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Discovering Penang's Inner City – Day 3
Day 3 – 0710 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
Having slept early the night before, we woke up invigorated and all excited. The sky was clear with white clouds. We were sure it would not rain again. We have two more places to visit. Wuan wanted to go to the Khoo Kongsi while I wanted photos of the Goddess of Mercy Temple in Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling. We requested for late check-out as we did not want to be locked out of our room if we returned late. Our 12 noon check-out was extended to 2pm. Breakfast was the usual Western and Oriental fare. Not wanting to overload our digestive system, lest we get sleepy again, we ate mostly fruits and light snacks.
Day 3 – 0932 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
I know those roads around SXI well but I think Wuan is beginning to become familiar with them too. For the past two days, we had traversed the same road several times daily. Our first destination was the Goddess of Mercy Temple. From the hotel, we walked down Farquhar Street, turned into Love lane and then into Stewart Lane. The archways of the house beside Stewart Lane looked interesting with the morning sun casting strong shadows.
Day 3 – 0934 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
Some of the houses there looked rather old, not occupied and were secured with chains and bolts. Wuan liked the old tiles plastered on some of the walls. They looked really nice even after so many years. Their colours were striking and one cannot get tiles with such designs anymore.
Day 3 – 0940 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
The exterior of the Goddess of Mercy Temple has not changed over the years. It was as I had remembered it, except maybe the red roof looked rather clean. There were not a lot of worshippers when we were there but whenever there is a festival, it would be packed to the brim and the whole area would be filled with acrid fumes from burning incense.
Day 3 – 0945 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
As parts of the Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling were paved with roughly hewn blocks which made it very uncomfortable for me on a wheelchair and difficult for Wuan to push, we cut across the road into China Street to avoid the idiocy of the hare-brained scheme. We were in Little India again, with stalls selling teh tarik and an assortment of Indian merchandise.
Day 3 – 0950 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
The facade of the Maha Mariamman Temple was striking. Colourful sculptures of Hindu deities in various poses looked down from the top of the entrance that was guarded by two lions. We could not but marvel at the excellent skills of the artisans who created the sculptures. One surely cannot miss this temple which rises prominently in Queen Street.
Day 3 – 1001 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
Since the Cheah Kongsi was close by, Wuan wanted to go in and take more photos of the clan house. I waited from a distance, not wanting to be splattered by pigeon droppings. Those birds reside inside the entrance arch of the building. I was nearly soiled by one impish pigeon while waiting for Wuan there the day before.
Day 3 – 1011 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
The temple of the Khoo Kongsi was surrounded by houses. These houses were very much like fortification walls protecting the clan house and the temple that were situated in the middle. It is not visible from outside and one can easily miss it if not for the small signs that lead the way to the entrance. Entrance is RM5 per person inclusive of a souvenir postcard.
By now, the sun was getting very hot. I waited in the shade while Wuan had a field day taking photographs. From where I waited, I could see the elaborate figures and motifs that decorated the temple. I could not enter the temple because of the many steps but one of the caretakers offered to help me into the museum on the ground floor. It housed various artefacts of the clan like swords, tools used to construct the building, genealogy book and pictorial of the clan's history in Penang. Wuan took about fifty shots of the Khoo Kongsi. There was a look of satisfaction on her face when we emerged from the museum.
Day 3 – 1106 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
We wanted to take more photos of the Acheen Street Mosque but could not find a nice angle. Instead, Wuan snapped a shot of Acheen Street replete with its old houses, ramps on the pavement and benches for weary tourists to sit and rest their aching feet.
Day 3 – 1113 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
We followed the same roads that we took yesterday to return to the hotel, passing Cannon Street, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, Buckingham Street, Canarvon Street, Chulia Street, Love Lane and Farquhar Street.
Day 3 – 1137 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
When we reached the hotel, it was still too early to check-out. In the coolness of the lobby, we rested a while, catching our breath from a really breathtaking morning. The photos that we took at E & O Hotel yesterday did not look too good because of the rain and dark clouds. Seeing that the weather was just perfect, we headed to E & O Hotel again to snap more nice photos to remember our little adventure by.
Day 3 – 1159 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
The sea was rather calm and the sun was shinning down harshly. The seafront of the E & O Hotel was deserted. I took shelter under a huge shady frangipani tree while Wuan went around the seafront taking shots of anything that caught her fancy. There were 2 large cannons facing out to the sea, a row of coconut palms, the frangipani tree and a towering kapok tree that provided convenient shelter from the heat.
Day 3 – 1243 hrs, Wednesday, June 23
Just before we went back to our room to pack up, we stood at the lift lobby of the fifteenth floor that looked out to the inner city. The red and ochre roofs spread all over the landscape and right up to the edge of the land where it met the sea. I have lived in Penang all my life but I have never really had the opportunity to see all the sights of the inner city. Wuan gave me that opportunity to get to know my hometown better. I could not have gone on this sightseeing trip if not for her. We stood there for a long while, feeling a little nostalgic and sad at the same time for having to leave this place that will give us many happy memories in years to come.
