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Career Source Citrus Levy Marion reported on Monday that the unemployment rate in the three county region in January was 7.4 percent — an increase of 0.4 percent from December 2013, 2.2 percent lower than a year ago, and the lowest since June 2008 when the rate was 7.6 percent.
In the county breakdown Levy had a 7.3 percent jobless rate, its lowest since it hit 7.7 percent in July 2008; Marion was 7.4 percent its lowest since June 2008 when the rate was 7.6 percent; and Citrus was 7.5 percent, its lowest since 8.0 percent in June 2008.
The Greater Chiefland Area Chamber of Commerce will close nominations for 2013 Citizen of the Year Wednesday, Feb. 5. The honoree will be presented with an award at the Chamber's annual banquet Feb. 25.
By PAT FAHERTY
Although only a suggestion, the Town of Otter Creek has become the latest municipality in Levy County to express support in keeping nicotine products out of the hands, mouths and lungs of area youth.
Now is the time to sign up for the Chiefland Chamber of Commerce Christmas Festival, Parade and the 2nd annual Rudolf 5k Run all happening on Saturday, Dec. 7.
The vendor application for artists, crafters and informational vendors and the parade application can be found on the Chiefland Citizen website, www.chieflandcitizen.com. The Chamber no longer has any food vendor spaces available.
If you are interested in being one of our vendors just print the form and mail with your check or money order as soon as possible.
Hungry Howie's kicked off its fifth annual Love, Hope & Pizza campaign on Oct. 1. The campaign raises funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), which is a recipient of Charity Navigator's highest four-star rating for nine consecutive years.
The Withlacoochee Gulf Area Inglis/Yankeetown Chamber is sponsoring a free workshop for its members to learn how to increase sales by using Facebook. No experience with Facebook is necessary to participate in the workshop. The workshop will be at the Inglis Community Center, Thursday, Oct. 24, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Space is limited. Users are encouraged to bring their own laptop. Some computers will be available.
The non-member fee is $20 per person.
Call 352-493-9533 to register.
The Greater Chiefland Area Chamber of Commerce is selling advertising for its 2014 – 2016 Chiefland & Surrounding Areas Map.
Chiefland Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram was named this year's Business of the Year recipient at the annual Industry of the Year Award Banquet, sponsored by the Greater Area Chiefland Chamber of Commerce.
Award recipients are chosen by the Chamber Board of Directors based on nominations made by the general public each year. The selection is based on how the business operates and its level of involvement with the community.
Private music lessons for adults and children will be offered in Bronson by Robbie Blake, professional musician and music instructor.
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Doesn'T All Girls?I always put myself last and everyone else's wants and needs before my own. I enjoy being spoiled from time to time. Not always, im not self centered just on occasion. Once a year for a weekend me a my bestfriend go to Nashville and shop and spoil ourselves getting massage and going to spa. I enjoy this time very much. I am a wife and mom that works a full time job. Mommy time is good time.
All women deserve to be spoiled from time to time . even if for short time. Makes me feel good about myself.
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By Russ Walling
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Feb 19, 2008
rating: 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
This is a cool route and here is how it went down on the FA:
I was working on Tonic Boom right next door. The shameful colored bolts were in (God, I hope they have been replaced!) and Roy McClenahan, myself and Doug McDonald were trying the unlikely opening moves. The "Tonic" was looking pretty unlikely for our team, so Roy, in a state of boredom, decided to pull the old RURP that protected the opening moves of Rainy Day Dream Away, and then plop in a couple bolts to link up with the already bolted top section of Tonic Boom. Done deal. Tic Tic Boom was born. I believe it was named after a girl we knew in Yosemite Valley that had a head shaped like a bathysphere or a fully expanded bomb containment bag. Tic... Tic.... BOOM!
By Drewsky
Dec 13, 2008
|I like the face behind the name. I'll admit that I had to refresh my understanding of the word 'bathysphere'; it turns out the word is very literal in its descriptive power. I can't recall any offensively colored bolts when I was on Tic Tic a couple of years back, but I wasn't looking closely. I'll have to take another look at Tonic some time, because years ago (5? 6?) it seemed that holds were missing; the thing appeared impossible. Judging from your description, there's probably some trickery and/or thuggery required!


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Nick Boesel and Holt Hanley recorded a 7-5, 6-3 victory at No. 1 doubles as fourth-seeded Redwood High (27-0) continued its strong showing in the North Coast Section Division I boys tennis playoffs with a 4-3 victory over No. 5 San Ramon Valley (16-6) in Larkspur on Thursday.
The Giants, who advance to the semifinals to face No. 1 Miramonte (25-0) at Round Hill Country Club in Alamo on Saturday morning, also got singles victories from Nick Barretto (No. 2), Cengiz Aksu (No. 3) and Mitchel Heckmann (No. 4).
"I'm thrilled," Redwood coach Paul Markowitz said. "This is an emotional win. It really means so much for me to see my guys go out and win at this level. SRV is really so strong, and for us to step up big and have it come down to No. 1 doubles is quite remarkable."
Branson 6, University 1
Alex Brenner defeated Corte Madera's Cole Miller 6-1, 1-6, 12-10 at No. 1 singles to help the second-seeded Bulls (21-5) beat the No. 3 Red Devils (19-6) in the NCS D-II semifinals at the College of Marin.
Branson also got singles victories from Alex Hiller, Drew Mathieson and Krish Chinai and doubles teams wins from Henry Bogardens and Alex Sim as well as Gian-Paul Bergeron and Matt Daley.
"We won the first four matches to finish it and that's what we wanted to do," said Branson coach Hamilton Boggs, whose team defeated University 5-4 earlier this season. "We wanted to go out and send a message and our doubles teams did that."
Branson will face top-seeded Piedmont in Piedmont in the championship on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The Highlanders defeated Branson in the semifinals last year.
"We know they're a tough team," Boggs said. "We know we're going to be facing not only a very good team but an experienced team. We know that we're going to have to play our best and overcome their experience."
