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Columnist's Note: The following originally published in June 2009. I was telling someone the other day about Thomas Hart Benton's escapades while growing up in Neosho, so I thought I would just share a little bit about Benton with everyone. Happy New Year!
You know, the more I read about Thomas Hart Benton the more I like him.
I ought to mention from the start that I am not particularly a great fan of art. It's not that I dislike art, only that I perhaps don't appreciate it like I ought to. History – facts, dates, fantastic stories from the past – that is my love, not abstract ideas on canvas. Some would argue that art DOES tell a story – particularly murals, of course. That is true enough. But I suppose I would rather paint the colors of a story in my own mind's imagination rather than interpret someone else's imaginations before me on a wall. But that's just me.
And Thomas Hart Benton was just him.
Some years ago my dad told me, "You go on and be an individual, son. But don't think it's going to be easy." Those words came back to me this past week while discussing Tom Benton with a new acquaintance. Benton is the poster boy of individualism. Not only did he not just follow the crowd, he actually agitated it. And when hit, he hit back harder.
From the very start, Benton bucked the system. You see, Benton came from a prominent political family. His great-uncle and namesake was one of Missouri's first Senators and a personal friend and ally of Andrew Jackson. His father was a five-term U.S. Congressman. As the eldest son, Benton was burdened from the beginning with "great expectations" (to borrow from Dickens.) His powerful father wanted him to become an attorney and then maybe run for public office.
Benton just wanted to be himself.
But that's not the only reason I like him.
Forget the bloody fist fights he got into on the streets of Neosho. Forget the rough and tumble "fight club" matches he participated in in the basement of "one of the buildings on the Neosho Square" (which one I don't know). Forget his many publicized dalliances with trouble and danger around town. Though his tough reputation earned him some hard criticism for being "a disgrace to his family" (according to one account), Benton was just being a boy as far as I'm concerned.
No, the biggest reason I have come to personally admire Benton is for the way he stood his ground against the influential people of various circles. Not only did he not bend under criticism, he actually fought back.
While Benton was making his living in New York as an up and coming artist he became closely acquainted with the "in crowd" of the art world. Many of these were not only ideological socialists, but also outright communists. When his realistic paintings of pure Americana started showing up, Benton took fire from the Marxist crowd and other important people in the art culture for being "chauvinistic" and "isolationist." Today we would probably call this not embracing the "global community."
Instead of backing off, Benton shot back and said the New York Marxists didn't "know or understand" America. He went on to lambast them for their ignorance of the history of American political thought. Then he really let them – and the rest of his opponents – have it. Burning bridges behind and forward, Benton didn't seem to care that antagonizing influential people might seriously damage his career and livelihood. The way he looked it, "they started it." I love him for that.
It got to such a point that a New York art dealer finally pulled him aside and, according to Benton, said, "Tom, for God's sake, shut up. You are not only making the Commies mad, you are making everybody mad."
But that was Tom Benton. He also rebelled against the prevailing art style at the time and basically started his own movement.
Later, after he returned to Missouri, Benton faced many more attacks, but this time from the conservative crowd who didn't care for the depictions in some of his murals.
For one, the political big wigs in Jefferson City were upset that Benton included outlaws and gangland political bosses in his mural at the statehouse, while leaving out some of Missouri's "clean" famous sons (such as Benton's own great-uncle). They thought it gave Missouri a black eye. In the same painting, Benton also created a woman changing a baby's diaper and some not-so-picturesque landscape scenes. And then, of course, there is Benton's work "Persephone," wherein he depicted a creepy old man staring at a naked young woman. Certain folks didn't appreciate that too much, either.
Even Benton's Joplin mural, which now hangs in that municipality's city hall, is said to have raised some eyebrows because he included the brothel "House of Lords" in the painting.
Benton "called 'em like he saw 'em." His artwork reflects the way things really are and not the way we would like them to be or even try to make them appear.
Fact is, there's a theory that when Benton returned with great fanfare to Neosho in 1962 no one approached him about doing a mural for his own hometown because people were afraid of what he might actually put in it!
But Neosho's most famous native son, Thomas Hart Benton, was his own person. He never took anything lying down and he paid no attention to what others may think when he acted on his own convictions. Thomas Hart Benton of Neosho was no sheep blindly following the rest of the flock – even when doing so may have made his life easier.
With that in mind, guess what I told a group of about 100 first graders who stopped at the museum this week? I told them, "Be yourself" and "Don't follow the crowd."
We adults could heed the same.
Wes Franklin serves on the Newton County Historical Society Board of Directors. He is also public relations director and events coordinator for the City of Neosho. Contact him at 658-8443.


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The last paragraph in the mission statement of the Dartmouth College Athletic Department states that 'here we aim to create an environment that enables continuous learning, career preparation, and attainment of maximum performance.'
Having those opportunities and guidance from coaches, faculty and staff members have helped junior Brandon DeBot excel on the tennis court, in the classroom as well as in the Dartmouth community.
Recently, DeBot received the prestigious Truman Scholarship. The Stevens-Point, Wis., native was one of just 62 recipients nationwide as a rigorous application interview process saw a review board select his work out of 629 applications from 293 colleges and universities nationwide.
The Truman Foundation selects exceptional college juniors who are committed to public service careers in fields such as government, education or nonprofits. Truman Scholars are given financial support for graduate studies, leadership training or fellowships.
Most Ivy League student-athletes learn to balance classwork with practice and training, but DeBot has had to balance all that and his intense involvement within the community.
"School, athletics and my extracurriculars have kept me focused and surprisingly stress free," DeBot said. "I think one of the positives is that I have outlets to focus on. Each has served as a way for me to escape, when I'm in the moment I have the ability to focus everything on that activity."
On the court, DeBot has matured into a team leader and one the squad's top performers. With one match remaining in the 2012-13 regular season, the third-year player has amassed 10 wins in singles action, including four in Ivy League play. He also has 12 wins in doubles, while going 5-1 at No. 1 in conference matches.
"Brandon has been a starter in singles for all three years and has improved his doubles to the point where he is currently part of a strong No. 1 team with Xander Centenari," Dartmouth men's tennis head coach Chris Drake said. "He has also earned a reputation as 'the closer' on our team as he was won numerous clinching matches for the team over the years."
DeBot himself admits that when he arrived on campus he wasn't a good doubles player.
"After working with our coaches I've become more comfortable and confident on the court," DeBot stated. "My approach has changed and I'm more aggressive. I try to take over the point and matches right away to get an early edge. Xander plays with the same mentality and that's why we complement each other so well."
Off the court, DeBot juggles his classwork and extracurricular activities. He is the treasurer of the Chi Heorot Fraternity, Presidential Scholar for the Government Department and as a researcher in the Policy Research Shop. He has also interned at both the White House National Economic Council and The Charles Group, LLC.
