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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Terrius Callahan ran for the only touchdown and Austin Peay forced three turnovers to hold off UT Martin 7-0 on Saturday night.
The Governors (3-2, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference) have won three straight since snapping their 29-game losing streak against Morehead State on Sept. 16.
Kordell Jackson and Keawvis Cummings both intercepted Troy Cook passes in the first half. Callahan scored on a 22-yard run early in the second quarter.
A UT Martin drive stalled at the Austin Peay 39-yard line when the Skyhawks couldn't convert a fourth-and-1. Jeremiah Mitchell forced a Cook fumble and Theron Hodges recovered ball early in the fourth quarter to kill another Skyhawks' drive. UT Martin had two more possessions but couldn't cross into Austin Peay territory.
Ahmaad Tanner ran for 90 yards on 13 carries to lead the Governors. Cook finished 10 of 31 for 126 yards passing.


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Giant Impact Theory of the Origin of the Moon
This article summarizes calculations that simulate what may have been the most violent event that has ever occurred to the Earth, its collision with the next largest body that was present in its region of accumulations in the early Solar System. This body was a planet in its own right, an object somewhat more massive than the planet Mars. The collision would have created a disk of molten and gaseous debris in orbit around the protoearth. Dissipation of this disk may have resulted in the formation of the Moon.
Curiosity about the origin of the Moon played an important part in persuading the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish the Apollo project that placed men on the surface of the Moon. At the time, there were three competing theories of the origin of the Moon:
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1) Capture Theory.The Moon was formed elsewhere in the Solar System and was captured by the Earth.
2) Formation of the Moon in Orbit Theory.The Moon was formed from material that had been captured into orbit around the Earth after the Earth was mostly formed.
3) Fission Theory.The Earth spun fast enough so that it became deformed and a piece broke off to become the Moon.
As the Apollo project progressed, it became noteworthy that few scientists working on the project were changing their minds about which of these three theories they believed was most likely correct, and each of the theories had its vocal advocates. In the years immediately following the Apollo project, this division of opinion continued to exist. One observer of the scene, a psycholo- gist, concluded that the scientists studying the Moon were ex- tremely dogmatic and largely immune to persuasion by scientific evidence. But the facts were that the scientific evidence did not single out any one of these theories. Each one of them had several grave difficulties as well as one or more points in its favor.
In the mid-1970s, other ideas began to emerge. William K. Hartmann and D.R. Davis (Planetary Sciences Institute in Tucson AZ) pointed out that the Earth, in the course of its accumulation, would undergo some major collisions with other bodies that have a sub- stantial fraction of its mass and that these collision would produce large vapor clouds that they believe might play a role in the formation of the Moon. A.G.W. Cameron and William R. Ward (Harvard University, Cambridge MA) pointed out that a collision with a body having at least the mass of Mars would be needed to give the Earth the present angular momentum of the Earth-Moon system, and they also pointed out that such a collision would produce a large vapor cloud that would leave a substantial amount of material in orbit about the Earth, the dissipation of which could be expected to form the Moon. The GIANT IMPACT THEORY of the origin of the Moon has emerged from these suggestions.
These ideas attracted relatively little comment in the scientific community during the next few years. However, in 1984, when a scientific conference on the origin of the Moon was organized in Kona, Hawaii, a surprising number of papers were submitted that discussed various aspects of the giant impact theory. At the same meeting, the three classical theories of formation of the Moon were discussed in depth, and it was clear that all continued to present grave difficulties. The giant impact theory emerged as the "fashionable" theory, but everyone agreed that it was relatively untested and that it would be appropriate to reserve judgement on it until a lot of testing has been conducted. The next step clearly called for numerical simulations on supercomputers.
The author in collaboration with Willy Benz (Harvard), Wayne L. Slattery at (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos NM), and H. Jay Melosh (University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ) undertook such simulations. They have used an unconventional technique called smooth particle hydrodynamics to simulate the planetary collision in three dimensions. With this technique, we have followed a simulated collision (with some set of initial conditions) for many hours of real time, determining the amount of mass that would escape from the Earth-Moon system, the amount of mass that would be left in orbit, as well as the relative amounts of rock and iron that would be in each of these different mass fractions. We have carried out simulations for a variety of different initial conditions and have shown that a "successful" simulation was possible if the impacting body had a mass not very different from 1.2 Mars masses, that the collision occurred with approximately the present angular momentum of the Earth-Moon system, and that the impacting body was initially in an orbit not very different from that of the Earth.
The Moon is a compositionally unique body, having not more than 4% of its mass in the form of an iron core (more likely only 2% of its mass in this form). This contrasts with the Earth, a typical terrestrial planet in bulk composition, which has about one-third of its mass in the form of the iron core. Thus, a simulation could not be regarded as "successful" unless the material left in orbit was iron free or nearly so and was substantially in excess of the mass of the Moon. This uniqueness highly constrains the conditions that must be imposed on the planetary collision scenario. If the Moon had a composition typical of other terrestrial planets, it would be far more difficult to determine the conditions that led to its formation.
The early part of this work was done using Los Alamos Cray X-MP computers. This work established that the giant impact theory was indeed promising and that a collision of slightly more than a Mars mass with the Earth, with the Earth-Moon angular momentum in the collision, would put almost 2 Moon masses of rock into orbit, forming a disk of material that is a necessary precursor to the formation of the Moon from much of this rock. Further development of the hydrodynamics code made it possible to do the calculations on fast small computers that are dedicated to them.
Subsequent calculations have been done at Harvard. The first set of calculations was intended to determine whether the revised hydrodynamics code reproduced previous results (and it did). Subsequent calculations have been directed toward determining whether "successful" outcomes are possible with a wider range of initial conditions than were first used. The results indicate that the impactor must approach the Earth with a velocity (at large distances) of not more than about 5 kilometers. This restricts the orbit of the impactor to lie near that of the Earth. It has also been found that collisions involving larger impactors with more than the Earth-Moon angular momentum can give "successful" outcomes. This initial condition is reasonable because it is known that the Earth-Moon system has lost angular momentum due to solar tides, but the amount is uncertain. These calculations are still in progress and will probably take 1 or 2 years more to complete.
GIANT IMPACT THEORY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE MOON, A.G.W. Cameron,
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge MA 02138,
PLANETARY GEOSCIENCES-1988, NASA SP-498
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What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens, Third Edition: Discover Yourself, Design Your Future, and Plan for Your Dream Job (Paperback)
By Carol Christen, Richard N. Bolles
This updated career guide for teens draws on the principles of What Color Is Your Parachute? to help high school and college students zero in on their favorite skills and find their perfect major or career.
No idea what you want to be? No worries! This fun, rewarding guide draws on the time-tested principles of the career classic What Color Is Your Parachute? to help you discover your passions, skills, and potential college majors and dream jobs.
Why now? Because when you identify your interests and passions early, you can make informed decisions on what additional schooling (and tuition debt) makes sense for your chosen field.
With fresh updates on the specific challenges of today's job-market, this new edition features activities and advice on information interviewing, social media, internships, and more. Most importantly, it's packed with big-picture advice that will set you up to land the job that's perfect for who you are—and who you want to be.