Piedmont 5, Terra Linda 2
PIEDMONT — Jared Mah won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles and Parth Desai posted a 7-5, 7-5 victory at No. 2 singles, but the fourth-seeded Trojans (14-10) saw their season end with a loss to the top-seeded Highlanders (21-4-1) in the NCS D-II semifinals.
"I'm satisfied, very much so," Terra Linda coach Craig Eldred said of his team's season. "This is the first time we've made it this far and it was a great experience. I'm only losing one senior, so this is a team that can compete again next year."
MCAL meet opens
The MCAL track championships opened at San Marin with a few surprises in field event finals.
Among the winners were Redwood freshman Elly Lundberg in the girls high jump (5-foot-0), with San Rafael's Mattie Hassett and Branson's Jordan Winters second and third, respectively, at the same height. Lundberg had fewer misses than the other two. Winters entered as the No. 1 seed.
In the girls long jump, Tam's Jessica Rasmussen won at 17-3 and Novato's Shajana Steele won the girls shot put with a toss of 32-6.
In boys field event finals, Justin-Siena's Marcus Armstrong-Brown won the high jump by clearing 6-2 and teammate Brandon Weaver took first in the shot put with a throw of 48-2. Tam's Mohammed Manneh was first in the boys long jump at 20-1, edging Redwood's Zach Cooperband (20-01/4), who had the No. 1 seed entering the meet.
Competition will continue Saturday morning at San Marin with finals in track events and six more field events.
Blount, Adler win titles
San Marin's Haley Blount and San Rafael's Max Adler captured the MCAL diving titles at Redwood High.
Blount finished with 507.70 points to claim the girls championship. Redwood's Raichel Perper (461.40) was second and Redwood's Liza Rodler (328.45) finished third.
On the boys side, Adler (379.55) edged Tam's Shane Allen (356.80) and Terra Linda's Cole Dedmon (356.05).
The MCAL swimming championships are Saturday at Drake.
Terra Linda 3, Redwood 0
Alyssa Ross hit her 15th home run of the season and Ashley Bottomley pitched a five-hitter for his 21st victory of the season as the Trojans (21-3, 15-1) defeated the Giants (9-13, 7-9) to clinch the MCAL regular-season title and the No. 1 seed for the league playoffs.


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Six men in court over gang-rape of Swiss cyclist in India
New Delhi: Six men appeared in court on Monday over the gang rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India, an assault which has rekindled alarm about the safety of tourists and rising sex crimes.
The six, who were detained after Friday's attack on the 39-year-old victim in Datia district in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, were brought before a local magistrate.
"The magistrate sent the accused on a one-day police remand [custody]," said Datia district deputy police chief R.S. Prajapati. "These men will be now further questioned.
The latest incident comes three months after the fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on a bus in Delhi sparked nationwide outrage.
Five of the suspects, all farmers in their twenties, were paraded in front of television cameras in Madhya Pradesh late on Sunday. They were dressed in jeans and shirts but with black cloth covering their faces.
The sixth man, 19, was detained in a neighbouring state overnight and brought back to Datia, about 400 kilometres south of New Delhi.
Only four of them will be charged with gang rape, which carries a minimum sentence of ten years, because testimony from the victim said two of them were "only present at the crime scene", said M.L. Dhody, another Datia officer.
All the men face robbery charges as police say the group stole a laptop, a mobile phone and 10,000 rupees (Dh679) from the victim and her 30-year-old husband, who was tied up before the sexual assault.
"The six of them have confessed to their roles in the crime," Dhody said.
Indian law does not permit statements made in police custody to be used as evidence during a trial.
The Swiss national, along with her husband, has said they will continue to stay in the country for the moment while expressing readiness to fully cooperate in the ongoing investigation and identification process.
The couple arrived in the country last month and were cycling through northern India on a trip that included a stop in the Taj Mahal city of Agra.
The suspects allegedly saw the pair pitching their tent on Friday night in a remote forested area in Datia and attacked them. The Press Trust of India news agency said at least one of them was armed with a shotgun.
After being treated in a local hospital, the couple are now in the capital recovering and have pledged to stay to help police identify the rapists.
They have "expressed their readiness to fully cooperate in the ongoing investigation and identification process. They will continue to stay in India for the moment," a Swiss embassy statement said on Monday.
Last month the Swiss foreign ministry issued an advisory for its nationals travelling in India, warning that sexual violence was on the rise across the country.
The Delhi attack last December spurred countrywide protests over the treatment of women in Indian society and the inadequacy of laws dealing with sexual crimes.
Under a new bill approved by the cabinet last week, rapists face a minimum 20-year jail term and the death penalty if the victim dies from injuries or is left in a persistent vegetative state.
In January a South Korean student holidaying in Madhya Pradesh, India's largest state, said she had been raped and drugged by the son of the owner of the hotel where she stayed.
India's Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi said in a statement that he was "anguished" by the "heinous" crime and called for tourists to take greater precautions.
He "felt the need for a more concerted effort by involving all state governments, so that all tourists are advised to inform their nearest police station whenever they venture out into remote areas", a statement from his office said.
JamilMar 19, 2013 10:16
ridiculous! just because of a few bad people the whole nation needs to suffer? Execute these people and let this be a lesson for others. Rape should be treated as murder. All this will repeatedly happen if government dont take strict actions. I dont understand what the governement's motive behind tolerating such crimes is. Just because they live a safe VIP life they dont understand what a common person goes through.


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MAINZ, Germany -- Seventy years after Trude Simonsohn arrived at the Nazis' most notorious death camp, she can't forget her brush with Josef Mengele, the so-called "Angel of Death."
"I remember him standing there, turning his thumb left or right, deciding whether we should live or die," the 92-year old Holocaust survivor says. "After one hour in Auschwitz, I knew where I had arrived: In hell."
Mengele, a SS physician who carried out horrific medical experiments on inmates, was one of more than 3,000 Nazi officials on duty at the concentration camp at the height of Hitler's mass deportations. After the war, Mengele fled to South America where he lived under the name "Wolfgang Gerhard" until he drowned in 1979.
More than 1.1 million people, primarily Jews, were murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz alone between 1940 and 1945.
