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Posted: November 9, 2012
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This week at the 2012 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, players will take aim in hopes for a win at the final event of the PGA Tour's Fall Series. Titleist golf ball loyalists are also using the week in Orlando, Fla., to work with the Titleist Tour staff to gain even more trust in the new Pro V1 Pro V1x prototype golf balls.
In total, 89 players in the 128-player field are relying on Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls for their success, more than six times the nearest competitor with 13 and more than all other golf balls combined. This includes 35 players who will be teeing up the new Pro V1 and Pro V1x prototype golf balls at Disney's Magnolia and Palm Courses.
Titleist is also first in the sand, lob and approach wedges (99) and putter (53) categories.
The Fall Series finale is sure to feature dramatic play as this is last chance for players to make a move inside the top 125 and secure their spot for the 2013 PGA Tour season. Last year, fans were treated to an action-packed final round at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic where Pro V1x loyalist Luke Donald ran off six straight birdies on Sunday on his way to a final round 8-under-par 64 that helped him edge Titleist Brand Ambassador Webb Simpson on the leader board and the money list.
Here's to another exciting season finale.
Check out the slideshow above for a closer look at some action from around the course and on the range.
Titleist Brand Ambassador and two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton was awarded the 2012 Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award by the United States Sports Academy on Wednesday. Compton is playing in the PGA TOUR's season-ending Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in Orlando this week.
The Courage Award is presented annually "to an individual who demonstrates courageous action in overcoming adversity to excel in sport. This individual should exhibit the qualities of courage, perseverance, grace, and strength in sport achievement."
Compton is the only professional golfer in the world to compete with a transplanted heart. The 33-year-old has had three different hearts in his life but that hasn't stopped him from achieving his dream of earning his TOUR card and playing on the PGA Tour. Zaharias, too, was a golfer, who was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1953, and one month after undergoing surgery, she won her 10th and final major with a U.S. Women's Open Championship.
"I hope that by sharing my experience others can see the importance of finding out more about organ donation," Compton said. "After my second transplant, I knew I wasn't done with golf and consider when I made the cut in the 2008 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic less than six months later to start my comeback. That makes receiving this award at this tournament all that much more meaningful to me."
The PGA Tour honored Compton for coming back from heart surgery during The Masters in April 2009, awarding him the Ben Hogan Award.
Posted: November 5, 2012
It was another action-packed weekend across the worldwide professional tours with the phrase "come-from-behind win" echoing across two tours and two countries. At the WGC-HSBC Champions in China, Pro V1x loyalist Ian Poulter birdied eight of his final 18 holes to overcome a four-shot deficit and earn his second-career World Golf Championships title. While on the LPGA Tour, Pro V1x loyalist Stacy Lewis provided final-round heroics of her own, rallying from seven shots back to win the Mizuno Classic in Japan.
On the Champions Tour, Pro V1 loyalist Tom Lehman became the first player to win the season-long Charles Schwab Cup in consecutive years with a record-breaking performance. Pro V1x loyalist Doug McGuigan secured a 1-up victory in the ISPS Handa Match Play Championship on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa. And rounding out the weekend's successes, the 14-year-old winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur trusted a Pro V1x golf ball in earning a trip to the 2013 Masters.
Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x players have now won 170 times across the worldwide professional tours in 2012, more than eight times the nearest competitor with 21 and more than all competitors combined.
WGC: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball loyalist Ian Poulter closed with a 7-under-par 65 to rally from four strokes back to win the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shenzhen, China. Poulter carded eight birdies in the final round to finish with a 21-under 267 victory total, two shots clear of four players, including Titleist Brand Ambassadors Jason Dufner and Scott Piercy.
The win was Poulter's second World Golf Championship victory – he also captured the Accenture Match Play Championship in 2010 – and the 14th of his professional career.
Third round co-leaders and fellow Pro V1x loyalists, Lee Westwood and Louis Oosthuizen, shot identical final-round scores of even-par 72 to finish in a tie for sixth place. Westwood put himself atop the leaderboard on Saturday with a third round 11-under 61. Oosthuizen was 16 under after two rounds, recording the lowest 36-hole score in a WGC event since they began in 1999.
Titleist Brand Ambassadors Adam Scott and Bill Haas finished solo eighth and 10th, respectively, as seven of the top 10 finishers relied upon Titleist golf balls for their success.
Titleist was the most played golf ball with 46 players in the field of 78, more than four times the nearest competitor with 10. Titleist was also first in iron sets (22) and sand, lob and approach wedges (72).
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LPGA: Titleist Pro V1x golf ball loyalist Stacy Lewis fired a final round 8-under par 64 en route to a come-from-behind, one-shot win at the Mizuno Classic. Lewis, who was seven shots back to start the day, finished with an 11-under-par 205 victory total for her fourth win of the season and fifth of her career. The second-ranked women's player in the world, Lewis also won the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, ShopRite LPGA Classic and Navistar LPGA Classic this year.
Lewis edged second-round leader Bo-Mee Lee (Pro V1), who closed with an even-par 72, while women's world No. 1 Yani Tseng (Pro V1x) posted a final-round 68 to finish solo fourth at 7-under 209.