CAROL CHRISTEN is a career strategist who has worked extensively with teenagers and young adults. She lives with her husband in Butte, Montana.
RICHARD N. BOLLES is the author of What Color Is Your Parachute? He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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U.S. Stocks Rise, End Week With Gains
By David HodariWSJ
Akane OtaniWSJ
Fri., March 15, 2019timer2 min. read
U.S. stocks rose Friday and posted weekly gains, lifted by a rally among technology shares that helped offset declines elsewhere.
Stocks managed to grind higher throughout the past few days, even as data pointed to further loss of momentum across the global economy. A Federal Reserve report Friday showed U.S. manufacturing production slid for a second straight month in February. That followed downbeat readings on industrial output in China, as well as data showing inflation remained subdued across the eurozone.
Some of the stock market's rebound stems from confidence that central banks will have to dial back their rate-increase plans while they gauge the slowdown in the global economy, investors and analysts said. Many also believe the U.S. economy remains on a relatively strong footing—something that should support further stock gains.
"You look at the U.S. numbers coming out and you see consumers are out continuing to spend money and keep the economy going," said JJ Kinahan, chief market strategist at TD Ameritrade. In contrast, Europe and Asia present a gloomier picture, Mr. Kinahan said.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 138.93 points, or 0.5%, to 25848.87. The S&P 500 added 14.00 points, or 0.5%, to a 2822.48, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 57.62 points, or 0.8%, to 7688.53—with both indexes closing at fresh highs for the year.
For the week, the Dow industrials added 1.6%, while the S&P 500 rose 2.9% and the Nasdaq climbed 3.8%.
Technology stocks helped drive major indexes higher, extending a recent rally that has made the sector the best-performing group in the S&P 500 for the year.
Apple shares rose $2.39, or 1.3%, to $186.12, building on gains after a Morgan Stanley analyst said iPhone sales in China appeared to be stabilizing. Broadcom jumped $22.09, or 8.2%, to $290.29, buoyed by its better-than-expected earnings report released late Thursday.
Industrial shares lagged behind the S&P 500 throughout the week, although they made up some ground Friday as Boeing rallied.
Shares of the aircraft maker jumped $5.69, or 1.5%, to $378.99 after Agence France-Presse reported the company could soon roll out a software upgrade for its 737 MAX jetliner, which on Sunday was involved in a fatal crash. Still, the stock ended the week down 10%.
Elsewhere, the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.7%, boosted by gains in the autos and technology sectors.
The British pound climbed 0.4% against the U.S. dollar, extending weekly gains. The currency rallied after U.K. lawmakers voted to rule out leaving the European Union without a withdrawal deal and in favor of extending the current Brexit deadline.
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average climbed 0.8% after the Bank of Japan surprised few investors by leaving interest rates unchanged while maintaining its bond purchases.
Chinese stocks also advanced, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng rising 0.6% after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said the government would consider cutting interest rates and banks' reserve requirement ratio to buoy the economy.
China's fiscal policy "has at least been supportive, so now we need to see how quickly that translates into data flow," said Thushka Maharaj, global multiasset strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
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Jews, Muslims, Shaykhis and the Bible in Qazvin and Hamadan and the Babi and Baha'i Religions
Jews, Muslims, Shaykhis and the Bible in Qazvin, Hamadan and Elsewhere:
Some Notes on Persian Jews and their interactions with Christians, Shi`i Muslims, Shaykhis and Members of the Babi and Baha'i Religions.
Under Revision and In Progress
Stephen Lambden UC Merced
During the 1840's Hamadan, the seat of the tomb of Esther and Mordecai and an ancient and important center of Persian Jews, had a Jewish population of about 2, 000 and three or more synagogues in its somewhat derelict Jewish quarter.
A number of Baha'i sources connect the first glimmerings of a Bābī approach to Jews with the eloquent and learned Bābi poetess Tahirah who was martyred in Tehran 1852. Though her extant writings which I have seen do not seem to contain direct biblical quotations, she may well have had direct knowledge of the Bible. In 1825 the converted Jew and Christian missionary Joseph Wolff (d. 1863) distributed more than 100 Arabic Bibles to the (about 50) Mullas of Qazvin (Wolff, Missionary Journal III: Λ 14 ). Ṭāhirah's uncle Hajji Mulla Taqi Baraghani who wrote a Shi'i tract against the stance of the Christian missionary Henry Martyn (d.1813; he translated the New Testament into Persian in 1811-12, a copy of which came to be presented to Nasir al-DIn Shah), may well have been along with other relatives, among those who received Bible translations.
At one time Tahirah sought refuge in the house of Hakham llyahu [Rabbi Eliyahu] who was, it seems, the learned chief Rabbi of Hamadan. [ who had asked Wolff for a translations of the New Testament and John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress (cf. Wolff, Dawnings.. 24W.) Various Baha'i sources have it that she converted his son Rabbi [Mulla] Eleazar [Il'āzār], a learned physician (and "clever talmudist" ? Wolff, ibid ). According to the Baha'i writer and historian Fāḍil-i Māzandarānī, Rabbi [Mulla] Eleazar became a "secret believer" and came to aid Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau (1816-1882) with aspects of the writing of his classic and influential Les Religions et les Philosophies dans l'Asie Centrale (1st ed. Paris 1865) which contains much about Bābi history and doctrine ( see Mazandarani, KZH VI:703; Awara, Kawàkib-ADD 18). The fact that Gobineau makes no mention of Tahirah's stay in Hamadan (see Amanat, Amanat, Resurrection..314-5 & fn.124) could perhaps be understood in the light of an avoidance of any reference to his crypto-Bàbi helper or his family - if, that is, this tradition has any historical basis.
The Bābi-Baha'i approach to Hamadani Jews began around 1280 A.H./1863-4 C.E. with the mercantile and teaching activities of the Naraqi brothers Muhammad Jawad and Muhammad Baqir. In 1294 A.H./ 1877-8 the Jewish physician, Dr. Hakim Aqa Jan, attended the sick wife of Muhammad Baqir-i Naraqi and was treated respectfully ( not as one "unclean" [najis] ) by a Baha'i who showed knowledge of and a positive attitude towards the Torah and the Injil and informed him of the new religion and of the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Hebrew Bible. Both Hakim Aqa Jan and his cousin, Mirza Abdu'l-Rahim Hafiz and subsequently many of his relatives, were converted by Aqa Muhammad Baqir-i Naraqi and began teaching other Hamadani Jews.
HAKIM MASIH AND TAHIRIH
A significant event relative to 19th century Jewish conversions was the fact that Hakim Masih the one time court physician to Muhammad Shah (with whom he travelled on pilgrimage to Karbila, Iraq) stopped at Baghdad where he was deeply attracted to the Bābī Cause by the stunning knowledge, eloquence, and religiosity of Tahirah whom he sought out and heard debating with Shi`i clerics in Baghdad at the house of Shaykh Muhammad Shibl. As a result of this experience he subsequently made enquiries in Baghdad and elsewhere until, a decade or so later in 1278 /1861-2, he came to attend 'All Muhammad, Ibn-i Asdaq (d. Tehran 1928) the young child of Ism-A'lleh al-Asdaq (d.1889).


