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Lexington Herald-Leader HDFiSWLl B3 Advice B4 Movies B7 Monday March 3 1986 Diana Ross puts on grand performance Review Ir i By Walter Tunis 1 HarakFLoader contributing music critic At first Diana Rosa underestimated the exuberance of the crowd of 9000 last night at Rupp Arena Just as the singer served up a steamy version of early in the two-hour concert she appeared a little disgruntled with the response wonder if feeling anything out she said "Nobody's The words came too soon though for this crowd was with Ross every step of the way giving a standing ovation to her as soon as the song was over Rightly so for this modern-day queen of pop and soul put on a grand performance that virtually had to stand on its own last night Held usually to a subdued whisper buried beneath mountains of production gimmicks on recent recordings Ron burst through hi I concert with a forceful engaging and surprisingly up-front voice that many times outdistanced both her material such immediate and exacting responses from an audience as Ross attained last night This was one crowd that have stopped short of murder for ter As evidence when the ringer journeyed down into the crowd from ter hHhe-round stage last night she quickly eyed die attire of a patron in the first few rows No sooner did Ross shout want your than was the item stripped off mid held before ter eyes Luckily vocal finesse and exceptional audience rapport were strong enough to compensate for some (Hetty stiff support by her band which was seated just to the side of her stage platform Too seldom did the tend Ignite with any substantial fire of its own (the funky was a rare exception) choosing instead to dress up music with generic off-the-rack arrangements The work was serviceable enough but considering how powerful own pep formance was she deserved better Lady Sings the Blues A genuine and unaffected version of Lady Day's Morning showed a vocal clarity and finesse Ross has largely left uncharted since she made the film As has been the case with her shows in recent years Ross kept ter hits by the Supremes to a minimum She has covered much ground since leaving the group 16 years ago and in concert die clearly prefer to dwell overly on the past More power to her But members of the audience seemed to be in love as much with the glamorous image Ross projects onstage as her muric so song selection seldom bothered them To their delight she came out in a silver-sequined gown that lighted her up like a Christmas tree It seemed that all Ross had to do last night was hold ter hands out flash ter electric smile bow graciously and the crowd would go ape Few concert attractions at Rupp over the yean have commanded and especially the standardized backup arrangements dished out by her band Though her material spans near Iy 25 years and numerous musical trends Ron best moments last night came from two specific and very contrasting albums From her overlooked 1984 album Swept Away Ross summoned up several gems The Daryi HalL Arthur Baker title track is among the strongest songs she has cut in yean and apparently Ross thinks so as well She sang it twice last night once to open the concert and again as the closing encore engulfed by the Joyous dancing and singing of two dozen children she brought -up from the audience Ross afraid to gear away from contemporary trappings as well as shown by her unabashedly jazzlike touches to material from her 1972 biography film of Billie Holiday Herald-Leader Steven Nickerson Diana Ross played before crowd of 9000 last night Intuition gains to decisions nwemewrJOTn wy Loris Points left Jean DeCoursey and Mary Ann Murray are recipients of 1986 outstanding women awards women receive awards managers in a variety of corporate and agency settings in 1982 Agor discovered that those who had trusted their intuitions had become the most successful Using intuition also helps build confidence means confiding and trusting in said Dr Harold Bloomfield a psychiatrist in Del Mar Calif more we trust these messages and see how well they work the more we feel confident about Vail Bixby an antiques dealer from Cheshire Com has found this true Having taken one of courses she said she was much more aware of intuitive cues and had been using them to ter advantage She cited this incident as an example: A week or so after ter 14-year-old son Mason went off to boarding school fur the first time last fell she began to feel a knot in her stomach around 8:30 each morning and again occasionally late at night When she tried to unravel this anxiety she thought about her son sensed there was a connection and felt a compulsion to call him was very upset and wanted to come she said I was ready I was able to calm him down I had been Farina warned about the danger of allowing excessive hopes or fears to get in the way you start to manipulate your thoughts rather than allow them to come to you spontaneously it's probably wishful thinking not she said Goldberg recommended keeping a journal recording every intuitive flash for a number of weeks In his book he provides a list of 34 questions to help readers analyze the manner in which they received these hunches verbally visually or viscerally their reactions and the outcome of the situation will enable you to discover which factors correspond with successful Intuitions and which are associated with faulty he writes Since many intuitive thoughts come during a period of quiet reflection Agor suggested setting aside about 15 minutes for silence when a decision must be made Finally what about the old tales about Do women really have an edge? Not at all Goldberg said have always used Intuition too It's just called something more macho like a gut feeling or a New York Times News Service NEW YORK You are Interviewing a prospective employee and although you know he is the most qualified candidate your intuition tells you he's the wrong man for the job What should you do? Virtually everyone experiences intuitive Hastes like this yet psychologists and behavioral scientists have only recently begun to analyze what they mean and to develop ways to help people use them to improve their decision-making One dictionary definition of intuition is immediate knowing of something without the conscious use of And that say the professionals is why Intuition has teen mistrusted grade school to graduate school we were taught that before we come to a decision we must have logical said Philip Gold-bag a science writer from Los Angeles who is the author of The intuitive Edge (Tardier J785) else was Now however that view Is changing in part because the traditional definition of intuition may no longer be totally accurate Judith Farina a visiting lecturer in the psychology department at the University of Connecticut at Stamford who teaches a courae called Development: A New Way of contends that intuition has a factual base feelings are based on past experiences we cannot immediately she said For instance she said it was not uncommon to meet someone you instantly distrust The conventional approach is to dismiss these misgivings But a closer analysis may reveal that the style may be very similar to that of someone