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December 8, 2004
A Roosevelt County jury has acquitted Clovis Community College of allegations of discrimination filed against the college by a former administrator.
Laura Jane Flores, a former Portales resident and former dean of instruction at CCC, filed a lawsuit against the college and CCC President Beverlee McClure claiming she was fired in March of 2002 as a result of racial discrimination and breach of contract.
Court records show the jury ruled that Flores' race was not a "substantial or motivating factor" in the college's decision to terminate Flores.
The jury also found there was no implied contract of employment between Flores and CCC that Flores would only be discharged for cause.
Flores, who is Hispanic and worked at CCC for one year, was let go because of a budget crunch following the events of 9/11, according to a statement by CCC attorney Steven L. Bell.
At the time of her dismissal, Flores was the most recently hired administrator and was one of three administrators terminated because of the $400,000 budget shortfall, Bell said. Bell said CCC felt it more appropriate to cut administrators rather than faculty at the college.
"There was absolutely no evidence that the elimination of Dr. Flores' position was in any way motivated by race discrimination or that any breach of contract occurred," Bell said in a statement.
Flores declined comment on the case.
Bell said Flores' attorney, Eric Dixon of Portales, asked the jury to award his client more than $1 million in damages.
Reached by phone on Tuesday, Dixon twice denied he was part of a jury trial last week involving CCC. He said the discrimination case was still pending. His meaning was not clear in light of court documents.
Dixon did not return a phone call Wednesday seeking additional comment.
Told of Dixon's claim, Bell laughed, then said: "Gosh, I wonder what I was doing then. I must have been in the twilight zone. That is pretty strange."
The jury returned its verdict on Friday, Bell said.
Other accusations of discrimination have been filed against CCC.
Earlier this year, Clovis resident Angelina Baca-Rodriguez received a $24,000 out-of-court settlement after she filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against the college.
Baca-Rodriguez claimed in her lawsuit that she was not selected as the director of TRIO Student Support Services at the college because she is Hispanic, Bell said in March.
In that case, Bell said CCC believed no discrimination occurred but the college's insurance company made the decision because court and attorney fees would have cost an additional $10,000 to continue the court dispute.
The college was also accused in two additional complaints of racial discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Bell said the EEOC found those complaints in the college's favor.


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Strength Training Equipment Buying Guide
Strength training will allow any user to build muscle, contributing immensely to a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle. Using different types of strength training equipment will not only yield a higher muscle tone in the body and improve endurance but it can also improve flexibility.
Strength training and muscle building can also help with weight loss, as lifting weights and using other accessories burns fat and calories. Different types of strength training equipment include: home gyms, free weights, weight benches, medicine balls and kettle bells.
Home Gyms:
Home gyms are a convenient piece of strength training equipment that gives the user many options when wanting to complete a work out. Home gyms can be similar to those in public gyms and allow the user to complete the same types of workouts from the comfort of their own home.
Home Gym Components:
There are a number of components to a home gym, each of which should be considered when making a purchase decision:
Cables and Pulleys
Elastic Bands
Amount of Weights
Types of Lifting Equipment
Number of Stations
Benefits to Owning a Home Gym:
Home gyms, while at first, may seem pricey, sometimes are more efficient than having a gym membership. A gym membership can be expensive, and depending on how often you use your home gym, the usage might outweigh the cost of going outside your home to accommodate your workout needs.
The types of workouts available from a home gym are numerous. Owning one will allow the user to get the most out of their workout in his or her house or apartment.
Free Weights and Weight Benches:
Purchasing free weights is a beneficial, inexpensive way to get started in strength training. They can be paired with a weight bench for efficient workout situations.
Strength training with these types of equipment will allow any user to build muscle, gain endurance and improve flexibility in certain muscle areas.
Free Weight and Weight Bench Components:
The structure of a weight bench is important to how you want to use your strength training equipment. Here are some components of weight benches:
Movable Benches
Free weights are a simple fitness tool. They are generally put together with a steel bar in the middle in-between two plastic-coated, metal weights. They vary in size with lighter weights being smaller and heavier weights being larger.
Medicine Balls:
Medicine balls are a common strength and core training tool used by all types of exercisers—from professional athletes to the average person trying to tone their body. This type of fitness equipment can also help those in rehabilitation programs as the medicine ball can be used in many different ways.
Medicine Ball Considerations:
When selecting a medicine ball, you must take a few things into consideration in order to get the most efficient and optimized workout.
Physical Build
Current Fitness Level
End Goals
Determining what you want to use your medicine ball for will ultimately decide what weight and type of ball you purchase. Different sized balls can be more efficiently used for different workouts. If you're trying to improve flexibility, a few lighter medicine balls may be easier to use rather than selecting one heavy ball.
Medicine Ball Usage:
Medicine balls are most commonly used for core training and flexibility. Here are some types of workouts that benefit from incorporating a medicine ball:
One of the most important things to keep in mind is the strength of each person using the ball. If one person is less physically fit than the other, use a ball more suited for the less physically fit individual to avoid any injury.
Having a variety of medicine balls on hand, each with a different weight, will allow for easier workouts.
Kettle Bells:
Kettle bells have recently gained mainstream popularity and are now a common tool used in all kinds of fitness workouts. The simple, yet unique, structure of the kettle bell provides a user with a variety of workouts depending on the size and weight of the kettle bell and the physical condition of the user.
Types and Structures of Kettle Bells:
There are two main types of kettle bells available:
Standard Grade, Cast Iron
Professional Steel Grade
Here is a small table of average and recommended weights of kettle bells depending on the user's gender:
Benefits and Usage of Kettle Bells:
Kettle bells provide the user with a full-body type workout. Given the weight, a kettle bell can be an important tool in rehabilitation and intense workouts. Determining what you will use your kettle bell for is important.
Here are some ways kettle bells are used and the benefits that a user can potentially gain from using this strength building tool:
Single Kettle Bell vs. Double Kettle Bell workouts
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Symphony X -- New York, NY -- May 25th, 2007
I originally meant to review this show within 24 hours of the actual event but I was robbed of internet access and am only getting the chance to do so now. I realize that another review has been posted but I really enjoy doing this so I decided to do one myself.
So, this is an event I had been waiting for for quite a while now. I've been listening to Symphony X for a little over 3 years now and I hadn't seen them live before because I didn't want to see them as an opening act. I was thrilled when this show was announced, bought tickets shortly after they went on sale and then waited the painful wait to the show.
For the first time in my concert-attending history, my sister and I went to a show together with no other people. We also finally made the trip to NYC and back with no directions, an accomplishment for us since we usually take directions and get lost... but fortunately neither happened this time.
We got to BB King's around 3 PM and there were already a bunch of people in front of us which surprised me, being that we were there 3 hours before doors opened. The wait outside wasn't too unbearable, heat aside, being that we were in good company. The doors opened a little after 6 and then we waited a full 2 hours inside. BB King's has a very annoying policy of a 2 hour wait between doors and the band. Eventually, after an intro from Eddie Trunk, Symphony X took the stage a little after 8 PM.