Titleist was the most played golf ball with 38 players, nearly three times the nearest competitor with 13.
CHAMPIONS: Titleist Pro V1 loyalist Tom Lehman captured the Charles Schwab Cup Championship to become the first player to win the season-long points title in back-to-back years. After taking a one-stroke lead into the final round, Lehman birdied four of the last five holes to close with a 5-under 65 for a six-stroke win. His 22-under 258 total broke the tournament mark for lowest score and tied the record in relation to par.
Lehman's win marks the 17th for Titleist golf ball players over the 23-event schedule on the 2012 Champions Tour, more than eight times the nearest competitor with two.
Titleist Brand Ambassador Jay Haas, who closed with a 69 to shoot four consecutive rounds in the 60's, finished solo second. Haas matched the Champions Tour record with a second round 10-under par 60, which also broke the course record on Desert Mountain's Cochise layout.
Jay Don Blake (Pro V1x), the defending champion and first-round leader after opening with a 64, finished solo third, as Titleist golf ball loyalists posted a 1-2-3 finish in the season finale.
Of the 30 players in the exclusive field, 23 teed up a Titleist, more than seven times the nearest competitor with three. Titleist was also the top choice in the iron (7), sand, lob and approach wedge (22) and putter (9) categories.
SUNSHINE TOUR: Pro V1x loyalist Doug McGuigan earned his fifth-career win in South Africa, posting a 1-up victory in the 18-hole final of the ISPS Handa Match Play Championship. The event was the first utilizing the match-play format on the Sunshine Tour schedule in 25 years.
Of the 112 players who went head-to-head this week, 82 players in the field relied upon Titleist golf balls for their success, more than three times the nearest competitor with 25.
ASIA-PACIFIC AMATEUR: In the field of 120 at the Asia-Pacific Amateur, 94 players, including the 14-year old winner (Pro V1x), relied upon a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball for their success, more than nine times the nearest competitor with 10 and more than all competitors combined. The winner of the event earned an invitation to the 2013 Masters Tournament.
Titleist was also the top choice in iron sets (34), sand, lob and approach wedges (135) and putters (46).
Posted: October 31, 2012
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Players take many different paths to the PGA Tour. And while the twists and turns along the journey are varied, 22 of this year's 25 Web.com Tour graduates share at least one thing in common – they all trusted a Titleist golf ball for their success throughout the season.
The 2012 Web.com Tour season was full of great stories, like Titleist Brand Ambassador Ben Kohles (No. 8 on Web.com Tour money list) who turned pro and went on to win his first two starts (Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational, the Cox Classic). For players like Titleist Brand Ambassador Alistair Presnell (No. 23), the season was a tale of steady play that featured four top-10 finishes. And still others chose the right moment to perform under pressure, like Justin Bolli who won last week's Web.com Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch and jumped up the money list from 44th to ninth.
Then there was Titleist Brand Ambassador Morgan Hoffmann, who was on the outside looking in at the start of the Web.com Tour Championship. A gutsy performance that featured a 7-under par 64 in the final round moved Hoffmann into a tie for third and up the money list from 31st to 19th – securing his spot on the 2013 PGA Tour.
The class of 2012 also features a list of players that trusted a Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball to a Web.com Tour victory in 2012 including: Paul Haley II (Chile Classic Presented by Pacific Rubiales), Andres Gonzales (Soboba Golf Classic Presented by Hub International), James Hahn (The Rex Hospital Open), Lee Williams (Mexico Open Presented by Banamex), Doug Labelle II (Utah Championship Presented by Utah Sports Commission), Shawn Stefani (Midwest Classic Presented by Cadillac), Titleist Brand Ambassador Darron Stiles (News Sentinel Open Presented by Pilot), Titleist Brand Ambassador Robert Streb (Mylan Classic), Titleist Brand Ambassador Luke Guthrie (Albertsons Boise Open Presented by Kraft, WNB Golf Classic), and David Lingmerth (Neediest Kids Championship).