"Brandon has an incredible ability to excel in multiple pursuits at the same time. He is a great student, is heavily involved with work and research on campus and is a top contributor on our team. His teammates call him 'the machine' but I think in a way this sells him short by implying that he is inherently different than everyone else. In my opinion, he is able to do all of this because of his incredible drive and tireless work ethic," Drake added.
Through interning, networking with other Truman Scholarship winners and participating in team-building exercises through DP2, Debot has recognized a connection between team dynamics and the workplace environment. The soft-spoken junior sees the place for athletics in developing leadership skills and teaching student-athletes the importance of balance and multi-tasking.
"Through tennis I've learned to enjoy the pressure of the moment. You need to accept it and work through it instead of letting it define you and negatively affect your performance. This translates well to the professional and academic worlds too," Debot elaborated.
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With his junior year nearly in the rearview DeBot has begun to think about his future and what being awarded the scholarship means.
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There are times when newspapers are "keepers." The Butler Eagle last week gave us a series of editions to put away for future generations to learn from.
The JFK assassination memories written by fellow Butlerites will be filed away by many readers who held onto editions from those dark days in November 1963.
However, one memory, written by "Shirley" from Middlesex Township I found disturbing. She wrote that she was in the seventh grade at Slippery Rock Junior/Senior High and remembers "some kids cheering" the assassination. I was a senior in Mr. Love's calculus class at Butler High when the news broke, so there is a five year difference in age between Shirley and me.
It is still vivid in my mind that most Butler students were weeping, especially the girls.
I personally believe this account by Shirley never happened.
For only a second, I will give her the benefit of the doubt. Show a 12 year-old and a 17 year-old the same traumatic event and you can expect to hear two very different stories, especially after five decades.
But, this was 1963 when teachers still had an open hand at controlling what went on in their classrooms.
Cheering the assassination of the President of the United States would have brought teacher's hands grabbing student's collars, and said students would be dragged promptly out the front door. They probably would have been told; "Get out of here! We'll tell you when to come back." This discipline is something Shirley certainly would have remembered.
But what is really disturbing about Shirley's writing is when she adds, "I knew we lived in a Republican era ... ," knowingly or unknowingly connecting the distasteful, never-ending political battles of today to this sad moment in American history.
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The cost was $115,500.
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Rajon Rondo drove to the basket in between Shaun Livingston (left) and former Celtic Paul Pierce.
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Jeff Green blocked Deron Williams's shot with help from Jerryd Bayless.
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Estelle Swaray is a Londoner. But for the past few years, the British singer best known for the song "American Boy" (her 2008 Grammy-winning hit with Kanye West) has called the U.S. home. It was a particular American boy, she says, who convinced her to make the move.
"I worked with John Legend on my first record and he said, 'Come to America and I'll sign you,'" Estelle says. "I said, 'Are you sure? Because I'm a handful. I've got a lot of things to say, and you're not going to be able to put me in a cookie cutter. It's not going to work.' He said, 'I know. I'm clear about this. Come on.'"
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Estelle Swaray is a Londoner but for the past few years she's called the USA home. Huh, I wonder if American boys have anything to do with that.
ESTELLE SWARAY: (Singing) Walking that walk, talk that big talk. I'm liking this American boy, American boy. Take me a trip, I'd like to go some day...
SIMON: That's "American Boy," Estelle Swaray's 2008 Grammy-winning hit with Kanye West. That song's featured on her album "Shine." And since then, boy, has she, with her silky vocals, smooth raps and punchy lyrics. Estelle Swaray's latest album is called "All of Me," and she joins us in our studios. Thanks so much for being with us.
SWARAY: Oh, thanks for having me. How are you?
SIMON: Fine, thanks.
SWARAY: Good.
SIMON: So, you're over here for the guys?
SWARAY: I wish I could say yes. Oh, no. I signed my record deal in 2007 and I moved over here to work on the album for "Shine" and I've been here ever since.
SIMON: Can we talk a bit about your background? Born in London, as we noted. Your mother is from Senegal, your father from Grenada. Do we hear much of that in your music?
SWARAY: Absolutely. My dad grew up in West Indies and my mom, they love reggae music and African music and it all squishes together in my approach. I think with the music and the instruments I use, I'm a big fan of bass lines and drums. You know, so, like, a lot of my music is bass heavy or drum heavy.
SWARAY: Unless with the acoustic art, it's more of the feeling that the grits have arrived.
SWARAY: (Singing) They said that all I had to do was rap, rap, what rapping gives. Go ahead and get my butt back to back again, back to the future, back to all that again. Now you know yourself. Oh yeah, all of that again.
SIMON: Was there a point when you were young, Estelle, that you heard a song, you heard a singer and you said to yourself...
SWARAY: This is it. Yeah, when I was three I remember seeing Bob Marley on TV. And I just remember this guy being on stage shaking his head and losing it, being in the spirit. And I remember just staring at this guy like, what's he doing, you know? And that's kind of like my first musical memory, my first version of this is what I wanted to do, I think. I like ran away from it for a while and it finally came back to me.
SIMON: Let's listen to a song from this new album. This is a song called "Wonderful Life."
SWARAY: (Singing) What makes my day slow down, watching the rain and now I'm not on time. I'm about to lay down and cry, walked on the other line. Had a fight with my man, 'cause he swears I'm lying to him constantly, causing drama like you won't believe. Just one day I wanna wake up...
SIMON: A lot of these songs are about heartbreak.
SWARAY: And how to get over it. I write about my life, and my life is by no means nice and happy as "American Boy" seems. It's been a lot of ups, a lot of downs, a lot of hurts, a lot of pain, a lot of happy times. And the thing that kind of holds me together was I always found a way over it. So when I write, I write with that perspective of like it might not be good today but it's going to be better tomorrow. That's what "Wonderful Life" was about.
SWARAY: (Singing) It's a wonderful life. It's not that I've never cared, but my position here is just all right. And then they tell me I lost my job, but I won't give up. It just hasn't been my day at all, but I'm about to get this manicure...
SIMON: Now, I've got to ask: Madonna, Gwen Stefani - they're Americans who've gone to London. So, why have you gone to the other - yeah.
SWARAY: Well, because I kind of hit a glass ceiling at home. No one quite got where I was coming from. So, I've been friends with John Legend and Kanye West for a while and I've worked with John Legend on my first record. And he was like, look, come to America. I've got you. He said I'll sign you. I was like are you sure? Because (unintelligible). You know, I have things to say and you're not going to be able to put me in a cookie cutter. It's not going to work. He was like I know. I'm clear about this. Come on. So, he did and he stuck with it and here we go.
SIMON: Let's listen to another song if we can from your new CD. This one is "Speak Ya Mind."