The show:
The first thing that surprised me was that the band had no intro music or any sort of epic introduction. They merely walked on stage and after Russell Allen's "What's happening New York City!?" they launched directly into likely closer "Of Sins and Shadows". The first half of the show was merely a glorious blur for me. They played mostly all the songs I expected them to play, the highlight of them probably being "Communion and the Oracle", being that its my 2nd favorite Symphony X song (first is The Accolade). The atmosphere was quite excellent throughout as were the band's performances. The sound was absolutely excellent, probably one of the best I've experienced. I could hear every intsrument very well in the mix. All of the guys are extremely accurate live. I'd heard the live album before but seeing it right in front of me really floored me. Russell Allen is a truly first-class frontman. His voice was dead on and he showed a huge amount of charisma on stage. The band flew through their prog-power masterpieces as though they were hardly even trying. I was fairly upset with the selection of songs from Paradise Lost that they chose but hey, you can't have everything. I'm just hoping for better picks when I see them in Philly in August. After they closed their main set with the classic "Sea of Lies", the whole audience began chanting "OD-Y-SSEY". The break before encore was actually surprisingly long, but eventually they returned. Russell Allen said they only had one song, so they'd make it a "short and sweet" one... they then proceeded to perform The Odyssey in it's nearly 25 minutes of glory. I was thoroughly impressed. Russell Allen threw me a water bottle and after the show I was handed a set list.
We then filed up the stairs to buy merchandise. I purchased 2 different t-shirts (almost all the merch was Paradise Lost merch, one Odyssey shirt design as well), and I also purchased this very nice mug they were selling. I spent $65 on merch overall, but hey, this was a special evening for me.
The show was over by about 10, and we basically mosied around in the city for about an hour afterward, eventually leaving around 11:30, and getting home around 1 AM. I had a fantastic time, and I'm extremely happy I went, and can't wait to see them again in August.
Set List:
1.Of Sins and Shadows
4.Evolution (The Grand Design)
5.Communion and the Oracle
6.Smoke and Mirrors
7.Set the World on Fire (The Lie of Lies)
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Daly, Maureen
Maureen Daly 1921–
(Has also written under the name Maureen Daly McGivern) American short story writer, novelist, and nonfiction writer for children and young adults, and editor.
Maureen Daly's first novel, Seventeenth Summer, published in 1942, became the prototypical young adult novel. In this story of first love in a quiet Wisconsin town Daly describes the emotions of her protagonist, Angie, in a skillfully artless way, and through her makes all the intricacies of adolescent relationships come alive. Daly displays an intuitive sensitivity to teenagers and an ability to convey the sense of immediacy and urgency her characters feel. Some critics believe these aspects were due to the closeness of Daly's own age to those of her protagonists. However, her later stories and novels show her to be no less skilled in capturing the changeable moods of adolescence.
Daly has also written several works of nonfiction related to her extensive travels, such as Mention My Name in Mombasa and Spanish Roundabout, which exhibit a characteristic understanding of the people she meets and describes. Her most recent works of fiction have also been set abroad, many of them intended for younger children.
Daly has based her career on writing about what she has personally seen or felt. "I seem to travel far for the subject—or else write microscopically about things that happen right at home," she has written. Her consistent popularity with young people has proven both the universality of her experience and the success of its communication. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 9-12, rev. ed., and Something about the Author, Vol. 2.)
- Edith H. Walton
- Anne Brooks
- J. G. E. Hopkins
- Rebecca Lowrie
- May Lamberton Becker
- Dwight L. Burton
- NELLE McCALLA
- Margaret A. Edwards
- Richard S. Alm
- Sara L. Siebert
- Alberta Eiseman
- Beverly Grunwald
- Lavinia R. Davis
- Margaret Sherwood Libby
- Ellen Lewis Buell
- Margery Fisher
- Mabel Berry
- Ellen Goodman
- Ellen Goodman
- May Hill Arbuthnot
Edith H. Walton
Lyrically young and breathless, "Seventeenth Summer" deals with one of the oldest themes in the world, the theme of first love, and deals with it in a fashion which is so unhackneyed and so fresh that one forgets how often the same story has been told before….
Prosaically and less sensitively handled, "Seventeenth Summer" might seem rather trite, its plot both thin and shopworn. Actually, by a kind of miracle, and perhaps because she is so close to an experience not easy to recapture, Miss Daly has made an utterly enchanting book out of this very fragile little story—one which rings true and sweet and fresh and sound. Nor, for all its charm, is her novel sentimental…. "Seventeenth Summer" is possessed of considerable humor and a kind of sturdy common sense. Not even in its most lyric moments is it saccharine. Completely up to date in its idiom and its atmosphere, vividly authentic in a warm and homely way, it seems to me to be as unpretentiously good a first novel as any one could ask—limited as is its scope. Simply, eloquently, Maureen Daly tells one how youth in love really feels—how it felt yesterday and how it feels today.
Edith H. Walton, "Fiction: 'Seventeenth Summer'," in The New York Times Book Review (© 1942 by The New York Times Company; reprinted by permission), May 3, 1942, p. 7.
Anne Brooks
Such a story as ["Seventeenth Summer"] is tenuous and must be told with perfect timing, with well thought out and careful characterization and, above all, with atmosphere. Maureen Daly has done this expertly, with a technical skill that is above that of the average first novelist. To read the book is to revel for a few hours in small town heat, the slow pace of living,… the dimness of roadside houses where juke boxes play and young couples dance slowly together,… and most of all, the breathless, expectant sense of a seventeen-year-old, that the world is really beginning for her, that she has stepped into life.
Anne Brooks, "Magic Love at Breathless Age," in New York Herald Tribune Book Review, Vol. 18, No. 37, May 10, 1942, p. 4.
J. G. E. Hopkins
If [Miss Daly] continues to read life with her present honesty and an increasing depth, she will be an important writer…. (p. 88)
The narrative of ["Seventeenth Summer"] is extremely slight; it rises to no great climaxes of action; the curve of its progress is emotional rather than dramatic. The author has, however, a native sense of form which rounds out and includes all the wealth of observation and sensibility which gives distinction to her story. The reader senses the same effect of a job done as well as it could possibly be done that one finds in such a novelist as Jane Austen; a complete success on a scale deliberately limited. Miss Daly knows adolescents; normal, healthy, fairly imaginative American boys and girls. These she gives us, and makes no attempt to soar, to uplift, to probe, or to exaggerate. For this reason alone, her book would have succeeded. And yet, more than this, her novel has reality in the true sense of a vastly abused word. It is the reality, not of nightmare and Krafft-Ebing and melodrama, as most American novelists and critics seem to define the word, but the reality of a middle-class Wisconsin home, much like thousands of other American homes where life is placid and thoughtful and kind….
The writing is excellent, although there are infrequent times where some forcing for effect may be noticed. "Seventeenth Summer" is filled with those infinite shadings of feeling which the mind forgets as it matures and sharpens; the quick response to natural things, to weathers and to intuitions, the inexplicable sadnesses, sudden joys and all-embracing pities. (p. 89)
J. G. E. Hopkins, "Books of the Week: 'Seventeenth Summer'," in Commonweal (copyright © 1942 Commonweal Publishing Co., Inc.; reprinted by permission of Commonweal Publishing Co., Inc.), Vol. XXXVI, No. 4, May 15, 1942, pp. 88-9.
Rebecca Lowrie
["Seventeenth Summer"] is very appealing. There is no effort to recapture the emotions of youth, or to give them the dewy touch of sentiment with which even elderly people in their thirties like to caress their memories. The seventeenth summer in a perfectly charming little girl's life writes itself in her own words from the June evening when Angie Morrow and Jack Duluth first smiled at each other in McKnight's drug store, to the August morning when she said "'Bye Jack" and started away to school….
Not all smooth, this seventeenth summer, but it is recorded with a limpid honesty and simplicity that make novels about adolescence seem pontifical and phony. Angie Morrow and Jack Duluth are the young people for whom the world should be made free—and beautiful.