Go to the Gallery for more photos of our three day escapade. Most of the photos were taken by Wuan with Nikon Coolpix 3100. We used a 256Mb compact flash which was sufficient for three days worth of shooting 363 frames in 3 megapixel normal resolution. For information on the places of interest to visit in Penang's inner city, go to Penang Heritage Trust or Tourism Penang.
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Exploring Penang's Inner City – Day 2
Day 2 – 0726 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
We awoke early and dropped in at the Church of the Assumption to say a prayer before beginning our adventure for the day. We had a full day ahead and hoped that the weather would be forgiving. Both of us looked every bit like tourists except we were not wearing hats.
Day 2 – 0748 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
The road before the Campbell Street Market was closed to traffic. Hawkers had set up stall to sell their wares. There were stalls selling fish, roasted pork, vegetables, groceries, clothes and incense. Not finding anything that interested us, we decided to go back to the hotel for our breakfast.
Day 2 – 0917 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
Feeling stuffed after the scrumptious breakfast which consisted of Western and Oriental fare, we went back to our room to freshen up. I felt a little tired and wanted to nap for a short while. Before I knew it, I had slept through lunch. Wuan had also finished reading her papers by then. We packed our things and got ready to roam the streets of Penang again.
Day 2 – 1434 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
Just as we were to go out, it began to rain. Strong winds were swaying the branches of trees outside. We figured that if there is wind, the rain clouds would soon be blown away. We loitered around the lobby until the rain stopped.
Day 2 – 1438 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
First in our list was the E & O Hotel. We have heard so much about its glittering list of guests. We wanted to soak in the ambience of a long gone era when the hotel was an obligatory stop for those travelling to the Far East. The seafront was a beautiful sight. I told Wuan it has been a long long while since I have sat by the seaside listening to the waves crashing against the rocks and feeling the salty winds brushing against my cheeks.
Day 2 – 1529 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
After coming out of the hotel, we felt hungry again. We had skipped lunch because I overslept after breakfast. We made our way down Light Street, passing the SXI field and Convent Light Street. One of our itineraries was the City Hall and Fort Cornwallis. Seeing the City Hall bounded in scaffolding we skipped it and went looking for food in Little India.
Day 2 – 1531 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
We wandered into King Street looking for kopitiams that served char koay teow or some other Penang hawker food. Unfortunately, most of them closed for business after lunch hours. A row of old Chinese-style buildings that stretched across almost for one block caught our attention. We stopped to take a closer look. It consisted of a temple and some association or clan buildings.
Day 2 – 1603 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
By now, our tummies were rumbling in protest. I thought some of the coffee shops in the banking district of Beach Street could still be opened and directed Wuan in that direction. However, as we were making our way there, right before us at Penang Street was an Indian restaurant that was still teeming with diners. That was a sight for sore eyes indeed. We both ordered two vegetarian banana leaf rice sets. At RM3 per head for all you can eat, it was a real bargain. We also bought some murukus and other sweet delicacies for snacking later.
Day 2 – 1643 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
We went to Beach Street after our late lunch anyway. Wuan wanted to buy biscuits to take back to Kuala Lumpur for her friends, neighbours and colleagues. Ghee Hiang is one of the popular biscuits shops for tourists to Penang. Among the biscuits Wuan bought were the pong peah (biscuit with white sugar filling), heoh peah (biscuit with brown sugar filling) and tau sa peah (biscuit with green bean filling), all which were freshly baked in the shop itself.
Day 2 – 1659 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
Little India is an enclave of Indian traders selling everything from spices to textile. The sights, smell and colours were fascinating. There were stalls by the road selling teh tarik, an assortment of murukus and vadais. There were shops selling colourful costume jewelleries, dazzling sarees and praying paraphernalias.
Day 2 – 1719 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
On the corner of Chulia Street and King Street junction, stood a quaint little shrine. The Nagore Durgha Sheriff Shrine's design had a distinct mix of Hindu and Muslims elements. The two domes on the roof were surrounded by four minarets that looked like pagodas. A songkok maker, a jeweller and a grocery store operated from the side of the shrine. Seeing that there was still light for us to walk around for a while more, we explored the further ends of the inner city. The Lim Clan Temple was opposite the mosque. However it was locked.
Day 2 – 1737 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
Wuan wanted to go to the Khoo Kongsi. She had read and heard a lot about it and wanted to see for herself the splendour of the temple. We got lost somewhere between Armenian Street and Beach Street and took about ten minutes to get our bearings right again. That was when we came across the Cheah Kongsi's entrance. The building was under renovation. Wuan went in alone as I did not want to get my wheelchair caught in the debris of restoration works.
Day 2 – 1746 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
We could see a minaret that towered over the houses further up the road. It was the Acheen Street Mosque. The minaret was unique in the sense that it gradually tapered off at the top and its pinnacle did not house a huge dome like most of the mosques we had seen.