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Date of Death: March 18, 1991
Birth Place: Spokane, WA
Death Place: Walnut Creek, CA
Feb. 14, 1909 – March 18, 1991
Harriet Elizabeth Seely, 82, died Monday at Manor Care Nursing Center in Walnut Creek.
The native of Spokane, Wash., moved to Walnut Creek 16 years ago from Piedmont. She was a 1930 graduate of UC-Berkeley and a homemaker.
She is survived by her daughters, Marilyn Van Story of Washington, D.C., and Sharon Losee of San Rafael; and four grandchildren. Her husband of 47 years, Ralph Seely, died in 1979.
At her request there will be no services. Arrangements are by the Neptune Society of Walnut Creek.
Memorial gifts may be made to charity.
Contra Costa Times, Wednesday, March 20, 1991 page 10D.
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DOB: 4 February 1909 Spokane, Washington
Mothers Maiden Name: Grimes
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Our people in different parts of Biafraland must understand that blood is thicker than water. We are from one common Ancestry, very important. Our people in Riverine or coastal area of Biafraland, must emulate somebody like Asari Dokubo ; who has despite all advances made towards him or to him, he remained and stood his ground as a Biafran. That is something to be emulated. And so, we must also appreciate the fact that those who are going about....., anybody from coastal part of Biafraland or upland part of Biafraland speaking against Biafra, that person is from questionable parentage. He is somebody that has a mixed blood or somebody that has been driven by the spirit of evil one.
South South don't be deceived, Niger Delta leaders want Nigeria because of the oil and the share they collect from the oil revenue from the Federal Government.
Igbo leaders love one NIGERIA because of oil and the share they collect from the oil revenue from the Federal Government.
Yoruba leaders love one NIGERIA because of oil and the share they collect from the oil revenue from the Federal Government.
Hausa and their Fulani masters love one NIGERIA because of oil and the share they collect from the oil revenue from the Federal Government.
One NIGERIA favors only the looters. They have no existing companies where the generate money (in short, no other way they will make money other than oil). Their only hope of survival is one NIGERIA.
They are not afraid of NIGER DELTA militants.
They are only afraid and fear is BIAFRA.
BIAFRA will give all Biafrans their right to explore there GOD given resources.
BIAFRA will make all regions independent.
BIAFRA will destroy GODFATHERS AND END POLITICAL SLAVERY.
With BIAFRA every one becomes a master.
They told you RESTRUCTURING is the only option. They have done five restructuring in Nigeria and none of them had worked. Don't be deceived RESTRUCTURING will make those agitating for it more richer. With RESTRUCTURING the wicked southern leaders will have more oil money at there disposal While the youths remain in poverty.
If you must have your say in Nigeria your future lies in Biafra.


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This weekend, Shepaug Dramatics will be presenting Picasso at the Lapin Agile, a comedy by Steve Martin. Come see this spectacular work, directed by Tim DiRosa, a Shepaug graduate.
There are three performances:
Friday, December 14th at 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 15th at 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 16th at 2 pm
About Steve Martin
As an actor, comedian, author, playwright, screenwriter, producer, and musician—Steve Martin is one of the most diversified performers and acclaimed artists of his generation. Martin has been successful as a writer of and performer in some of the most popular movies of recent film history—appearing in more than 50 films over the course of his career. As an author, Martin's work includes the novel An Object of Beauty, the play Picasso at the Lapin Agile, a collection of comic pieces, Pure Drivel, a bestselling novella, Shopgirl, and his memoir Born Standing Up. His latest play, Meteor Shower is currently on Broadway in a production starring Emmy Award-winner Amy Schumer, Keegan-Michael Key, Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti; and Jeremy Shamos and directed by four-time Tony Award-winner Jerry Zaks. Born in Waco, TX, in 1945, Steve Martin was raised in Southern California and began working as a comedian and magician at area amusement parks, including The Magic Shop at Disneyland. Martin went on to Santa Ana College and then earned his Theater Arts degree from UCLA. Source: Samuelfrench.com
About Picasso at the Lapin Agile
This long-running Off-Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. In his first comedy for the stage, the popular actor and screenwriter play fast and loose with fact, fame, and fortune as these two geniuses muse on the century's achievements and prospects, as well as other fanciful topics, with infectious dizziness. Bystanders, including Picasso's agent, the bartender and his mistress, Picasso's date, an elderly philosopher, Charles Dabernow Schmendiman, and an idiot inventor introduce additional flourishes of humor. The final surprise patron to join the merriment at the Lapin Agile is a charismatic dark-haired singer time-warped in from a later era. This is the 2017 revised version of the script and is the only version that is approved for performance. Source: Samuelfrench.com
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Newcastle Eagles
Comfortable away victory keeps Newcastle Eagles in contention
Newcastle Eagles enjoy a comfortable and convincing victory at Mersey Tigers with coach Fab Flournoy able to spread the minutes – and the points – around his roster
Evening Chronicle
Newcastle Eagles' Darius Defoe
A comfortable away win in Liverpool last night consolidated Newcastle's second place in the BBL Championship.
Playing the league's bottom side, who are still without a win this season, it would have been a huge shock if the Eagles had lost this game, but with the tough schedule they are facing and players far from 100% fit, every win's a good one.
Kareem Maddox was still out injured and missed the game, but fellow Ivy League graduate Damon Huffman was back in the starting line-up, and head coach Fab Flournoy continued his comeback from his long- term groin problem.
Flournoy was reasonably pleased with his team after a game which saw him rotate his players freely to save legs and energy for a tough game at Worcester tomorrow night.
"It's always hard to come to a gym like this and get yourself up for a game where you have nothing to win and everything to lose," he said. "So I have to be happy that we got in, got the win and got out unscathed.
"These are the sort of games where you know your abilities, experience and match-ups mean that you are a target for the opposition as they have to find a way to beat you.
"They did that by trying to be physical and knock us off our stride, but we always had enough in reserve to see the challenge off."
Charles Smith and Joe Chapman, in particular, were shooting the ball well early on as they knocked down wide open shots to quickly establish a double-figure lead Newcastle were never going to relinquish.
Darius Defoe was dominant throughout and even had time to step outside and knock down a couple of triples of his own, much to the delight of the travelling Eagles fans.
The second of these was right on the half-time buzzer, giving his side a 50-26 interval lead.
The second 20 minutes was a mere formality as Eagles cruised to a 70-44 lead as they entered the final quarter. Flournoy sent Chapman, Huffman and Smith to the bench for the last 10 minutes and ran his roster along with Defoe, who netted regularly to be the game's top scorer.
Joel Madourie stepped up well to notch 11 points on a perfect five from five from the field.
Flournoy added: "There were things we did well and some we didn't, and we need to learn from it, in particular my bench players who have to be ready for what lies ahead.
"Today was about trying to rest the more experienced players and spreading the minutes around and I'm pleased with that job.
"It's about getting better with each game, it's about getting healthy and it's about getting ready for the play-offs. Right now that's our focus."