Rebecca Lowrie, "Fiction: 'Seventeenth Summer'," in The Saturday Review of Literature (copyright © 1942 by Saturday Review; all rights reserved; reprinted with permission), Vol. 25, No. 22, May 30, 1942, p. 10.
Very successful, this etiquette book ["Smarter and Smoother"] for the "coke crowd". Written in breezy, slangy style, the author gets across good stuff on a variety of subjects from "What makes one guy the super-man of the study hall, and another the droop-of-the-troop", to "Smooth Dates" and "Petting". Parents should be thankful to Maureen Daly, for she gives all the advice and council that teen agers think is sermonizing from parents, but that they'll lap up in this form.
"Fifteen and Up: 'Smarter and Smoother'," in Bulletin from Virginia Kirkus' Bookshop Service, Vol. XII, No. 5, March 1, 1944, p. 120.
May Lamberton Becker
"Going to high school these days has developed into a profession," says Maureen Daly in ["Smarter and Smoother"] the best book, all things considered, on our high-school manners and ethics and their relation to those of later life, among many lately offered to the teens. One special advantage is the author's time of life; just old enough to look back on the teens, she has, as a novelist, already developed mature sympathy that lets her see them unclouded by the scorn the twenties often feel. Another is the confidence she has already inspired in high-school readers…. Above all, she has the advantage of knowing and speaking for small town high schools and the social scheme of the small town that is in its own way America….
Written directly to high-school students, its language is so utterly their own that in five years the book will need a glossary. Its advice, especially on boy-and-girl matters, is for this reason more likely to be heard, and hearts wounded at sixteen need advice just as much as if they were not likely to need it again, reasonably soon, for another non-lethal wound. And as the high-school world changes every four years, it would be a good idea for older people who have to do with the teens to brush up on their experience and find out what that world is at this time of writing.
May Lamberton Becker, "Books for Young People: 'Smarter and Smoother'," in New York Herald Tribune Book Review (© I.H.T. Corporation; reprinted by permission), Vol. 20, No. 34, April 16, 1944, p. 5.
Dwight L. Burton
Seventeenth Summer, perhaps captures better than any other novel the spirit of adolescence. Probably one reason for this is that the author was so near adolescence herself when she wrote the book. In fiction with adolescent protagonists and in our thinking about the adolescent generally, we have never freed ourselves from Booth Tarkington's influence, which has projected itself into 1951 as the Corliss Archer—Henry Aldrich tradition, a vision of adolescence which infuriates the adolescent, amuses some adults, and adds nothing to the understanding of either. Seventeenth Summer is a cogent refutation of Tarkington's Seventeen. Basically, Seventeenth Summer is a serious story because...
(The entire section is 349 words.)
NELLE McCALLA
[What's Your P.Q. (Personality Quotient)? is another] helpful book of advice for teen-agers by an author who seems to understand their dreams, aspirations, and bewildering experiences. The clever chapter headings are preceded by a paragraph of teen-age conversation in which a problem is posed.
Nelle McCalla, "New Books Appraised: 'What's Your P.Q. (Personality Quotient)?'" in Library Journal (reprinted from Library Journal, May 1, 1952; published by R. R. Bowker Co. (a Xerox company); copyright © 1952 by Xerox Corporation), Vol. 77, No. 9, May 1, 1952, p. 800.
(The entire section is 82 words.)
Margaret A. Edwards
With the publication of Seventeenth Summer, the awakening of love was first depicted for teenagers in language they could understand….
Maureen Daly is unique. It is interesting that she has stood behind Seventeenth Summer as her testament to youth and has not converted her enormous popularity into specie of the realm. It is interesting that a generation of bobby-soxers despaired of by the moralists have identified themselves with unsophisticated Angie Morrow. It is interesting that in sixteen years no other story of first love has rivaled Seventeenth Summer in quality or popularity. (p. 70)
Margaret A. Edwards, "How Do I Love Thee?"...
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Richard S. Alm
Undoubtedly, the most widely talked about and most praised of all contemporary novels for the adolescent is Maureen Daly's Seventeenth Summer….
Novelists themselves have recognized the significance of Seventeenth Summer. Rette, the heroine of [Betty] Cavanna's A Girl Can Dream, senses what is great about the Daly novel when she reads it in preparation for a writing task of her own. (p. 156)
This sense of immediacy which Rette feels in reading Seventeenth Summer is the result of Daly's telling the story from Angie's point of view and capturing the excitement of a young girl bursting with happiness (sic) she wants to share with intimate friends. The story...
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Sara L. Siebert
Although [Twelve Around the World] has informational value and is a sincere and realistic attempt to interest American teen-agers in the problems and lives of their overseas counterparts, it lacks dimension, pace, humor, and warmth.
Sara L. Siebert, "Jr. Books Appraised: 'Twelve around the World'," in Junior Libraries, an appendix to Library Journal (reprinted from the November, 1957 issue of Junior Libraries, published by R. R. Bowker Co./A Xerox Corporation; copyright © 1957), Vol. 4, No. 3, November, 1957, p. 38.
(The entire section is 75 words.)
Alberta Eiseman
The subtitle of ["Twelve Around the World"], "True Accounts of the Lives and Countries of a Dozen Teenagers," is a better indication of the contents than the title itself. The author makes no attempt at covering the world: Western Europe is predominant, and whole continents are left out entirely. However, the "dozen teen-agers" she describes, and the countries in which they live, provide the subject-matter of fascinating and totally varied vignettes….
Sometimes Miss Daly tries to accomplish too much. It's hard to bring a person to life and describe a country, too, in twenty or thirty pages, and her asides are frequently confusing. The last chapter seems tacked on as an afterthought. Still, this is...
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["Mention My Name in Mombasa" is] a travel book written in a leisurely fashion: One feels that there were some "must-sees" for the McGiverns and their two youngsters, but that's all. The result is a frank and fresh series of anecdotes and impressions of other people and other ways of life by an appealing American couple who took time to observe and to live….
Life is fun and life is earnest, albeit phony, among the international starving artists, writers and category-defying queer characters in this tourist's paradise [in the south of Spain]. But it couldn't be funnier or earnester (Hemingway included) than the discussions of bullfighting and the aficionados….
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Lavinia R. Davis
["Spanish Roundabout"] is not a guide book in the usual sense. It is, rather, a cohesive series of profiles and sketches of Spain drawn from affection, experience and compassion … [The] emphasis is on people in contemporary Spain. Family life, bull-fighting, religious observances, cooking and teen-age mores are described so skillfully and with such a complete lack of condescension that the reader cannot help sharing the author's enthusiasm and eager curiosity. Similarly the treatment of individuals, whether brief notes on historical personages like Torquemada and Cervantes or the more detailed account of two contemporary teen-agers, will whet the appetite for more.
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Margaret Sherwood Libby
["Spanish Roundabout"] has a freshness of approach which makes it appear to be the spontaneous conversation of the author about her impressions of a land she loves. Students in high school who are beginning the study of Spanish will receive a very happy introduction to Spain if they read it…. Most of the book generalizes about the country and people as a whole, but there are chapters on famous Spaniards, on the Moorish past and a final "diary without dates" telling of various cities from Cadiz to San Sebastian, with an excursion to the Island of Ibiza. While this is not as searching or as deeply concerned with showing all facets of the country as Claire Bishop's book on France ["French Roundabout"],… it selects...
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The nine short stories in ["Sixteen and Other Stories"] may not be so durable [as "Seventeenth Summer"] but the title piece … is cut from the same sturdy cloth. So also is "Love is a Summer Word." Each is charged with the intensity of youth and with the rueful awareness that first love is not always equal to the exigencies of the everyday world. There is a sense of irrevocable loss in "The Tall Grass," a quiet, beautifully stated mishap of childhood, and a fine example of the author's precise, sensuous observation of the natural world.
