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...lost behind the penetrating high notes of the violins and the booming resonance of the cellos, were forceful in the first movement. Even more impressive than the Players’ confidence and technical skills was the coherence of Lim’s composition. It was a bit of a relief to hear an enjoyable modern piece, given the unpleasant atonality of many new pieces. The first movement was a rhythmically witty exchange among the strings, anchored by a playful call and response between the double bass and the cellos, while the second movement was sweetly melodic and made...
Both back in action after off-season injuries, Roberts earned the win and Watkins came up strong in relief. Combined, the two gave up only four hits and struck out five...
...break. Even though the Crimson lost, Harvard outplayed the Anteaters, who made it to the College World Series last season. The Crimson recorded 13 hits to UC Irvine’s nine and held the Anteaters scoreless in all but two innings.The reason Harvard remained close was relief pitcher Max Warren. After sophomore starter Jonathan Strangio gave up a grand slam, the senior entered the game and pitched 7.2 innings, giving up seven hits and just one run.“We’ve had a couple guys...like Sestanovich, Zailskas, and Warren... that going into the season...
...market is going down, if you want to reduce your number of workers, then you face a lot of problems," says Stanley Lau, vice chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries. To lay people off, "you need to pay a huge amount in compensation." Nor is there any relief from surging raw-materials costs. And, slowly but surely, the renminbi, China's currency, continues to strengthen - it's now 12% higher versus the U.S. dollar than it was 18 months ago - making China's exports more expensive worldwide...
...Mabel is more than the comic relief in these plays. She's the moral arbiter, the fearless truth teller, the preacher of racial pride. In Diary, her well-bred daughter is about to confront the hussy who stole her man. Madea butts in, "No, you're gonna deal with her like a white woman. I'm gonna deal with her like a black woman...