German authorities are determined to prevent any of Mengele's surviving compatriots from getting off as easy as the "Angel of Death" did -- no matter how elderly they are today.
As part of a last-ditch hunt for former Auschwitz guards launched last year, federal prosecutors say they have identified nearly 30 suspects -- including some beyond Germany's borders.
"Not all guards were cruel, but a majority of them did become inhumane."
Simonsohn has little doubt about what should happen to any Nazis who have managed to evade justice.
"I want to see these men legally convicted," she told NBC News. "I don't care if they go to jail or not in the end, but it is important for historical reasons that their actions are registered."
The decades have not dulled the pain suffered at the brutal hands of their Nazi minders.
"The hunger and the cold were unbearable," recalls Eva Szepesi, who arrived in Auschwitz at age 12. "We often had to stand for hours outside in freezing temperatures. And then there were these constant beatings."
Szepesi's entire family was murdered by the Nazis.
"Not all guards were cruel, but a majority of them did become inhumane," the 82-year-old added.
Efraim Zuroff, Israel director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Jerusalem, last year estimated that "probably not more than 10 to 15 percent" of tens of thousands of Nazi war criminals had been brought to justice.
However, identifying those who committed atrocities is not easy decades after the fact.
Historical records must be pored over, making the the search for evidence laborious and time consuming.
Many survivors also admit they do not remember the faces and names of individual guards and the renewed hunt for Nazi criminals from Auschwitz has so far not led to any convictions.
"A major problem for us also is that it extremely difficult to build a case with witness' testimonies after so many years," said Stuttgart prosecutor Claudio Krauth, whose office is investigating six former Auschwitz guards. "We have created 3-D animations of Auschwitz, our prosecutors have traveled to the former death camp in person to search the files and we have turned to older cases in other states during our fact-finding missions."
One former SS member -- who has been identified only as 92-year old Siert B. -- walked away from his trial as a free man in January because prosecutors were unable to prove that he murdered a Dutch resistance fighter in 1944.
The age of the suspects is also a major factor for Nazi hunters.
Two elderly suspects who were recently identified by war crimes investigators were determined to be too frail to stand trial, authorities say.
However, former SS Sergeant Oskar Groening, 92, may become the first former Auschwitz guard in decades to stand trial in a German court.
"We have determined that the suspect would presently be fit for trial," said Thomas Klinge, a prosecution official in Hannover. "The responsible prosecutor is going through the last stacks of documents now and we expect formal charges any time soon."
"We respect the human dignity of these old men, but we also want to give the victims a sense that justice is being done."
After years of frustration, Nazi hunters were given fresh hope by a German court's landmark ruling that has made it simpler to prosecute cases by opening the door to charges of "accessory to murder."
The ruling came during the successful prosecution of John Demjanjuk, an autoworker who lived in the U.S. for years after the war. He was convicted in 2011 of 28,060 counts of being an accessory to murder and sentenced to five years in prison.
Demjanjuk was the first person convicted in Germany solely on the basis of serving as a camp guard, with no evidence of involvement in any specific killing.
During his trial, Demjanjuk often had to be wheeled into the court room in a mobile hospital bed. However, he died a free man in a nursing home in Germany while appealing his conviction.
Despite the growing challenges, German prosecutors refuse to give up their quest for justice.
"We respect the human dignity of these old men, but we also want to give the victims a sense that justice is being done," said prosecutor Thomas Will from Germany's central office investigating Nazi war crimes in Ludwigsburg. "We are now looking at suspects which are more difficult to locate and where the investigation is even more complex."
Since handing off the Auschwitz cases to state prosecutors, federal authorities say they have taken up the task of identifying guards from other Nazi death camps, including Belzec, Majdanek and Treblinka.
Prosecutors also confirmed that "at least one woman" is among suspects identified in recent months.
Victims of Auschwitz and other Nazi extermination camps say that the continuing search for the culprits sends an "important message," but a conviction offers little solace to some.
"A jail term for these men and women will not ease my burdening pain or bring back my beloved mother and brother," Szepesi says with a choked voice. "I miss them so much, now more than ever."


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There's a correlation here, right? I just watched the newest Innova "Dave's Tips" video again and it occurred to me that there has to be some relationship between the two. Too strong of a grip will disallow a proper rip of the disc from the hand right? And intense arm speed (also the acceleration of the disc) with a weak grip causes a slip, yeah?
How does a person find the balance? I don't think this is an issue I have. I do keep a very strong grip on my discs with forward thumb pressure to keep the nose down. It does, however, seem like important information.


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— As noted earlier, the WWE Total Divas production crew and Divas cast were on a "vacation" in the Caribbean this past week. Filming for the show was taking place during the mini-"vacation". We're told the entire crew as well as the Divas are already on their way home. Naomi wasn't on the trip as she was in a studio recording new music.
— The Usos and referee Scott Armstrong were all in attendance at the Pensacola Blue Wahoos minor league baseball game on Thursday night. PNJ.com covered their appearance at the game.
— Mick Foley tweeted that Friday marked the 201st day of his #ShowMeTheSanta challenge. Basically, he wears something Santa Claus or Christmas related for 365 days straight. Foley also revealed that he'll be making a big announcement regarding his "I Am Santa Claus" documentary within the next few weeks.
— Chris Masters vs. Mason Ryan will face off on August 16th (my birthday!) to crown the first-ever WrestleSport Heavyweight Champion. The event will take place in Portland, Oregon and will be the debut of the WrestleSport promotion.
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Rookies DBs Ready To Make Some NoisePosted by on June 6, 2013 – 3:47 pm
With the third week of OTAs officially over, the media (and some fans) got another opportunity to see how the 2013 version of the Washington Redskins is shaping up—albeit in shorts.
Sure Robert Griffin III was back at it again getting ready for year two and Roy Helu Jr. joined the offense in drills for the first time since his season-ending injury last year, but all eyes were on the defense—and no I'm not talking about Chris Baker's decision to wear rolled up shorts.
Instead, every eye ball was glued to a new look secondary scattered with rookies.