In total, Titleist golf balls were played a total of 2,756 times in Web.com Tour events this season, nearly seven times the nearest competitor with 415 and more than all other golf balls combined.Check out the slideshow above for a quick look at the Titleist Class of 2012 that is headed to the PGA Tour. Below, see what the six Titleist Brand Ambassadors who earned their cards have in their bag (listed by finish on 2012 Web.com Tour money list):
What's In Robert Streb's Bag?:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1Driver: Titleist 913D3 driver 8.5ºFairway Metal: Titleist 913F 13.5ºIrons: Titleist CB (2-PW)Wedge: Vokey Design SM4 56º, 60ºPutter: Scotty Cameron Laguna 2.5
What's In Ben Kohles' Bag?:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1xDriver: Titleist 913D3 driver 9.5ºFairway Metal: Titleist 913F 13.5ºHybrids: Titleist 913H 17.0ºIrons: Titleist CB (3-PW)Wedge: Vokey Design SM4 52º, 58ºPutter: Scotty Cameron GoLo
What's In Darron Stiles' Bag?:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1Driver: Titleist 913D3 driver 7.5ºFairway Metal: Titleist 910F 13.5ºHybrids: Titleist 910H 20.0ºIrons: Titleist CB (4-PW)Wedge: Vokey Design SM4 56º, 60ºPutter: Scotty Cameron Select Newport
What's In Brad Fritsch's Bag?:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1Driver: Titleist 913D2 driver 9.5ºFairway Metal: Titleist 913F 15.0ºIrons: Titleist CB (4-6)Irons: Titleist MB (7-9)Wedge: Vokey Design 48º, 52º, 56º, 60ºPutter: Scotty Cameron prototype
What's In Morgan Hoffmann's Bag?:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1xDriver: Titleist 913D2 driver 8.5ºFairway Metal: Titleist 913Fd 13.0ºHybrids: Titleist 913Hd 18.0ºIrons: Titleist MB (4-9)Wedge: Vokey Design SM4 46º, 52º, 58º, 64ºPutter: Scotty Cameron Newport
What's In Alistair Presnell's Bag?:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1xDriver: Titleist 913D3 driver 7.5ºFairway Metal: Titleist 910F 13.5ºHybrids: Titleist 910H 17.0ºIrons: Titleist MB (3-9)Wedge: Vokey Design 48ºWedge: Vokey TVD 54º, 58º

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MEDFORD, Ore.– Jackson County Libraries will be expanding their hours starting in 2015. Permanent funding approved by voters in the May election will allow libraries to add a total of 58 hours per week. Eleven out of 15 county libraries will be adding hours. This includes an additional 16 hours for the Medford branch every … Continue reading »
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MEDFORD, Ore. — The new Jackson County Library District Board has decided on a tax rate, but it could be a while before patrons begin to see changes. Thursday morning, the board decided to set a tax rate at 60 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. That was the maximum allowed under the measure … Continue reading »
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MEDFORD, Ore. — Seven years after Jackson County voters rejected a tax levy to fund libraries, opinions may have have changed, and now the libraries will stay open with the creation of a special tax district. Voters approved a measure to create a special five-person board, who will enact a tax of up to 60 … Continue reading »
Library Measure on Ballot
MEDFORD, Ore. — A ballot measure to help keep Jackson County libraries open is set to go on to the May ballot. Jackson County Commissioners approved the plan this week. If it is passed, it would create a special county-wide library district. A property tax of 60 cents per thousand dollars of assessed value will … Continue reading »
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MEDFORD, Ore. — It's now up to the community to decide the fate of Jackson County libraries. The city council voted in a 6 to 0 decision on Thursday afternoon for the city to be included in the special library taxing district. Residents will be able to vote on the May 2014 ballot for the … Continue reading »
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MEDFORD, Ore. — A proposed jail surcharge that could have freed up funding for libraries has been rejected by Jackson County Commissioners. Commissioners John Rachor and Doug Breidenthal voted against putting the surcharge on the November ballot, while Don Skundrick voted in favor. Rachor says his decision was based on a recent survey in which … Continue reading »
Jackson County Libraries Face Closure
MEDFORD, Ore. — Nearly all of the libraries in Jackson County could close by next year if officials cannot find additional funding. A poll of a potential surcharge that could have freed up funds to help the library showed opposition to the plan. Two year old Finn and his mother spent Wednesday at the Medford … Continue reading »


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In ther first meeting Fairfax need a last second layup to get by University and were determine not to be in that position again.
Instead the Lions took the lead on a pair of free throws from John'ea Thompson at the beginning of the fourth quarter and never gave it back in a 50-43 road victory to set up a battle against Palisades on Monday.
Thompson made seven of eight free throws in the final period and finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
Fairfax head coach Judi Edwards moved center John'ea Thompson to point in an effort to overcome the team's slow starts and seemed to work as the Lions jumped out to a 6-0 lead.
"I like the energy we had and how much more active we were in the game, but University is a well coached team," said Edwards. "They held us to a lot of one-shot possession in the first half and we were able to attack the basket after halftime."
University lead 33-32 at the end of the third quarter.
Brittany Martin had 16 points and Precious Nwaba added 12 for the Wildcats.
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Palisades 32, Venice 26
Venice gave Palisades all they could handle as the Dolphins needed a second half rally to remain in a first place tie on top of the Western League.
The Gondoliers led by as much as 14 points in the first half, but the Dolphins took the lead for good on a Bianca King basket with two minutes left as Palisades closed out the game on a 7-0 run.
"It was a wake up call for us," said King, who scored 16 points in the game. "We did our job in the second half and played good defense.
Venice lead 19-13 at halftime but only scored seven points in the second half.
Sarah Schemerhorn led the Gondoliers with 11 points.
Westchester 67, LACES 26
The Comets did not have much trouble against the Unicorns as Ahteana Jones had 17 points and Destinee Brown scored 15 and grabbed 11 rebounds.
De'Ja Dozier fell short of a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds for Westchester.