Day 2 – 1749 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
We knew that the Khoo Kongsi was near but we could not find it. We thought we were lost again when we chanced upon the entrance. The caretaker told us that it was closed and asked us to return the next morning. It is open from 9am to 5pm daily. Wuan was determined to see the sights inside and we began planning our schedule for the next day.
Day 2 – 1751 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, formerly Pitt Street, is a hodgepodge of Chinese and Hindu temples, mosque and church, all within walking distance with one another on the same street. The Kapitan Keling Mosque is most prominent with its lofty minaret that was visible from several blocks away. Further down the street was the Yeap Kongsi in Cannon Street with its intricately sculptured pillars.
Day 2 – 1759 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
We did not go down the road to go see the temples as the road was paved with uneven blocks. Wuan had a difficult time pushing my wheelchair and it was a very uncomfortable ride for me. I question the wisdom in paving the road in such a way that it not only severely hinders wheelchair movement but motorcycles and other bigger vehicles as well. Getting very annoyed with the bumpiness, we turned into Buckingham Street which was the road beside the mosque for a smoother journey back to the hotel.
Day 2 – 1825 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
Finally we got back to the hotel. It had been a really long day for us. Wuan must be a few hundred times more exhausted than me for pushing me around all day long. I think I have never travelled the distance we travelled today ever. If left alone, I do not think I would have covered half the distance.
Day 2 – 2101 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
We did not feel like eating yet after the banana leaf rice but it was getting late. After getting into our wanderlust attire, we hit the road again to see the night sights of Penang Road again. Leith Street was lined with strings of lighted coloured bulbs, giving it a carnival-like atmosphere.
Day 2 – 1924 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
The entire stretch of Penang Road as far as our eyes could see was also lined with colourful lighted bulbs shaped in various motifs like fruits, stars, butterflies and flowers. It was as if Christmas had arrived early. The roadside stalls were filled with night owls looking for supper or having a pint of cool beer by the several pubs that were opened for the evening crowds. Satisfied that we had seen enough, we returned to the hotel.
Day 2 – 2212 hrs, Tuesday, June 22
On the uppermost floor of the City Bayview Hotel sits the Revolving Restaurant. It is only opened for dinner buffet. The sight from there was spectacular. We could see the harbour, the rooftops of the inner city and Komtar, the tallest building in Penang as the restaurant slowly rotated. We went to bed early that night, happy that we had covered most of the sights we had set out to see in the first place.
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The technology behind 3-D printing, which seems limited only by our imagination, could very well upend patent and intellectual property law. Goldman Sachs recently cited 3-D printing as one of eight trends poised to disrupt industries.
From utilitarian processes to the final appearance of designed objects ranging from jewelry to spare machine parts, get ready for a patent land grab of 3-D intellectual property. Industrial manufacturers are making shapes from fused bits of plastic and metal powder; shapes that previously weren't possible. They're looking up from their work on the shop floor and wondering, "Do I need a patent?"
"The last time I saw this kind of gold rush for patents was during the dot-com boom" of the late 1990s, said Peter Canelias, a patent attorney based in New York.
The 3-D technology has kept the Patent and Trademark Office busy, too. During the last decade, it has received more than 6,800 patent applications related to 3-D printing (also known as additive manufacturing). Since 2007, about 680 patents a year have been filed—39.6 percent more than 2002, when 487 patents were filed. Since 2003, the office has granted 3,500 patents related to 3-D printing.
But new technology of course brings questions and risks.
A unique phenomenon of 3-D printing is the "perceived right of public access to this technology," said Terry Wohlers, co-author of a recent report from consulting firm Wohlers Associates. Some groups advocate that 3-D programs and software should be "open source" and available to all users for the sake of innovation.
As prices fall and the technology spreads, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to imagine the speed at which counterfeit knockoffs can be printed.
"Additive manufacturing technology permits production of extraordinarily accurate duplicates of objects that are the subject of IP protections," said Teresa Rea, acting director of the Patent and Trademark Office, which is part of the Commerce Department.
From a smartphone cover to a replacement screw for a broken household item, just borrow a design you like from the Internet and print it yourself.
"Additive manufacturing technology has the potential to rewrite the rules for how we think about product liability," the Wohlers report said.
(Read more: 10 ways 3-D printing will blow your mind)
Temptation to print knockoffs
"While the potential for legitimate uses of this technology is breathtaking, such as the production of custom prosthetic limbs at a fraction of the cost of standard manufacturing, additive manufacturing also presents a number of potential challenges," Rea said at a January meeting on additive manufacturing hosted by the Patent and Trademark Office.
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Its growing affordability has made the technology accessible to smaller businesses, artists and consumers. Several retailers have unveiled sections dedicated to 3-D printing, including Amazon, Staples and, most recently, UPS.
"The entry barrier for infringers is modest, especially as technology improves and prices fall," Rea said. "As a result, we should anticipate that this will be a growing challenge for right holders and law enforcement."
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Growing pains with a new technology is nothing new. The debut of printed copies a few decades ago sparked cries of the death of publishing and books. American inventor Chester Carlson made his first xerographic image—a precursor to the modern photocopy—in Queens, New York, in 1938.