who proved untrustworthy in the past can be a very useful Farina said Dr Weston Agar a political scientist and psychologist who teaches organizational management at the University of Texas at El Paso and is the author of Intuitive Management Prentice-Hall 57J5) also says that ntuition has a solid rational basis highly he said body has been assimilating cues and is now retrieving the relevant information for us automatically" Intuition can be a helpful tool For Instance after taking a poll of 2JH0 By Merlene Davis Herald-Leader staff writer 2 A teacher a counselor and an executive XA director received die 1986 Outstanding 'Women of the Lexington-Bluegrass Area Awards in Lexington yesterday during the first day 6f the national observance of History Week Loris Prints a teacher at Tates Creek High School Mary Ann Murray an academic adviser for Support Services at the University of Kentucky and Jean DeCoursey executive director of the Lexington YWCA were selected from a field of 10 women who have worked with issues They were nominated by individuals or groups for their work toward equity for women and positive societal change and also lectures at Appalachian Studies confer-' ences and at National Studies conferences She was also instrumental in establishing a daycare facility and a juvenile shelter in Georgetown Ms DeCoursey has so much for women in the community as well as children adults and the said Mary McCormick president of the local Pilot Club and why the group nominated ter for the award she sets her mind to something she does it" Mrs McCormick said Ms DeCoursey is the past president of the United Way Agency Executive Association and past president of the Pilot Club She developed the YWCA latchkey program and was instrumental in organizing flw Anchor Club at Bryan Station High School She worked diligently for increased awareness of the Spouse Abuse Center in Lexington Ms DeCoursey was also listed in the Marquis Who In American Women Three area women are selected each year for the AAUW awards Former winners include District Court Judge Julia Tackett in 1981 Carolyn Brett in 1982 Councilwoman Pam Miller far 1983 Anne Joseph In 1984 and Sister Michael Leo Mullaney last year Alternatives to Women and a grant from the Kentucky Humanities Council Herbert Owens president of the Fayette County Education Association which nominated Ms Points for the recognition said Ms Points an exceptional teacher and an exceptional community leader She not only works with the association and the teaching profession in general but also is involved in community Ms Prints teaches a courae entitled Roles in US which she developed eight years ago She is also the past president of the Northside Neighborhood Association and a member of the Commonwealth Institute for Teachers Ms Murrey was nominated by Janet Friedell a framer student in a course Ml Murray teaches which combines psychology of women arid Appala- chian writing has done a superb lob in bringing non-traditional students to the university" Mrs Friedell said didn't know her very well at all before I took the class (but) by the end of the semester we all were a cloae-knit A male colleague of Ms wrote that she touched the lives of hundreds of women with ter unique ability to Mrs Friedell said Ms Murray developed the university course The awards established by the local chapter of die American Association of University Women six years ago were tended out at ArtsPuce AAUW was founded in Boston in 1881 and has grown from its original 17 members to more than 192000 nationwide Its goals are to equity for women education and self-development oyer the life span and positive societal change" The guest speaker Mary Kelley an associate history professor at Dartmouth College and author tit Private Woman Public Stage was sponsored by AAUW the Studies Committee at UK A stronger KET would help state director says thing this? Yes but no one has done it on such a comprehensive basis We're talking about blanketing the entire state What effect would the second charnel have on the program lineup on KETS current channel? It would open up the entire broadcast channel for other than school use which is the main point of all this (During the day) we would use It for continuing education programs for training programs for business and industry for supplemental programs for colleges and universities for home instructional programs with courses for the non-traditional student How do you feel about the cooperative ventures between public (Turn to KET B5) Leonard Press executive director oi Kentucky Educational Television playing a waiting game with the Kentucky General Assembly this month waiting to nee if state lawmakers will appropriate $200000 to Bx the leaky tool at KETs offices on Cooper Drive in Lexington He's waiting to see if provide another 951X000 to keep KET on the air more hours each day And waiting with special anticipation to see it hind KETs Mg venture info the future: second satellite channel Oat would cost taxpayers a hefty $13 million plus $645000 a year la operating expenses The new charnel is the kingpin of KETs new five-year plan which was drawn up by a committee bended by former Gov Bert state at colleges and universities at libraries and other public buildings planned tor 2JXD of them It would be a closed system that could be received only in those buildings where downlinks have teen Installed What would that channel be used for? We would take the school schedule that we now run during daytime hours and move It to the satellite system The second channel could also be used for university programs and teleconferences for state employees A similar system in South Carolina saved the state over 52 million a year in travel costs In terms of this thing paying for itself the likeliest possibility is the in-service training for the state Have otter states done any our means of accomplishing our sion The five-year plan that you've sent to the state legislature for consideration proposes a list of projects for the future Could you rank them in order of importance? Extended broadcast hours (keeping the station on the air from 7 am to midnight year-round) adding a second channel expanding the GED (General Educational Development) program expanding remedial and advanced education courses Explain how a second KET channel would work Basically what we would do Is build a satellite transmitter here (at KETs Lexington facility) awntinHy it would be a dish with a transmitter In It Then locate downlinks at each public school building in the Combs Press has been KETs executive director since 1963 when the legislature first appropriated funds for public television and he was at the helm when the station went on the air hi 1968 It is now the largest state educational network In the country In an Interview last week with Herald-Leader TV critic Susan White Press talked about KETs future This is the second of two hrterviews exploring the changing direction tit public television Question: What Is KETs mission far the 1986c? Answer: I think of us as an educational Institution that uses television as Its method of reaching its clientele Our business is education not broadcasting Broadcasting Is just I i.