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For Valentines this year, I'm going to be making a special dinner for Chip. We usually end up going out to eat but I think it's so romantic when you give a gift to somebody that you make with your hands. Folding the ravioli can also be kind of therapeutic. Grab a glass of wine, turn on some Sara Bareilles, and let me walk you through it! I've broken down the recipe so it's easy enough for even you *guys to make [hint, hint]. I love this recipe because it looks like it takes a ton of effort & time, but it's actually pretty easy- the prep takes the longest!
Sweet Potato Ravioli with Pesto Sauce
Ravioli Filling:
1 tbsp of melted Butter
1/2 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 minced Garlic Clove or 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
dash of Nutmeg & Pepper
1/2 tsp dried Basil
2 Large Sweet Potatoes
1 tsp Salt
Start by piercing each sweet potato 2 or 3 times with a sharp knife. Wrap a paper towel around each potato and cook the potatoes together in the microwave for 10-15 minutes or until soft (depending on how large they are). While the potatoes cook, you can make the Pesto. (See below) After the potatoes are done cooking, cut them in half to cool until you can manage them without burning yourself. Once they are manageable, scoop out the pulp, discard peel, and mash the pulp into a small mixing bowl. Mix in all your other filling ingredients: melted butter, olive oil, parmesan cheese, garlic, oregano, basil, sat, nutmeg, and pepper.
For Ravioli:
24 wonton wrappers
Your filling is created, time to assemble your ravioli. First get your water boiling on the stove. Next, working with 1 wonton wrapper at a time, (keep remaining wrappers covered to keep them from drying) spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons potato mixture into the center of each wrapper. Moisten edges of wrapper with a beaten egg & bring 2 opposite corners together to form a triangle. Pinch edges together to form a seal. Repeat this procedure with remaining wrappers, potato mixture, and egg. As you go along, cover ravioli loosely with a damp towel to prevent drying.
Now that your ravioli is in fact homemade ravioli, pat yourself on the back & take a bow. The hard part is over! Now add 8 ravioli to your boiling water and cook them on medium-low for 3 minutes. Remove ravioli with a slotted spoon and transfer into your pesto bowl. Toss the ravioli very gently. Repeat this procedure 2 times until all your ravioli is cooked, and [gently] tossed in pesto. You can present your sassy dinner in the bowl or transfer 12 ravioli to individual plates. Just be sure to crumble & sprinkle remaining pecans on top at the end.
For the Pesto:
1 Garlic Clove
1/4 cup of Parmesan
5 whole Pecans (2 saved for presentation)
1 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 -5 oz. bag of Spinach
1 tsp Lemon Juice
dash of Salt & Pepper
While your potatoes cook, make your Pesto in a food processor. First add your garlic and parmesan cheese. Then add your salt, pepper, basil, spinach and 3 pecans. Pulse everything together until the spinach and basil are chopped up. Slowly add your broth, olive oil, and lemon juice. Cover it and process until everything is well blended and looks like a paste. Place Pesto into a large bowl. You will be adding your cooked Ravioli to it soon.
I recommend serving this with a good red wine (Pinot Noir or Cabernet would pair deliciously!) and a side of fresh bread (think Olive Oil & Rosemary loaf from the bakery). Cheers!


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PAR AND YARDAGE: Sycamore Hills Golf Club (http://www.sycamorehillsgolfclub.com) will be set up at 6,312 yards and will play to a par of 36-36—72.
ARCHITECT: Sycamore Hills was designed by Jack Nicklaus and opened on July 2, 1989.
COURSE LAYOUT: A 64-inch-wide swath of intermediate rough will be set to 1 inch on either side of the fairways. The collars around the putting greens should be .325 inch. The 3-inch primary rough will be beyond the intermediate rough and around the collars of the putting greens. The primary rough is expected to be in the range of 3 to 3.5 inches, and will surround the fairways and around the collars of the putting greens. The greens will be set to run 11 to 11.5 on the Stimpmeter for the duration of the championship.
WHO CAN ENTER: The championship is open to any amateur female golfers who will have not reached their 18th birthday by July 27, 2013, and who have a USGA Handicap Index® not exceeding 18.4.
ENTRIES: The USGA received 1,079 entries for the 2013 championship, nine more than in 2012. It was the fourth consecutive year that entries surpassed 1,000. A record 1,086 entries were accepted in 2011.
SECTIONAL QUALIFYING: Sectional qualifying, played over 18 holes, will be conducted at 32 sites between June 14 and July 2.
2012 CHAMPION: In a dramatic comeback, Minjee Lee, 16, of Australia, won four of the final six holes for a 1-up victory over Alison Lee, 17, of Valencia, Calif., in the 2012 U.S. Girls' Junior conducted at Lake Merced Golf Club, in Daly City, Calif. Minjee Lee became the eighth USGA champion to hail from Australia, and the first since Geoff Ogilvy won the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club. She is only the third Aussie female to capture a USGA championship, joining Jan Stephenson (1983 U.S. Women's Open) and Hall of Famer Karrie Webb (2000-01 U.S. Women's Open).
For more information, please visit http://www.usga.org/ChampEventArticle.aspx?id=21474849054.
EXEMPT PLAYERS: Based on performances in USGA championships and other elite amateur competitions, 10 golfers are exempt for the 2013 U.S. Girls' Junior.
