I do not own one)? Do not think so.
When I was younger, the OS "service packs" introduced a lot of fixes for bugs, security issues, memory management improvements, stability, support for newer hardware and those.... OS things. Or maybe the concept of what an OS is changed in these times and no one notified me that.
Sad, really.
They did more than adding Facebook integration. Probably they got rid of bugs too, but Apple never likes to mention that. Here is the change log:
· Apple designed vector based maps
· Turn-by-turn navigation with spoken directions on iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (2nd and 3rd generation)
· Real-time traffic information
· Flyover for photo-realistic, interactive 3D views of major metro areas on iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad (3rd generation), and iPod touch (5th generation)
· Local search results with Yelp photos, ratings, reviews, and available deals
· Siri integration for requesting directions and finding places along a route
Siri improvements:
· Sports: scores, player stats, game schedules, team rosters, and league standings for baseball, basketball, football, soccer and hockey
· Movies: trailers, showtimes, reviews and facts
· Restaurants: reservations, reviews, photos and information
· Send a Tweet
· Post on Facebook
· App launch
· Eyes Free in supported automobiles
· Local search available in Siri supported countries (availability may be limited during initial rollout)
· Additional country and language support for Canada (English and Canadian French), China (Mandarin), Hong Kong (Cantonese), Italy (Italian), Korea (Korean), Mexico (Spanish), Spain (Spanish), Switzerland (Italian, French, German), Taiwan (Mandarin), US (Spanish)
· Supported on iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad (3rd generation) and iPod touch (5th generation)
Facebook integration:
· Single sign-on from Settings
· Post from Photos, Safari, Maps, App Store, iTunes, Game Center, Notification Center and Siri
· Add location and choose audience for any post
· View up-to-date Facebook profile photos and contact information in Contacts
· View Facebook events and birthdays in Calendar
· Like content and see your friends' Likes in App Store and iTunes Store
Shared Photo Streams:
· Share selected photos with the people you choose
· Friends can view shared photos in Photos app, iPhoto and Apple TV
· Friends can like and make comments on individual photos
· One place for boarding passes, store cards, movie tickets and other passes
· Barcode display for boarding flights, buying coffee, getting into movies and other actions
· Passes displayed on Lock Screen based on time or location
· Passes can be automatically updated
· Supported on iPhone and iPod touch
FaceTime improvements:
· FaceTime over cellular support for iPhone 5, iPhone 4S and iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (3rd generation)
· Receive FaceTime calls, sent to your iPhone number, on your iPad and iPod touch
Phone improvements:
· Do Not Disturb to suppress incoming calls and notifications
· 'Reply with message' option when declining a call
· 'Remind me later' option based on time or location when declining a call
Mail improvements:
· VIP mailbox to quickly access mail from important people
· Flagged email mailbox
· Insert photos and videos when composing email
· Open password protected Office docs
· Pull down to refresh mailboxes
· Per account signatures
Safari improvements:
· iCloud tabs to see open pages on all your devices
· Offline Reading List
· Photo upload support
· Full screen landscape view on iPhone and iPod touch
· Smart app banners
· JavaScript performance improvements
App Store and iTunes Store improvements:
· Updated store design
· iTunes Preview history
· Complete my season
· Complete my album
Game Center improvements:
· Challenge friends to beat high scores and achievements
· Post high-scores and achievements to Facebook and Twitter
· Friend recommendations based on your Facebook friends
Accessibility improvements:
· Guided Access to limit device to one app or restrict touch input on certain areas of the screen
· VoiceOver integration with Maps, AssistiveTouch and Zoom
· Support for Made for iPhone Hearing Aids for iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S
· Improved privacy controls for Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Photos and data shared over Bluetooth
· Reminders can be reordered in the Reminders app
· Custom vibrations for alerts on iPhone
· Clock app for iPad
· Clock alarm with song
· Search all fields in Contacts
· Automatic movie mode for improved video sound quality
· Definitions of a selected word for Chinese, French, German and Spanish
· New keyboard layouts for French, German, Turkish, Catalan, Arabic and Icelandic
· Keyboard shortcuts shared across devices via iCloud
· Bluetooth MAP support
· Global network proxy for HTTP
Features for China:
· Baidu web search
· Sina Weibo integration
· Share videos to Tudou
· Share videos to Youku
· Improved text input for handwriting and Pinyin
· Bug fixes


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There are 19 new tasty ways to explore Vancouver's celebrated foodie culture without making reservations.
Delicious eats purveyors, including Vancouver chefs Vikram Vij and Karen Barnaby, were among the experts reviewing applications for the sought after spots located in and around the downtown core, adding to the close to 100 vendors offering a wide variety of choices along our city's pedestrian-heavy streets.
"Adding these new street food options to our streets this summer will enliven our public spaces while supporting diverse and nutritious food choices that benefit our local economy," said Mayor Gregor Robertson. "These affordable street food options reflect Vancouver's diverse communities and expand employment opportunities for local food entrepreneurs."
This year's vendors are sharing a diverse array of items such as Baja-style tacos, matzo balls, seafood chowder and Korean fusion.
With almost 2,000 people responding to the City's street food survey, public interest in street food options appears to be high.
Check out our map of the 2011 Food Cart Vendors & Locations:
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March 20. 2013 1:25PM
Multi-town road-rage chase involving chainsaw results in indictment
By JOHN QUINN
Union Leader Correspondent
DOVER - A former Winter Street resident was indicted in connection with a road-rage incident through three communities earlier this year.
Joshua Hussey, 22, of 797 Ten Rod Road, Farmington, was charged with two counts of reckless conduct for allegedly attempting to drive another vehicle off Route 153 in Farmington, Milton and Middleton Jan. 17.