And if the photocopy and other innovations such as the Ford Model T showcased mass production, 3-D printing is about mass customization at reduced costs. You can create a toothbrush holder, tie, surgical instrument—all to your exact liking.
Such customization also appeals to big business. Boeing, for example, 3-D prints 300 distinct airplane parts at a cost savings of 25 percent to 50 percent per part, according to an Aug. 7 Goldman Sachs note.
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But what sets 3-D printing apart from past innovations is the part the consumer plays.
Traditional production and manufacturing have a linear chain of events: an identifiable product designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer. In additive manufacturing, that chain of events can get capsized.
Take a hypothetical Web-based start-up that sells a digital design for an object to a person or small company. That party, in turn, tweaks that original design before printing the final product.
"Additive manufacturing upends this system by allowing consumers to get involved in the design process," Wohlers said.
And with so many people tweaking and borrowing ideas, can intellectual property related to additive manufacturing even be enforced? Experts say patent history may offer some clues. As previous patent battles related to the Internet and pharmaceutical drugs have shown, big companies shell out big bucks to protect valuable patents.
"There's always going to be some infringement below the radar," New York attorney Canelias said. "But to get to commercial scale, patents would be enforced."
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Additive manufacturing has been around for roughly a decade, quickly outgrowing its roots as a prototype platform and plaything for hobbyists and tech geeks. The global market reached $2.2 billion last year—up 28.6 percent from 2011, according to Wohlers estimates.
Those impressive numbers are dwarfed by the broader printing market, however.
Xerox, for instance, has annual revenue of about $23 billion, mostly from its services business that includes document management and imaging technology. The company also has been supplying the 3-D printing industry with printing heads for the past decade.
Kevin Lewis, head of Xerox's 3-D initiatives, said, "I just think the [additive manufacturing] market will be small [for Xerox]."
But that doesn't mean industry leaders aren't taking notice of 3-D printing's possibilities. Prototyping has given way to advanced printing of fully functioning parts. The technology is also stretching into printed electronic parts. The idea is to fuse microelectronics with mechanical components. These two trends have "gotten our antenna up," said Xerox's Lewis.
Amid so much growth potential, it's unclear how insurers will underwrite the liability for open-sourced digital designs, which could be altered and customized. According to Wohlers, "These novel questions will eventually be answered by the manufacturing and insurance industries, and ultimately, by the courts."
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i have to say i'm proud that even i can help out someone:
x/(x-1) +3 = 1/(x-1)
OK, let me have a go at Prob 3: x/(x-1) +3 = 1/(x-1)
Yes, sorry I forgot to add the parentheses.
For x^2 you can also use x² - there are a few useful little symbols at the top under "Math Is Fun Forum", and I just drag my mouse across one then copy and paste it in.
Thanks Kyle. Here's the work I have so far on the others
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How necessary is exercise in living a paleo lifestyle? Is it sufficient to simply eat paleo foods or are there greater benefits by adding short intense exercise sessions into daily life?
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Answer by Alex 1 483 · Mar 02 '10 at 10:30 PM
Necessary. Diet is absolutely essential but no one ever got healthy by sitting around doing nothing.
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According to Mark Sisson, your overall fitness is 80% diet and 20% exercise. So, you can get the majority of the benefits just by eating right, but occasional intense exercise will get you that extra mile.
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I'm inclined to agree with Alex (though I'm a bit biased!). Sedentary hunter-gatherer is an oxymoron.
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Absolutely NOT necessary. Beneficial? Yes, but not necessary.
Diet is 99% of the puzzle. I don't think anyone should be discouraged from improving their diet because they don't have the desire, time, or physical ability to engage in exercise. Getting your diet in order is the most important thing to improving your health, energy levels, appearance, etc.. Calling exercise necessary discounts the importance of diet too much. Calling exercise necessary is like saying someone who can't exercise due to chronic joint or tendon pain should just give up and eat junk food. A Paleo inspired diet will give vast improvements in health and fitness even if you never do anything approaching exercise.
That said, exercise does provide incremental benefits and is necessary in terms of getting 100%. From a Paleo context, I look at exercise as a replacement for a key piece that's missing in modern life, much like taking a supplement like vitamin D. Hunter gatherers exert themselves as part of their lifestyle, not for the sake of exercise, but most of us don't really have the ability or desire to duplicate that lifestyle in the modern world. That's where exercise sessions help. Research has shown that brief, intense sessions are good enough for signalling to your body "hey, strong bones and muscles are important to me!"
Answer by jm054 1127 · Mar 03 '10 at 12:05 AM
Dan John makes a good distinction between health and fitness. Fitness is your ability to perform a task. Health is the optimal interaction between your organs.
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I love my exercises!!! Nutrition is good if your a plant or a vegetable! But we are living MOVING human beings..... I think we have a BIG blindspot about exercises! Please visit me during my October Challenge, you'll get ideas of what and how to do it! Really!!!!