During some offense versus defense drills David Amerson, Phillip Thomas and Bacarri Rambo all lined up together, looking to prove themselves against Santana Moss and Josh Morgan among others.
The trio brings over 45 interceptions combined from their NCAA days to the Nation's Capital.
The 2012 Redskins record 21 interceptions last year en route to being NFC East champs, tied for third highest in the league.
But with the threesome in town, it's about to get fun—Griffin III and Alfred Morris better be prepared to see more time on the field this year.
"Once we get on the same page, we're all going to fly around and make plays and have fun," Rambo said.
Now the rookies obviously have the skills needed to produce at the NFL level, but are always opening to advice from the eldest secondary members, Reed Doughty and DeAngelo Hall.
"D. Hall is a great player," Rambo said "Just sitting there learning from him, [watching] how he bites on routes, it's just experience. He teaches us a lot of things that's [going to] help us make plays once we get the opportunity."
Now sometimes life at the top of the football world can be intimidating to rookies at first, but defensive backs coach Raheem Morris is making sure they don't just let the veterans do all the talking.
"It's something we're working on, just to get used to all the plays, the different things they're throwing at us and all the communication," Thomas said. "It's a little slow right now, they're throwing a lot of things at us, but just when I speak, when I make a call, just make it loud so everybody can hear it and so everybody can get on the same page."
So if you hear a lot of chatter coming from the Redskins secondary this season, just remember it's by design.
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By Reggie Fimbrez on Jun 7, 2013 | Reply
I'm a Redskin fan from Fresno, Ca. and I'm very happy that the Redskins Selected Phillip Thomas out of Fresno State. Not only because he's from Fresno State, because he's a hell of a player. I like the other DB's as well, we should see a big improvement!!! Can't wait. HTTR
By enhanced crb check on Feb 2, 2014 | Reply
Thanks for the article! Interesting read and informative.
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IMHO, for me, none of the eBook reader devices (ePaper or similar) offer easy and trusted workflow of PDF annotations, highlights and syncing them properly. Most are kludgy, proprietary and unreliable.
The easiest and most expensive way is just to get an iPad and buy a proper PDF management, marking, indexing and searching app like Papers.
A similar one for Android seems to be Mantano eBook reader, althought not anywhere near as comprehensive.
YMMV, of course.
I agree with you on the first part. I too havent found eInk reader that is really good with pdf. The reason for this is simply screen size. Let's face it, 6' screen is just bad for pdf. And highlighting is not so simple, as well as making notes, annotations, drawings and so on.
As for getting the iPad just to read the pdfs? Sheer stupidity. It might be the easiest way, but lets face it. If you are a student and not some 60 yo housewife, you should give yourself some credit and try other tablet options out there. What I mean is I expect a student to be little bit more tech savy then an average housewife and give the android market a go. Plus the customizability. Oh the customization is best part. Why confine yourself with iOS. Yuck.
Now, I'm a student and my choice was same as OP's. I had to find something to mainly read pdf on with ability to take notes.
I knew most important thing would be screen size. So I went with 10' tablet.
That's the only thing that matters with pdf really. My choice was Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet. The specs are in the attachments. Price? 322$ compared to iPad 546$ with same 32 GB model. (prices in Japan).
Bonus thing is Lenovo tablet has a real stylus pen. So I can make annotations and highlights like I would with marker on a paper book.
As for annotations I tried a lot of applications, but I stick with
ezPDF Reader
now. Its perfect for highlight and notations. Its not expensive; google store has it.
As for more on awesomeness of Lenovo tablet and pdf annotating see this video
The point is, buying a iPad to read Pdf is madness. Give an android tablet a try. There is plenty of good tablets from Lenovo, Samsung, Sony. Don't spend more then 500$ because that's an easy way out. Do your research. You're a student aren't you?
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Final Fantasy X
Review by god56
"Final Fantasy on Playstation 2!"
Squaresoft is back with his Final Fantasy series, but on Playstation 2 this time! Even if Final Fantasy 10 is their first RPG on this 128 bit console, this game is amazingly well developed in terms of graphics. There is a VERY big difference between Final Fantasy 9 and this one. But good graphics does not always make good games. Final Fantasy 10 is a good example. Many people will be disappointed like many were at Final Fantasy 8. I'm not saying that this game is bad! This is BY FAR one of the best games I've played in my life. Yes there are bad points, but every games does have bad points, no? I must really admit that I loved this game, but I still think that this FF is not for everyone. Let's go to the details.
Graphics 10/10: One word: WOW! This is really one of the strongest points of the game. Eh! What did you expect from Squaresoft? Every detail is done perfectly. I've played many games on Playstation 2, but Final Fantasy X beats them all. The backgrounds are so beautiful I couldn't realise it was a game. They're also varied a lot. You'll pass from jungle like to desert! Main characters are very well developed and the facial expressions are pretty good. What I found interesting here is how the realism and the unrealism are mixed. The characters are realist, but magic and monsters are not. This really brought me into the game. The animations in battles are awesome. OK, there's nothing new (almost all the animations are taken from Final Fantasy 8, just add 128 bit and that's what you'll obtain, except for the overdrives) but even so, there fun to see! Anima's overdrive will leave you out of breath! The FMVs may be as realistic as ever, but they're not as good as those in Final Fantasy IX. Even so, they're quite good.
Sound/Music 9/10: This time, our dear Uematsu didn't want to do the work alone and has joined with two other compositors. The result is very interesting. When some tracks are ambient like others are active. What I mean is that some are really smooth. The perfect example is the battle song. Compare to other FFs where the battle songs are rhythmic, this one's mostly relax. Most of the other tracks are real masterpiece. Each one was pleasure to my ears. That's not all. There something in this game (in terms of music of course) that you'll probably never find in any other RPGs : heavy metal song. At the beginning of the game, when I heard for the first time the song called otherworld, I thought that it would be a science-fiction game, like Final Fantasy VII. This is not the only song that fits with its environment, EVERY song fits perfectly. Overall, I can say that our veteran has done a very good job on the music.