Police determined the incident began along Main Street - Route 153 - in Farmington when two people say they were threatened by two men wielding a baseball bat and a chainsaw. Police say the incident continued along Route 153 as the two cars drove north into Milton and Middleton.
The two victims told police that the passenger in the other vehicle attempted to break their car windows while traveling along Route 153 using a long pole with a knife attached to the end. The two eventually drove back to the Farmington Police Station while the other car left the area.
After Middleton police interviewed the two people, a warrant was issued for Hussey, who was living on Winter Street in Dover. He was arrested the next day.
A Strafford County grand jury handed up the indictments March 14.
On Jan. 31, police arrested two other Farmington men in connection with the incident. They were James Hartford, 17, whose last known address was 504 Main St., Apt. 2, Farmington, and Justin Barnes, 22, of 504 Main St., Apt. 2, Farmington. Both were charged with conspiracy to commit criminal threatening.
Each count of reckless conduct and conspiracy to commit criminal threatening is a Class B felony, which is punishable by up to 3 ½ to 7 years in prison.
Hussey is scheduled to appear for arraignment in Strafford County Superior Court March 28 at 9 a.m.


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The Age article itself, written by Jerusalem-based Jason Koutsoukis, is basically accurate:
As we said, Jason seems to have it down pretty right."THE naval commando unit involved in last week's bloody showdown with a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last night shot dead four Gaza militants it claimed were trying to slip into Israel by sea to mount a terror attack... An Israel Defence Forces statement said the latest attack occurred before dawn in waters near the centre of the Gaza Strip. "An Israel Navy force in the area of Nuseirat identified a squad of terrorists wearing diving suits on their way to perpetrate a terrorist attack,'' the statement said. ''The force fired and hit the terrorists.'' Israeli military sources said it was unclear what the men were planning to do, but intelligence indicated that the men had been working on an attack from the sea ''for quite a while''. An unnamed military official later told Israel Army radio that the attack was a morale boost for the elite Shayetet (Flotilla) 13 unit involved in last week's disastrous interception of the Turkish-flagged Mavi Marmara. 'This will be a shot in the arm for the commandos after the hard week they have been through,'' the official said. Palestinian news agencies reported that the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, an armed wing of the Fatah movement, had confirmed that four members had been killed, with a fifth person missing. Al-Aqsa Brigades spokesman Abu al-Walid Jabri said the gunmen were on a training exercise near the Gaza coast when Israeli navy boats opened fire without warning."
So then why does the Age's headlines editor describe the former-Martyrs-and-now-actual-martyrs as "divers"? That's the headline that appears on the cover of the paper as well [you can see it on the left of this column]. As editors and most other people know, lots of readers skim; it's headlines that they take away with them.
Given the sensitivities and tensions of the situation on Israel's coast, with Iranian vessels now threatening to raise the stakes by mounting another attack on Israel's defensive blockade of the Gaza port, and with huge crowds of whipped-up Moslems, Arabs and other aggrieved parties throughout the world accusing Israelis of being a "genocidal", "cursed terrorist and murderous state" and of other unspeakable crimes and atrocities, why would a responsible publication want to unnecessarily raise the temperature?
Why sow confusion on something as crucial as terrorism? Do the Age's editors know something they're not telling? Were the Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade members shot while practising their breaststroke? What exactly is it that intending martyrs do when they're training?


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The Real Outperformer? Bonds
U.S. stocks are getting all the attention as they soar to new highs. But bond fans can boast that their investments have easily outperformed equities in the five-plus years it took the Dow Jones Industrial Average to break even.
The blue-chip index roared past 14164.53, its old record, Tuesday, lifting its 2013 total return to beyond 8%.


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The film tries to paint in shades of gray with vague criticisms of the war on drugs, but the absurdity of its he-man Everyman plot ends up turning its moral palette a muddy brown.
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Who would have guessed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson would deliver the best work of his career playing a guy who squares off against a pack of small-time street thugs.
Unusual for this sort of thing, Snitch is a film after which you remember the characters and actors more than the big action moments.
In its focus on an ordinary family facing a nightmarish scenario, Snitch is a terrifying but relatable story.
It's an entertaining picture — pulp, coming from a place of righteous indignation.
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Iffy for 14+
Fact-based thriller paints harsh picture of drug trade.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Snitch is an action thriller that doesn't sugarcoat the violence inherent in the drug trade. There are plenty of bloody gunfights and shootings, some at close range, and other brutal clashes, too (a man is shown strangling another, etc.). Cars chase and drive into each other on freeways, crashing and exploding and claiming lives. Criminals threaten each other with words and weapons (mostly guns). There are also allusions to prisoners beating up others to exert their dominance. A teen is shown discussing the use of Ecstasy (though he's not seen actually using), and he and a friend plot the delivery and sale of drugs. There's also some social drinking and swearing, including "s--t," "hell," and "ass."
Messages: A father's love knows no bounds, and justice will be served. Very strong anti-drug messages. Mistakes have consequences. Some means to the end aren't exactly legal, but the characters' motives are strong.
Role models: John Matthews is a committed, dedicated father who is aware of his shortcomings and is eager to make up for them. He's willing to put his life on the line to get his son out of jail -- no matter the stakes, no matter the danger. Matthews' son faces many difficult challenges, but his character stays strong.
Violence: The body count is high, and the means to get there pretty brutal, with characters taking shots at each other with pistols, semi-automatics, and rifles, sometimes at close range and while driving. Other clashes include hand-to-hand combat and a character strangling another (though the main character never beats anyone up). Cars careen off the highway, crashing into others and/or exploding. There's plenty of discussion about how people are dispensed with by drug cartels once they're no longer considered useful. Threats to kids and families. A character in prison is beaten and (it's suggested) raped.