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The Spring Valley High School Incident: How Cell Phones Helped Uncover Police Brutality
By Robert Parmer, November 10th 2015
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The United States has seen a surge of issues regarding unwarranted police force in recent years. The Black Lives Matter movement has illustrated that violent behaviors employed by police forces have reached a point that is far beyond out of control. It's as if the justice system has become a broken centrifuge. It does not function in a logical manner, rather, it spits its contents (actions of police) out chaotically, without reasoning or merit.
The statistics of police violence paint a vivid picture that is equally bleak and disheartening.
Nearly 1000 people have died at the hands of police officers this year alone. The Black population is without a doubt the most widely targeted demographic. 31.9% of Black Americans who were killed by police were unarmed, which is twice the average of other races.
Police misconduct, especially in regard to Black and minority students, has segued to a dangerously unexpected place: public schools.
Effects of Excessive Police Force on Students
Recently a video depicting an officer using excessive violence toward a student at Spring Valley High School (located in Columbia, South Carolina) made national headlines. The video depicted a white Student Resource Officer, Ben Fields, using extreme blunt force to remove a young female African-American student from her math class.
According to her attorney, the girl (who is being identified as Shakara for legality's sake) failed to put her phone away quickly enough during class. Shakara was asked to leave class by both her teacher and vice principal for breaking a school wide cell phone usage rule, but refused, believing this to be an unjust punishment.Shakara eventually agreed to put her phone away, but didn't feel that it was necessary to leave class for something so minor.
Shortly after these happenings, Officer Fields entered the classroom and informed the student that she was under arrest for 'disturbing school.' He then used excessive force to remove the teenage student. Grabbing her by the neck area, Fields flipped her desk, violently removed her from her seat to the floor, and abruptly threw her across the room like a ragdoll. The large framed, 300 pound man continued to restrain Shakara on the ground shouting 'give me your hands.'
This type of scenario would be difficult for any student to go through, but for Shakara, life had already dealt her an unfair hand. After the incident, reports surfaced that the teen had been placed into foster care after the death of her mother. To add to that, she now has injuries to her neck and back due to the abuse of the SRO officer, and currently has a cast on her arm.
This isn't the first time Ben Fields has terrorized students at Spring Valley High School. Since the incident, many students have come forward saying that he's earned a reputation for being violent, Christening him with the nickname, ''Officer Slam''. The nickname seems fitting, given that he is infamous for slamming teenage girls and even pregnant women to the ground. Additionally, Fields has been sued in the past multiple times for using excessive force and targeting Black suspects.
After these recent events Officer Fields was allegedly put on work suspension without pay. He's since been fired from his position. But his termination is an individual occurrence that does not erase the systemic issues at hand. Traumatic and even violent actions are not a new concept for students at Spring Valley and other schools around the country. This type of disturbing abuse is being documented all the time.
It's ironic that the very thing which fueled these events is actually what brought the situation to the attention of the public eye. If these two students hadn't used their smartphones to document the blatantly over-the-top actions of Ben Fields, his abuse may never have surfaced. For today's digital natives, cell phone and social media usage is the most streamlined way to bring about social change. Unfortunately, the students who were brave enough to share the event on social media have seen legal kickback, and are facing fines and disciplinary action.
18 year old Niya Kenny was arrested alongside Shakara for documenting the abuse. She is now speaking out about her arrest, saying:
"I was crying, screaming and crying like a baby. I was in disbelief…I had never seen nothing like that in my life, a man use that much force on a little girl. A big man, like 300 pounds of full muscle. I was like 'no way, no way.' You can't do nothing like that to a little girl…she's like 5'6.
Niya's mother, Doris Kenny, was shocked by the events that took place, stating:
"I'm not mad at her, she was brave enough to speak out against what was going on and didn't back down and it resulted in her being arrested…But looking at the video, who was really disturbing schools? Was it my daughter or the officer who came into the classroom and did that to the young girl?"
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High school students can be disrespectful and at times defiant, especially those who have gone through recent trauma at home. This is a situation most teachers are prepared to handle, and by no means warrants physical violence. Teachers have many means of disciplining, and counseling students as an alternative to arresting students who misbehave at school.
Arresting teens for non-criminal behavior is beyond counterproductive. Students need an outlet to grow emotionally, socially, and academically, and in order for this to happen restrictions and boundaries must be set that are realistic and fair. Students shouldn't have to worry about the possibility of being arrested for minor insubordinations in the classroom. Just as treatment for Juvenile cases differs from adult cases, actions of police officers working with children inside schools should be drastically different from how they would treat an insubordinate adult on the job.
Problems arise when Student Resource Officers fail to realize that their job in a public school system is to keep criminals out, protect children and staff, and quell fights, not brutally arrest students clearly going through difficult times. Nothing the girl at Spring Valley High School could have possibly done would ever warrant the treatment seen in these videos. Fortunately a civil rights investigation has been opened in response to Spring Valley High School incident. But this is only a starting point.
In response to this deplorable incident, we, as a society, would benefit from remembering the atrocities that this child endured, and the ways the State has tried to silence those who speak up against injustice. It's deplorable that the students who spoke up have been threatened with fines and lawsuits, as this can dissuade people from speaking up against such incidents in the future. Silencing of the community is a form of violence in and of itself. When threatening situations arise, students should be urged to pull out their phones and record concrete proof of the wrong-doings around them.
As we've seen throughout the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality is an alarming issue that affects the most disenfranchised in our population the most. The widespread use of smartphone and video technology can be used to 'arm' the youth of today against an ever growing ruthless police mentality. As we've seen over the past few years, sometimes, being armed with a cell phone may be your best line of defense.