Gameplay 7/10: Here's where the game lacks a little bit. First, let's talk about the most important thing, the battles. No more ATB (Active Time Battle). Instead, a new system called CTB (Conditional Time Battle) is introduced. The overdrives (mostly like the limit break system in FFVII) and overkill are also a petty enjoyable adding to the battles. And to make the battle even more entertaining, you'll be able to see characters' turns. Personally, I think that this CTB system is one of the best ideas that Square never had. This brings a totally new genre to the battles: the strategy. Before, they were a bit frustrating because you couldn't really choose when your character would attack and you couldn't really fix a good strategy either. Now this is different. You'll be able to switch your characters at any moment, which will give you the opportunity to use the kind of ability needed in order to beat the monster. The only thing about this is that it makes the game WAY TO EASY. There is no tough boss in this game (except for Seymour flux to Yunalesca), but they're long and you will really use your brain for some of them. Another innovation is the level up system. Very good idea. The sphere grid leaves you the entire control of your character. Bad choices will make them growing very bad. If you can finish it with all of them you'll be invincible (another thing here that makes the game easy: you'll be able to deal easily 99,999 of damage when the final boss has that amount of hp ). The camera is good, but we cannot move it freely:( Small point, but important. Now let's talk about the linearity. We are never able to go wherever we want. Going back until a certain point of the game (at the end of the game) is impossible and that IS frustrating. No more airship that we can move by ourselves, no more world map Yes maybe it would have somehow kill the game a little because of the graphics, but couldn't they find something else that the airship codes or put it at the middle of the game and not at the end? Now the worst part of the game, the sidequests. They're so frustrating! Listen, I'm not the kind of guy that will loose 1 hour dodging 200 lightings for a part of my final weapon. ALL the sidequest are pure and concentrate frustration and I'm not joking. The ONLY fun sidequest is the monster arena. Sidequests should be fun. Unfortunatly, this Final Fantasy does not contain any good ones like its predecessors. Again, only at the end of the game you'll be able to have secret aeons. The fact is that those aeons are extremely powerful, which means that you'll have NO PROBLEM to beat the game, even the toughest boss you'll encounter will be a piece of cake if you're using them. Another problem with the sidequest is that they're the key to the final weapons. And like I said before, the sidequest are very frustrating. Therefore, you'll have to endure HOURS AND HOURS of torture to finally obtain them. Example: if you want Wakka's final weapon, well it'll take a week or so the finally obtain A PIECE of his final weapon
Story 8/10 : What has made Squaresoft games so good till now is obviously the story. In this Final Fantasy, they really surpassed themselves doing the best story they never made in 20 years. I tell you, this is absolutely brilliant. They started from a pretty banal concept and to a very developed one. You're starting at the world's wonderful machinamachinemetropolis, Zanarkand. As the cheerful player Tidus is trying to win the blizball cup, a malefic entity call Sin destroyed the entire city and goes with it all the technology that has created this place. Tidus is then thrust from his Zanarkand to Spira. There, people live for 2 purposes, pray and help the summoners, which are the only ones who can destroy Sin. The story evolves as Tidus help the summoner Yuna and her guardians to complete her Pilgrimage. From this point, many plot twist occur and that is what makes the story soooo interesting. The only problem is that this well thought story takes too much place in the game. You'll find yourself playing 15 minutes for 1 hour of FFX. There are so many dialogues! And by majority, they're placed before and after the battles. This means, if you are killed (and that'll happen a lot when you'll encounter Seymour Flux late in the game) you'll have to listen to the dialogues over and over again and there is NO WAY to skip them. I tell you, this game is a MOVIE. That's why the game last 40 hours. Great! But you'll play only 20 hours on that, if it's not less than that
Replay Value 7/10 : If you really want to pass the game again, well you'll have to listen AGAIN to all the dialogues because you won't be able to skip them, there is no replay mode and you'll be able to listen to all the music and listen to all the movies in the game in a mini-theatre at the end of your first game. However, the game is still fun and if you have 40 hours to waste, well this is a good way to do so!
Replay value:7/10
Rent or buy: Eh! We're talking about a Final Fantasy! There is no way you will rent it without buying it after. So do not waste 5 $ for nothing and buy it! This is really a must have for all the Final Fantasy lovers.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.0 - Great
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Durham, N.C. — A Durham school bus got snagged on a utility pole guide line Tuesday afternoon, causing the pole and live wires to fall on the bus, authorities said.
Bus 126, which was carrying 17 students from Burton and Harris elementary schools, was trying to turn around on the 400 block of Lakeland Street near Mathison Street when it struck and got caught in a guide wire, said school system spokesman Chip Sudderth.
The impact pulled the guide wire from the ground, causing the pole and power lines to lean down onto the bus.
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Individual Beef Wellingtons
Beef Wellington is an elegant, classic dish that's perfect for serving on a special occasion like an anniversary or birthday. Most recipes call for wrapping a tenderloin roast and slicing it after it's baked, but we just love the idea of serving these little pastry-wrapped gems in individual portions, and it's really no extra work at all.
Individual Beef Wellingtons
- Ingredients:
- 4 6 to 7-ounce filet mignons
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup Brandied Chicken Liver Paté (or store bought, see notes)
- Mushroom Duxelles (recipe follows)
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough, thawed
- 1 egg, lightly beaten with 1 teaspoon water
Season the filets on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the filets and sear them for approximately 1 minute per side, top and bottom, and just until no longer red around the edges, about 1 minute more. Transfer filets to a plate and allow to cool.
Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
Spread about 1 tablespoon of paté on each filet, then top with a portion of duxelles, smoothing the mushroom mixture into the paté.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the pasty dough into a square, roughly 14 inches across. Cut into quarters and place one filet, topping side down, in the center of each piece. Fold the pastry around the meat, stretching and pinching the dough as needed to seal the filet completely.
Place the pastry-wrapped bundles seam side down on the baking sheet. Brush with the beaten egg and place in the oven.
Bake until the pastry is golden brown and an instant thermometer inserted in the center of the meat registers 120°F to 125°F for rare, about 15 to 18 minutes. Allow an extra 1-1/2 to 2 minutes for medium-rare (130°F to 135°F). Allow to rest for 10 minutes before cutting.