SWARAY: (Singing) I'm nice in my skin, I love every (unintelligible). I've got the body God gave me, don't want another. Well, well, I'm woman. It don't matter (unintelligible) what you really, really want is a lady that's paid, paid on (unintelligible), you think you look good, girl. But you (unintelligible) miss me. Some of y'all (unintelligible), shade, shade, shade in a minute, won't you tell me. And this is not an attractive day. I just wanted to do better than what they're doing with their men. I just wanted to admire (unintelligible). I just wanted to pull out the miseducation again. It's a crucial attack and we're here to make it. I've got to tell the truth, not face it. All you have to do is keep in mind and let him know...
SIMON: Well, I think it speaks for itself, but tell us what you're trying to put across here.
SWARAY: So, as I'm traveling, as I'm coming around, it just started getting my angry with (unintelligible), just a general lack of wanting to do for themselves as the younger generation of women are having. I was raised on, like, Queen Latifah. I was raised on Lauryn Hill, Nina Simone. I was raised on Mary J. Blige. I was raised on strong women that have a point of view that made you feel empowered. And as I'm traveling in the States and the world, there's like a stream of women that were coming up that are, like, oh yes, I'll just roll with it - "Football Wives," "Basketball Wives," all these different wives on TV - and you're like are you just content being someone's wife? And it frustrates me 'cause I'm not that way. I can't cosign that message. It's entertaining but it's not real life. And these young girls don't know the difference between speaking your mind and putting more value in being educated and being about something than what you look like and what shoes you have today. That's where this comes from.
SWARAY: (Singing) All you got to do is speak ya mind and let him know. Let him know. Now that's happen if we got over it and fix it. No matter what the (unintelligible) they got to respect that...
SIMON: Did it ever occur to you that there's somewhere in this world and the United States and the U.K. there's a three-year-old kid who's listening to you, maybe seeing one of your videos?
SWARAY: If that is true and if that is real, I just - I don't even know what to say or do about that. I just hope that I'm doing the right thing. I couldn't be happy with my existence knowing that, you know, I sang this child and it was dishonest. It was from a mean place and this kid saw me do that, and it influenced their entire life. No way. You know, so, I hope I'm doing the right thing.
SIMON: Estelle, thanks so much.
SWARAY: Thank you for having me.
SIMON: Estelle, in our studio. Her new album, "All of Me," is out now. And you can hear more music from Estelle by going to our website, NPRMusic.org.
SWARAY: (Singing) Well, I wear my coat like this because I can. I wear my hair like this because I can. And I walk around like this because I can. And I do my thing like this, it's who I am. And if you listen to me...
SIMON: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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- Buzzintown Blogger said...
Very much touched by Bharti's story wish she finds some financier for her Spa project. Hey Shobhaa you are an influential person you certainly can help her get one!
We would like to know the guilt's name...was it some celeb?
Her finance & his family are much appreciated. Generally in such situations people snap relationships.
- March 16, 2011 at 4:53 PM
- vandy said...
its really shameful that such things happen & nothing is being done regarding that.
a silly prank or something ruined a girl's life
but we are with bharti n we do care
- March 16, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- Shelly said...
I completely empathize with Bharti because this can happen with anyone. How many more Jessica's/Ruchika's we need? Would we have to have a candle march everytime this happens with one among us to get the justice which is rightly deserved; and just not our basic right!
Do I really need to shout - Yes! We give a damn about such animals.
- March 16, 2011 at 8:01 PM
- anamika said...
More power and sucess to you Bharti .
- March 16, 2011 at 8:10 PM
- Sushma Harish -Nee Kallianpur said...
So many such inhuman incidents rule India -our Independent-democratic India. Yes, this is the democracy that is cropping up with hypocracy.
Shameful act.
We wish for Bharti from all our hearts.
- March 16, 2011 at 8:40 PM
- cmpershad said...
So, Mumbai is not Delhi.... :(
- March 16, 2011 at 10:01 PM
- Uniquely the same said...
May you recover soon Bharti :) God Bless!!
- March 16, 2011 at 10:03 PM
- Pinky Says said...
Did read her story in this month's Good Housekeeping. Admire her courage to go on even in the face of adversity.
- March 16, 2011 at 10:14 PM
- r said...
Pls spell the name of the culprit.dont let us down.
- March 17, 2011 at 12:34 AM
- AaaDee said...
lots of good wishes and love to Bharti.
- March 17, 2011 at 2:27 AM
- srinath said...
A good story. But there are many more bharati(s) out there who are not as educated or financially independent as this girl is.
Women are far from being treated well in our country.
Also read the story about pancreatic cancer at the bottom of the page.
My mother is a cancer patient. We have been fighting the disease from 2002. Without any radiation and chemotherapy (the conventional forms of treatment) since 2008. My mom is alive and much better (healthwise than most other cancer patients who are on the so "called" conventional treatments). why dont journalists like you do some research on other treatments available to fight the disease and enlighten the public
- March 17, 2011 at 4:54 AM
- What's in a name? said...
God bless you Bharati ! I hope you stay strong like this and get cured soon. Tonnes of wishes your way. Hope she gets a financer soon as well :)
- March 17, 2011 at 9:47 AM
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- Pooja Rathore said...
Bharti is brave( whatever happened is very sad) you are right its a case of negligence has she filed any case against the hotel?She must not leave them and teach them a lesson so that they learn a lesson and others beware and avoid the same mistake.
Expose their names , they have not even bothered to apolozise that tells a lot about them.
I really pray she gets a financer and opens the spa i believe if u make use of your skills u feel happy who knows some miracle on the way what happened in the past was unexpected and sad , this year is for the unexpected i hope this time its in favour of Bharti and that unexpected changes her life positively forever nothing is impossible right Dost!
- March 17, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- goodluck said...
Why dont you write something in detail about Aruna? Aruna cannot speak but that does not mean that she cannot feel pain. Especially her gums and rotting teeth. Every one who have experienced tooth pain will say how terrible to bear that pain? It is not only tooth pain but also about other pains that a body experiences. Just because she is kept alive does not mean that she is not painless. She is not a monument to be preserved in that condition. And if I am in that position, no question about my willingness to live or die. And if my closest one suffers this fate, I know what my reaction would be.
- March 18, 2011 at 2:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
May u recover soon Bharti
- March 18, 2011 at 3:42 PM
- Another Kiran In NYC said...
I hope Bharti pursues legal action against the club to its logical (to me) end. Indian business culture needs a shakeup and needs to learn to be accountable.
More power to Bharti.