Sex: Some kissing between loving couples.
Language: Language includes "s--t," "goddammit," "p---y," "bitch," "hell," "ass," "damn," "crap," "oh my God," and more.
Consumerism: Several labels/products are seen, including Skype, Dodge, GMC, iPhone, Apple, Ford, Bugati, and Wikipedia.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drugs -- specifically the shipment, sale, and use of MDMA/Ecstasy -- are at the heart of the story; marijuana and cocaine are also seen. Viewers don't see people using (except in one case where a character is forced to inhale cocaine to test whether it's genuine), but teens do talk about having popped some pills. Some drinking -- socially and when the main character is going through a rough time. A drug dealer smokes.
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Walk inside New Image beauty shop in downtown Carrollton, and you will likely be greeted by the hum of at least one of the six driers, the chatter of mostly women in the worn leather chairs and the infectious laugh of hairdresser Nana Adams.
If you're not a regular, you will likely be asked to wait, as Nana and fellow hairdresser Chuck Gordon are virtually booked up with their loyal customers, who Nana refers to as her family. She has worked at New Image since 1986 and has owned the shop since 1990.
Farming has always been a part of Ernest Doll's life – from a child growing up during the Great Depression until he retired from farming in the early 1990's. Doll and his family have grown tobacco, hay, corn and raised cattle over the years.
Ernest will be celebrating his 101st birthday Feb. 11. He was born on the farm where his family lived in Henry County near Port Royal.
Those meeting D'anne Smith for the first time may not know she's a six-year veteran of the U.S. Army who worked in military intelligence during her tour of duty.
"I joined the Army to become a counter intelligence agent so I could eventually join the FBI," Smith said during an interview Friday.
While that is not the path her career has followed, she said the military gave her mental toughness she uses daily.
There is a new face on the sidelines of Carroll County High School athletic events, but this one wants to stay in the background as much as possible. If he is out on the field, then something has happened to one of the student-athletes.
The face is Alex Miller, athletic trainer for Baptist Health La Grange.
Carroll County contracted with Baptist Health La Grange for athletic training services, joining Henry County, North Oldham, South Oldham, and Oldham County high schools. This is a growing trend for Kentucky high schools to have their own athletic trainer.
Carrollton native Raymond Meadows wants the community to know that the American Legion Post 41 is more than just a bar: it's an active organization with mostly Carroll County members that supports the community and all veterans who need assistance.
"There are a lot of things we do down here that the public don't know, really what the Legion is all about," Meadows said.
Legion Commander for nine years, Meadows said it is a bigger job than people may think.
The day after Madison's 2009 Ribberfest, Jerry Johnson of Carrollton ran into his friend Paul Gaines at the grocery store. Gaines is a member of the Carrollton/Carroll County Tourism Board. That conversation resulted in what is now known as Bands and BBQ.
A surprise anniversary party was recently held at Grace Ann Tharp's house for Mary Jo and Dave Corley. The couple celebrated their 60th annivesary. Pictured from left are Mary Jo and Dave Corley, and Hazel and David Willhoite, who have been married 45 years. (Photo by Carolyn Jones)
Girl Scout Troop 1641 volunteered their time Thursday, July 31, to help Carrollton Public Works employees Ronnie Knight and Troy Harell spread mulch at the 2Rivers Campground. Troop leader Kimberly Bowen said she asked Knight for a project the girls could help with so they could earn their community service badge.
By JACOB BLAIR
The News-Democrat Intern
Carroll County High School agriculture teacher Joe Vessels recently was awarded the Kentucky Department of Conservation Teacher of the Year.
Vessels, originally a Payneville native from Meade County, began working in Carroll County in 2007 after he was offered the agriculture teacher's job at the high school. He said farming was engrained in him at an early age, when he lived with his parents and five brothers and sisters on a corn and soybean farm.
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Jessica Embry's story is a tale of her father's lasting impact and realizing as an adolescent the need for people to help other people.
Embry, 40, lives in Carrollton with her husband and two daughters. She said her large family has always been an inspiration to her career and personal life, especially after watching her father, Jackie Hughes, and working with her cousin who has Down syndrome.
"When I was seven, my dad had a motor vehicle accident," Embry said.
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Narcotics Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at Carrollton Christian Church, 310 Fifth St.
Carroll County Animal Support will have a volunteer recruitment meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the second-floor meeting room at the Carroll County Courthouse. Refreshments available. The group will have information and sign-up sheets for anyone interested in volunteering at the Carroll County Animal Shelter. Duties primary include working with the dogs at the shelter to exercise and help socialize them and helping with on-site adoption events.
A hymn sing will be at Hopewell Community Church, Locust Road, Bedford, Saturday, May 31, 4-8 p.m. Come participate or enjoy music and fellowship.
Refreshments will be served. For more info call (502) 693-8094.
Trimble County Hymn Sing will be held 7 p.m., Thursday, June 5, at the Pleasant View Baptist church.
Unlike the ancient Israelites, I'm not in the habit of naming rocks.
Not being judgmental, just never thought to do so.
Apparently, the Philistines were set to slaughter the Israelites. Full-on assault, take no prisoners.
If you recall from the story of David and Goliath, the Philistines were huge, mean and scary. So, when the Israelites heard about the upcoming attack, they went to their leader, Samuel, and begged him to ask God to save them.
The new single-use liquid laundry detergent packs that dissolve in the washing machine are convenient and easy to use. But if you have (or care for) small children, be especially careful to keep them locked up and out of reach.