Makes 4 servings
About the paté:
Ready made patés can be found in the deli or specialty foods department of better grocers. If you can't find it and don't want to make your own, you can omit the paté all together, or replace it with a small amount of a good quality blue cheese. The cheese will change the flavor profile of the Beef Wellington quite a bit, so we recommend choosing a mild-flavored blue so you don't overwhelm the taste of your filet.
We prefer to make up a batch of our own paté to use in this recipe. You only need a small amount for the Wellingtons, so you can use the remainder as an appetizer course for a different meal, or, for a NY deli-style treat, spread some on a toasted bagel and top with thinly sliced onion, lettuce and tomato.
Mushroom Duxelles
- Ingredients:
- 8 ounces white button mushrooms, washed, trimmed and roughly chopped
- 1 shallot, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 clove garlic, quartered
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Place the mushrooms, shallot, garlic and thyme in the work bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is very finely chopped, just short of becoming like a paste.
Heat the butter and olive oil in pan over medium heat. Add the mushroom mixture and cook until any liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms are nicely browned. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper as the mixture cooks. Set aside to cool.
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That look so Delicious Beef, and great recipe.Faridahttp://kitchensuperfood.com
As I am alone, can I freeze the uncooked individual Wellingtons that I don't use?
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Watching the supermarket wildlife
It's claimed by Phineas T Barnum, the circus promoter, that "every crowd has a silver lining".
A Saturday morning spent collecting for the blind outside a major supermarket was proof of that and quite an eye opener.
It reminded me of those days long ago when as a political candidate I would knock on doors of electors in the Manawatu, asking for their support. One just hoped that the first door didn't produce an aggressive german shepherd or, worse, an even more aggressive socialist.
A lovely elderly satisfied supporter was a good start to the day; a man who asked me "what has four legs and an arm?" Answer: "A political candidate when my dog catches him!" was considered a bad omen.
Being positioned by the door to the supermarket meant that I could make eye contact with most approaching shoppers. Many were people I knew and made easy picking, although some were quietly rude as I suggested they be a bit more generous. Some found the shopping trolley parking area and the ATM very interesting and resisted my probing gaze. On the whole most gave gladly. It was interesting that those who, on the surface, could not afford much gave more. Mums with their kids in tow insisted that each child put in 20 cents or so, instilling into these youngsters that helping others less well off than themselves is good.
Each donor was given a sticker, and I was very careful where I stuck it; chests OK, breasts a definite no-no. Although one old friend suggested that I live dangerously with her sticker, I resisted the temptation. I had been similarly tried once before, during those political vote-searching days. I knocked on the door and it was immediately opened by a very well-endowed young woman in a dressing gown. I explained why I was there and she smiled and threw open her dressing gown, which was the only garment cladding her. "Would you vote for dem two puppies?" she asked with a laugh and slammed the door! I felt my mouth hanging open; her laughter at my expense, behind the door, was outrageous.
There were also all the old excuses like "I haven't any change - sorry" or "I'll give you some on the way out"- yeah right! I witnessed two collisions as cars backed out of their parks into the other's blind spots; each insisting it was the other's fault with much waving of arms but no major damage done.
And then, when I thought I'd avoided most of the unpleasantness that used to accompany my political door-knocking, along comes a broadside from left field.
"Are you Mr Cox?" the ageing man asked in such a manner that I knew he was fully aware that I was. When someone calls me mister I'm immediately on guard. I vaguely remembered a previous outburst from the same angry chap, on the street or was it at a Grey Power meeting I'd attended?
"I hate your columns in the Waikato Times; you should be locked up so that we readers can be put out of our misery by having to read such unadulterated garbage," he spat out. I have the spittle marks on my pullover to prove it.
I've had some practice in handling such verbal hate attacks, first rule being to drop the volume of one's response.
"You don't have to read them, it's not compulsory you know," I quietly informed my attacker. That logic didn't seem to settle him; he continued in front of a growing crowd. "People like you and John Key should be banned from the streets." He moved away muttering oaths. I offered him my collector's box and a sticker; he declined.
Some think that politicians develop a tough hide and can cope with such belligerent attacks. Not true. They are as upsetting to me as they would be to any other collector or person in the public arena. I'm sure my spitting and aggressive confronter will take some heart from that, presuming of course that he reads this column.
I recalled a comment made by Harold Wilson, former British prime minister, when he was verbally attacked by his old adversary Tony Benn. He simply said, "He immatures with age". I thought the same could apply to my Saturday morning attacker.
All in all it was a good way to spend a morning. There was $134.70 plus an Isle of Man £2 coin in my collection box. Well done those people who chose to help the blind, you were indeed "a crowd with a silver lining".
Waikato Times


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July 30th, 2012 04:27 AM #51Nathaniel . Eden | Alessandra . Noel
August 1st, 2012 11:44 AM #53
DW: Lilliana Serene Black, 26
DH: Desmond Jude Black, 27
We live in Boston & have 2 children:
1. Hermione Olivia Black, 8. Hermione is
straightforward & honest, & she is by no
means shy. She is very girly, & likes to design
clothes for her dollies. She has recently taken up
sewing, & is applying her designs to actually
making clothes for her dolls. Hermione has curly
black hair that is usually up in pigtails & hazel
eyes. At school she is Hermione, but at home she
is: Maya, Mione, Ione, Herms (she hates it),
Princess Maya, Olivia or Princess Maya-Liv. My
godson, Eden (age 11), calls her Queen Mia.
2. Abraxas Lorcan-Jude Black, 6. Abraxas isn't shy,
he is just as straightforward as Hermione, however
Abraxas is loud, and a fireball of energy, he needs
to constantly be moving. We've gotten him into
soccer, & he's great in it, because he pours his
energy into the sport. Abraxas, also is very
intelligent. He always wants to learn new things,
and has been reading since he was 3. He has
shoulder-length curly dark blond hair, that he
wears in a ponytail & dark brown eyes. Abraxas
is usually refferred to as Abraxas, however his
father calls him "Ax-Man" & Hermione calls him
AJ or Lorcan.