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I wish bharati a fullfilled and contented life. She needs to sue the business owners. They need to take liability for it. In the US, she would have sucessfully sued the business owner for negligence and had all her medical bills taken care of. Its a shame how people get away with murder in India. I believe very often a wrong shameful acts in history (Like castesim, slavery, racism, child abuse, child labor etc) keeps on going because good people dont step up and speak up against whats wrong.
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Thanks for highlighting the plight of Bharti:) I sincerely wish that her all the best.
Keep hearing of inhuman, dastardly acts and the culprits going scott-free. Sincerely hope that the culprit is caught and brought to book
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Joe N wrote:So, should I focus on getting in to college or becoming good enough that we deserve to be on here?
RyuAqua wrote:Joe N wrote:So, should I focus on getting in to college or becoming good enough that we deserve to be on here?
These things are not mutually exclusive. In fact, the latter may help with the former!
Ronnie the Bear wrote: William from Alpharetta is the top returning individual scorer, Nikhil second and Kevin from Stevenson third.
Jeremy Gibbs Freesy Does It wrote:Speaking from a true position of authority as one of the most obvious examples of a quizbowler from a good high school team who had awful grades and didn't put any kind of meaningful priority on getting into college, focus on getting into college.
Yeah, the point I was making sort of got obscured - what I meant to say was "Being able to point to your record on a great high school quizbowl team in Ohio (or otherwise having a good track record in an extracurricular you love) might help you get into college, and you don't have to quit or dim your focus on quizbowl this semester unless it's actively harmed your grades before".
nadph wrote:Case in point: I just chose a random competitive team I played at NSC, Richard Montgomery A. Kuo-Kai (http://pace-nsc.org/2010stats/2010_PACE_NSC_Aggregate_playerdetail.html#p2_70) went 0-10 against RM at NSC; William (http://pace-nsc.org/2010stats/2010_PACE_NSC_Aggregate_playerdetail.html#p2_0) went 3-11; and I (http://pace-nsc.org/2010stats/2010_PACE_NSC_Aggregate_playerdetail.html#p2_68) went 2-4. Nuff said.
nadph wrote:Ronnie the Bear wrote: William from Alpharetta is the top returning individual scorer, Nikhil second and Kevin from Stevenson third.
For the sake of transparency, it should be noted that William and Kevin (and Andrew, Benji, KK, and Tommy, who round out what should be the top 6 returning players from NSC) were on competitive playoff or near-playoff teams in one of the top three brackets. I, on the other hand, was in the lowest bracket on the two-person exhibition team that got last place. Not to disparage anyone who played in the lower brackets (qualifying for the NSC, something I did not do, is an accomplishment in its own right), but please be aware that my PPG would probably be around 5 or something if I had played in the same conditions as everyone else being considered here. It is also worth noting that William scored more on average than I did while he was playing in a much more competitive bracket.
Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast wrote:nadph wrote:Ronnie the Bear wrote: William from Alpharetta is the top returning individual scorer, Nikhil second and Kevin from Stevenson third.
For the sake of transparency, it should be noted that William and Kevin (and Andrew, Benji, KK, and Tommy, who round out what should be the top 6 returning players from NSC) were on competitive playoff or near-playoff teams in one of the top three brackets. I, on the other hand, was in the lowest bracket on the two-person exhibition team that got last place. Not to disparage anyone who played in the lower brackets (qualifying for the NSC, something I did not do, is an accomplishment in its own right), but please be aware that my PPG would probably be around 5 or something if I had played in the same conditions as everyone else being considered here. It is also worth noting that William scored more on average than I did while he was playing in a much more competitive bracket.
Just 5 PPG? I scored somewhere around 90-100 or so while in the second playoff bracket and I think you're better than I am. (Also, I lost a lot of those matches) I'm sure you would have did well, and that your PPG would still be rather high (probably not the highest, but definitely still up there).
SHP Pirate wrote:Ronnie,
As Ed is far too humble to mention this, I will on his behalf. St. Joe's won the Pirate Open on 9/25 with a record of 10-1, losing only to Hunter B on the day (295-275) I would strongly consider them to be one of the top 2 or three teams in the NY/NJ region this year.
Just my two cents.
Edward Powers wrote:Dante (Bichette), you are too funny!
Sir Thopas wrote:Edward Powers wrote:Dante (Bichette), you are too funny!
I would have made of it that your victory was even more impressive with Zihan than it would have been against the Hunter B regulars.
Edward Powers wrote:Ronnie the Bear,
I love the fact that you enjoy having fun with your rankings, but I must confess shock---YES, SHOCK---that someone with judgment and discernment as acute as yours would allow one Father Gregory and one Carangoides Ciliarius to bully you into ranking a certain Texas team, both in its A & B incarnations, soooooo high so early!!!!!!. Have they cast a spell on you? Be wary of monks and silly Ciliarians!!!!!!! I mean, I bet the Texas students involved are excellent players, but if you check the boards closely you will see that even they are worried about the braggadocio of their very shy monk. I'm surprised he fooled one as perceptive as you!!! Meanwhile, while being mesmerized by the Texans, have you assessed the flock of Garden Staters and recent Garden State Tournaments as well as you might have, or were you too distracted by a certain broomstick and an astonishingly funny threat of an invasion of Atlanta????? Take another look and you should discover some interesting oversights! But I'll say nothing more, for it is too early in the season, as we both know. Still, if a mad monk can celebrate his kids, then others of a more judicious and comic school of thought can do likewise, would you not agree?
Ronnie the Bear wrote:I'm hesitant to move a team above too many teams that haven't played any tournaments yet; of the 18 teams above RM, 10 have yet to play, and another (DM) was represented by a single player. I'm waiting for more data points before making bigger changes.
Edward Powers wrote:But on a more serious note: What the hell is a P-wing?
Ronnie the Bear wrote:Edward,
I appreciate the feedback regarding the ratings.
Regarding your statements about Texas, all I can say is that one of Texas' most noted exports is beatings at the hands of Stone Cold Steve Austin, and I am not interested in importing those.
Regarding St. Joseph's place, I will certainly not say my ratings are perfect. They are, to a certain level, subjective, particularly when it comes to weighting performances at certain tournaments. St. Joseph's has a good argument for being a top 50 team, and it's entirely possible that they will be by the end of the year, if not the end of the month.
Please find enclosed in this letter a P-wing. It should help you on your journeys.
nadph wrote:Sorry for my ignorance, but what is the FKT? I just did a global search and looked in the announcements section and couldn't find any tournament or set with a corresponding acronym.
Ronnie the Bear wrote:Yeah, I probably over-valued performances on FKT and may have under-valued performances on DAFT.