One is tempted to say that the most memorable of these stories are—like the tales of great lovers—the sad ones. But then there are "The Gift" and "Dust on the...
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A younger sister could learn much and achieve a better understanding of her elders if she reads Maureen Daly's Seventeenth Summer, with its delicate but frank picture of an American small town and a girl working through her first love affair. Angeline Morrow belongs to a comfortable middle-class home and is disconcerted as well as flattered when Jack Duluth, who works in her father's bakery, begins to take her out. There is an anthropological exactness in the descriptions of drug-store and dance-hall, and of the stylized behaviour of young people who like to think themselves grown-up. Above all, Angeline's feelings, her fear and excitement and the inconvenient warnings of her fastidious mind, are convincingly...
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[In The Ginger Horse] twelve-year-old Rob, a Scottish miner's son, instinctively recognizes the desire for freedom in a wild ginger-colored pony which has been given a week's reprieve from his labor in the mine. Rob's efforts to let the pony escape involve him and his friend Katie in serious trouble. The growth of understanding which subsequently comes to the boy and his father gives real substance to this story with an unusual setting, well developed plot and finely drawn characters.
Mabel Berry, "Grades 3-6: 'The Ginger Horse'," in School Library Journal, an appendix to Library Journal (reprinted from the December, 1964 issue of School Library Journal,...
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Ellen Goodman
"The Ginger Horse" is another variation on the theme of boy-meets-pony but Maureen Daly depicts characters and scenes more realistic than the usual storybook prototypes….
There is a good deal of information about Scottish life and the rigidity of any insular community. While the plot is totally predictable, the excellent character trimmings and the dusty aura of coal country turn a mediocre tale into pleasant if somewhat lightweight reading.
Ellen Goodman, "Young Reader's Books: 'The Ginger Horse'," in The New York Times Book Review (© 1965 by The New York Times Company; reprinted by permission), January 3, 1965, p. 19.
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[Maureen Daly's meek adventure The Small War of Sergeant Donkey] ends predictably with boy and burro saving the life of the soldier.
For one moment, the book rouses itself from mediocrity. The hungry boy, Chico, is thoughtlessly handed a chocolate bar by the American to feed to a U.S. Army donkey. As Chico's pride wars with his desire, the chocolate effectively represents the enormous gap between the Haves and Havenots. Unfortunately this instant of sensitivity is the exception in a book that reads more like a rough draft than a published novel.
Ellen Goodman, "9 to 12 Fiction: 'The Small War of Sergeant Donkey'," in The New York Times Book Review...
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If the title of [Seventeenth Summer] were changed to Fifteenth Summer, the entertaining story would seem as contemporary as the day it was published. Even so, it is still popular with youngsters and approved by adults. But because little girls are having their first encounters with dating and near-romance earlier these days, they need guidance sooner…. How and why Angie managed to weather [her] first encounters with romance and come through the summer a stable and wise girl makes a good story and presents a picture of growing up that younger girls can profit from. (pp. 173-74)
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NVIDIA Launches Next GeForce Game Bundle - Borderlands: The Pre-Sequelby Ryan Smith on 8/12/2014 12:00 PM EST
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webdoctors - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkBorderlands 2 was awesome. Def. gonna get this game when it's released. Borderlands2 split screen on the xbox was 100s of hours of fun and the PC version was amazing too.
It was an excellent example of how you don't need Crysis level hardware to have an amazing game: funny, varied, exciting, and action packed.
All the characters were hilarious. Reply
inighthawki - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkI loved BL2 as well. I enjoyed it thoroughly and played through the campaign at least 4 times at this point with various friends. My only main concern about this game is claptrap as a playable character. I will reserve final judgment for once I've played the game, but I'm going to go on the record and say I think it'll be a mistake. While he is occasionally a funny character with some cute lines and roles in the game, I absolutely do not see him as playable character material. Reply
nathanddrews - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkSince he's (it's) a robot, I assume that he (it) would be immune to the oxygen resource mechanic of the game? I'm really curious to know how he'll (it'll) play.
I played BL1 so much (too much?) on Xbox Live. All the characters, all the DLC, and so much Crawmerax farming! Chimera revolvers FTW! I feel like I have only scratched the surface of BL2, they released so much content that I couldn't keep up and eventually just kinda got lost in the game. Too much of a good thing? I'm certainly not complaining, but at this rate I am pretty sure I won't get around to BLPS until 2016. Oh well, it will be on sale on Steam for $5 with all the DLC by then. XD Reply
Kevin G - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkYeah but just think of all the alternate paths he'll have to take due to stairs in the way. Reply
inighthawki - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkI'm going to be *very* disappointed if he can climb stairs in this game :)
All I know will have been a lie! That or claptrap is just a liar and a coward ;) Reply
Samus - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkLooks like nVidia is trying to dump their inventory of Keplers to prepare for the Maxwell 880/870 launch in Sept... Reply
frozentundra123456 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkNice. Too bad it is only for 770 and up. I wonder if this game will be full price. Have a steam gift card just calling "use me". Looking forward to this new game, but would be more excited about a true BL3. Reply


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The Harrisburg High School boys' bowling team closed out their season with a seventh place finish in the 13-team Mt. Vernon Sectional Saturday.
CJ Murphy led the Bulldogs with a 1155 for the six games.
"As suspected we were never in the mix on saturday," head coach Doug Cottom said. "Although we posted a 12-4 season match record this year, this group never did get to the level needed to compete for a trip to the state tournament.
"Several ingredients were missing all year long as we look to next year, where hopefully we will be able to take that next step."
Salem and Centralia moved out of the sectional Saturday to represent the deep south at this weekend's IHSA State Tournament.
Bulldogs bowl way to win at Carterville
Harrisburg closed out the regular portion of their schedule with a 2812-2634 win at Carterville late last week.
Sophomore Carter Rice was tops for the Bulldogs with a 593.
The Harrisburg girls also won with a final score of 2611-2128, where Amanda Stricklin led the way with 581.
Bulldogs split with Centralia
The Harrisburg High School bowling team split with Centralia Wednesday night with the girls winning 2580-2444 and the boys falling 2851-2736.
Brittany Hardin had the high school on the girl's side with a 534, while Amanda Stricklin followed suit with a 532.
Harrisburg head coach Doug Cottom admitted that despite the win, this is the first time this season he can recall being upset with his girls' team.
"We are so much better than our scores indicate. If we can find that spark we have a chance at their sectional in a couple of weeks. This bunch is the most talented I have ever had but lacks the drive to get anything done. All five are throwing the ball good, hopefully we will show up at the sectional tournament."
On the boys' side, CJ Murphy led the 'Dogs with a 604 in his final home match of a solid four year career. Isaac Alexander also closed out his home match career with a 565.
"Although Centralia is a very solid team and is the favorite at the sectionals on saturday, this was a night we could have gotten them," Cottom said. "We seem to migrate to our comfort level of 2750-2900 every match. Sectionals are right on top of us so we will see, we either play better on Saturday or it's over."
Robert Bonnell was solid in the boys' junior varsity match with a 604 and Ashley Pruett had a high game of 175 in the girls' junior varsity contest.
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All persons, organizations, and agencies (excluding U.S. Federal Government) working on projects to increase the populations of North Atlantic leatherbacks and loggerheads, Caribbean hawksbills, East Pacific leatherbacks, hawksbills and loggerheads. Applications for funding for land or easement acquisition, political advocacy, lobbying, or litigation will not be considered.