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There's a reason why so many millennial women are single
107 million Americans over the age of 18 are unmarried, and more than half of them are female
Updated: 12:45 PM CST Jan 5, 2017
By Abigail Elise
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College-educated millennial women shouldn't blame themselves for being single. Apparently, there just aren't enough available men. According to a US Census poll, there are 107 million unmarried Americans over 18 as of 2014, and more than half of them are female. What's with the dismal figures? According to one dating expert, it's all in the math.There's not enough men"For the past 15 years, we've had four women graduate from college in the US for every three men, and this gender imbalance is spilling over into the post-college dating market," Jon Birger, author of DATE-ONOMICS and Fortune magazine contributor told us Thursday. "There are now 5.5 million women in the US versus only 4.1 million men who are college graduates aged 22 to 29. That's 33 percent more women than men. No wonder women find dating difficult!"A surplus of single women will influence dating behavior "Sociologists, psychologists and economists have done a ton of research on sex ratios, and the consensus is clear. When men are in oversupply, the dating culture is more traditional and more monogamous," Birger explained. "But when women are in oversupply -- as they are today among millennial college grads -- the dating culture is less monogamous and more libertine; women are more likely to be treated as sex objects rather than as romantic love interests." DATE-ONOMICS takes an honest look at the modern dating scene through a statistical and social lens, identifying behaviors among both genders who actively date."One of the ways I apply the scholarly research on sex ratios to modern dating is by using colleges as case studies. College campuses are useful because they act as self-contained dating pools. Students tend to only date other students," Birger explained. Birger ranked 35 major public and private colleges by gender ratios, then paired that data with students' own reviews of their schools' dating environments."What I found is that those colleges that are either fifty-fifty or are disproportionately male have much more traditional dating cultures, whereas the schools that are 60% or more female tend to have the wildest hookup cultures," Birger said.Don't blame technology Unlike some dating experts and doctors, Birger doesn't blame apps like Tinder, Hinge or OkCupid for the increase of STDs or casual sex among millennials."What people forget is that Tinder is only five years old, and the hookup culture existed long before 2012," he explained. "Moreover, there's actually a rather long and ridiculous history of folks mistakenly blaming the latest new technology for some rise in sexual permissiveness." A century ago, people blamed automobiles. One state court judge even called the invention "a house of prostitution on wheels." But Birger insists the rise of the norm-shattering, short skirt-wearing Flappers in the 1920s had nothing do with the growing popularity of vehicles -- it was America's post-war shortage of men."Some 10 million young men died during World War I, and another 20 million were injured, many grievously. This created an incredibly lopsided dating market after the war ended," he said. Be assertive How can straight, college-educated single women hoping to find soulmates stack the odds in their favor?"Once millennial daters understand why the culture is the way it is, they'll be in a better position to do something about it. Just because today's dating culture undervalues monogamy, that does not mean you can't go against the grain," Birger said.His advice to millennial women –- make the first move if someone catches your interest. Confidence is a crucial part of dating. "College-educated women who are willing to make the first move with men have a huge advantage. Given the demographics, there's less pressure on men nowadays to woo or pursue women. Women sometimes under-appreciate how much men like women who like them. A female who is assertive about pursuing the guy she likes will always have an advantage over the woman who sits back and waits for Mr. Right to woo her," he advised.Don't limit your options The dating expert also hopes both genders will be more open-minded. Men and women typically seek out partners from similar educational backgrounds, which creates a problem because there are too many men in the blue-collar dating pool and too many women in the white-collar dating pool. The odds of a university graduate marrying a non-college graduate are lower today than at any point during the past 50 years. "Not long after DATE-ONOMICS came out, I received an email from a woman who wanted to tell me she met her husband after she un-checked the college grad box when searching for dates on her online dating site. This woman had the right idea," Birger said.There's no shame in being singleAre you a happily single millennial woman who enjoys an active sex life with multiple partners? Great. Birger says there's nothing wrong with women who choose to fly solo."My intention is not to slam the hookup culture, nor to shame anyone who enjoys an active or non-traditional sex life. I understand marriage is not for everyone," he said. "But lots of millennial daters are fed up with amorphous relationships that never seem to progress to commitment."Follow @theabigailelise on Twitter.
College-educated millennial women shouldn't blame themselves for being single. Apparently, there just aren't enough available men. According to a US Census poll, there are 107 million unmarried Americans over 18 as of 2014, and more than half of them are female. What's with the dismal figures? According to one dating expert, it's all in the math.
There's not enough men
"For the past 15 years, we've had four women graduate from college in the US for every three men, and this gender imbalance is spilling over into the post-college dating market," Jon Birger, author of DATE-ONOMICS and Fortune magazine contributor told us Thursday. "There are now 5.5 million women in the US versus only 4.1 million men who are college graduates aged 22 to 29. That's 33 percent more women than men. No wonder women find dating difficult!"
A surplus of single women will influence dating behavior
"Sociologists, psychologists and economists have done a ton of research on sex ratios, and the consensus is clear. When men are in oversupply, the dating culture is more traditional and more monogamous," Birger explained. "But when women are in oversupply -- as they are today among millennial college grads -- the dating culture is less monogamous and more libertine; women are more likely to be treated as sex objects rather than as romantic love interests."
Jon Birger
DATE-ONOMICS takes an honest look at the modern dating scene through a statistical and social lens, identifying behaviors among both genders who actively date.
"One of the ways I apply the scholarly research on sex ratios to modern dating is by using colleges as case studies. College campuses are useful because they act as self-contained dating pools. Students tend to only date other students," Birger explained.
Birger ranked 35 major public and private colleges by gender ratios, then paired that data with students' own reviews of their schools' dating environments.
"What I found is that those colleges that are either fifty-fifty or are disproportionately male have much more traditional dating cultures, whereas the schools that are 60% or more female tend to have the wildest hookup cultures," Birger said.
Don't blame technology
Unlike some dating experts and doctors, Birger doesn't blame apps like Tinder, Hinge or OkCupid for the increase of STDs or casual sex among millennials.
"What people forget is that Tinder is only five years old, and the hookup culture existed long before 2012," he explained. "Moreover, there's actually a rather long and ridiculous history of folks mistakenly blaming the latest new technology for some rise in sexual permissiveness."
A century ago, people blamed automobiles. One state court judge even called the invention "a house of prostitution on wheels." But Birger insists the rise of the norm-shattering, short skirt-wearing Flappers in the 1920s had nothing do with the growing popularity of vehicles -- it was America's post-war shortage of men.
"Some 10 million young men died during World War I, and another 20 million were injured, many grievously. This created an incredibly lopsided dating market after the war ended," he said.
Be assertive
How can straight, college-educated single women hoping to find soulmates stack the odds in their favor?
"Once millennial daters understand why the culture is the way it is, they'll be in a better position to do something about it. Just because today's dating culture undervalues monogamy, that does not mean you can't go against the grain," Birger said.
His advice to millennial women –- make the first move if someone catches your interest. Confidence is a crucial part of dating.
"College-educated women who are willing to make the first move with men have a huge advantage. Given the demographics, there's less pressure on men nowadays to woo or pursue women. Women sometimes under-appreciate how much men like women who like them. A female who is assertive about pursuing the guy she likes will always have an advantage over the woman who sits back and waits for Mr. Right to woo her," he advised.
Don't limit your options
The dating expert also hopes both genders will be more open-minded. Men and women typically seek out partners from similar educational backgrounds, which creates a problem because there are too many men in the blue-collar dating pool and too many women in the white-collar dating pool. The odds of a university graduate marrying a non-college graduate are lower today than at any point during the past 50 years.
"Not long after DATE-ONOMICS came out, I received an email from a woman who wanted to tell me she met her husband after she un-checked the college grad box when searching for dates on her online dating site. This woman had the right idea," Birger said.
There's no shame in being single
Are you a happily single millennial woman who enjoys an active sex life with multiple partners? Great. Birger says there's nothing wrong with women who choose to fly solo.
"My intention is not to slam the hookup culture, nor to shame anyone who enjoys an active or non-traditional sex life. I understand marriage is not for everyone," he said. "But lots of millennial daters are fed up with amorphous relationships that never seem to progress to commitment."
Follow @theabigailelise on Twitter.


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Julia Alvarez American Literature Analysis
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In her writing, Julia Alvarez has said that she attemptsto move out into those other selves, other worlds. . . . By allowing myself to be those mixtures and not having to choose or repress myself or cut myself off from the other, I have become a citizen of the world.
She has stated that she disliked books as a child, except the tales of the Arabian nights, or "one thousand one nights," which she found to be full of both stories and power. She has reflected that shejust knew words, stories, poems could keep me alive, as they had my first teacher, Scheherazade. . . . And the best part of the story is that we all have access to that power in the meaning-making, story-telling Scheherazades of the books we read and the books we write.