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LAS CRUCES – The hikers stopped short on the trail to watch a herd of mule deer move across grasses at the hem of the Organ Mountains, on land newly protected as a national monument.
It was a quiet moment Friday during an otherwise celebratory trek: Interior Secretary Sally Jewell arrived from Washington, D.C., to hike a small slice of the 496,000 acres of Doña Ana County now officially known as the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
President Barack Obama signed the monument into existence this week, effectively protecting from future development all the federal lands within the footprint. The monument covers five mountain ranges, including the iconic Organ Mountains east of Las Cruces and rugged terrain south and west of the city.
Hiking a trail to a spot known as Dripping Springs – now dry from drought – Jewell described what distinguishes the region.
"When you come to New Mexico, it's just completely different," she said, comparing the landscape to her native Washington state. "Brilliant blue skies and a desert landscape, which I think is beautiful in its starkness and with dramatic geologic features that aren't behind the trees, as they are in the Northwest."
Later, Jewell celebrated the new monument designation with local leaders and residents at a high school.
The monument encompasses federal acreage managed by the Bureau of Land Management but is also spotted intermittently with some 70,000 acres of commercially viable state land that is not protected by the designation. State Land Commissioner Ray Powell has said that a land swap – a trade of state parcels inside the monument for federal lands closer to the urban footprint – is critical to safeguarding the monument.
That discussion, as well as public talks on the development of a management plan, can now begin in earnest.
The BLM in Las Cruces manages some 5 million acres across five counties, according to Tom Phillips, BLM supervisor for recreation and cultural resources. He says a management plan will look at what infrastructure may be needed to draw in visitors, such as trails, maps or signage – currently lacking.
"It's pretty exciting to see the attention to an area that we know is pretty special," Phillips said. "We've been managing it as a natural area, and the public really enjoys it. Now we have an increased, heightened interest."
Phillips led the early morning hike around Dripping Springs and, along with BLM Park Ranger McKinney Briske, answered Jewell's questions about wildlife, geology and the fire cycle.
"To be able to protect something like this as a monument is the sort of thing I knew happened on occasion," Jewell said. "It's just a real blessing to have this happen while I'm in this job. It's pretty major."
The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument is the second and the largest monument set aside in New Mexico by Obama, following the designation of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument last year.


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Private indoor range?
I've been wondering about this for some time. I know there are zoning laws to contend with. There is also the issue of ventilation and filtering, due to lead particles. Does anyone know what the specifics, and limitations are to building a range on private property? I live in the Phoenix, Arizona area. It would not be inside the house, I have no basement or room with the appropriate length, but would he a new structure that either stood alone, or shared a boundary with the existing structure. Had anyone done this, or know someone who has? Any ideas are welcome.
My dads national guard armory had an indoor range in the basement. He said at the business end there was a bare dirt floor with a thick steel plate at a steep angle above it. The fired rounds would be deflected by the steel plate into the loose dirt.
I'm not sure what zoning laws you'd have to deal with but as long as you're out in the country and are safe about the construction I can't see why you'd have any trouble with zoning.
Most populated areas these days prohibit the discharging of firearms. This applies to indoor as well as outdoors.
The first range I went to today was right smack in the middle of downtown. It all depends on your location.
It was an indoor range.
Thanks for the responses. I don't think it's possible for me. I live in a densely populated suburb of Phoenix. Nevertheless, I'm going to look into the zoning laws.
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Public Choice Book Beta
I recently heard from a colleague of Maxwell L. Stearns that he and Todd J. Zywicki are seeking comments on their draft of a new cousebook, Public Choice Concepts and Applications in Law (which is presently scheduled for publication in the fall 2009 with West Publishing). Here's an excerpt of a letter they've sent out:
The book is designed for classroom instruction either as a complete course in public choice and the law or as a complement to, or substitute for, a traditional course in law and economics. Because we have one full year prior to submission to the publisher (the manuscript is due in late March 2009), we are writing now to see if you might be interested in a pre-publication adoption of the present manuscript, either to teach in the fall 2008 or spring 2009 term (essentially either term in the upcoming academic year).
Dean Saul Levmore has also just completed a course using these materials at University of Chicago School of Law. Each of us has thoroughly enjoyed teaching with these materials and is enthusiastic about the book and the value of using it in the classroom. Given that this will be the only book of its type in the market, we are very interested finding professors willing to teach with these materials prior to publication and to provide us with valuable feedback on such matters as scope, organization, and presentation. . . . Even if you choose not to teach this course at this time, we still encourage your review of the materials and any comments that you are able to provide
I think it's a very good idea to make texts like these "open to comment" from members of the broader legal community. I look forward to the further development of web based "communities of interest" around coursebooks, where profs can share teaching tips, illustrative materials, and other instructional materials. More details on this particular project below the fold. . .
More from the letter:
The book project presently has three parts. Part I of the book contains four chapters, which together introduce the basic concepts of public choice theory, including a general introduction to economic reasoning (with an appendix on elementary price theory); interest-group theory and rent-seeking; social choice theory; and elementary game theory. Each chapter includes clear presentations of the underlying concepts and a series of discussion points and case applications of covered concepts. Part II then applies these combined tools to analyze collective decision-making in four institutional settings: the legislature, the judiciary, the executive branch, and constitutions and constitutional design. Each chapter analyzes the incentives of decision-makers within each institutional setting and the implications of public choice and social choice for decision-making within each of these contexts. As in Part I, each chapter in this part provides several applications, including primary legal materials, that encourage students to apply the insights of public choice theory to concrete legal settings.
Part III applies the frameworks developed in parts I and II to a broad range of specific substantive areas of law. These include such areas as the commerce clause (affirmative and dormant), standing, proposals for constitutional reform, environmental law and policy, methods of constitutional interpretation, bankruptcy and corporate law, and corruption and the rule of law. Part III is designed to allow professors to select from a menu of different topical areas and thus to teach to their particular areas of interest. While this aspect of the book is still in development, we are contemplating having Part III take the form of a web interface through which professors can download particular chapters to supplement the bound materials, which would then include parts I and II. [emphasis added]
At the current time we have completed drafts of Parts I and II of the book and we can send these parts to you for your review. We also have a list of the readings that will provide the basis for the chapters in Part III and a prototype chapter on the commerce clause.