The most competitive projects under the Spring 2014 cycle of the Sea Turtle Conservation Fund will directly implement projects under the following priority topic areas. Projects outside of these priority areas or that indirectly influence these topics are still eligible for funding provided they support the goals and objectives as outlined in the Sea Turtle Conservation Business Plan , the Caribbean Hawksbill Investment Strategy, or the Eastern Pacific Leatherback Investment Strategy.
Northwest Atlantic Loggerhead Bycatch Mitigation: The objective for this priority is to reduce the incidental capture and mortality of loggerheads from the NW Atlantic Regional Management Unit from domestic trawl fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. Pre-proposals submitted under this priority should demonstrate the current state of knowledge on the rate of bycatch for the target fishery, the estimated number of fishers in the fishery and the anticipated impact of the project to reduce this rate or reach this target audience if funded. Priority geographies: U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Northwest Atlantic Loggerhead In-water Science Assessment: The objective for this priority is to build on a Gulf of Mexico science meeting that was hosted by NFWF in 2012 to assemble the current state of available in-water science for sea turtle populations in the Gulf of Mexico and to identify priority gaps to addressing key management needs and developing in-water Index sites for future monitoring. Interested applicants under this priority are encouraged to contact NFWF for further information. Priority geographies: U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Northern Pacific Loggerhead Investment Strategy: The objective for this priority is to mine existing data and convene experts to update the population dynamics data for the NP loggerhead RMU and determine what additional conservation measures may be needed to establish/solidify a recovery trajectory for this population. Successful applicants will work with NFWF staff to prepare a recommended strategy that will address priority threats to the population and establish conservation goals towards recovery. Priority geographies: Baja Mexico, Hawaii and Japan.
Caribbean Hawksbill Bycatch Assessment and Mitigation: The objectives for this priority are to provide a quantitative assessment of bycatch from set nets in the recently identified bycatch hotspots and to begin to reduce bycatch from set nets at these locations. Competitive projects will combine mitigation efforts with research and assessment efforts to avoid delays in addressing the problem while research is conducted. Priority geography: Jaragua and Saona Islands, Dominican Republic.
Caribbean Hawksbill Nesting Productivity Assessment: The objective of this priority is to quantify key threats on the top producing nesting beaches for the Caribbean hawksbill population and suggest investment strategies to reduce these threats. Priority geographies: High producing beaches in Barbados.
EP Leatherback Assessment and Evaluation Products: The objective for this priority is to establish standardized and coordinated reporting of data collected for bycatch assessments and nesting beach monitoring in a common database so that specific products for assessment and evaluation can be established for the management unit. Specifically, NFWF is interested in a catalog of primary (> 20 nesting females per year) and secondary beaches (between 5-20 nesting females per year), including annual abundance, key threats and degree of protection and a regional monitoring system of hatching success and influential environmental factors (e.g., beach and nest temperatures, beach dynamics, etc.) for all primary beaches and five secondary beaches. Similar products should also be established for bycatch assessment and mitigation efforts that are recently underway so that the full community can benefit from increased knowledge on this threat. Priority geographies: Eastern Tropical Pacific.
The majority of awards under this program will fall in the range of $50,000 to $150,000. However upper or lower limits to award size are not specified. A minimum of a 1:1 match of cash or in-kind services is required.
Projects may extend from one to three years. Additional year funds are not guaranteed to be available in future years to supplement awards made as a result of this review.
Selected projects may be required to submit data funded by this program to global databases and/or present their results through NFWF sponsored forums.
The following guidelines will be used by an advisory team of experts to evaluate applications requesting support from the Sea Turtle Conservation Fund.
All applicants are required to submit an on-line Pre-proposal application form for review. As part of your on-line application you will be asked to submit a Pre-proposal Narrative in addition to general applicant information. No additional supporting materials will be accepted during this phase of the review. Failure to follow the length and formatting guidelines will result in disqualification of the pre-proposal.
Applicants will be asked to submit a brief proposal narrative that describes the outcomes, activities and monitoring plan of the proposed project. The document should not exceed 2 pages in length, single-spaced with 12-point type. – Downloadable template will be provided.
For additional information fields required in the Pre-proposal please go to: http://www.nfwf.org/whatwedo/grants/applicants/Pages/home.aspx.
A limited number of pre-proposal applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal to elaborate on their work for a second stage of review.
Organizations interested in applying should submit a pre-proposal using NFWF's online Easygrants system:
Applicants should visit http://www.nfwf.org/easygrants and register as a new user (unless you have previously applied to NFWF in the Easygrants system) and then follow the instructions below.
Applicants are encouraged to watch a recording on how to submit a pre-proposal, including tips and requirements at this link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/890027416
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Despite rainy weather, the National Business Aviation Association's regional forum at Palm Beach Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on January 28 broke previous NBAA records for such local events.
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As a passenger, you might well think that nothing can prepare you for an inflight emergency. No matter how many times you hear pre-departure guidance from flight attendants, would you really be ready to respond to a genuine emergency?
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Business aviation and privacy go hand in hand for good reasons, says our columnist. Some people in the general aviation industry object to the term "private flying," on the theory that it suggests to the general public that we must have something nefarious to hide. I understand the concern, though I've never thought of it that way, any more than I've thought "private property" signs in a driveway implied the people living there were up to no good.
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Continuing on the "play different songs than the usuaul ones" from the SNL thread:
For the current tour, how about changing the songs that are done for the John and Geroge tributes? For John I'd like to see I Want To Hold Your Hand. The history behind this song in the U.S. makes it an excellent choice. She Loves You is my backup choice. For George my vote's 100% for Taxman.


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USA Field Hockey is delighted to announce Ashley Meunier as the newest member of the USA Field Hockey Team. Ashley Meunier is joining as the Communications Manager.
Ashley is a 2008 graduate of Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts (her major was sports management and she graduated with honors). She is currently serving as the Marketing Manager for the River Valley Club in Lebanon, New Hampshire (a large health and fitness complex). Ashley was a collegiate hockey player; served internships while in college with Volleyball England, the UK national governing body for that sport, Youth Sport Trust (organization oriented toward sport ethos and talent development for all sport in the UK), and with U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton (the national governing body for that sport which is located in Lake Placid, NY). She also worked alongside other professionals at Munsey Sports Management in West Palm Beach, FL. Ashley will join the USA Field Hockey staff in Colorado Springs in mid-September.
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Branded "a raw talent to watch" by Vogue, Caleb Landry Jones started his career in one of the great movies of recent years, 'No Country for Old Men'. The Texas native then went on to build his resume in the U.S. series 'Friday Night Lights' and the movie 'X-Men: First Class' and stood out for his "unsettling performance" in 'The Last Exorcism'.
In 2012, Jones appeared in a trifecta of big screen releases; 'Contraband' in the spring, 'Antiviral', which debuted at Cannes, and Neil Jordan's vampire film 'Byzantium' in 2012, alongside G-Star alumnus Gemma Arterton.


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Cleveland State men's basketball coach Gary Waters lands a big recruit: Terry Pluto
Published: Thursday, September 09, 2010, 7:08 PM Updated: Thursday, September 09, 2010, 11:53 PM
Terry Pluto, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the past five years, Gary Waters has been trying to convince a major local men's basketball prospect to play at Cleveland State.
It finally has happened, as Cleveland Central Catholic's Anton Grady has given Waters and the Vikings an oral commitment. The 6-8 senior forward is considered one of the top players in Ohio by several recruiting services, and he had offers from Cincinnati, Dayton, Xavier and several Mid-American Conference schools.