The power of Alvarez's poetry is in the stories that it tells, stories that transcend one place, one time, and one person's experience.
Alvarez started her career as a poet and still thinks of poetry as her first love. She also believes that being a poet first has had an impact on her fiction, because "writing poetry gives me a kind of intense particularity about words. . . . [Writing is] a way of being in the world, and the essence of it is paying attention." Attention to the minutiae of everyday life is one identifying characteristic of Alvarez's poetic technique and a vehicle for bringing life and power to the everyday stories she tells in her poems.
Homecoming: New and Collected Poems
Referring to her career as a writer, Alvarez observes that she found herself "turning more and more to writing as the one place where I felt I belonged and could make sense of myself, my life, all that was happening to me." This is certainly true of the poems in Homecoming: New and Collected Poems, which capture the ordinary aspects of Alvarez's childhood and her identities as a young girl-woman, daughter, immigrant, and grown woman finding her artistic voice.
The book is organized into six sections: "Homecoming," "Housekeeping," "Heroines," "33," "Redwing Sonnets," and "Last Night at Tía's," followed by an afterword in which Alvarez comments on the changes she made for the revised edition. The 1996 work includes the poems from the 1984 edition of Homecoming, some of which were revised to reflect changes the passing years had made in her perspectives. Alvarez also added five sections that explore issues that had become important to her since the book's first publication.
Although Homecoming's central images—the events of a "typical" household day such as cleaning, doing the laundry, cooking, dusting, bed making, and ironing—might be called commonplace or mundane, they are ideal vehicles for exploring powerful, thought-provoking issues. Alvarez accomplishes much more with such simple scenes than merely chronicling the daily chores of a mother and daughter. These small household events allow Alvarez to explore the tensions of family dynamics, the mother-daughter relationship, and the emotional and physical awakening of a young girl to womanhood.
For example, "Storm Windows" not only shows a mother hard at work securing their home but also demonstrates a young girl's need to separate from her mother's protective and domineering grasp:
I wanted to mount that ladder, . . . Then give a kick, unbuckling her hands clasped about my ankles, and sail up, beyond her reach, her house, her yard, her mothering.
The mother-daughter relationship is complex, yet by setting it among the commonplace events of women's daily tasks, Alvarez creates an especially female canvas on which to paint this dynamic and the roles filled by the women in Alvarez's Dominican family. Despite the everyday nature of their "chores," Alvarez reveals that these women are the artists of the everyday: They bake, select fabric, sew clothing. By definition, such women create things that are designed for use—that will be used up, works of art that will not last:...
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T-Mobile Netherlands Internal Memo Shows Release Dates of Various Flagships
A Dutch blog, Android Planet, has gotten their hands on an internal document from T-Mobile Netherlands, which shows the release dates for the HTC One 2014, Samsung Galaxy S5, Sony Xperia Z2, and the Huawei Y530. Which the release dates don't sound all that surprising given the dates of these events. Sony and Samsung having theirs on Monday, February 24th, and HTC on March 25th.
According to this leaked document, it looks like the Galaxy S5 will be launching on the 9th week of this year, which is February 24th to the 2nd of March. Which pretty much means it's launching - at least in the Netherlands - the same week it's announced. Next up is the Sony Xperia Z2, which is supposedly being announced next week as well, and it should be out in week 11, which is March 10-16th. Then the HTC M8 or The All New One, is coming in Week 13 which is March 24-30th. So that means HTC is looking to launch the HTC One 2014 as soon as it's launched as well.
Of course, we need to warn you that these are not confirmed dates. So take this with a pretty big grain of salt. This could also be the dates of these phones being announced and not available on T-Mobile Netherlands. Although these smartphones do normally launch worldwide pretty quickly compared to the US. But we'd love for all of these to launch in the US as soon as it's announced, right?
We should be learning more about the Xperia Z2 next Monday at Mobile World Congress as well as the Samsung Galaxy S5. Then HTC's event is on March 25th, and I'm not sure about the Huawei Y530, but that may be announced at Mobile World Congress next week as well. But then again, we don't really care too much about it, because it'll probably never come to the US.
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The Most Gorgeous and Unexplored Spots in Sydney
Last updated on May 6, 2021 by Angela Morris
Regardless of whether you're planning on visiting Sydney, Australia, for the first time or the tenth time, the best way to actually experience everything it has to offer is to get off the beaten track and hit up some of the more unexplored spots in Sydney.
They may be less popular, but they are still gorgeous and amazing sights to see. It can help you understand the history of this country, and it will show you that there is always something new to see even when you think you've seen it all. If you like this idea, here are five attractions in Sydney that you should definitely see as soon as you get the chance.
Wendy's Secret Garden
Perhaps not as unexplored, but still less famous than it should be, Wendy's Secret Garden is a gorgeous garden built by Wendy Whiteley as a show of love for her late husband. It is located in Lavender Bay, at the foothill of Wendy's private home and it is filled with both local and exotic plants, benches to sit on and relax, and paths leading from one gorgeous area to another.
There are also many sculptures, wooden carvings, and bronze busts, which were donated by numerous artists to serve as an inspiration. The view from the garden is also quite breathtaking ‒ you can see the Harbour Bridge and the city centre. The garden is both public and private so it's definitely one of the places every tourist and native should visit, as it is a perfect symbol of love, loss, and rebirth.
Mortuary Railway Station
Mortuary Station
This station is a gothic building built in 1868 to transport the deceased to Rookwood Cemetery. It is no longer functional, but it is still worthy of a visit. It was designed to look like a church, so the walls were covered in drawings of angels, gargoyles, and cherubs.
However, it was never used as a church. It was restored in 1985, which cost more than $500,000, and the carriages were used to house the diners of a pancake restaurant from 1986 to 1989. It was also recognized as a heritage site and after closing, it was often used as a space for holding different celebrations and important events.
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Long Reef Beach
Although not as well-known as the Bondi Beach, the Long Reef Beach is a perfect beach for all those who enjoy taking walks on white sand, windsurfing, and kite surfing. This is also a place where you can find the best North Shore golf club, so if you enjoy this sport, make sure to visit this beach.
There are many offshore reefs in the north and lots of tall waves for all the surfing enthusiasts. And, if you prefer something more relaxing, there are plenty of grass areas, which makes this beach great for family picnics, BBQ gatherings, or a game of cricket with your friends. Don't forget to check out Sydney's beach cafe culture, while you're there.
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Ku-Ring-Gai National Park (image by Bjentle CC BY-SA 4.0)
This gorgeous park combines history with beauty, which makes it perfect for all kinds of educational excursions. It is also a great place for enjoying picnics, camping, cycling, fishing, and simply relaxing in the amazing scenery. Located in the north of Sydney, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park allows you to experience the nature without actually leaving the city area. There are also numerous Aboriginal engravings along the walking paths, so if you like Australian history, this is one of the best places for exploration.
Paddington Reservoir Gardens
Paddington Reservoir
This garden, which is located in the heart of Paddington, has many water features, echoing chambers, high walkways, and hanging gardens. It used to be a functional reservoir that had many facilities, like a petrol station and a parking garage, but it was closed for a while and only reopened in 2008 after the restoration.