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When is exercise ever a bad thing to add to our daily lives?
I'll rephrase...Whether it's necessary or not, it wouldn't hurt to add some exercise to our daily lives. :-)
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Humana's Chuck Lane breathed a sigh of relief when the last foursome of 144 top sales producers and execs headed out to the greens at Maui's Kaanapali Golf Resort in Hawaii. But then came the dreaded phone call from the course. "Where are the beverages?" players demanded.
Turns out Lane — assistant vice president of public relations and meeting services for the Green Bay, Wis. — based firm and a veteran planner of golf outings — had ordered beverage carts, but not the drinks.
Golf tournament rule number one: Assume nothing.
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Choosing the right course is arguably the most crucial step in ensuring a positive experience for the players. Many factors determine proper site selection, but distance from the resort seems to be a universal concern. Most golf tournaments start after lunch and can stretch out for five hours, so it's important for players to get on the course, finish before dark, and return in time to prepare for dinner. Carrie V. White, senior meeting planner with Aegis Insurance Services in Jersey City, N.J., tries to stick within 30 minutes of a resort. After getting burned a few times, she has learned to drive and time the route herself on site visits. "Timing is key," White explains. "If the golfers don't get back until 7:30 and their spouses are waiting for them, then they're angry and end up being late for dinner."
Sometimes, though, the lure of a world-renowned golf course is too hard to resist, and a group might venture a little farther than normal to take advantage of it. "When we do that, we try to build in a nighttime function that won't conflict with the timing," says Jeff Calmus, director of conference planning for New England Financial/MetLife in Boston.
Calmus prefers the one-stop shopping convenience of a venue such as Orlando's Walt Disney World Resort that includes its own golf courses. "When you make a financial investment in an entire meeting facility, obviously you have more control over your tournament. And it's a lot easier in terms of coordination," he explains.
Since golf outings are often part of programs designed to reward top producers or impress key customers, many financial services companies book groups into destinations that have hosted pro tournaments. Phyllis Connelly, executive meeting planner with Liberty Mutual Insurance in Boston, likes Pinehurst in North Carolina because it was the site of one U.S. Open (which will return in 2005) and because it offers eight courses — an important consideration for a schedule that includes a tournament and gives Liberty Mutual's 70 to 80 key accounts multiple time slots to squeeze in individual games. "I know from experience our customers can't wait to get out on the courses; they know which ones they want to play," says Connelly.
But not every group is ready for the big leagues. White, not a golfer herself, says she consults golf magazines and keeps a list of the top 25 U.S. golf facilities, but "I won't send a group of beginners to that kind of course." To determine whether a lesser-known course is up to snuff for a group, White checks out the quality of the greens and the clubhouse. And, because she admits she is "not completely versed in the courses and the pars," she also asks Aegis' CEO, who does golf, to review a course's card and decide whether it will pose a sufficient challenge for the clients.
"With large tournaments, we rarely play on a really hard course," White says. No one wants to embarrass the occasional golfer, especially when that golfer is an important policyholder. "When you have 144 players, you definitely have some beginners — people who come once a year to this meeting and don't otherwise play golf," she notes.
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That doesn't mean that novice golfers need to avoid world-class courses, though. Corporate golf tournaments routinely are set up to put teams of golfers of varying skills onto a level playing field. The most popular format, the scramble, involves teams composed of players with a variety of handicaps. Every member tees off, and only the best drive counts. Then team members take turns hitting from that spot, counting only the best shot.
Marty Manning, vice president of sales for Zurich Life Insurance Co. in Schaumburg, Ill., says the scramble format makes everyone happy. "The person who is the very good golfer usually carries the team and they use his or her shot most of the time, and the person who plays once or twice a year doesn't have to worry. Inevitably, during the round everybody contributes two or three shots minimum. Usually, the whole thing comes down to putting, and some of the less-talented golfers can make a 20-foot putt, so they contribute."
Manning says the scramble arrangement provides a terrific opportunity to forge relationships. "At least half of the teams really come together because they're going to shoot a score that they would never shoot on their own," he observes. "They'll talk about it for the rest of the trip."
Setting up balanced teams can pose an interesting challenge. Manning says he is lucky, because after planning golf events for Zurich Life for 20 years, he knows how well most participants play.
Asking players to declare their handicaps can open a can of worms. "It allows cheating, fibbing, and consequently one group might sandbag and win, which can cause hard feelings. That's not the purpose of tourneys," Lane says. "We're trying to create a win-win, where everybody goes home with something and is happy."
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In addition to balancing each foursome's skill levels, the planner needs to strike a delicate balance between business affiliations and internal protocol. Calmus says a little homework can help achieve that balance. "We talk to people internally in the company who understand the relationships between the people playing, which is very strategic from a business standpoint. These are sources who understand what is happening out in the field and on the sales force, such as who wants to discuss something with which executive," he says.
Some pairings are obvious: The e-commerce client with the IT staffer, the top producer with the CEO, the token home office person on as many teams as possible, and teaming players from various regions. It's also important to avoid pairing competing clients.