"When Anton was a sophomore, [Michigan State coach] Tom Izzo was in our gym," said Central Catholic coach Kevin Noch. "He told me that he was very interested in Anton. Cleveland State is getting a special player."
Grady had a monster sophomore season when Central Catholic won the Division III state title. He averaged 11.6 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocks. As a junior, he suffered a knee injury and missed part of the season due to arthroscopic surgery. He returned late in the season, helping the Ironmen to the regionals. He averaged 13.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.5 blocks.
"His knee is 100 percent now, and he was playing great by the end of the summer," said Eugene White, who has coached Grady for the past three summers in AAU basketball for the Friends for Life team. "He was getting interest from Michigan State, Purdue, schools like that once they saw he was healthy."
So why Cleveland State?
"They were there from the beginning for me," said Grady. "I want to stay close to home. It will mean a lot to my family to see me play. My cousin, Earl [Boykins], played for coach Waters at Eastern Michigan and liked him. I liked how coach Waters and coach [Jermaine] Kimbrough were real with me. Coach Waters looked me in the eye; he didn't always say what I wanted to hear. Me and coach Kimbrough, we're just real tight."
Loyalty is a word attached to Grady by the Ironmen coaches. They talk about how high school basketball has been dominated by off-season stories of a couple of high-profile players transferring.
"But Anton has stuck it out," said Noch. "We're not easy to play for. I'm an old-school coach. We practice at 5:30 in the morning. We want the kids to go to study halls and tutoring after school."
The Ironmen also play in a Hoosiers-style gym with a stage at one end, wooden bleachers on top of the court. It's a blast from the past where you'd expect to find old guys heaving up two-handed set shots at the basket, not one of the most up-tempo teams in the area.
"It's almost the norm for kids to jump from school to school," said Noch. "A lot of bigger schools wanted Anton, and I'm sure he has thought about it. But he has stayed at Central, and I give him a lot of credit for that. It's also why CSU is a good fit for him."
Grady said he never seriously considered leaving the private inner-city Cleveland school.
"This is the best place for me," he said. "They don't just care about getting me on the court. They work with my school stuff, and they want everything right so I can go to college."
Ironmen Athletic Director Xavier Smith said Grady has a 2.9 grade-point average in his "core courses." He will take the ACT test next month.
"Anton came from the public schools, and had a rough first year academically," he said. "But since then, he has been well over 3.0. We're proud of him."
ESPN.com rates Grady as the No. 3 player in Ohio and the No. 28 power forward in the country. NCAA rules prohibit college coaches from commenting on recruits until national letters of intent are signed.
"This is a very good 'get' for Gary Waters," said John Stovall, who rates players for ESPN and is a part owner and director of scouting for Prep Spotlight Scouting Service. "Gary and his staff have been on Anton since he was a freshman. His goal is to be close to the best players in the Cleveland area so they have a real shot at them out of high school -- or in case they go elsewhere and then decide they want to transfer back home."
Two of those type of transfers were George Tandy (Lincoln-West) and Chris Moore (St. Edward), who were important big men on the 26-11 Vikings who went to the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
Last season, they signed well-respected guard Anthony Wells from Shaker Heights. Strongsville's Tim Kamczyc scored 20 points in the Vikings' final game of their 16-17 season in 2009-10.
"Anton is a different level of player," said Stovall. "Purdue came on strong and offered him. He is very athletic, can run and pass very well for a big man. He needs to mature, and he really has a lot of upside."
The Ironmen coaches said another factor in picking CSU is the Vikings coaching staff. Unlike some of the major schools that backed off when he had his knee problems last season, CSU's interest remained strong.
The coaches said Grady was impressed with Butler's run to the NCAA final, and how the Bulldogs from the same Horizon League as CSU did it with mostly local players.
"That's true," said Grady. "I want to show players they can stay home and get it done here."
Waters was disappointed by last season, when his three junior college transfers failed to make significant contributions. All have left CSU, and Waters vowed to return to his usual policy of building a team with high school players and a few transfers from four-year schools.
"I love coach Waters for his vision for CSU," said Noch. "He stands for the right things. His teams play defense, and that is good for Anton. I know they will make him a better player and person."
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The professional, transportable and lockable case box for working on the move with a notebook and printer. DataBox is a robust case box with a removable trolley system for notebooks. The practical and especially robust aluminium case with a fold-out printer pocket allows the user to work professionally whilst on the road and guarantees the secure transportation of the notebook and printer! The new, pull-out paper tongue catches your printed documents up to DIN A4 in size. The special 'Floor-to-Desk' principle, developed by DICOTA, means that the printer and mains adapter remain completely wired within the case during use. The notebook can be freely used on the table.
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by Anton Shilov
A senior marketing officer from Hightech Information System, a well-known add-in-card partner of ATI (graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices), said in an interview that the company expects its graphics chip partner to announce its next-generation Radeon HD 6000-series graphics processing units (GPUs) in Q4 2010.
"We are expecting the new ATI Radeon HD 6000-series to be announced later this year, around Q4 2010. After which, we will be releasing our own Radeon HD 6000-series early next year," said Kenny Chow, a senior marketing officer at HIS, in an interview with Funky Kit web-site.
Although AMD itself has promised to update the graphics lineup substantially earlier this year, it has never confirmed its Radeon HD 6000-series name (or the Southern Islands code-name). Moreover, ATI itself was very quiet about its next-generation graphics products at Computex Taipei 2010 trade-show last month, which might be an indicator of a delay. There are sources who claim that the graphics processors designer hopes to release its new family of GPUs this year.
The reason why the senior marketing specialist from HIS decided to go on the record with the name and launch timeframe of the novelty is unclear. On the one hand, it may mean that ATI has already briefed its partners about the forthcoming graphics products. On the other hand, this may indicate that nothing has been revealed yet to the add-in-board partners and they only share their expectations. Yet another reason to start talking about the ATI Radeon HD 6000-series products is to distract attention from Nvidia Corp.'s latest GeForce GTX 460 product, which appears to be a potentially successful offering.
Not a lot is known about the Southern Islands family of products. The SI family will offer higher performance compared to currently available ATI Radeon HD 5000 "Evergreen" line, but will hardly be considerably more advanced in terms of feature-set. It is rumoured that designers of the new GPUs concentrated mostly on improving efficiency, but not on building something completely new from scratch, which is why certain building blocks of the new Sothern Islands family will be inherited from the current Evergreen line.
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Review – FitFlop Walkstar 3 Leather Sandals
FitFlop Walkstar 3 Leather Sandals combine a stylish but simple silhouette with toning technology, in fabulous colourways that exude great taste.
The Women's FitFlop Walkstar 3 Leather sandal starts it's fabulous design with supple Nappa leather straps that sweep over the foot, embellished with rows of self coloured stitching leading to the subtle signature logo that sits embroidered within the centre circle. For a comfortable fit the FitFlop Women's Walkstar 3 Leather sandals boast a comfortable slim toe post design and smooth microfibre lines the upper for added comfort.
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Very lame choices on many questions, very leading
next president; must take lead change of attetudes..americans think shame if working for minimum wage or odd jobs particular in nyc or california.thanks to hollywood,which often tells today young its ok to steal,get involved in drugs instead of working in resturant making minimum wage.and what do idiot parents do they subsidize kids trip to movie.
KTG- As much as I am in favor of the DREAM Act and finding a responsible path to the undocumented resident problems here in the states I do not think merely opening our borders to folks who pledge to be "crime free" is the solution. As to open borders now other than for political asylum purposes we need to figure out how to bring creative economic talent (ie technologists) into this ocuntry.