You can still find some of its original architecture, including the original timber, iron, and brick structures that lead to the reserve on the roof of one of the well-preserved chambers. It has a lot of peaceful, beautifully landscaped areas that are perfect for photos, and many seating areas so you can always just relax and enjoy the calming environment.
There is more to Sydney that its opera house and gorgeous beaches. Of course, there's nothing wrong with visiting the "usual" sites, and you should see as much of this amazing city as you can. However, when you find the time, you should use it to also visit some of the less famous places that can show you the true beauty of Sydney.
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A WWE superstar and rapper who has been WWE has been both the United States and WWE Champion. He has worked with the WWE for four years when he made his debut in 2002. In 2003, John Cena had a heel character where he used to where a chain to beat people with, freestyles at people, and had alot of fans behind him then they do now. People missed that John Cena, but now people have turned his back on him and now has become ridiculously hated by a lot of them. Cena is being booked by the WWE as superman seeing as how he wins alot of matches and hardly gets a beatdown after it is all said and done. When he gets ready to end a match he uses what people like to call, "The Five Moves of Doom" on his opponents to get the job done. Punches/Clotheslines, Shoulder block, Five Knuckle Shuffle, Spinning Sidewalk Slam, FU, and most of the time the STFU. He is pretty popular with the kids and female fans, but there are also men out there who also get up on their feet to cheer for him when his music hits or when he's in the ring. He is also considered to be future of the company and everyweek he hosts a show on WWE.com called "Five Questions With The Champ" or just plain old "Five Questions" when he doesn't have the belt.
John Cena has to much pressure on him from fans, but he doesn't give a damn.
John Cena stands for Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect.
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Published on Wednesday, 02 August 2017 18:19
Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Lincoln Center
The first program, entitled "The Singing Heart", in this year's Mostly Mozart Festival—which I attended on the evening of Wednesday, July 26th, at David Geffen Hall and which featured the house orchestra confidently conducted by the enthusiastic music director, Louis Langrée—proved to be an unusually memorable one.
The concert opened with the sublime Kyrie, K. 90, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, gorgeously sung by the appealing Young People's Chorus of New York City, under the direction Francisco J. Núñez. This was followed by a splendid account of the first movement of the same composer's excellent "Haffner" Symphony, with some of the movements interrupted by other works sung by the chorus, in accord with the practice of the time. These included the 19th century American hymn, "Hark, I hear the Harps Eternal", and the Brazilian "Three Indigenous Songs of the Kraó Tribe", as much performance art as beautiful music. After the final two movements of the symphony, the chorus performed the powerful black spiritual, "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel".
The choral director's enjoyable arrangement of the children's song, "Ah vous dirai-je, maman" was a prelude to the thrilling finale, Ludwig van Beethoven's superb, rarely performed "Choral Fantasy". The Festival Orchestra and the Young People's Chorus were here joined by the fine Concert Chorale of New York —directed by James Bagwell—along with the precocious pianist, Kit Armstrong, and a sextet of wonderful singers: sopranos Janai Brugger and Brandie Sutton, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, tenors Jack Swanson and Miles Mykkanen, and basso Adam Lau. An enthusiastic ovation elicited a magnificent encore, Leonard Bernstein's unforgettable finale to Candide,"Make Our Garden Grow".
The first week of the festival concluded with its second house orchestra program on the evening of Saturday, July 29th.
A lovely pre-concert recital featured Franz Schubert's lyrical, seldom heard Introduction and Variations on "Trockne Blumen" for flute and piano—based on one of the composer's songs from his extraordinary first cycle, Die schöne Müllerin—here effectively realized by flautist Jasmine Choi, accompanied by Roman Rabinovich.
After a brief introduction by guest conductor Edward Gardner, the concert proper began superbly with what proved to be the highlight of the evening: a moving account of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's rarely performed, glorious Masonic Funeral Music in C minor of 1785.
Acclaimed soloist Jeremy Denk then took the stage for a solid reading of Ludwig van Beethoven's ubiquitous Piano Concerto No. 4, in which he played the composer's own cadenza, which is standardly heard. Passionate applause was answered by a welcome encore, the exquisite Andante from Mozart's Sonata in C Major, K. 545.
The program concluded gracefully with an enjoyable performance of Schubert's lesser known, elegant Symphony No. 5.
Published on Friday, 16 June 2017 13:15
A glorious season of orchestral music at Carnegie Hall finished this month with three superb concerts featuring the excellent MET Orchestra under the inspired direction of Esa-Pekka Salonen, with each program devoted in part to a Gustav Mahler song cycle. The first performance, presented on the evening of Wednesday, May 31st, opened with selections from Mahler's sensuous Des Knaben Wunderhorn sung by two outstanding artists, renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and the fine tenor Matthew Polenzani. Both singers unexpectedly sounded slightly underpowered but the orchestral playing was crystalline. The second half of the program was more impressive with probably the most extraordinary account I have heard in the concert hall of the same composer's frequently performed, magnificent Symphony No. 1, the apotheosis of all three programs.
The next concert—given on the afternoon of Saturday, June 3rd—merited comparable esteem, opening with a sterling reading of Robert Schumann's beautiful Symphony No. 3, the "Rhenish", a work surprisingly not much heard on New York stages lately. The latter half of the program surpassed the first with a stunning version of Mahler's sublime Das Lied von der Erde, showcasing two thrilling singers—the lovely mezzo-soprano, Karen Cargill, and the dynamic tenor, Stuart Skelton—both exquisitely accompanied by the ensemble in another pellucid realization.
The final program—which took place on the evening of the following Tuesday—also satisfied, beginning with an elegant account of Mahler's seldom performed, posthumously published, but gorgeous Blumine. Celebrated virtuoso Christian Tetzlaff then took the stage for a rewarding performance of the wonderful Violin Concerto of Jean Sibelius, a composer with whom the conductor has had a privileged relationship. Vigorous applause earned the audience an enjoyable encore from the soloist: the challenging Presto from the Solo Violin Sonata, BB 124, of Béla Bartók.
The second half of the concert started with the moving Mahler Kindertotenlieder, appealingly sung by the popular mezzo-soprano, Anne Sofie von Otter, who nonetheless seemed slightly underpowered. The event closed strongly with a compelling rendition of the idiosyncratic, mysterious Sibelius Symphony No. 7. One looks forward enormously to hearing these distinguished musicians again next season.
Published on Monday, 08 May 2017 09:34
(L to R) Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Esperanza Spalding
When the Apollo Theater had announced that it would be holding the next Southbank Centre's Women of the World Festival recently, it almost seem too good an idea to be believed.
I n its all too-short a time — from Friday, May 4th, to Sunday, May 7th — it provided everything from the WOW Teen Summit featuring a talk by Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe to a day of free panels, workshops, and performances celebrating empowerment and activism. Yet that's what it did — offering a range of activities that brought together disparate age groups and communities in Harlem to celebrate its community of women.