Edward Powers wrote:Dante (Bichette), you are too funny! The Hunter B team at the Seton Hall Pirate Open did not have its top two players, so to compensate it had to endure allowing Zihan, a player from its Top 5 or 6 A Team in the Country, a player sometimes capable of outscoring both Lily Chen and York Chen in playoff circumstances, as he did at Princeton last week, and you suggest that we are to make of this what we will? You know that Zihan can and has averaged over 100ppg by himself in the past at major tournaments, so having Zihan on the B Team is no handicap at all---he is probably one of the Top 50 Players in the whole country, and if he were not playing alongside Lily and York and you on a regular basis, he might even rate higher than this. And at SHP he averaged over 80 ppg, finishing 4th in the field overall, did he not?
But skipping personalities, for your Hunter program is loaded with talent on its A, B and C teams, as you know, look at how your B Team performed at Seton Hall's Pirate Open with Zihan, against both the field itself AND the question set. In the preliminaries it was bracketed with two other gifted teams, all of which averaged at least 490 ppg in the prelims despite having to play each other in a circle of death. Kellenberg defeated Hunter B, Hunter B defeated St. Joe's, and then St. Joe's defeated Kellenberg, leaving all with a 7-1 prelim record. SJHS took the first seed in that bracket and 3d overall for the playoffs because it averaged over 500 ppg, while Hunter averaged 494 or so , nipping Kellenberg, who finisheded 3rd in the bracket with a 491 average or so---an average better than either of the other two bracket winners in the prelims. Then, Hunter & Kellenberg had the misfortune of facing off immediately in the single-elimination Quarterfinals, meaning one of these outstanding teams would not qualify for Nationals despite its sterling play throughout the day. To Hunter's credit, it reversed its earlier loss to Kellenberg and made it to the Semifinals, where it then proceeded to be eliminated by an undefeated Bergen Academies team, which itself was averaging roughly 450 points or so against the Set up until that time in the tournament. Bergen then lost in the finals to SJHS.
My point? Your Hunter B team hardly suffered with Zihan at its helm---it finished as a National qualifier for both NAQT and PACE, and had the 2nd or 3rd highest scoring average overall when playoff and prelim scores are averaged( something in the 460's ppg) in a field with 5 full teams averaging over 400 points per game, and another two or three averaging in the mid to high 300's. So Ronnie the Bear can make of this what he will. And, did you notice---he thought enough of Hunter B to rate it as # 37 in the country, of Kellenberg to rate it # 43, and of Bergen to rate it # 50. And, lest we forget, Zihan is an A Team player for Hunter, and your A team with Zihan is rated # 6 in his poll. Not too shabby, wouldn't you agree?
Make of all of this what you will. I think it is both humorous and a sign of a region with some pretty good teams, even your B team with that apparent slouch Zihan as captain. Don't you agree? Compare the scores of other teams around the country using this same IS 97A Set and even you must admit Hunter B did not suffer too much having to endure Zihan as it captain, especially when you add in the strength of the fields in the SHP Pirate Open when compared to other fields against the same set. So, give Zihan a belated congratulations---he earned it, don't you think?
And thanks to Coach Zinsmeister for his kind words for my kids. But as I said to Ronnie the Bear, the season is very, very early, so who knows how things will develop? And, one question for Coach Z if I might---do you know the actual results of SHP versus Charter A in the Quarterfinals at Princeton? Currently your kids have been given 0 points because the paperwork has been misplaced, and since your kids averaged over 380 ppg in the prelims---2nd in a field of 42 , 2nd only to Hunter A's stunning mastery of the Dunbar set---so this "zero" should be removed from your records if it can be removed. Perhaps your kids kept a record of that match? Or, maybe Charter's kids did and can help? I hope so.
nadph wrote:Anyone who uses the stats from today's tournament at Berkeley on IS-96 should be aware that Bellarmine was missing Tanay from its A team, and MSJ, due to the PSAT, was missing essentially all of its juniors and sophomores for (I think) rounds 1 through 5 (thus, their A team consisted of Jeffrey, another senior who rarely plays, and a freshman, and their B team was a single person, when Bellarmine A played both of them in the round robin). However, the rest of their A team showed up after lunch, and so the team that played in the final was their full A team.
Also, I'm not sure if they're being considered, but the Harker team (which some may recognize as the former home of Yi Sun) at that event was likewise not at full strength.
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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell took a 3-0 lead in the third and held the Blue Devils off the rest of the way en route to a 6-3 victory over the Duke baseball team Tuesday evening at Jim Perry Stadium.
The Camels registered five of their 10 hits with runners in scoring position, while the Blue Devils were unable to capitalize on their opportunities. Duke was 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine on base overall.
"I thought it was a good ball game," said head coach Chris Pollard. "What cost us is that we left a lot of runners in scoring position early in the game. Over the first five innings, we had seven guys in scoring position. We only scored one of them. Credit Campbell; they did a good job of generating their offense in the third inning. For the rest of the game, they did a good job with their two-out offense. They came up with a couple of big two-out hits in the seventh inning when we had closed the gap a little bit."
Duke put the leadoff men aboard in both the first and the second, but was unable to plate a run in either inning.
The Blue Devils kept the potent Camel offense off the board in the first two frames before Campbell sent three around in the third. Center fielder Ben McQuown executed a perfect hit-and-run following a Clayton Brown base hit to put men at the corners with no outs. A Brent Graham groundout to second plated the first run of the game before Michael Felton followed with a single to right over the outstretched glove of Duke first baseman Chris Marconcini. Designated hitter David Olson added the Camels' fourth hit of the inning to score Felton, making it 3-0 in favor of Campbell.
Duke manufactured a run in the fifth as junior third baseman Jordan Betts delivered the RBI single with two outs. Senior Jeff Kremer was hit by a pitch and Marconcini reached on an error credited to the Campbell third baseman. Betts then sent the 3-1 offering from Camel starter Heath Bowers up the middle for his team-leading 19th RBI on the year. With the tying run at second, Bowers induced a grounder to second to get out of the jam.
Bowers (5-0) turned in a standout performance against the Blue Devils, giving up two unearned runs in 6.2 innings of work. The Camel righty struck out seven and did not walk a batter.
Campbell answered in the bottom half of the fifth to regain the three-run margin. A leadoff walked would prove costly as the run crossed the plate on an Olson high chopper to third with two down.
With a runner on first and two outs, Campbell center fielder McQuown dropped a towering fly ball off the bat of Marconcini to score Duke's second unearned run of the game, cutting the Camels' lead to 4-2.
However, three straight two-out hits in the bottom of the seventh scored a pair for the Camels, who took a 6-2 advantage into the ninth.
Duke's final run of the game crossed the plate in the ninth as Angelo La Bruna scored on a Grant McCabe sac fly after doubling to start the frame.
Kremer went 2-for-4 with a run scored out of the leadoff spot, while Betts was 2-for-3 with an RBI. La Bruna, junior Mark Lumpa and freshman Kenny Koplove added the remaining Blue Devil hits.