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Man arrested in Iron River on assault, drug charges
A token of belonging
In the summer of 1944 my sister Elaine, 11 years old, and I, 9, were offered bitter sweet choices.
As the taxi driver was waiting in grandmother's yard, our mom urged us to go back to Detroit with her and our younger sister, Vienna, 7.
Scripture tells us that God hates divorce. Elaine and I were in complete accord. Try as she may, Mom couldn't convince us to go with them.
Our decision wasn't based on the choice of one parent over the other, but it was the beauty and intimacy of Ironwood and surrounding areas that had made our decision steadfast.
The love I have for our area has intensified since then, and so much more as I had enjoyed many comparisons over the years. For example, when I first laid eyes on Sheridan, Wyo., I was enamored as the town is semi-circled by the Bighorn Mountains.
My thoughts were, "I'll never get tired of viewing these surroundings." But my interest had steadily waned in the ten days I was there.
In a conversation with two fellow workers near Detroit, each told me that they had seen much of the U.S.A., and each were in agreement that the western end of the Upper Peninsula didn't have to take a backseat to any area for true beauty and variety.
Have you noticed that many of the people who have moved into our area are quick to buy "Yooper" or other bumper stickers as a token of belonging?
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Topic: Controller / Model refactoring
Hi guys...
I have a very simple question. I have the following controller snippet
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Is there anyway that the default values for wholesaler_id and category can be set in the product model instead of the way I did it... This might be the correct way I'm doing it, but I'm sure there is a much more elegant approach using the model
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|Head YOUTEK Graphene Speed MP Scores
We put the new Head YOUTEK Graphene Speed MP into the hands of four of our finest to get their thoughts on the racquet. From their first hit, our team found this racquet to offer a nice blend of power and control from all areas of the court. The maneuverability and feel shone for all the playtesters, and most of the team felt dialed in to all the shots in their arsenals. The Graphene Speed MP was easy to swing, and it performed well on return of serve and around the net, where it was easy to get into position. Our playtesters were left with a longing for more heft when playing against heavy hitting opponents, especially in the hoop of the racquet, since we found the racquet got a little pushed around. However, that was the only consistent negative. Otherwise, this was a very enjoyable playtest of a racquet that is easy to use, easy to swing and comfortable from all areas of the court.
Our playtest team found this racquet super easy to use when hitting groundstrokes, as it possesses an excellent balance of power and control. Karly really enjoyed the feel and maneuverability. She said, "Rallying with the Graphene Speed MP was great! I loved how simple the racquet was to use. It was lightweight and very maneuverable, which helped make changing the direction of the ball really simple. Not to mention the feel was top-notch -- the racquet felt solid, and my shots felt crisp. The maneuverability and feel made it a very comfortable racquet to hit with, but my favorite aspect was the combination of power and control. With my style of play I was able to get a pretty even balance of both, and I don't think one stood out more than the other. The only thing I thought could've been improved was the plow through. There were times when I felt like I was being pushed around when hitting against harder hitters, and I couldn't take control of the points. Even if I was in control a little more weight would've been nice to help drive through the ball more. Aside from the lack of plow through, I thought it was an all-around great racquet to hit with!"
Echoing that sentiment was Brittany, who also enjoyed the blend of power and control but wanted a little more heft to help drive through the ball. She said, "When I first started playtesting this racquet I noticed how easy it was to play with. I found an excellent combination of power and control. While I thought this racquet was a little bit more on the control-oriented side, I was still able to find plenty of pop on my groundstrokes. Another positive for me was the comfortably sized sweetspot. It wasn't so big that I felt I was getting too much power, and it wasn't so small that I had to hit the direct center to get the power/control combination I look for. I did miss a little plow through on my slice, and I didn't feel like my ball was staying as low as I would have liked."
Jason liked the pop and maneuverability but was also left yearning for more plow through. He said, "It had some really nice pop for a racquet that only weighs 11 ounces. The sweetspot was pretty big, and I thought the racquet provided excellent ball pocketing. This doesn't play like the racquet it's replacing; this one has more power and is more user friendly. Swingweight is always a big area of concern for me, and I thought this racquet felt fast and easy to swing. I was finding easy access to spin on my shots, whether I was hitting my normal topspin shot or slicing off my backhand side. Even though the sweetspot was generous, it was noticeable when I hit outside of it because of the lack in weight. I did love the feel -- it's much more responsive and crisp than the previous model."
Rounding out the crew was Sean, who found great access to spin but wanted more plow through and stability. He said, "I found that this racquet hit well from the baseline, which I found from IG version as well. I liked the noticeably bigger sweetspot that this version offered, and I had the ability to control the ball nicely with a good blend of power and spin when hitting shots from both wings. I was impressed with the access to spin, which allowed me to bring my groundstrokes down into the court with consistency. That being said, this racquet did have a lighter overall static weight than the previous model, and I found that it lacked some stability, especially against big hitters."
Similar themes were evident around the net with the YOUTEK Graphene Speed MP. Our playtesters loved the feel, maneuverability and pop of the stringbed, but desired a little more heft for stability. Sean felt dangerous at the net with this racquet, but he felt it got pushed around a bit against harder hitters. He said, "This racquet proved to be a great all-around racquet, and I had a lot of success wielding it at the net. My volleys felt very crisp, and I especially liked the powerful feel, which gave me the ability to drive the ball deep into the court without too much hassle. I was able to keep control of the point once I made my way forward due in part to the racquet's added pop. I also found a surprising amount of touch for more precise volleys. The lighter weight was again an issue when volleying harder hit shots, but the fast, maneuverable feel of the frame more than made up for it at net."
Karly loved the feel but didn't like the instability. She said, "This racquet shone at net. My volleys were crisp, and the maneuverability made it very easy to get the racquet on the ball. I loved coming up to volley with this racquet because of the maneuverability and feel. I could get great pop off my volleys with decent control. However, I did think the racquet was a little more unstable up at net. When I hit outside of the sweetspot the racquet wasn't as forgiving and my shots felt dead. However, that wasn't too much of an issue because the racquet had a fairly large sweetspot."
Sharing similar opinions was Jason, who found a nice blend of power and control but was left wanting more plow through. He said, "I felt like I was hitting my volleys very well with this racquet. There was control when I needed control, and when I had an opportunity to put away a shot there was enough power to do it. I could get my racquet into position for almost every shot. The only thing that I didn't like so much were the all out stretch volleys. I wanted more overall mass in the racquet to help stabilize it."
Brittany thought the racquet helped unlock her touch shot arsenal when she ventured forward to the net. She said, "Feel and maneuverability stood out at the net. The crisp feel allowed me to consistently place my volleys anywhere on the court. I found success hitting short angle volleys as well as volleys that I punched deep into the court. I enjoyed playing doubles with this racquet because the maneuverability allowed me to make many quick reflex volleys, as well as volley back balls that were hit with a lot of pace and spin."
There were varied feelings about the new YOUTEK Graphene Speed MP when it came to serving. Brittany struggled to serve consistently with the racquet. She said, "Reviews for me were mixed on serve. The maneuverability again allowed me to get good racquet head speed. I found my best first serve was a flat serve up the T on both sides. I struggled with my consistency sometimes on my first serve and often relied on a more spin-friendly body serve. This carried over to my second serve, and there were times I was hitting the same first and second serve."