Once the foursomes are established, requests for changes are inevitable and need to be handled tactfully. "We try to honor as many requests as we possibly can, keep it light, and keep a sense of humor about it," says Lane. "There's always a danger that someone will be perceived as an inferior player. But everybody has an ego, and we try to never make anybody, least of all the customer, feel unimportant or slighted. We try to make everybody feel honored."
Calmus says he's accustomed to changes at the last minute, and being able to respond quickly is critical. "If you don't change the names fast enough on the carts, there could be some embarrassment," he says.
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Once the foursomes are decided, it's largely up to the golf facility to make sure the event goes smoothly. A good golf department will set up carts with players' clubs, take care of scoring, and provide guidelines for the players. But that doesn't leave the planner out of the picture. While Manning says that planners have little to worry about if they're dealing with a professional facility, he doesn't take anything for granted. "One of the things you don't want to happen is to not have the golf bags and carts ready." He sends a staffer over to the clubhouse midmorning prior to an afternoon outing to make sure everything is in order.
As with any event, communication is key. "We look for the same service mentality from a golf operation as we do from the rest of the resort," says Calmus. "We want one contact. We want that person to be accessible to communicate our needs to, and we want them there when we are actually running the tournament."
Drawing from past experiences can make planning a lot easier. "It's important to have the right number of reserved tee times," Connelly says. "You don't want to have to pay for unused times, and you want to be able to get all your players on the course. So it's important to have a lot of past history with your group to prepare for the proper number of players."
Lane says he and his staff serve as an extension of the club staff, registering players and starting the players, collecting score cards, directing players to the food and transportation areas, and returning rental and personal clubs to their proper places.
"Attendees leave a sporting event with a torn ticket and a memory," Lane says. "The outcome of a golf match is probably forgotten halfway through cocktails. But people will remember their friendships and business relationships with the host."
Favorite Fairways
We asked the planners interviewed for this article to pick their favorite courses, and tell us why. Here's what they said:
"There are several I enjoy playing, but from a tournament organization standpoint, I just finished two tourneys at Ko Olina on Oahu, Hawaii, and the Marriott's Rancho Las Palmas in Palm Springs, Calif., which were the two best organized staffs I have ever worked with."
— Chuck Lane, Humana
"I like Pebble Beach [Calif.] — the challenge of the course, the views, the history, the nostalgia. I remember going there when it cost $25 to play."
— Marty Manning, Zurich Life Insurance Co.
"Certainly Pebble Beach is the most dramatic and famous course I've ever played. I think the best courses in general are those that use the surrounding elements, like the Four Seasons in Nevis, which has donkeys on the fairways and monkeys in the trees. I also like the one-stop-shopping convenience of the Orlando Walt Disney World Resort courses"
— Jeff Calmus, New England Financial/MetLife
"I like Pinehurst, N.C., because it's so unique with the eight courses. My next favorite would be the Greenbrier, W.Va., with its beautiful location."
— Phyllis Connelly, Liberty Mutual
Everyone's a Winner
Each golf tournament at Aegis Insurance Services' annual policyholders' conference is followed by an awards reception, but the honors are not all for competitive feats. "We have a staff person drive around in a golf cart, watch what's happening, and take photos during the day," says Aegis' Carrie V. White. "Then we give out awards, including one for the most embarrassing moment."
Not focusing on the technical side of golf and injecting a little humor helps all 700 attendees — many of them non-golfers — enjoy the event, White says.
Zurich Life Insurance's Marty Manning suggests mixing it up by running mini-tournaments involving only men, women, or couples. The smaller field of players increases the chances that everyone will win a prize.
While logo hats and shirts may seem like throwaways, some golfers like to show off their recent visits to trophy courses. Humana's Chuck Lane, who recently ran an incentive program for 300 qualifiers and their guests at Hawaii's tony Ko Olina resort in Oahu, says he was generous with the logo merchandise. "It reminds people that they were our guests in a fabulous destination."
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U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon of the District of Columbia court found the phone data collecting program "almost certainly" in violation of the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches.
The seven-year-old NSA program was established by the Patriot Act and repeatedly reauthorized by a secret intelligence court. But even five years before it was legalized, it was run clandestinely.
Judge William Pauley of the federal district court in Manhattan came to an opposite conclusion. "The effectiveness of bulk telephony metadata cannot be seriously disputed," he declared.
Which judge to believe? Put your money on Judge Leon.
You may not be as cynical as media critic Stone. But all Americans should be skeptical of what the government says about anything smacking of the nefarious. Recall that James Clapper, director of national intelligence, lied to the Senate Intelligence Committee last March, protesting that NSA was not collecting data on Americans.
The response of President Obama to accusations of government spying was disappointing as he so often is on major policy questions. He offered what the New York Times called "bland reassurances on the runaway surveillance" but never proposed specific changes on a serious "ethical, moral and constitutional" issue.
