Nina Simone & the Civil Rights Movement: Protest at Her Piano, Audience at Her Feet

American pianist, vocalist, songwriter, and activist Nina Simone (1933-2003) played a major role in the Civil Rights Movement and yet many historical accounts of the era have snubbed her. Bringing into clearer focus the intense and problematic commitment of Simone’s identity as a musician to the protest identity of the Civil Rights Movement, this essay will examine Simone as an icon, her songs in historical context, and her audiences over the years. Her concerts, which continued until the last year of her life, make for a fascinating public record of her turbulent relationship with fans during and after the turbulent 1960s

Determining Swimming Power Output using a Commercially Available Tethered Pulley Device

Previous literature exists that supports resistive training in the water to improve competitive swim performance. Most of these examples include research involving relationships between swim power and performance. However, no established protocols to estimate measurements of power utilizing resistive training devices exist. PURPOSE: First to estimate peak swim power using a pulley-based training device and second, to examine the relationship between peak swim power estimated via a pulley-based training device and peak power achieved during an arm ergometer test. METHODS: Swimmers took part in two separate tests of power. SWIM POWER TOWER TEST: Participants performed a series of 10-meter freestyle sprints maximal effort while tethered to the resistive pulley device. The resistance was increased on each subsequent swim bout until failure. ARM ERGOMETER TEST: Participants performed a maximal arm crank test at a resistance of 5% of their body mass for 30 seconds. A Pearson correlation coefficient was used to examine the relationship between peak powers from both tests. RESULTS: The Pearson correlation of peak swim power and peak arm ergometer power was found to be significant, R2 = 0.64; p \u3c 0.05. CONCLUSION: Swim power was estimated using a commercial pulley-based training device. A positive relationship was found between peak swim power in the water and peak power performed during an arm ergometer test in the laboratory

Parent Stress and ASD Severity: A Re-Examination

The purpose of the present research was to investigate the relationship between ASD severity, as assessed by GARS, and parent stress, as assessed by the PSI and the PSI Parent Domain subscales in particular. Studies suggest that parent stress rises to the severity of a young child’s ASD for reasons related to the challenges of parenting and managing severe autistic behavior compared to moderate or mild levels. The participants were parents seeking Early Intensive Behavior Intervention (EIBI) services from a university-based program between 1996 and 2018. A total of 46 mothers and fathers (23 mothers, 23 fathers) and their respective 23 children participated. The present results suggest that a young child with mild ASD may enable his parents the luxury of spending less time, effort and worry about managing behavior, leaving more time to spend instead on either their own well-being, and/or learning how to manage their child’s behavior more effectively

Teacher Perceptions of Leadership and Student Growth in Reading and Mathematics in Northeast Tennessee

The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine whether there is a significant relationship between teacher perceptions of administrator leadership focus and student growth in reading and mathematics for elementary and middle schools in nine school systems located in northeast Tennessee during the 2012-2013 academic year. Specifically, this study was an analysis of the leadership focuses of trust and respect, collaboration, shared leadership, data use and analysis. All data were collected through public online databases. Teacher perceptions of administrator leadership focus were gathered from the Tennessee Teaching, Empowering, Leading, and Learning (TELL) Survey and data on student growth in reading and mathematics was collected from Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS). The analysis of data was constructed from 75 schools in nine school districts located in northeast Tennessee that educate students in any grade spans ranging from fourth to eighth grades. The research revealed that the relationship between teacher perception of administrator leadership focus in the areas of trust and respect, shared leadership, and data use and analysis and student growth in both reading and mathematics were not statically significant. Additionally, The results of the correlations for teacher perception of leadership providing opportunities for collaboration and student growth in reading and mathematics yielded different results. There was not a significant relationship between teacher perception of leadership providing opportunities for collaboration and student growth in reading. However, there was a significant relationship between teacher’s perception of leadership providing opportunities for collaboration and student growth in mathematics