All cleaning products should be kept out of the reach of children, but these new laundry pods present an even greater risk. With their bright colors and squishy feel, they may look to a child like something fun to play with or good to eat.
Insect infestations in stored wheat can cost a lot of money in treatment expenses or elevator discounts. The best way to avoid insect problems in stored wheat is to follow preventive management practices from harvest until delivery of the crop for sale.
These steps include conscientious equipment management before, during, and after harvest as well as good sanitation practices. Other safeguards are thoroughly drying the crop, timely aeration, and frequently checking grain condition.
The Covergirls Quilt Club will meet from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Monday, June 9 at the Carroll County Extension Office, 500 Floyd Drive, Carrollton. They will start working on the beautiful "Blue Pinwheels Quilt that they are making to be raffled off at the Goldenrod Gala in late August.
The Carroll County Senior Center is located at 110 Sixth St., Carrollton, Center Manager, Mitzie Williams (502) 732-7026; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Thursday, May 29: All day, deuce's wild rummy, billiards, starting at 8:30 a.m.; Bunk-O, 10 a.m.; lunch, 11:30 a.m.
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Thursday, May 29: Walk-away the pounds, 9 a.m.; computer walk-in help, 2-4 p.m.; GED help 4 p.m.; homework help, 5 p.m.; ESL class, 6 p.m.
Friday, May 30: Walk-away the Pounds, 9 a.m.
Saturday, May 31: Walk-away the Pounds, 9 a.m.; teen movie: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", 2 p.m.
For more information, call Carroll County Public Library at (502) 732-7020.
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The bride to be is a 2013 graduate of the University of Kentucky and is a teacher at Carroll County High School.
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I received this response from the New Centrist, which I feel provides an important and necessary addition to this discussion. He writes:
"On a gut level, I agree with your post. Most postmodernist writing is crap. I'm sure you're familiar with the Sokal affair.All of this is true, and Post-modernism (as TNC noted, I am lumping a couple different strands of thought together here) has its benefits. One of my colleagues at the University of Edinburgh was in the Film Studies department, a place in which Post-modern ideologies and methods were prominent, and even useful. Studying the use of language and imagery, and the resulting effect it has on society and culture, clearly has a place in the study of media. As TNC noted, studying language and how it changes or reinforces physical and political structures also fits well into the study of politics. I would not have these things removed or disparaged. However, the study of language and meaning existed before the rise of what we now call Post-modernism, it is the manner in which the study of language and its imbedded meaning becomes the end-all which it often becomes in post-modern heavy departments.
However, as someone who was forced (like yourself?) to examine postmodernist, poststructuralist, and deconstructionist literature I think you are stating the case a bit too strongly here. From this point forward, I'll simply generically refer to these authors as postmodernists.
The case could be made that the postmodernist turn on the intellectual left was a predictable response to the failure of previous mechanistic, determinist, economic theories that attempted to explain human collective action. Many of these scholars went way too far in the other direction and ended up in the place you describe in this post (insular, jargon-laden, etc.). Nevertheless I think there are some important insights that have come to us from those who could be broadly termed postmodernist.
Most crucial in my own research is the concept of identity as something that is multifaceted, contested and relatively fluid. Previous theories tended to prioritize one aspect of identity or another (class, race, etc.). In particular, many leftist theorists placed class position (really class identity or "consciousness") as *the* primary factor in radical collective action and ultimately, revolution.
Unlike some who see postmodernism as an ideology that intrinsically contains its own politics, I see the varying postmodernist approaches as providing tools that one can use to apply (or not) in their research. If the tool is appropriate, use it. If not, use another tool. I think the same way about rational choice theory. For some, it is a nefarious right-wing political project. For others, it explains all of human decision making. I think reality is somewhere between these two poles.
Lastly, there are some great authors who apply postmodernist tools but still manage to keep their research empirically grounded, their writing lucid, and their topics genuinely interesting. One great example is William Sewell's "Work and Revolution in France: The Language of Labor from the Old Regime to 1848". As you can tell by the title, Sewell is concerned with language and how language changes over time. But this emphasis is not exclusive. Sewell examines the rhetoric of specific groups of workers, the relationship between language and collective action, etc. In addition to what workers wrote and said, he also examines workers' rituals and customs (going back to the feudal era of guilds), forms of solidarity, etc. What was so groundbreaking about Sewell's work is he displayed that the most important strikes and other forms of militant collective action took place among craft workers (artisans), rather than industrial workers (proletarians)."
TNC continues:
"OK, setting aside my personal defense of—if not postmodernism and postmodernists—the possible benefits of some of the tools provided by postmodern theory, I disagree that the political failures of leftist social movements in the 1960s can be traced to the "development of postmodernism as an ideological movement". I take a far more conventional (conservative?) position. They failed because they discarded—indeed denigrated—the coalition of labor, religious, and civil-rights activists that had made the earlier advances possible. Rather than building the coalition, the New Left tore it apart. Not due to postmodernism, but various forms of ultra-leftism. The postmodern turn came later, after "the movement" was in its death throes and the retreat of activists into the academy. After all, American academics (unless they were fluent in French) weren't reading Foucault, Derrida, etc. until the 1970s. And it was really the 1980s when all this French theory became so influential."This is an important point, and one the various contributors to "The Defense of History" also find agreement with. What is now called "Post-modernism" built upon the arguments made by Foucault, Derrida, and other French theorists but its roots were in the rejection of universalism, especially the western variety (both right and left wing). Post-modernism was not responsible for the failure of the Left in the 60s, but what now constitutes post-modern thought can trace its perspective to what occurred in that era. Pomos like Jean Baudrillard and ex-Trotskyist Jean-Francois Lyotard both state that the 1960s was the era that shifted their thinking (G. Katsiaficas, 1987). Alex Callinicos, in his work Against Postmodernism: A Marxist Critique, argues that Post-modernism's roots lie in "forms of cultural or anti-disciplinary protest that emerged in the 1960s" (1989, p.162-8). As I argued in my previous piece, many of the voices that constitute post-modernism have their roots squarely in the Left's failure to achieve its lofty modern goals for society, and the perceived inability of the working class to side with the intellectuals as they led them to the Promised Land. The leftist radicals of the 1960s had not yet read the forbearers of post-modernism, but they had already embraced their relativistic perspective and its rejection of objective reality or universal understanding. It was when they retreated from the political battlefield and directed their attention towards their academic careers that they fully immersed themselves in these ideas, and made them the de facto-leftist positions in many Universities.