Obama, as a senator from Illinois, advocated many reforms in the spying program. Obviously his "view from the top" differs vastly. As the Times noted after Obama's speech Friday, he "spoke eloquently of the need to balance the nation's security with personal privacy and civil liberties but his speech was frustratingly short on specifics."
Obama is once again and always a master of rhetoric without substance...
Saudi Arabia, the most oppressive dictatorship in the world, beheads people and discriminates against women. But human nature cannot be suppressed. The Saudi women are fighting back.
The monarchy bans women from driving but a few are driving anyway. Moreover, they are documenting on social media their confrontations with the moral cops. The idea is to put pressure on the government and keep the issue before the public.
One woman, pulled over by the enforcers, had the car stereo blaring the ironic words of a late Saudi singer: "My beloved country, you are the land of pride and a beacon of shining light."
There is rebellion, too, on women's university campuses. Trendy sneakers and colorful tank tops abound. Among the myriad of hairstyles: bleach blonde and dip-dyed blue.
Off campus, freedom ends. Their religion is cruel, requiring women to cover their hair and face with a black veil. Women in the male-dominant society need the permission of male relatives to work, go to college and travel.
In 2012, a Saudi novelist tweeted that Islam was not the "message of love" preached by the Prophet Muhammad. He was jailed for six months without a trial.
Despite the rebellion of a few doughty women, freedom is scarce in Saudi Arabia. Political parties are non-existent. Movies, theater and bars are taboo. Religious zealotry rules.


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The Group Myths operating here are enormous – imploring us to look to others to see what is appropriate.? However, for the developing individual, it is challenging to stand out from others and be different.? It takes time as the individual gains confidence and autonomy over their life.? Unfortunately,? few people really choose how they want to live their lives – outside the bounds of society's dictates.? Those that do can, live purposefully beyond 'shoulds, oughts and musts' of? society. Let's start by? rejecting the myth of emaciation!
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Chelsea Lynn Scalf and James Edward Kiser Jr. were united in marriage on Saturday, August 20, in a traditional double-ring ceremony at Prayer Tabernacle Church in Elizabethton.
Pastor Kenneth Davis officiated the ceremony. Music was provided by pianist Seth Montgomery, a friend of the bride. In addition, the groom sang "You Had Me From Hello" to his bride.
The bride is the daughter of Allen Scalf, Elizabethton, and Mike and Lynn Kilby, Boomer, N.C.
The bride's grandparents are Marie Hensley, Hampton, Lois Scalf, Elizabethton, James Scalf, Hampton, and the late Ralph Hensley.
The groom is the son of Jim and Teresa Kiser, Elizabethton.
The groom's grandparents are Lois Donnelly, Elizabethton, the late Ed Kiser, and the late Don and Rosa Roberts.
The bride was escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents.
The bride wore a traditional A-line grown of bridal satin with a sweetheart neckline and chapel train with a pink sash around the waist. The sash was a special gift from friends of the bride and groom. She wore a fingertip veil embellished with pearls. She also wore pearls belonging to her grandmother.
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Maid of honor was April Simerly, a friend of the bride. She wore a pink knee-length satin dress with accented ribbon at the waist.
Bridesmaid was Sarah Lane, sister of the groom, who was attired identically to the maid of honor.
Flower girls were Cheyenne Scalf, niece of the bride, and Natalie Nickles, cousin of the bride.
Ring bearer was Chase Scalf, cousin of the bride.
Jim Kiser Sr. served his son as best man.
Groomsman was Tim Baumgardner, friend of the groom, and ushers were Josh Scalf, brother of the bride, and Jason Lane, brother-in-law of the groom.
The reception was held at the Elizabethton Senior Citizens Center. Music for the reception was provided by Dayton Case, a friend of the bride and groom. A wedding cake was made special for the couple by the mother of the bride. A groom's cake was made special by the aunt of the groom.
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IRVING, Texas — Caught in an ideological crossfire, the Boy Scouts of America is putting off until May a decision on whether to ease its policy of excluding gays. Whatever the organization eventually does, it's likely to anger major constituencies and worsen schisms within Scouting.
Surrounded by area scouts, Jonathan Saenz, president of Texas Values, reads the press release to that crowd announcing that the Boy Scouts of America will be postponing its decision to admit gays at the "Save Our Scouts" Prayer Vigil and Rally in front of the Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters in Irving, Texas, Wednesday, February 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Rodriguez)
Clockwise from left, Boy Scouts Eric Kusterer, Jacob Sorah, James Sorah, Micah Brownlee and Cub Scout John Sorah hold signs at the "Save Our Scouts" Prayer Vigil and Rally in front of the Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters in Irving, Texas, Wednesday, February 6, 2013. The Boy Scouts of America said Wednesday it needed more time before deciding whether to move away from its divisive policy of excluding gays as scouts or adult leaders. (AP Photo/Richard Rodriguez)
Reaction to the Boy Scouts' decision to delay a vote on ending its ban on gay people
Below are comments form both sides of the issue:
"Due to the complexity of this issue, the organization needs time for a more deliberate review of its membership policy." — Deron Smith, Boy Scouts of America spokesman
"The decision from the Boy Scouts today is no doubt a victory. And it's a result of people standing up and standing for the timeless values and moral principles that the Boy Scouts teach and they stand for themselves." — Jonathan Saenz, president of Texas Values
"My attitude is that gays and lesbians should have access and opportunity the same way everybody else does in every institution and walk of life." — President Barack Obama, whose office also makes him honorary president of the BSA
"They failed us yet again ... Putting this off until May only ensures other gay kids and gay parents are discarded." — Jennifer Tyrrell, a mother ousted as leader of her son's Cub Scout pack in Ohio because she is a lesbian.