Casie Cathrea: (2012 U.S. Girls' Junior quarterfinalist; completed 72 holes at 2013 U.S. Women's Open)Yueer Feng: (2012 U.S. Girls' Junior quarterfinals; completed 72 holes at 2013 U.S. Women's Open)Hannah Green: (Top 75 in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking)Amy Lee: (2011 U.S. Girls' Junior semifinalist)Minjee Lee: (2012 U.S. Girls' Junior champion; top 75 in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking)Nicole Morales: (Top 75 in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking)Kelli Murphy: (2012 U.S. Girls' Junior quarterfinalist)Marijosse Navarro: (Top 75 in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking)Princess Superal: (Top 75 in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking)Bethany Wu: (Top 75 in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking)
SCHEDULE: Practice rounds will be held July 20-21. The starting field of 156 players will play two rounds of stroke play, with the low 64 scorers advancing to match play. The schedule is as follows:July 22 (Monday) – First round of stroke playJuly 23 (Tuesday) – Second round of stroke playJuly 24 (Wednesday) – First round of match playJuly 25 (Thursday) – Second and third rounds of match playJuly 26 (Friday) – Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of match playJuly 27 (Saturday) – 36-hole championship final
WHAT THE WINNER RECEIVES: The champion will receive a gold medal, custody of the Glenna Collett Vare Trophy for the ensuing year and an exemption from qualifying for all U.S. Girls' Junior Championships prior to her 18th birthday. The champion also receives exemptions into the next two U.S. Women's Amateurs and the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship, if eligible.
THE USGA AT SYCAMORE HILLS GOLF CLUB: The 2013 U.S. Girls' Junior will be the second USGA championship conducted at Sycamore Hills. The club hosted the 2009 USGA Women's State Team Championship, won by the Georgia team of Dori Carter, Laura Coble and Mariah Stackhouse.
INDIANA AND THE USGA: The 2013 U.S. Girls' Junior will be the 19th USGA championship conducted in the Hoosier State. The first championship was the 1935 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at Coffin Golf Course in Indianapolis, won by Frank Strafaci. The most recent was the 2010 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship at The Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, won by Emily Tubert.
This will be the second Girls' Junior conducted in the state. Jamie Koizumi won the 1992 Girls' Junior at Meridian Hills Country Club in Indianapolis.
ADMISSION: Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend.
HISTORY: While victory in the U.S. Girls' Junior by no means guarantees a successful career in women's golf, Girls' Junior champions have won the U.S. Women's Amateur 11 times and the U.S. Women's Open 12 times. Furthermore, 19 Girls' Junior champions have gone on to represent the USA on the Curtis Cup Team through 2012.
Notable past champions include Amy Alcott (1973), JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1956), I.K. Kim (2005), Nancy Lopez (1972, 1974), Inbee Park (2002), Hollis Stacy (1969-71), Lexi Thompson (2008) and Mickey Wright (1952).
For information about the history of the championship, visit http://www.usga.org/press_room/media_guide/Media-Guides/ and click on U.S. Girls' Junior Championship.
PHOTO MEDIA SERVICE: The USGA will offer daily complimentary high-resolution photographs during the U.S. Women's Open (Monday-Sunday) for news use only. For more information and to register, contact the USGA Photo Archives at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The USGA and Chevron have committed to using the game of golf to encourage students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. This commitment has led to the creation of extensive golf-focused STEM teaching tools, and has resulted in charitable contributions to support golf-related programs through Eagles for Education
At U.S. Open Championships the Chevron STEM ZONE™ is an interactive experience highlighting the science and math behind the game of golf through a variety of hands-on exhibits and experiments.
The partnership has also produced educational materials such as the Science of Golf video series and a nationally-distributed newspaper insert which are provided to teachers as tools to enhance existing curriculum in schools. These lessons teach the science behind the USGA's equipment testing, handicapping, and agronomy efforts.
For more interactive experiences featuring golf-focused STEM lessons, visit the partnership homepage.
Rolex has been a longtime supporter of the USGA and salutes the sportsmanship and great traditions unique to the game. This support includes the Rules of Golf where Rolex has partnered with the USGA to ensure golfers understand and appreciate the game.
As the official timekeeper of the USGA and its championships, they also provide clocks throughout host sites for spectator convenience.
For more information on Rolex and their celebration of the game, visit the Rolex and Golf homepage.
IBM has partnered with the USGA to bring the same technology, expertise, and innovation it provides to businesses all over the world to the USGA and golf's national championship.
IBM provides the information technology to develop and host the U.S. Open's official website, www.usopen.com, as well as the mobile apps and scoring systems for the three U.S. Open championships. These real-time technology solutions provide an enhanced experience for fans following the championship onsite and online.
For more information on IBM and the technology that powers the U.S. Open and businesses worldwide, visit http://www.usopen.com/IBM
Lexus is committed to partnering with the USGA to deliver a best-in-class experience for the world's best golfers by providing a fleet of courtesy luxury vehicles for all USGA Championships.