Sean didn't particularly like serving with this racquet, and he just never felt totally dialed in with it. He said, "I enjoyed this racquet from other areas of the court, but I was never able to get my bearings when it came to my serve, which is usually a strong part of my game. This racquet had decent power and good spin production but really lacked the weight and plow through to deliver the ball through the service box. I found myself relying more on the placement of my serve, which I could never pinpoint. I was forced to put the ball in play rather than take control of the point early. I used more slice and kick serves to keep my opponent off balance and used the racquet's access to spin to my advantage."
On the other hand, Jason enjoyed hitting serves. He liked how easy it was to generate racquet head speed with the Graphene Speed MP. He offered, "Nice access to both spin and power on my serves. I could generate good racquet head speed to get my serves in with depth and bite. I thought I could control the directional placement of my serves well. No complaints here."
Karly also liked serving with this racquet. She enjoyed the maneuverability but once again desired a bit more plow through. She said, "Serving with this racquet was great. There was an exceptional combination of power and control. I was able to generate some good pace behind my serves, while the maneuverability made it easy to control which direction I wanted the ball to go. I also thought that the maneuverability made adding spin really simple, and I could get a ton of topspin on my kick serves. I thought the racquet could've used a little more mass in the head to help with plow through. I felt like my racquet stopped more than usual after making contact, and I think a heavier balance would've helped me drive through my follow through more."
The maneuverability of the racquet really stood out when we hit returns, but once again, more plow through was desired when on the stretch. Finding plenty of control on her returns was Brittany, who said, "Maneuverability was the star when hitting returns with this racquet. I was able to get my racquet into position very quickly and take big cuts at the ball on both first and second serves. With the control I received from this racquet I was able to place my returns anywhere I liked. In doubles I was able to keep the return cross court and low to my opponent's feet."
"The maneuverability and the lightweight feel was perfect for returns," said Karly. "I enjoyed how easily I could change directions, along with adding good control and pace behind my returns. I had more confidence in my shot placement and was able to hit my returns where I wanted because of the great combination of maneuverability, control and power. As with my other strokes, I really think the racquet could've used a little more mass toward the head to help with the plow through. However, the lack of plow through wasn't really a problem unless I was playing against hard servers, and even then I felt like I could get decent control."
Jason was able to go for a little more on his returns because of the extra spin he could generate. He offered, "Solid. I'm not the biggest returner so my goal is to always try to get the ball back deep. I was able to do that on a semi-consistent basis with this racquet. I loved being able to take a rip at second serves because of the spin I could put on my shot."
Sean felt the lack of heft in this racquet was most evident when returning serve. He said, "This is the area where I most missed the added mass from the previous model. I found it difficult to find my range and my shots seemed to find their way either long or short if I couldn't time the return well. I was usually able to handle slower serves with more confidence, and I could keep the ball deeper in the court while still being able to drop it in with some extra topspin. I did hit a few surprisingly good stretch returns thanks to the larger sweetspot and the added pop, although I had trouble hitting consistently for most of my play."
Jason - "Improved feel. The power, spin, maneuverability."
Brittany - "I liked the combination of power, spin and maneuverability, and the crisp feel."
Sean - "Maneuverable and fast, with good pop and access to spin."
Karly - "I thought there was a pretty equal blend of power and control; I didn't feel like one outshone the other."
Jason - "If I could keep the specs the same but add about 0.6 ounces of weight, this racquet would be ideal."
Brittany - "Nothing major, but if I had to find one thing I would say plow through was lacking at times."
Sean - "Unstable and lacking the plow through to contend with harder hitters."
Karly - "The lack of plow through. It was fairly easy to be pushed around when playing against harder hitters."
Jason - "It has similar playing characteristics to the old Head YOUTEK IG Instinct."
Brittany - "I think this played very similarly to the Donnay Formula 100. While the Donnay is slightly more powerful, they had a similar feel and were equally easy to use. I enjoyed both racquets up at net, especially in doubles."
Sean - "I found this frame very close in feel to both the Head IG Instinct and the Dunlop Biomimetic 500 Tour."
Karly - "The combination of power and control reminded me a lot of the Babolat AeroPro Drive GT 2013 racquet, but I thought the Graphene Speed MP had better feel and was more comfortable on the arm."
(Scores are determined by averaging individual play test scores)
|Jason's Scores
|Brittany's Scores
|Sean's Scores
|Karly's Scores
Jason: 4.0 baseliner with a semi-western forehand and two handed backhand. Currently using a Wilson Steam 99 S.
Brittany: Open level player with a semi-western forehand and a two-handed backhand. She currently plays with the Yonex V-Core 100S.
Sean: 4.5 baseliner using the HEAD Youtek Prestige Pro. Sean has a semi-western forehand, 1 handed backhand.
Karly: 4.0 baseline player currently playing with the Wilson nCode nTour. She hits with a semi-western forehand grip and uses a two handed backhand.
Review date: February 2013. If you found this review interesting or have further questions or comments please contact us.
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When Matthew LaClair heard his popular high-school history teacher tell students that only Christians will go to heaven, and that evolution has no basis in science, he knew something was wrong. Unlike most 16-year-olds, he knew it was his duty to do something about it.
Matthew taped the teacher proselytizing in his public school classroom, and insisted that the school take action. Instead, the backlash was swift and furious. The school refused to acknowledge Matthew's complaint was well-founded, and the superintendent praised the teacher in news reports. Matthew was harassed by fellow students in Kearny, New Jersey. He lost friends and was ostracized.
Matthew and his parents stood firm, and made it clear to the school district that a lawsuit was possible. Finally the school board agreed to a settlement. Teachers and students will be trained about the separation of church and state, and the difference between the scientific theory of evolution and the religious belief in creationism. Months after the whole story began, the school board also agreed to commend Matthew for his "courage and integrity."
People For the American Way Foundation was proud to support Matthew and his family in his battle to protect and preserve constitutional rights for all of us Here's Matthew, now 18 years old, in his own words:
"I'm happy that it's over, and I'm very happy that I did it. There were times when it was really tough. When it first came out in the newspaper, and I lost a lot of my friends. But I would have felt a lot worse if I didn't do something about it.
"It seemed like the school and the school district were against me, and most of the students were against me.
"But I always felt that it was worth doing. If you're going to take care of a situation like that, you have to go all the way—or don't bother.
"A lot of the students are just not informed. They're not aware of their rights. They're not concerned about the Constitution. Most of them were looked at it on this level: they liked the teacher, or their fiends liked the teacher, so everything he did was okay.
"I think they were a little bit nervous. They didn't want to be in the same boat with me. Before it all broke, I would ask students in my next class,'Didn't the teacher cross the line? Didn't he go to far?" And they agreed with me.
"But the second this got into the news, I'm seeing these very same students on TV saying he never did anything wrong.
"Most students don't ask me why I did it. When they do, I try to explain what church and state is. My parents made sure we were exposed to all different kinds of ideas and religion, and that we had respect for other religions.
"Sometimes, I just try to explain it as a matter of simple human kindness. It's really not a nice thing to say to another person that they belong in hell. And sometimes, I try to explain how wrong it is to dismiss all that important scientific knowledge, especially in school.
"There were 25 kids in that class. I guess I figured that nobody else was taking action, so it was up to me. I believe it's pretty much any American citizen's job. When you see something wrong or unjust you have to do something about it. Even if the price may be high, it's worth it.
"I think people divide the world up and depending on what they believe, they see either troublemakers or heroes. But I don't think that's right. I think that's just what an American citizen is—participating in democracy and protecting what you believe in your heart.
"I'm very pleased we got all the legal help and support we did from People For the American Way Foundation and the other national groups. It was emotional support as well. People around the country knew what was happening and were willing to help me. That meant a lot."


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