The Effects of Post-Warm-Up Recovery Time on Swim Performance

Competitive swimmers are faced with a range of post-warm-up recovery times (PWRTs) during competitions. Previous exercise science literature suggests that the optimal PWRT is between 8-20 minutes. However, research specific to competitive swimmers has focused on comparisons to longer PWRTs. Further, there is limited research comparing multiple PWRTs, especially PWRTs less than 20 minutes. PURPOSE To investigate the impact of PWRTs ranging from 5-20 minutes prior to swim performance. METHODS Baseline heart rate and core temperature were estimated at the start of each session. Swimmers then completed a standardized swim warm-up. Measures of heart rate (HR), skin temperature (ST), and RPE were estimated upon completion. Participants were then randomly assigned one of four groups to rest for either 5 minutes (5PWRT), 10 minutes (10PWRT), 15 minutes (15PWRT), or 20 minutes (20PWRT). Each participant completed all conditions on different days. Heart rate, temperature, and RPE were recorded at the end of the PWRT. Lastly, participants completed a maximal swim of 100 yards. Total time and splits at each 50 yards were recorded, in addition to HR, ST, and RPE immediately after the completion of the swim. RESULTS Pairwise comparisons displayed a significant difference (p \u3c 0.05) between baseline HR and PWRT HR in all conditions (5PWRT; 85 ± 10.1 vs 104 ± 15.5 bpm, 10PWRT; 79 ± 8.8 vs 103 ± 17.9 bpm, 15PWRT; 84 ± 10.6 vs 99 ± 14.4 bpm, 20PWRT; 82 ± 8.7 vs 98 ± 13.5 bpm). ST was significantly lower when compared to 15PWRT and 20PWRT (95.5 ± 1.8° vs 97.5 ± 0.8° and 97.6 ± 0.7° respectively; p \u3c 0.05). Pairwise comparisons for heart and swim performance displayed no difference between PWRTs. CONCLUSION While there were no differences between performance and physiological variables across the PWRT conditions, heart rate remained significantly elevated in all PWRT conditions compared to baseline

The Use of Aesthetics in a Comprehensive Art Curriculum

This study focuses on using aesthetics in the art education curriculum. It also suggests a variety of approaches through which art educators may implement aesthetics in the classroom. Discussions of aesthetics were found in writings of Plato and Aristotle and continue to this day. Philosophers have defined aesthetics as a theory of the beautiful. Educators took this idea a step further in developing curricula and methods of educating that include aesthetics. It has been said in art education literature that aesthetics gives those who practice it a more complete understanding of art. To show the extent of benefits that aesthetics can have in art education, examples of aesthetic experiences are reviewed and discussed. The aesthetics as a philosophy of art has developed into methods used in education. These methods will be discussed. Using the knowledge that aesthetics reveals will demonstrate the importance of art through comparative analysis and historical variation. Aesthetics provide important knowledge about art that can give a classroom teacher motivational dialogue and stimulating ideas in teaching art. Helping students to understand the connection between art and aesthetics allows students to know more about and better understand the importance of each

Characterization and staged lagoon treatment of swine feedlot waste

Feedlot pollution is developing into a serious problem because of the trend toward intensive farming techniques and the increasing number of animals in confinement feeding operations. The purpose of this study was to characterize swine waste collected under a slotted feeding floor using a water-carriage system, and to evaluate the treatment of this waste in a staged lagoon system consisting of an anaerobic, a dual anaerobic-aerobic, and an aerobic lagoon. A small feeding floor unit capable of maintaining 3 separate groups of animals, and a pilot 3-lagoon system were designed, constructed, and operated for a period of approximately 4 months. Three different feed rations, ranging from a simple to a complete mix, were employed in parallel studies. The operation of the feeding unit was evaluated, the wastes produced were characterized, and the ability of the lagoon system to treat the animal waste was investigated. Collection of the swine waste in the water-filled pits under the slotted feeding floor, and daily removal of the fluidized waste essentially eliminated all odors associated with a typical feedlot. The resulting waste was much stronger than municipal waste, however, it could be effectively treated in the 3-stage lagoon system which was able to withstand high organic loadings without developing obnoxious odors or unsightly conditions --Abstract, page ii