Freshman Michael Matuella (2-2) took the loss. The rookie right-hander tossed two complete, allowing three runs on four hits.
Duke faces its second non-conference opponent in as many days Wednesday, traveling to North Carolina A&T for a 6 p.m., start at War Memorial Stadium.


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Controversy over a disorderly conduct ordinance in Lake Ozark just won't go away.
Controversy over a disorderly conduct ordinance in Lake Ozark just won't go away.
The city has been dogged by its decision to tighten the reigns on how individuals can conduct themselves in public. Aldermen approved an amendment to an existing ordinance in February that establishes stricter rules regarding disorderly conduct.
Since then, a handful of individuals have shared their concerns during board meetings, and the ordinance has been the topic of discussion on radio, in print and online.
Two citizens approached the board April 23 during the public comment portion of the meeting, reiterating much of what has been said previously.
Brian Vanderhoof was first to speak, telling the board that people want to speak on the ordinance, but the city has declined to place the item on the agenda. He said the ordinance only hurts businesses in the city, and will result in visitors staying away from Lake Ozark. He called the ordinance vague.
Shaun Murphy spoke next, claiming the city did not follow the law by not allowing copies of the ordinance to be available to the public. He said there was no time for the public to review the ordinance before it was passed. He said the ordinance was invalid and inappropriate based on state statues.
At the request of the Lake Ozark Police Department, City Attorney Roger Gibbons prepared an ordinance for the board's consideration at the Feb. 12 board meeting. The ordinance, at the time under consideration and unapproved, would make it unlawful for an individual to knowingly or recklessly engage in disorderly conduct in a public place within the city limits.
The purpose of the ordinance was to help law enforcement officers maintain peace and order in public places, according to a memo to the mayor and board from Gibbons.
After some brief discussion, the ordinance was approved unanimously.
Disorderly conduct
A person commits an act of disorderly conduct if he or she knowingly:
•Uses abusive, offensive, indecent profane or vulgar language and the language tends to disturb the peace of another person, invoking or inciting violence in another person, or causes alarm or annoyance in another person.
•Makes an offensive gesture or display and the gesture or display tends to disturb the peace of another person, invoke or incite violence by another person.
•Insults, taunts, challenges or threatens another person in a public place that tends to disturb the peace of another person, invoke or incite violence.
•Engages in fighting, brawling or other violent behavior.
•Obstructs or hinders the movement of people in vehicles on any public street or highway
•Creates a condition that presents a risk of physical harm or injury
•Displays a firearm or other dangerous weapon in a public place in a manner that tends to cause alarm to another person
•Without any lawful authority disturbs lawful assemblies or meetings.


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Keyboard instruments > Piano solo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata B flat major K. 281 (189f)
編集者: Ernst Herttrich
指使い: Hans-Martin Theopold
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難易度 (Piano): 中くらい (等級 5/6)
In his letters Mozart described his early Piano Sonatas K. 279-284 as being "difficult sonatas". He was probably referring less to the refinements of performance and more to the demands of aesthetics and interpretation, as he also gave these works unusually rich markings as far as dynamics and articulation were concerned. The tempo marking "Andante amoroso", rather untypical for Mozart, for the middle movement of his Sonata in B flat major K. 281 is striking - but is there a better way to describe this tender, lyrical music? Up to now this lovely sonata was only contained in the larger complete volume (HN 1), but now it is offered in an inexpensive single edition.
FIRST MOVEMENT B flat major, the key of the third sonata in the cycle, seems to have been Mozart's favourite key for piano music, since he used it for three sonatas and no fewer than four concertos and six piano and violin sonatas. At the outset, the theme of the first movement introduces a charming dualism between sixteenth triplets and 32nd notes. This admirably constructed movement deserves to be played more often; and the fortepiano instruments of Mozart's time, with their clear, transparent sound and their individual timbre, seem especially well-suited to present the charming delicacy of the whole sonata.
SECOND MOVEMENT The second movement, an Andante amoroso (originally marked Andantino belongs to Mozart's loveliest early works. It should be played with introspective devotion, not as a declaration of passion. Affectionate sighs alternate with the gentle flow of tender melodic phrases.
THIRD MOVEMENT The final rondo is in gavotte rhythm; it is packed with the expression of high spirits and concerto-like effects, for instance with the short cadenza in measure 43 and the return of the theme beneath a trill accompaniment (m. 114f). The theme of the rondo is binary, the second part being a varied repeat in the sense of the C.P.E. Bach's use of the term. The Italianate "Mannheim sighs" in measure 3 are repeated in the first episode. The second episode in minor introduces a hint of melancholy into the course of gay events, which the third episode also interrupts, this time with a loud, dramatically spread diminished-seventh chord (m. 102 104). The movement, which is related in form as well as key to the finales of the Sonatas K 333 and K 570, and also to that of the Concerto K 238, comes to an end with a brief and wittily playful coda.
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The levels of difficulty of the
piano music published by G. Henle Publishers
The levels of difficulty of the piano music published by G. Henle Publishers
|Bach, Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, nos. 4 and 5
|Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier I, no. 1 Prelude C major
|Beethoven, Piano Sonatas op. 49,1 and 2
|Grieg, Lyric Pieces op. 12, no. 4
|Schumann, Fantasy Pieces op. 12, no. 1
|Chopin, Nocturnes op. 27, nos. 1 and 2
|Beethoven, Piano Sonata op. 10, no. 3
|Beethoven, Piano Sonata op. 81a
|Schumann, Toccata op. 7
Guide to the levels of difficulty
"I don't know what 'difficult' means. Either you can play or you can't" – this was the rather terse comment by the great violinist Nathan Milstein, on being asked about the unbelievable difficulty of Niccolo Paganini's Caprice no. 1.
The relativity of the evaluation of difficulty in music immediately becomes clear. Yet I gladly take up this great challenge, presented to me by G. Henle Publishers. For I am aware of how useful a guide like this can be, both from my own experience as well as that of many colleagues. In particular so as to be able to identify "appropriate" works. For example for music teachers, who teach at very different levels, from beginners to those preparing for music conservatories, but also for all those interested amateurs for whom this guide is intended.
After careful deliberation I have settled on nine levels of difficulty, which I have divided into three groups: 1–3 (easy), 4–6 (medium), 7–9 (difficult). A number of parameters have been considered when assessing the level of difficulty. I have not just looked at the number of fast or slow notes to be played, or the chord sequences; of central importance are also the complexity of the piece's composition, its rhythmic complexities, the difficulty of reading the text for the first time, and last but not least, how easy or difficult it is to understand its musical structure. I have defined "piece" as being the musical unit of a sonata, or a single piece in a cycle, which is why Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" Part I comprises a total of 48 levels of difficulty (each prelude and fugue is considered separately), Schumann's Sonata in f sharp minor op.11 only has a single number. My assessment is measured by the ability to prepare a piece for performance.