"It's not a place to have homosexuals with our boys. If this happens, we're shutting down our troop." — Scoutmaster Darrel Russell
"By postponing this decision, thousands of currently active Scouts still remain uncertain about their future in the program and are shamed into silence." — Brad Hankins, campaign director of Scouts for Equality
"And I'm so thankful that we live in a land where we can respect your right to disagree. But we ask you to respect our right to uphold the values that we have held for over a hundred years." — Scout leader Chris Hill
"I would have liked them to have made a decision in favor of what the Boy Scouts have been doing all along anyway. But the fact that they postponed it means that they are listening to everybody that's giving them information and opinions and requesting that they consider their viewpoint ... so that part, I'm impressed with." — Larry Weseman, Eagle Scout and Scout leader
"We consider it a victory for today. And we are thankful that they are really considering what we are asking them to do, which is to hold strong to the policy that they have had for years." — Michelle Smith, associate director of Concerned Women of America
The delay, which the Scouts attributed to "the complexity of this issue," was announced Wednesday after closed-door deliberations by the BSA's national executive board. Under consideration was a proposal to ease the longstanding ban on gays by allowing sponsors of local troops to decide for themselves on the membership of gay Scouts and adult leaders.
As the board met over three days at a hotel near Dallas, it became clear that the proposal would be unacceptable to large numbers of impassioned Scouting families and advocacy groups on both the left and right.
The iconic youth organization is now deeply entangled in the broader cultural and political conflicts over such issues as same-sex marriage and religious freedom. Tilting toward either side will probably alienate the other, and a midway balancing act will be difficult.
Gay-rights supporters contend that no Scout units anywhere should exclude gays, and vowed to maintain pressure on the BSA's corporate donors to achieve that goal. Some conservatives, including religious leaders whose churches sponsor troops, warned of mass defections if the ban were even partially eased. They urged supporters to flood headquarters with phone calls.
"In the past two weeks, Scouting has received an outpouring of feedback from the American public," said the BSA's national spokesman, Deron Smith. "It reinforces how deeply people care about Scouting and how passionate they are about the organization."
The BSA "needs time for a more deliberate review of its membership policy," Smith added. He said the board would prepare a resolution to be voted on by the 1,400 voting members of the BSA national council at a meeting during the week of May 20 in Grapevine, Texas.
The organization had announced last week that it was considering allowing Scout troops to decide whether to allow gay membership, ensuring that the executive board meeting would be in the national spotlight.
Learning that a decision would be deferred, gay-rights leaders assailed the BSA.
"Every day that the Boy Scouts of America delay action is another day that discrimination prevails," said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign. "Young Americans, gay and straight, are hurt by the inaction associated with today's news."
"A Scout is supposed to be brave, and the Boy Scouts failed to be brave today," said Jennifer Tyrrell, an Ohio mother ousted as a den leader of her son's Cub Scout pack because she's a lesbian.
"They failed us yet again," she told The Associated Press. "Putting this off until May only ensures other gay kids and gay parents are discarded."
Tyrrell was among several current and former Scouts and supporters who rallied outside BSA national headquarters Monday and delivered petitions opposing the policy.
Conservative leaders made clear they would keep pressure on the BSA ahead of the May meeting.
Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council said his group would continue warning the BSA "about the grave consequences that would result if they were to compromise their moral standards in the face of threats from corporate elites and homosexual activists."
About 70 percent of all Scout units are sponsored by religious denominations, including many by conservative faiths that have supported the ban, including the Roman Catholic Church, the Southern Baptist Convention and the Mormon church.
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Snagajob unveiled a new iPhone application Wednesday that it says will allow hourly employers to make hiring decisions on-the-go.
The mobile app provides access to detailed information on applicants and lets hiring managers review candidates via a Web-based dashboard in the palm of their hand. The tool can handle background checks and provides an automated way to ensure compliance on federal and state tax forms and can verify I-9 employment eligibility forms through the federal E-verify program.
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The NBA preseason kicks off overseas this season as the Celtics open against Fenerbahce Ulker in Istanbul, Turkey. Five years ago, the Celtics also opened the preseason on foreign soil, and the trip proved to be a bonding experience that helped propel the team to its last championship. Can this expedition provide a similar boost? It's one of several intriguing preseason games that hoop fans won't want to miss. Click through for a couple more.


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