In doing so, it served a set of needs that haven't been so fulfilled before, rich in creativity and solid in enthusiasm. But of all the events presented at The Apollo during the Southbank Centre's WOW Fest, the Abbey Lincoln Tribute held Saturday night was one of the most memorable music performances heard and seen in that august and history-rich performance hall. In a far too-brisk two hours or so, premiere jazz vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves and Esperanza Spalding covered the catalogue of this innovative singer and songwriter. Under the musical direction of noted drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, the evening provided an incredible forum to hear some the finest female voices on any stage, a recollection of a singer/songwriter/actress who shouldn't be forgotten and a reminder of how she had merge art and activism to fashion an incredibly full life in her 80 years.
By stepping into the Apollo last Saturday to hear the Abbey Lincoln tribute, the audience was transported into a world of fierce and unrelenting passion and aural art. The seamless bonding of these three performers — Bridgewater, Reeves and Spalding — made for a momentous event.
This trio both celebrated and re-energized the songs of a legendary singer who had transformed classic jazz vocals into something richer both of her time and yet timeless. Lincoln had a way to restructuring the framework of jazz tunes to pivot between classic song structures and an avant gardism at the same time.
While Bridgewater was the big gospel-fied power vocalist, Reeves shaded her renditions of Lincoln's songs with a mellifluous flow up and down the scales, a testing of range and tonality. Spalding offered the alluring sexuality of a singer reminiscent of Billy Holiday's own sultriness.
That evening made this remarkable weekend all the more remarkable and historic. It will be far too long to wait another year for the next WOW fest. A hurrah for WOW.
Bruckner's Middle Symphonies at Carnegie Hall
The extraordinary Anton Bruckner symphony cycle at Carnegie Hall, with the Staatskapelle Berlin under the admirable direction of the renowned Daniel Barenboim, continued impressively with the fourth concert, which was presented on the evening of Monday, January 23rd.
Barenboim and the ensemble beautifully sustained the high level of musicianship they had achieved on the first three nights of the cycle, opening with a luminous performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's lovely penultimate piano concerto, the No. 26 (the "Coronation"), with the maestro conducting from the piano. However, the most sublime music yet heard in the series was the eloquent account of the ensuing, grand Symphony No. 4, the "Romantic"—heard here in the revised, 1878-1880 version—one of Bruckner's most purely accessible essays in the genre. The enthusiasm in the applause following this surpassed that of the previous programs, and understandably so.
The next evening opened with a charming reading of the appealing Sinfonia concertante in E-flat Major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Orchestra, controversially attributed to Mozart, with Gregor Witt on oboe, Matthias Glander on clarinet, Mathias Baier on bassoon, and Radovan Vlatković on French horn, each one very fine. The second half of the program was a study in extreme contrast, featuring the titanic Symphony No. 5. From a technical viewpoint this was the most remarkable accomplishment thus far in the cycle, if only for the realization of the awesome finale. Fittingly, Barenboim and the musicians drew enormous applause.
A pinnacle amongst the Mozart works in this series was achieved on the following evening with a dazzling account of the exquisite Piano Concerto No. 22, with Barenboim again conducting from the piano. This was one of the finest presentations of the composer's piano concertos that I have ever heard in the concert hall and the soloist was in supreme form. The astonishing lucidity of the Mozart was even more strikingly equaled in the performance of the challenging Symphony No. 6, heard in an elegant and confident reading that, one hopes, presages further delights to be encountered in the final three concerts of the cycle. The musicians were once again robustly applauded.


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DAYTONA BEACH -- Bethune-Cookman football coach Brian Jenkins watched the FCS playoff selection show Sunday morning, and his worst fear was realized.
The Wildcats were passed over for the 20-team field. "I just think it's unbelievable, really," Jenkins said. "You've got to wonder what the selection committee is evaluating things on and what they're looking at." The Wildcats (8-3 overall, 6-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) defeated Florida A&M 26-16 in Orlando on Saturday to finish the season with six straight victories.
The unfairness of it is really unbelievable, and it's starting to stand out more and more every year," Jenkins said.
ESPNU's Jay Walker, an analyst on the selection show, agreed. The former quarterback at Howard, a MEAC team, said during the broadcast that B-CU deserved one of the 10 at-large spots over James Madison or Eastern Kentucky, two 7-4 teams that will meet each other in the first round of the playoffs next Saturday.
Walker noted that James Madison has one victory against a winning team and that both JMU and Eastern Kentucky have three FCS losses, while one of B-CU's losses came to Miami, a member of a BCS conference.
On Saturday, Jenkins said it would be "catastrophic" if his team were to be left out on the assumption that the MEAC is not a strong conference. "I think people should take notice," he said. "We're seeing some good teams in our conference that can do well in the playoffs."
James Madison was one of five teams selected from the traditionally strong Colonial Athletic Association, while only one team from the MEAC made the field -- Norfolk State, which earned the conference's automatic bid as the league champ. The Wildcats were the only MEAC team to defeat Norfolk this season.
"We're disappointed," B-CU athletic director Lynn Thompson said, "particularly with the way we finished the season and the momentum we had. An 8-3 second-place MEAC team, I think, is as competitive or more so than a middle-of-the-road team from another conference. I feel rather strongly that those power conferences should not be assured five playoff teams."
Jenkins believes that after losing in the first round of the playoffs last year, the Wildcats could have made some noise this season.
"We were starting to peak," he said. "I think this year's team is better than last year's team, and I think we would win in the playoffs."
The Wildcats finished the season ranked fifth in the FCS in rushing offense at 259.3 yards per game, 14th in total offense at 435.3 ypg and 15th in total defense at 307.1 ypg.
Last year, B-CU earned the MEAC's automatic playoff bid after finishing in a three-way tie with FAMU and South Carolina State for the conference championship and winning the tie-breaker. S.C. State received an at-large bid in the playoff field that had been expanded from 16 teams.
The Wildcats received a first-round bye and won a bid to host, but with star quarterback Matt Johnson sidelined with injury, they fell to New Hampshire in the second-round game, 45-20. In Jenkins' first season, B-CU won its first 10 games before losing its final two.
This year was quite another story. The Wildcats started the season at 2-3 after falling to North Carolina A&T 22-3 in a game in which they were held to 108 yards of offense. Since then both the offense (33.9 points per game) and the defense (20.2 ppg) have been on a roll.
"This team defensively and offensively has just been getting better and better and better," Jenkins said Saturday after the Wildcats snapped a three-game losing streak to its arch-rival. "I don't know what it was early. We just couldn't find our rhythm as a football team. But the A&T loss was probably the best thing that happened to us. It made everybody bite down that much harder, and we went back to the old way of doing things."
The Wildcats return 10 starters next year, including leading rusher Isidore Jackson (866 yards rushing, 8 touchdowns). But they lose MEAC player of the year candidate Ryan Davis, who finished the season first in the nation in forced fumbles with eight, seventh in tackles for loss with 21.5 and 10th in sacks with 12.
Another senior, preseason all-conference first-team linebacker Reggie Sandilands, said Saturday that he would be at peace if the FAMU game turned out to be his last as a Wildcat.
"I play every play like it's my last because nothing's permanent," Sandilands said. "Every time I'm on the field I play like I won't get another chance, so if this (was) the last game of my life, I'm satisfied. God does everything for a reason."
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