While assessing the pieces, it became clear that the medium level of difficulty (4–6) is the trickiest. Now and again this means that a piece is judged as a "3/4", even if it only deserved a "3" as far as piano technique is concerned. An example of such a "borderline" case (easy/medium) is Schumann's "Scenes from Childhood" op. 15 Von fremden Ländern und Menschen or at the other end "6/7" part of Bach's "English Suites". And of course within a main category there are also "from-to" evaluations (e.g. 7/8).
Any evaluation of art or music will always be subjective, even if the aim was to be objective. Despite the fact that I have endeavoured to be as careful as possible, I am all too aware that the results of my work can be called into question, and am therefore grateful for any suggestions you might have.
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Rapper and activist Brother Ali has just released his fifth studio album, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, which was created during a self-imposed two-month exile. A practicing Muslim, Ali writes that he was renewed and inspired by a pilgrimage to Mecca, as well as the Occupy movements and uprisings in the Middle East.
The songs on Ali's new record combine messages of hope with no-holds-barred stories of the disenfranchised. As the title implies, it strikes a balance of mourning and dreaming, as Ali invites listeners to take action.
"We are at a time of really extreme social misery and suffering and pain," Brother Ali tells NPR's Steve Inskeep. "And so half of what I do on my album is focus on how bad things really are for a lot of people who are suffering silently."
While the album's cover could stir up controversy — it depicts Ali kneeling in prayer on the American flag — Ali says he intends no disrespect.
"It was meant to be a literal depiction of the album title," he says. "That the things that we believe about our country — freedom, justice, equality, life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, all people being equal — that these things are on the ground, these things are suffering, and so I am kneeling and praying for it. The meaning behind kneeling in this reverent way and praying is only a problem if [people] have believed this lie that somehow being a Muslim and being an American are mutually exclusive."
The music we're hearing comes from an album whose title is a mouthful, "Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color." Dreaming in Color is significant because the artist, Brother Ali, is Albino. "Mourning In America" is significant because of how Mourning is spelled, M-O-U-R-N-I-N-G.
BROTHER ALI: (Rapping) Ah, I used to think I hated this place. Couldn't wait to tell the president straight to his face, but lately I changed. Nowadays I embrace it all. Beautiful ideals and amazing flaw. Got to care enough to give a testament about the deeply depressing mess we're in. It's home so we better make...
We are at a time of really extreme social misery and suffering and pain, and so half of what I do on my album is really focused on how bad things really are for a lot of people who are suffering silently.
ALI: (Rapping) We don't really like to talk about the race thing, the whole grandparents used to own slaves thing. Pat ourselves on the back in February, looking at pictures of Abe Lincoln and the great King. But the real picture is much more embarrassing, we're still not even close to really sharing things...
INSKEEP: Brother Ali, born into a white family is Jason Newman, brings his own experience as an albino to his lyrics about race and inequality.
ALI: I've, you know, really felt like I didn't have a whole lot of hopes for living any type of happy life that I could feel good about until I was taught and loved and embraced by African-American people - by black people. And the black is beautiful movement is what gave me the space to believe that I could feel good about my presentation as an albino person.
INSKEEP: He converted to Islam at age 15 and has since changed his name. He's in his 30s now but looks older with his white beard. The cover of his latest album features the artist kneeling to pray, using an American flag as a prayer rug.
ALI: And it was meant to be a literal depiction of the album title. That the things that we believe about our country - freedom, justice, equality, life liberty, pursuit of happiness, all people being equal - that these things are on the ground, these things are suffering, and so I am kneeling and praying for it.
INSKEEP: Though he knows some people may be offended, and one favorable music article urged don't judge the album by its cover.
ALI: The meaning behind kneeling in this reverent way, and praying, is only a problem if they have believed this lie, that somehow being a Muslim and being an American are mutually exclusive.
INSKEEP: Brother Ali argues they're not, and says he relied on his faith when his father committed suicide and he lost a close friend in 2010.
ALI: (Rapping) Just drowning in tears, probably won't get over that in all my years. I'll remember forever a day later boarded a plane to Mecca. And the next month changed my life, listening to God in the holy sites. Inklings I had all my life, suddenly presented themselves in plain sight...
INSKEEP: Brother Ali says after a month-long pilgrimage to Mecca, he returned home with a renewed sense of purpose.
ALI: (Rapping) Faith in God, high thinking and simple living, work hard, deep love - no conditions, gentle heart, head...
INSKEEP: That's from the album "Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color" by Brother Ali.
ALI: (Rapping) Smile through the tears. Laugh through the tragedy. All we got is each other, must love radically. Passionately peaceful, fight for it...
INSKEEP: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Hi Deb,
Thank you for replying to my dilemma. I have only one child, but 2 dogs. My husband does help out, here and there, but of course its more like 80% me and 20% him. He will go out and do all the yard work for the front and back yard, which takes him about an hour and 15 min, then he might come inside to fold some laundry, or do the dishes for me, and then that's it. He feels he has contributed. We have sat down about a month ago, to have a serious talk about how much more help I need around the house, and he agreed to help out, but I do not feel like it is 50/50. It will probably never be 50/50. That's just the way most men are. When they do actually do something to help, it seems like it was done by an 8 year old because it was so half ass. I might as well have done it myself. Any way another lady replied with some good suggestions that I will explore too. Hopefully, it will cut down on my time. Have a great day!
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Hi Deb!
Thank you for your response to my question. I can relate with you in many ways. We need to stay encouraged and make the most of the little moments we do get. I hope to be able to go shopping sometime this month...I need to update my clothes/style desperately! My son is 16 mos. old...and I have no idea where my pre-prego clothes went!?! In the mean time...I am trying to decide what style I want to get...what my style is...what I would like my vibe to be...I am an artist...along with working Mon-Fri. 9a-5p 40+ hrs. at times...a wife and a mommy!
Lets make a goal to take some time for ourselves this weekend. My goal is to get a bottle of wine, a movie and work on an art project. I will put the baby to bed, and my husband has to study for a class...so I have faith that it will happen! My goal is to make it happen!
What is your goal :-)? Take Care and hope to hear from you soon!
We all have those days by the way!!!!!
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Congrats on having had a fulfilling day. You've got to be grateful when all is going well, huh?
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NEW YORK – The Columbia softball team won the final game of its series at Princeton, 3-2, after losing in walk-off fashion by the same score in the first contest of the day.
The Lions (21-21, 7-9) will take on Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pa. for their final non-conference tilts of the year on Tuesday, April 23. Game one of the doubleheader is set for 3 p.m.