TNC points out that post-modernism was also a reaction to the essentialism that characterized Marxist and leftist thinking in the Modern period. TNC writes:
"[There was a] tendency among many leftist authors to impute the working-class with a certain set of traits. Outside of the class dimension, many authors also addressed matters of race and gender with a similar lens. The Pomos challenged this by saying "context matters". In other words there is no universal "working class" or "Black" person, or man or woman for that matter. These identities always need to be examined in specific times and places."This is an important point of contention, and one that I find myself in agreement with the Pomos. It seems so self evident; people come from different backgrounds and face different struggles, and these experiences shape their actions and ideas. Context clearly matters, and that Marxism or historicism was reduced to a simple economic calculation was clearly incorrect on the part of its purveyors. I am not an expert on Marx, but I have never seen the Marxist framework as essentialist or deterministic. Engels defended the materialist conception of historical progress, but provided this caveat:
"According to the materialist conception of history the ultimately determining element in history is the production and reproduction of real life. More than this neither Marx nor I have ever asserted. Hence if somebody twists this into saying that the economic element is the only determining one, he transforms that proposition into a meaningless, abstract, senseless phrase. The economic situation is the basis, but the various elements of the superstructure--political forms of the class struggle and its results, to wit: constitutions established by the victorious class after successful battle, etc, judicial forms and then even the reflexes of all these actual struggles in the brains of the participants, political, juristic, philosophical theories, religious views and their further development into systems of dogmas--also exercise their influence upon the course of the historical struggles and in many cases preponderate in determining their form." Engels to J Bloch, September 21-22, 1890 in Marx-Engels Selected Works Vol II, op cit, p488.Thus, these contextual elements are accounted for in the broader methodological perspective provided in Marxism. While Pomos are right to discuss these specific contextual issues when discussing agency within politics and society, where they have gone astray is in undermining any type of universal link between these groups or individuals. It is this lack of universalism which I find so destructive in building solidarity between individuals.
Aijaz Ahmad, a contributor to "In Defense of History," articulates the contradiction post-modern conceptions of identity create in establishing universal solidarity between culturally un-alike people. He writes:
"A great problem for socialist theory and practice today is that of the relationship between difference and universality, group rights and indivisible universal rights, the right as woman and the right as citizen, and the right as worker, whether citizen or immigrant"(p.63)Postmodernists argue (and again, I am speaking broadly here) that universality is a fantasy at best and hegemonic oppression at worse. Ahmad continues:
"This absolutization of identity, this quick abrogation of universality, strikes me as politically very dangerous. For a start: if in the constitution of your identity, I have no rights of cognition, participation, criticism, then on what basis may you ask for my solidarity with you except on the basis of some piety, some voluntaristic good will that I may withdraw at any moment?.... What I am trying to say, I suppose, is that group egoism of discrete communities is perhaps not much of an improvement on the historical egoism of the bourgeois male individual, and that we need forms of politics that constitute human subjects both in their heterogeneity and their universality" (p.63).Without some universal bond to ground solidarity in, I fear that Ahmad's description of a faddish and shallow solidarity within the international society will be the reality.
Worse yet is the fetishisation of indigenous or oppressed cultural identities which is a result of post-modernism's distinctiveness framework. Prospect Magazine recently published a piece by Edward Docx titled Postmodernism is Dead, which made this key point:
"Postmodernism is really an attack not just on the dominant narrative or art forms but rather an attack on the dominant social discourse. All art is philosophy and all philosophy is political. And the epistemic confrontation of postmodernism, this idea of de-privileging any one meaning, this idea that all discourses are equally valid, has therefore lead to some real-world gains for humankind. Because once you are in the business of challenging the dominant discourse, you are also in the business of giving hitherto marginalised and subordinate groups their voice."Few would disagree with the overly western or male centric focus in the study of history prior to this period was negative, and that providing space for other voices to be heard and to have their stories and perspectives included in our cultural and historical narrative was necessary. But again, without a strong universalist core, this model can go appallingly off the rails. If one's political goal is to challenge hegemony and give power to marginalized groups and voices, then why not legitimize theocrats, fascists, and racists? Ophelia from Butterflies and Wheels, commenting on the Prospect piece aptly notes that this means horrendous thoughts and forces will be given weight in the political debate, "Like the Taliban. Like al-Shabaab. Like child-raping priests. Like the BJP. Like the Tea Party. Once you think that "all discourses are equally valid," you've relinquished the tools you need to argue that some discourses are wrong and bad and harmful." Ken Malik 's piece in "Defense of History" suggests that giving legitimacy to all narratives at the expense of universal ones detracts from "the capacity of postmodernists to challenge racist discourse [and] is undermined by their own belief in the relativity of meaning" (pg.119).