We hope that you will consider requesting that your law school allow you to teach a course on "Public Choice and the Law" this coming academic year and that you will eventually make such a course a permanent part of your curriculum. Even if you choose not to teach this course at this time, we still encourage your review of the materials and any comments that you are able to provide. Because the book is broad in scope, we would also appreciate your willingness to review specific chapters of interest to you. Most importantly, we would also be greatly appreciative if you could suggest other professors who might be interested in such a potential pre-adoption, either at your own institution or elsewhere. You may also feel free to forward this letter to such colleagues. If you are interested in reviewing the chapters that we have at the current time, please contact Maxwell Stearns at mstearns AT law.umaryland.edu or Todd Zywicki at tzywick2 AT gmu.edu.


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Printing to PDF replaces images with black boxes
I have a user who when they print a worksheet to PDF, the footer appears as a black box.
I've checked everywhere for a solution but can't seem to find one.
Is it word related or Adobe related? They are using the latest version of Adobe reader.
Thanks for your help.
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Use this box for print
If that dose't work try to use another driver used in free soft: Foxit Reader
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- Edited by VBAToolsMVP Monday, June 11, 2012 12:24 PM add pictures
- Marked as answer by Jaynet ZhangMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Monday, June 18, 2012 2:00 AM
- Unmarked as answer by evoandy Monday, June 18, 2012 1:06 PM
Can you export range as exp?
After that on you can make pdf from this.
Good procedure to make high quality image is EMF
Sub EksportujDoObrazuEMF() Call EksportujObiektDoEMF(ActiveWindow.VisibleRange) MsgBox "done well ;-)" End Sub '_______________________________ Option Explicit Private Declare Function OpenClipboard Lib "user32" _ (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long Private Declare Function CloseClipboard Lib "user32" () As Long Private Declare Function GetClipboardData Lib "user32" _ (ByVal uFormat As Long) As Long Private Declare Function CopyEnhMetaFileA Lib "Gdi32" _ (ByVal hemfSrc As Long, ByVal lpszFile As String) As Long Private Declare Function DeleteEnhMetaFile Lib "Gdi32" _ (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long Sub EksportujObiektDoEMF(Obj As Object) Dim PlikEMF, Rep As Long PlikEMF = ThisWorkbook.path & "\tmp_img.emf" If Dir$(PlikEMF) <> "" Then Kill PlikEMF End If If Export2emf(Obj, PlikEMF) = "" Then MsgBox "Błąd przy eksporcie pliku !", vbCritical End If End Sub Private Function Export2emf(Objet As Object, _ NazwaPliku, Optional Apparence, _ Optional Format, Optional Size) As String Export2emf = NazwaPliku If TypeName(Objet.Parent) = "Chart" Then Objet.Parent.CopyPicture Apparence, Format, Size ElseIf TypeName(Objet) <> "Chart" Then Objet.CopyPicture Apparence, Format Else Objet.CopyPicture Apparence, Format, Size End If OpenClipboard 0 If DeleteEnhMetaFile(CopyEnhMetaFileA(GetClipboardData(14), _ Export2emf)) = 0 Then Export2emf = "" CloseClipboard End Function
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If you check print as image on Adobe driver, and that doest work i was recommend you FoxidReader driver (works in HP printers better than Adobe).
Also I use sometimes export to "exp" (exposure/picture) as a emf file (better then jpg)
This code change Excel range to image.
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I cant mark as answer, moderator can. But no matter, as you said:
I have a user who when they print a worksheet to PDF, the footer appears as a black box.
So why do not check? Or are you?
On my opinion is that adobe have problem with your's shapes.
Try my method and check if pictures looks fine or if Free Foxit driver print well.
You can also attach this file to this case (by link) to check the problem from ours workplaces
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OSAKA – Cerezo Osaka on Thursday confirmed that the J. League club has reached a one-year deal with Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, winner of the Golden Ball Award as the most valuable player at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Cerezo had been in negotiations to acquire the 34-year-old Forlan since last autumn and club president Masao Okano, who was informed that the deal had gone through early Thursday morning, said, "(Forlan) will be playing for Cerezo this season."
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Manager Ranko Popovic said, "As a player and a human being I would like him to be a role model for the younger players."
Former Independiente, Manchester United, Villarreal, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan striker Forlan said in a post on his Twitter account on Wednesday that he had signed a contract with Cerezo until December.
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Game, Set, Match: book review
January 13, 2011
Recently, Lee and Low Books send me a review copy of Game, Set, Match, Champion Arthur Ashe by Crystal Hubbard.
I haven't read it to Juliet because it is really long and aimed at an older audience; however, I very much enjoyed reading it on my own.
The story of Arthur Ashe's life is inspiring and motivating. I knew very little about the tennis champion's life before reading this book, but learned so much with every page I turned. I love his strong work ethic, his dedication to his sport, and his respect for his coaches. He overcame great challenges to obtain his goals and dreams--what a great role model for young people, tennis players or not.
And while this book was informative and well-written, the part I liked the most was the Author's Note in the back where Hubbard shares a personal story from her childhood when she met Arthur Ashe at two different book signings.
She tells how he not only remembered her name, but also those of her sisters:
He'd remembered my name. And he'd remembered Kim's too. But he'd also remembered Kelly, Joelle, and Lauren, and he'd put their names on the photo without any prompting from me. Mr. Ashe, a man who had conquered a sport typically closed to people of color, who had walked with dignitaries and seen the world, remembered a little girl with pigtails who didn't like to play tennis.
This book would be perfect for my 9th and 10th grade students (if I were still teaching them.) I can think of so many discussions, writing prompts, and research projects that could go along with this.
I know this is not the kind of book I typically share here, but I thought I would anyway, just in case you have older children in your home or you teach them at school.
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