Game One
Columbia 2, Princeton 3
Columbia took its first lead of the series in the top of the second with Morgan Cook doubling to start the inning and moving to third on a wild pitch. Emily Caruthers notched an infield single to first base to plate Cook and give the Lions the early 1-0 edge.
The Tigers (24-18, 9-7) went to work with two outs in the fifth, loading the bases on two walks and a single. Lizzy Pierce than drew a walk to even the score.
A leadoff walk and sacrifice bunt put the go-ahead run on second with two away to set up Liz Caggiano, who doubled to allow pinch-runner Alison Lam to come around and put Columbia back on top. However, the lead was short-lived.
Cara Worden delivered a crushing RBI single in the sixth and ended the game in the seventh. Rachel Rendina singled right in front of the batter's box, moved into scoring position on a sacrifice and scored off an Alyssa Schmidt single that stayed fair down the leftfield line to lift Princeton to the win.
Tessa Kroll fell to 1-2 after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. Emily Kenyon started and struck out seven batters.
Game Two
Columbia 3, Princeton 2
The Tigers jumped on top in the nightcap, plating a run on a sacrifice fly by Alex Peyton to make it 1-0 in the bottom of the first.
The Lions responded swiftly in the top of the second. Morgan Cook was walked and scored on a Macy Shrum double to left-center to tie the game.
Princeton's Nikki Chu put Princeton ahead again in the fourth with a single to bring in Cara Worden.
Columbia overtook the Tigers in the sixth, using a single and a stolen base by Alyssa Swearingen to start a rally. Swearingen advanced to third and moved the final 60 feet after Caruthers legged out an infield single.
After an Emily Snodgrass base-hit, Alix Cook put Columbia in front for the first time and for good with a double to leftfield.
Alix Cook and Snodgrass posted two hits apiece. Brooke Darling was strong in the circle, allowing just two runs in seven innings to earn her 10th victory of the season.


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From pork chops to peppermint sugar cookies, food columnist offers up a few recipes that you'll want to try during the cold-weather months, when you're looking for some comfort food.
Due to an early deadline this week, all thoughts of pre-planning and organization have flown out of my head and I'm frantically checking to see what recipes I might have already tested that I can share with you.
Fortunately three recipes were at the top of my "tested and tasty" pile and I think you'll enjoy each of them. When I wake up "too early" in the morning, I frequently head for the kitchen to make some muffins so that enticing smells will greet Spicer when he awakes. Our most recent muffin success came with Cinnamon and Sugar Muffins. As I've mentioned before, the cinnamon chips that this calls for can be found at Byler's or – if you are very lucky – Hershey's Cinnamon Chips may be available at your supermarket. (I rely on Byler's.)
IF you have any candy canes leftover after the holidays, your family and friends definitely will enjoy an Internet recipe (credited to Gourmet Magazine). I am currently waiting to test a "made-from-scratch" recipe for Fake Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix but meanwhile you can test this using the "real" Betty Crocker pouch of cookie mix. You'll be amazed at how quickly you can make this. The writer of this recipe includes casual but very helpful instructions for placing the dough into the pan and I would urge you to follow these directions. Just be sure to check the weight on the sugar cookie mix because Betty Crocker is now offering her mix in a smaller size pouch than what you'll need.
I was looking for a new recipe for pork chops when I came upon www.allrecipes.com's Parmesan Sage Pork Chops. The recipe as written called for two boneless pork chops but there is enough breading mixture to cover four and you'll definitely want that many – even if you are only cooking for two. These are delicious and leftovers re-heat well (if you have any).
When you read the instructions this sounds like a lot of work but it really isn't and the moist and tasty results make it well worth following each step carefully. I think this would work equally well with boneless chicken breasts.
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Cinnamon and Sugar Muffins
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk or sour cream
1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
1 egg
1/2 cup cinnamon chips
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (mini chips work well in this recipe)
Cinnamon-sugar mix
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line 16 regular size muffin tins with paper muffin cups and set aside. In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and stir to blend well. Combine milk, oil and eggs in a larger mixing bowl and blend. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and fold in with a spatula or whisk just to incorporate and blend ingredients. Do NOT over mix! Stir in both flavor chips. Divide dough among the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle each muffin generously with cinnamon sugar. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. (NOTE: You can probably make 12 larger muffins and bake for 15 to 18 minutes but I tested this recipe using 16 muffin cups.)
Simple Peppermint Bark Sugar Cookies
(from www.grinandbakeit.com)
1 (1 pound 1.5 ounces) Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix
1/2 cup butter, softened (NOT MELTED)*
1 egg
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
5 or 6 peppermint candy canes, crushed into small-ish pieces
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13-inch metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray then line the bottom of the pan with a 9-inch wide strip of parchment paper, leaving paper overhang on both of the 9-inch ends of the pan. (Using the paper overhang allows you to just lift the baked and chocolate topped cookies right out of the pan.) Combine cookie mix, softened butter and egg; mix just until blended. You will have a fairly thick "dough-like" consistency. Take small handfuls of dough, flatten in your hands and space evenly in the prepared pan. Using your fingertips, press dough to form an even layer over the bottom of the pan. Pierce dough all over with fork. Bake this cookie base until light golden brown and slightly puffed up. Edges will begin to come away from the sides of the pan – bake for about 15 to 18 minutes. Place pan on a metal cooling rack and IMMEDIATELY sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the hot dough. Place a cookie sheet over the top of the pan to soften the chips and allow to sit for just 3 minutes until you can spread the melted chocolate over the top of the cookie base into an even layer. Immediately sprinkle the crushed candy canes evenly over the top. Allow to cool to set chocolate then cut into small squares. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container between layers of waxed paper of parchment paper.
(*) "Softened" butter is just soft enough to allow you to gently press your fingers across the top and leave an indented impression. Melted butter, or butter that is too soft, will affect the texture of these – and most – cookies. Trying to "soften" butter in the microwave does not generally produce good results.
Parmesan Sage Pork Chops
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons dried rubbed sage
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 to 4 boneless pork chops
1 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly grease a shallow baking dish of the size to hold your pork chops and set aside. Mix flour, salt and black pepper in a shallow dish. Place beaten egg in another shallow dish. Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, sage and lemon peel in another shallow dish. Gently press each chop into the flour mixture to coat on both sides and shake off excess flour. Immediately dip into the flour-coated chop into the beaten egg and then into the bread crumb mixture on both sides. Gently toss between your hands so any bread crumbs that haven't stuck can fall away. Place breaded chop onto a plate and continue with other chops. Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Brown pork chops on each side – about 4 minutes per side – and then transfer to prepared baking dish. Bake in preheated oven until juices run clear – about 10 to 15 minutes. (Meat thermometer should register 160 degrees).


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