I was working on a piece a few years back on the National Anarchist movement in the Bay Area of California. I had noticed that there were a growing number of overtly racist Anarchists that would appear in small groups at music or political events. White-nationalist or racist Anarchism is not a new political movement, but what I began to see was the way the movement's rhetorical justifications for its existence sounded strikingly similar to those used by leftist-minded sectarian groups. In the Southern Poverty Law Center's article on the group, they quoted their leader as saying:
"We are racial separatists for a number of reasons, such as our desire to maintain our cultural continuity, the principle of voluntary association, and as a self-defensive measure to protect each other from being victimized by crime from other races," BANA co-founder Andrew Yeoman told the Intelligence Report."Identity, voluntary association, victimization, defense of traditions: sound familiar?
Thankfully, most Pomo minded lefties in the West have yet to openly defend the white-racist narrative. Yet, as many of us are painfully aware, several other groups and identities that are the antithesis of the pluralistic society we enjoy are given significance in the debate thanks to this unfortunate ideological perspective provided by postmodernism.
(Part 3 on postmodernism, the scientific process, and American right-wing thinking in a week's time. Read the first in this series here.)


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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has approved Bank of America's $2.43 billion settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by shareholders over the company's acquisition of former competitor Merrill Lynch.
A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Manhattan approved the settlement Friday. The bank proposed the settlement in late September. The agreement resolves allegations that Bank of America did not disclose the state of its finances or those of Merrill Lynch when it agreed to buy Merrill in September 2008.
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The Charlotte, N.C., company agreed to buy Merrill Lynch for $20 billion in stock at the height of the financial crisis. The deal was struck the same weekend that Lehman Brothers collapsed. Bank of America later disclosed that Merrill Lynch was going to take $27.6 billion in losses that year. Bank of America later asked for a $20 billion bailout from the federal government to help counteract those losses. It had already received $25 billion in bailout funds.
The Securities and Exchange Commission won a $150 million settlement from Bank of America in 2009 to resolve charges the company misled shareholders about the acquisition. The SEC said Bank of America failed to tell shareholders it had authorized Merrill to pay as much as $5.8 billion in bonuses to its employees in 2008 before shareholders voted on the acquisition. The deal closed in early 2009.
Bank of America still faces a civil fraud lawsuit that accuses the company and former CEO Kenneth Lewis of failing to disclose the Merrill losses and bonuses before the acquisition closed. The lawsuit was filed by then- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in February 2010, and it is being pursued by AG Eric Schneiderman. The company says those charges are unfounded.
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EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE ART EXHIBIT Oil paintings, encaustic panels and watercolors by Elias Newman will be on display. Paintings were completed between 1950 and 1980 and depict the rugged coastline of New England and charming views of lighthouses. Thru Thurs., Aug. 11. Mon. Thurs. from 9am 9pm & Fri. Sun. from 9am 5pm. The Educational Alliance Art Gallery, 197 E. Broadway, bet. Jefferson and Clinton Sts. 212-780-2300 x 378/428.
SUMMER ART EXHIBITION A group show of works by Brian Pilliod, Cordy Ryman and Alex Yudzon offers mystery, play, complex psychological structure and fresh vision. Pictured above is Untitled by Alex Yudzon (2005). Thru Fri., Aug. 5. Tues. Sat. from 11am 6pm. Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, 13 Jay Street. 212-925-9424. www.cherylpelavin.com.
COMIC-INSPIRED ARTWORK View a vibrant selection of comic and comic-inspired artwork by twenty contemporary artists who use comic imagery to depict a diverse array of real and imaginary characters. Continues thru Sept. 5. Mon. - Fri. from 8am 5pm and Sun. from 9am 5pm. A reception will be held on Thurs., July 21 from 6-8pm. Sunshine Factory, 11 Essex St., bet. Canal & Hester Sts. 212-420-7240.
apexart, 291 Church St., Tue.-Sat., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-431-5270: Philosophical Toys, works by FREIDRICH FOEBEL, JEANINE MOSELY & SHEA ZELLWEGER, through July 30.
artists space, 38 Greene St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-226-3970: Hunch & Flail, group exhibition, through July 30.
atlantic gallery, 40 Wooster St., Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-219-3183: Take it On Faith, group exhibition of devotion to things sacred & profane, profound & frivolous, through July 23.
atm gallery, 511 W. 20th St., call for hours, 212-375-0349: Remarkable Hands, three person show curated by Taka Kawachi, July 15-Aug. 26.
bellwether gallery, 134 Tenth Ave., 212-929-5959: Idols of Perversity, group exhibition featuring works by John Currin, Dave Cooper, and many others, through Aug. 6.
blumarts, Inc., 99 Wooster St., Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-343-0441: JOHN BEECH, recent sculpture and large scale drawings, through Sep. 17.
cavin-morris gallery, 560 Broadway, 212-226-3768: Passionate Culture, selected Hatian paintings from the collection of JONATHAN DEMME, through July 29.
center for architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-683-0023: Policy and Design for Housing: Lessons of the Urban Developement Coporation 1968-1975, major exhibition assessing past and current housing programs, through Sep. 10.
center for jewish history, 15 W. 16th St., Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-294-8330: Greetings From Home: 350 Years of American Jewish Life, historical exhibition telling the story of the first Jews to arrive in North America, through Sep. 15; YIVO at 80: Triumphs & Treasures, highlights of the collection of the institute, through Sep. 15.
cheryl pelavin, 13 Jay St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-925-9424: BRIANPILLIOD, CORDY RYMAN & ALEX YUDZON, group exhibition, through Aug. 5.
deitch projects, 18 Wooster St., Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-343-7300: One More Thing, massive installation by BARRY MCGEE, through Aug 13; SWOON, through Aug. 13.
