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...traditions found outside of Israel.” Gilboa said that this batch of “spices” include influences from Yemen and other neighboring countries in the Middle East as well as from places across Europe and the Balkans. She said that Olivero has bridged the gap between the past and the present, pioneering a new way to express classical music. “Listening to her music is like swimming in an ocean and when you pick up your head you can see the traditions she is weaving into her music,” she said...
...over 20 percent of its opportunities. McCafferty and Biega will be backed up by junior defensemen Chad Morin and Ian Tallett, sophomore Chris Huxley, and freshman Ryan Grimshaw—who scored the eventual game-winning goal in last weekend’s exhibition game.Perhaps the biggest gap in the defense will be the absence of last year’s goaltender, Kyle Richter, who was awarded the Ken Dryden Award as the best goalkeeper in the ECAC. Two of last year’s backup goaltenders and Hoyle will compete...
...want to sound like your favorite band. Perhaps the only exception is the serenely sparse “Cavalry Scars,” a minute-and-a-half piece of inspiration, whose airy arrangement of percussion and melody bring a vitality and warmness to the album that bridges that gap.“Microcastle” is a masterpiece in a new sense of the word. It addresses the impossible demands of a niche and an industry whose goals contradict one another—commercial experimentation, profitable rebellion—but embraces them so wholly that the contradiction becomes...
...Will Obama be constrained to maintain a race-neutral political and policy persona in order to keep other minorities’ and whites’ support? After being elected, if he is, can he discuss illegal immigration, the achievement gap, black male incarceration, or affirmative action without alienating too many voters? More generally, can he talk openly about racism, nativism, and structural impediments to nonwhites’ success, along with talking about parental responsibility and personal excellence...
...also, by the surrounding team. Star players were defined as players with exceptional ability. A similar result was seen in the business sector: the results suggested that the performance of star investment bankers and managers is not the sole result of individual ability. In the NFL, a large performance gap was found between individual players, like punters, and team-dependent athletes, like receivers. “Some types of jobs are distinctively more portable than others,” Abraham said. Punters, like retail brokers, work independently and are less influenced by a change in environment, she said...