At each U.S. Open, Women's Open and Senior Open, Lexus provides spectators with access to unique experiences ranging from the opportunity to have a picture taken with both the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open trophies to autograph signings with legendary Lexus Golf Ambassadors in the Lexus Performance Drive Pavilion.
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Tyler , TX (KETK) — It's cold in East Texas, and nearly half of the nation is in below freezing temps. We were in the teens Monday morning and could be again Tuesday morning. Those dropping temps can really add up in dollar amounts if you're not prepared. Especially when it comes to things like your car and home.
Engines Express owner Robert Russell says there two main things you need to check before the temps drop below freezing, anti-freeze and tire pressure. "They need to make sure their anti-freeze is at an acceptable temperature, in regards to the freeze temperature. The tire pressure tends to drop in this type of weather," said Russell.
However, if you're vehicle is up to date you should be ok. "If you've taken care of your maintenance like the manufacturer suggests, typically you won't have a problem like this." said Russell.
Another important thing to watch out for during this weather is your irrigation system. "The best thing to do is to turn it off if you know that its going to get really cold," said Matthew Koop, Lone State Lawn Sprinklers.
Lone Star Lawn says these temps can freeze the water pumps, and that can be really costly to replace. "It will definitely freeze, we've seen some frozen pumps and its not good," said Koop.
You also need to remember if your home is older, the piping system can freeze too. It's smart to insulate everything you can to be ready for this deep freeze, and have the water constantly running.
While you're preparing your home and car for the freeze, so is the Salvation Army in Tyler. They are ready for whatever the weather brings. They put extra cots into their rooms, opened up extra rooms, have more clean linens available, and cooked more food. Even though they're expecting anywhere from 10 to 40 extra people, they will not turn anyone down.
Salvation Army says all of their extra accommodations wouldn't be possible without the donations during the Christmas season.


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Each year, the International Energy Agency puts out a lengthy report called the World Energy Outlook. New Zealand is a member of the IEA, and we pay membership fees to them in exchange for policy advice and so on (although we don't seem to listen to it). The 2013 World Energy Outlook came out this week, and doesn't seem to have gotten a whiff of coverage in the Herald, so I guess it's up to me.
Incidentally, when the 2012 edition came out, the soundbite that made headlines around the world was that the US was going to "become the world's largest oil producer by around 2020, temporarily overtaking Saudi Arabia, as new exploration technologies help find more resources" – see this Herald article for example. The media tended to gloss over the most important message of the report, which is that greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, and we actually need to reduce them to have a reasonable chance of avoiding major global warming – but current trends are not taking us in the right direction. Thanks to Dr Sea Rotmann for making this point. As for the suggestion that the US will dramatically increase its oil production, I've heard murmurings that the US government was leaning on the IEA quite heavily to make this prediction, and reality may fall short somewhat. We'll have to wait and see.
I do have to give "mad propz" to Brian Fallow at the Herald for writing some great analysis on the 2012 report earlier this year. He notes:
We already have… more [fossil fuels] than we can possibly ever burn if we are to have a fighting chance of keeping global warming to 2 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels. And that is the goal the world's Governments, including ours, signed up to in Cancun in 2010.
[The] 2012 World Energy Outlook, released six months ago, says: "No more than a third of proven reserves of fossil fuels can be consumed prior to 2050 if the world is to achieve the 2°C goal, unless carbon capture and storage technology is widely deployed."
…Carbon capture and storage being a method of "storing" emissions from coal plants, which has not yet been shown to be commercially viable, and may not ever be.
Anyway, on to 2013. Maybe the IEA are setting themselves up for the kind of media coverage they got last year; their press release this week only devotes one paragraph to climate change, stating that "Energy-related carbon-dioxide emissions are projected to rise by 20% to 2035, leaving the world on track for a long-term average temperature increase of 3.6 °C, far above the internationally-agreed 2 °C climate target."
The report itself, though, makes the point much more strongly:
- Under the IEA's "New Policies Scenario" – which is a bit more optimistic than 'business as usual', and assumes that governments do initiate carbon taxes, trading schemes etc where they have said they will do so – the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will keep rising, "from 444 parts per million (ppm) in 2010 to over 700 ppm by 2100″.
- Global agreements call for the long term concentration to stabilise at 450 ppm. Note, though, that the current 444 ppm is a bit overstated, and comes down to 403 ppm when cooling aerosols are excluded (IEA, p79). Clearly, the path we're on does not achieve the goal signed up to by the world's governments.
- "This would correspond to an increase in the long-term global average temperature of 3.6°C, compared with pre-industrial levels (an increase of 2.8°C from today, adding to the 0.8°C that has already occurred)".
- "As the source of two-thirds of global greenhouse-gas emissions, the energy sector will be pivotal in determining whether or not climate change goals are achieved". And that's the kicker. Note that the energy sector includes oil, gas, coal, and other energy sources – so transport emissions are included here.
Here's what happens to (energy) greenhouse gas emissions over the next 20 years, based on the "New Policies Scenario":
The world can still meet its targets, with greenhouse gas concentrations stabilising at 450 parts per million in the future, but each year of delay makes that goal harder to reach, and more expensive. This is something the IEA says every year, and maybe it's the "stuck record" factor that means these reports don't get the coverage they should. But just because we're haven't been thinking about it as much since the GFC, doesn't mean that the processes driving climate change have gone away.