denise bibro fine art, 529 W. 20th St., 4th fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-647-7030: Wrestling with Mortality, drawings and sculpture by LAURENCE KAUFMAN; Transfiguration, paintings and monoprints by FRANCINE DAVIDSON, through July 16.
dfn gallery, 176 Franklin St., Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 212-334-3400: Animal Tales, Summer group exhibition, through Sep. 2.
the drawing center, 35 Wooster St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-219-2166: Wall to Wall Drawing, new site-specific works by seven emerging artists, through July 30.
the educational alliance art school gallery, corner of East Broadway and Jefferson St., Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. & Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-780-2300: Gifted Young Artists, group exhibition by adolescents in the after school art program, through June 29.
eleanor ettinger gallery, 119 Spring St., Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun., noon-6 p.m., 212-925-7474: Architectural Rhythms: Gotham to Brighton, paintings by ALEX ZWARENSTEIN, July 14-Aug. 14.
elizabeth harris gallery, 529 W. 20th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-463-9666: Monochrome Image, group Summer exhibition, through July 22.
fusionarts museum, 57 Stanton St., Sun.-Wed., noon-6 p.m., Thu., noon-8 p.m., Fri., noon-3 p.m., 212-995-5290: What a Relief, a group exhibition exploring the role of relief in fusion art, through July.
gallery 128, 128 Rivington St., Thu.-Sun., 2-7 p.m., or by appointment, 212-674-0244: KAZUKO & ERIC GINSBURG, animal drawings and sculpture, through July.
gigantic art space, 59 Franklin St., 212-226-6762: Your Sky, six Australian artists make comment on a variety of concerns through various means of mapping, through July 29.
invisible NYC, 148 Orchard St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-228-1358: JESSE JONES, new work, through July 30.
ise cultural foundation, 555 broadway, 212-925-1649: Fashion Design & Composite Art, group fashion exhibition, through July 23.
jen bekman, 6 Spring St., 212-219-0166: Good on Paper, works on paper by AGNES BARLEY, ANDREA HORNICK & NATE PAGE, through July 29.
june kelly gallery, 591 Broadway, Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., A Memorial Exhibition, bronze sculpture by CHARLES SEARLES, through July 29.
kenkeleba house inc., 214-216 E. Second St., Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-674-3939: HUGH BELL, photographs 1950-2000, through July 16.
kim forest gallery, 529 W. 20th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-229-0044: A Tasting, group exhibition, through July 30.
leica gallery, 670 Broadway, Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-777-3015: Arresting Time: Reportage Photography 1948-1973, by ERICH LESSING, through Aug. 6.
le petit versailles garden, 346 E. Houston St., Sat. & Sun., 2-7 p.m., 212-529-8815: Fruits of Labor, an installation of new works by ETHAN SHOSHAN, through July 30.
madison square park, Fifth Ave. between 23rd & 26th St., 212-538-4689:Circle With Towers, outdoor concrete sculpture by SOL LEWITT, through December.
maiden lane exhibition space, 125 Maiden Lane, 212-785-3608: Proposal for the First Airport on Mars, new media works by LAURA EMRICK, through Sep. 18.
moss gallery, 152 Greene St., 212-204-7106: Les Visiteurs dEte (Summer Visitors), exhibition of 42 vintage porcelain busts from the historic archives of Frances ancient royal manufactory, Sevres, also illuminated by eight chandeliers created by Baccarat, through Aug. 21.
multiple impressions, 128 Spring St., Mon., 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Sun., noon-6:30 p.m., 212-925-1313: HENRI MATISSE, vintage exhibition posters, printed by Mourlot, July 15-22.
nancy hoffman gallery, 429 W. Broadway, July Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Aug. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-966-6676: Elusive Surface, group exhibition showing the range of possibilities of the application of paint, through Sep. 10; Eve, group exhibition exploring the beguiling female gaze first encountered in the Garden of Eden, through Sep. 10.
new york downtown hospital, 170 William St., call for hours, 212-312-5000: Stillness of Nature, photographs by REX H. WU, MD, through Sep. 22.
new york studio school, 8 W. 8th St., daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-673-6466: Four Sculptors, works by CHRIS DUNCAN, GEOFFREY HEYWORTH, KARLIS REKEVICS & SALLY TITTMAN, through Aug. 7.
NYU GREY ART gallery, 100 Washington Square East, Tue., Thu., Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Wed., 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-998-6780: OK/OKAY, recent art from Europe, through July 16.
NYU WASHINGTON SQUARE WINDOWS, 80 Washington Sq. East, 24 Hours/7 Days, 212-998005748: Flying Objects, window installation of oject constructions by TONY LORDI, through Aug. 15.
the painting center, 52 Greene St., Tue-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-343-1060: Crossing the Line, group exhibition curated by CATHY DIAMOND, through July 16.
posteritati Movie posters, 239 Centre St., 212-226-2207: The Independent Movie Poster Book posters, 209 full-color posters from the gallery collection, through July 17.
ramakrishnananda Center, 96 Ave. B, Sun.-Fri., 1:30-5:30 p.m., 646-436-7010: Sacred art collection, Far East works portraying Gods and demigods, deities and others characters from the Hindu and Buddhist traditions, open ended.
redux pictures gallery, 116 E. 16th St., call for hours, 212-254-5240: Kindsight, photographs from the new book by ROBERT ZUCKERMAN, through Aug. 26.
the ritz-carlton, 2 West St. & Battery Place, 212-206-6674: Look and See, new 9 ton sculpture by JIM HODGES presented by Creative Time for the Art on the Plaza series, through Oct. 30.
ronald feldman fine arts, 31 Mercer St., Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-941-3232: Three Day Weekend, paintings my VITALY KOMAR, through July 29.
soho photo, 15 White St., Thu., 6-8 p.m., Fri.-Sun., 1-6 p.m., or by appointment, 212-226-8571: Winners of the 10th Annual National Photography Competition, through Aug. 6; Bestiary, members group show, through Aug. 6.
SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM, 12 Fulton St, 212-748-8600: Whitman and the Promise of America, 1855-2005, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Leaves of Grass, through July, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., admission: $4-$8.
Streits Matzos, 148-154 Rivington St., varying hours & by appointment, 212-677-0876: Grand opening of The Matzo Files, an open ended group exhibition of over 250 artists presented in boxes & files, with a rotating selection of featured, curated art shows, call for more information or go to matzofiles.org for more information, an alternative, non-profit organization supporting local & outside artists who are emerging, all work is for sale.
studio 18 gallery, 18 Warren St., Fri.-Sat., 1-6 p.m., 212-385-6734: ANN FREYER FRIEDRICH, collages, drawings & paintings, through July 30.
sunshine factory gallery, 11 Essex St., Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 917-562-8468: A Cast of Characters, comic and comic inspired artwork, through Sep. 5.
tibet house, 22 W. 15th St., Mon.-Fri., noon-6 p.m., 212-343-0290: Mongolian Tsam masks & costumes by GANKHUYAG NATSAG, through Aug. 19.
tracy williams ltd., 313 W. 4th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-229-2757: GABRIELA FRIDRIKSDOTTIR, DANIEL HESIDENCE & WILL RYMAN, new works, through Aug. 5.
westbeth Gallery, 57 Bethune St., 212-989-4650: Summer Light II - The Far West Village: What We Are Trying to Save? art by Westbeth residents and friends exploring the heritage of the neighborhood, coming in Aug.
Notable Spaces:
abrons arts center, Henry Street Settlement, 466 Grand St., 212-598-0400.
american primitive gallery, 594 Broadway, #205, 212-966-1530.
anton kern gallery, 532 W. 20th St., 212-367-9663.
art in general, 79 Walker St., 212-219-0473.
atlantic gallery, 40 Wooster St., 212-219-3183.
Bellwether, 134 Tenth Ave., Tue.-Sat., 212-929-5959.
center for architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, 212-358-6126.
ceres gallery, 547 W. 27th St., Suite 201, 212-947-6100.
cfm gallery, 112 Greene St., 212-966-3864.
claire oliver fine art, 529 W. 20th St., 212-929-5949.
the drawing center, 35 Wooster St., 212-219-2166.
franklin 54 gallery, 54-56 Franklin St., 212-732-0009.
fraunces tavern museum, 54 Pearl St., 212-425-1778.
fresh art, 548 Broadway, 3rd fl., 646-262-3273.
gallery viet nam, 345 Greenwich St., 212-431-5888.
hebrew union college, One W. Fourth St., 212-824-2205.
henry street settlement, Abrons Arts Center, 212-598-0400.
here arts center, 145 Sixth Ave., 212-647-0202.
june kelly gallery, 591 Broadway, 212-226-1660.
latin collector, 153 Hudson St., 212-334-7813.
leica gallery, 670 Broadway, 212-777-3051.
multiple impressions, 128 Spring St., 212-925-1313.
national association of women artists gallery, 80 Fifth Ave., Suite 1405, 212-675-1616.
NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM, 278 Spring St., 212-691-1303.
the painting center, 52 Greene St., 212-243-1060.
peter blum gallery, 99 Wooster St., Tue.-Fri., 212-343-0523.
salmagundi club, 47 Fifth Ave., 212-255-7740.
SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM, Schermerhorn Row Galleries, 12 Fulton St, 212-748-8600.
Synaogue for the arts, 49 White St., 212-966-7141.
synchronicity fine arts, 106 W. 13th St., 646-230-8199.
Terrain Gallery/Aesthetic realism foundation, 141 Greene St., 212-777-4490.
WESTBETH GALlery, 57 Bethune St., 212-989-4650.
yeshiva university museum, 15 West 16th St., 212 -294-8330.
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Behind the scenes of how an Evangel grad created The Blue Man Group
February 16, 2012 | Evangel University News
Evangel has graduates all across the world working and serving in some remarkable ways; however Phil Stanton may have found one of the most unique. Who isn't familiar with the Blue Man Group? But what you may not know is that the group was founded by an Evangel University alum. Recently the group toured through Springfield, Missouri, and the Springfield News-Leader had the chance to visit with Stanton about how his time at Evangel shaped the creative genius behind the Blue Man Group.
When members of the Blue Man Group storm their way onto the stage at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts this weekend, they will have gone through miles of toilet paper rolled over their audiences, tons of blue greasepaint smeared over their faces and hands and thousands of performances.
In Springfield, however, they'll have something else that few venues have — a local connection. Phil Stanton, one of the Blue Man Group's founders, is an Evangel University alumnus.
A 1983 graduate, Stanton spoke happily of his days at Evangel and his work with theater professor David Smith. A double major in dramatic arts and biblical studies, Stanton said he learned things from Smith that remain "incredibly important, even to this day.
"What I learned from David helped a lot with our stylized characters," he said. "David is a real classicist, and I've always really appreciated what I learned at Evangel — lighting, directing and acting, a little bit of everything.
"Phil was very innovative when he was here," said Smith, who has been teaching at Evangel for 32 years. "He learned everything he could from me, then went beyond that.
"Maybe I laid a little bit of a foundation for him, but he was already creative."
Stanton came to Evangel from Savannah, Ga., where his dad was a minister. He wanted to go to an Assemblies of God school, but he also wanted a liberal arts education, and Evangel was a good fit.
Springfield News-Leader, February 15, 2012
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