I'll just make one more point and leave the rest for another day (it's an 800 page report, and a bit too much info for just one blog post). A lot of the changes that need to be made can be made for no economic cost; they pay for themselves. The IEA has listed four of the big changes, which "if implemented promptly, cut 80% of the
excess emissions in 2020 relative to the 2°C target", and make it much easier to achieve the overall target. The four policies are:
1. Adopting specific energy efficiency measures (49% of the emissions savings).
2. Limitng the constructon and use of the least-efficient coal-fired power plants (21%).
3. Minimising methane (CH4) emissions from upstream oil and gas production (18%).
4. Accelerating the (partial) phase-out of subsidies to fossil-fuel consumption (12%).
Some of these aren't that relevant to New Zealand – but number 1 certainly is. The IEA notes that the efficiency measures they advocate include "new or higher energy performance standards in many fields: in buildings, for lighting, new appliances and new heating and cooling equipment; in industry, for motor systems; and, in transport, for road vehicles". In light of these recommendations, the shift towards greener building in New Zealand is a positive trend. We don't have any regulations on road vehicles in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, but maybe it's time we did. I'll look at this more in the future.
Any of our readers who are students may like to go and have a look at the report for themselves – it's not too hard to read, and there's an executive summary so you don't have to read the whole thing! If you're at the University of Auckland, you can access it through the OECD iLibrary here.


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Growing up in the northeastern United States, I never had to use a language other than English. I read in English, spoke in English, wrote in English and conducted business in English. This was also true of the engineers who created ASCII back in 1968, who made sure the 128 ASCII characters would suffice for English-language documents. So long as you stuck with the standard set of ASCII characters, you were guaranteed the ability to move files from one computer to another without having to worry about them getting garbled.
ASCII was fine in its day, but people who spoke French, Spanish and other Western European languages quickly discovered that it was insufficient for their needs. After all, people who write in these languages on a computer want to use the correct accent marks. So over the course of time, the 7-bit ASCII code became the 8-bit extended ASCII code, including a number of special letters and symbols necessary for displaying Western European text.
But because extended ASCII was never declared a standard, a number of different, incompatible extensions to the base ASCII code became widespread. Windows had its own extensions, as did the Macintosh and NeXTSTEP operating systems. So although you could write a document in French using Windows, you would need to translate it when moving it to the Macintosh. Otherwise, the bytes would be interpreted on the receiving machine incorrectly, turning your otherwise superb French screenplay into something more akin to French toast.
International standards finally prevailed, at least somewhat, with a standard known formally as ISO-8859-1 and informally as Latin-1. Computer manufacturers could then exchange Western European documents without having to worry about things becoming garbled. Of course, this meant we were using all eight bits of each character's byte, doubling the number of available characters from 128 to 256.
However, this didn't solve all of the problems. For example, Hebrew speakers have their own standard, ISO-8859-8, which is identical to Latin-1 for characters 0-127 and quite different from 128-256. A document written in Hebrew but displayed on a computer using Latin-1 will look like a letter substitution puzzle using letters from the wrong alphabet.
Practically speaking, this means you cannot write a document that contains English, Hebrew and French using the ISO-8859 series of standards. And indeed, this makes sense given the fact that we have only 256 characters to play with in a single 8-bit byte. But it raises some serious questions and issues for those of us who work with more than two languages.
Things get especially hairy if you want to display a page in English, French, Hebrew and Chinese. After all, there are tens of thousands of ideographs in Chinese, not to mention Japanese and other languages.
Enter Unicode, the ASCII table for the next century. Like ASCII, Unicode assigns a number to each letter, number and symbol. Unlike ASCII, Unicode contains enough space for every written symbol ever created by humans. This means that a Unicode document can contain any number of characters from any number of languages, without having to worry about clashes between them. Unicode also handles a number of issues that ASCII never dreamed about, including combining characters (for accents and other diacritical marks) and directional issues (for languages that do not read from left to right).
Unicode has been around for about a decade, but it is only now becoming popular and supported for web applications. This month, we take a look at Unicode as it affects web developers. What should you consider? What do you need to worry about? And, how can you get around the problems associated with Unicode?
Unicode, like ASCII, assigns a unique number to each letter, number, symbol and control character. As indicated above, though, Unicode extends through each of the symbols and character sets ever created. So using Unicode, you can create a document that uses English, Russian, Japanese and Arabic, in which each character is clearly distinct from the others.
How do we turn these unique numbers—known as code points in the Unicode universe—into bits and bytes? The encoding for ASCII is very straightforward; with only 127 characters (or 256, if you include the various extensions), each ASCII character will fit into a single byte. And indeed, C programmers know that the char data type is an 8-bit integer.
The most obvious solution is to assign a fixed multibyte encoding for our Unicode characters. And indeed, UCS-2 is such an encoding, using two bytes to describe all of the basic 65,536 Unicode characters. (There are some extended characters that require additional bytes, but we won't go into that.) UCS-2 assigns a single 2-byte code to each of these characters. Documents are thus equally long regardless of the language in which they are written, and programs can easily calculate the number of bytes they need by doubling the number of characters. Microsoft's modern operating systems use UCS-2, as you might have noticed if you exchange any documents with users of those systems.
But there is a basic problem with UCS-2, namely its incompatibility with ASCII. If you have 100,000 documents written in ASCII, you will have to translate them into UCS-2 in order to read them accurately. Given that most modern programs work with ASCII, this lack of backward compatibility is quite a problem.
Enter UTF-8, which is a variable-length Unicode encoding. Just as Roman and Arabic numerals represent the same numbers differently, UTF-8 and UCS-2 are simply different encodings for the same underlying Unicode character set. But whereas every UCS-2 character requires two bytes, a UTF-8 character might require anywhere from one to four bytes. One-byte UTF-8 characters are the same as in ASCII, which means that a legal ASCII document is also a legal UTF-8 document. However, Latin-1 and other 8-bit character sets are incompatible with UTF-8; existing Latin-1 documents will not only need to be transformed but could potentially double in size.
UTF-8 is the preferred encoding on UNIX and Linux systems, as well as in most of the standards and open-source software that I tend to use. Perl, Python, Tcl and Java all encode strings in UTF-8. PostgreSQL has supported UTF-8 for years, and Unicode support has apparently been added to MySQL 4.1, which will be released in alpha in the coming months.
Adding Unicode support to an existing system is a Herculean task for which the various developers should be given great praise. Not only do developers need to add support for multibyte characters, but databases and languages also need to support regular expressions and sorting operators, neither of which is easy to do.
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Where do I find the Linux ASCII codes for Denmark and Germany? I know what the individual foreign characters are but I don't know how to use them on letters or my kmail So I can write to my family.
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Tom joined Capstone and its parent company, Coughlan Companies, Inc., in 2007. He is responsible for the overall vision, strategy, and direction of the company. Prior to joining Coughlan Companies, Tom served as CEO of Swiftknowledge, Inc., a Minnesota Fastest 50 growth company and was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for PLATO Learning, Inc. Tom earned a B.A. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University, Evanston.
Bill provides direction in operations and finance for Coughlan Companies, comprised of Capstone and Jordan Sands. Before joining Coughlan Companies in 2008, Bill served as the Vice President and General Manager of Anchor Block Company and the Holmberg Company, and as President of Cargill's Seed Division. Bill has a B.A. in Political Science from Northwest Missouri State University, Marysville.
Before joining Capstone in 2011, Ashley served as CEO, President, Publisher, and a member of the board of directors of Palm Publishing, LLC and prior to that, at Trudy Corporation, an independent children's publishing company. She began her career in publishing with Plymouth Press, Vergennes, Vt. She has over 20 years experience in the publishing industry and is responsible for the strategic development and growth of the Capstone product line. Ashley holds degrees in English Literature (AB) and Elementary Education (AB.ED) from the University of Michigan as well as teaching certificates (CERT K-5, CERT 6-8). She also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn, where she founded and serves as Co-President of the MFA Alumni Association.
Before joining Capstone, Todd held a variety of executive positions, including Vice President and CMO of PLATO Learning, President and COO of Learning Elements, and Education Program Director for MCI WorldCom, where he helped build and implement the Marco Polo program. Todd also spent eight years in education as a teacher, department chair, and Technology Director and currently serves on the Board of the Educational Division of The Software Information Industry Association. A graduate of Concordia College, Todd completed graduate studies at John Hopkins University.
Vice President of Human Resources, Coughlan Companies, Inc. Prior to joining Coughlan Companies, Inc., Lora gained extensive experience in senior HR business partner, organization development, and leadership roles having worked in the software development and manufacturing industries, as well as consulting and account management experience in the medical equipment and insurance/financial service industries. During Lora's leadership as Director of Human Resources for Turck Inc., the company received local and national recognition for their holistic approach to culture, well-being and leadership development and related positive organizational and individual outcomes. Lora earned her doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University. She earned her B.S. degree in Human Resource Management from Winona State University and her Master's in Human Resource Development from the University of St. Thomas. She has the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation from the Human Resources Certification Institute and is an ICF (International Coaching Federation) accredited coach.
Ross joined Coughlan Companies, Inc. in April 2013. He focuses on developing the company's information technology strategy and roadmap, driving innovation and building a customer centric platform that allows for expanded growth. Prior to joining Coughlan Companies, Ross was Vice President of Information Technology for Caribou Coffee Companies and has also held technology leadership positions at Chamilia and Pro Staff Personnel Services. He brings more than 25 years of business and technology experience from a variety of industries including retail, wholesale, banking, and professional services. Ross earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Information Technology Management from Concordia University in St. Paul, MN.
Before joining Capstone in 2002, Matt served as Vice President of Marketing for AGS, a curriculum and assessment publisher for special needs children. Matt brings more than 25 years experience in the publishing industry to his role as Chief Marketing Officer. Matt holds a B.A. in English and Business from St. John's University, Collegeville.
David Samuelson leads Capstone Education and Trade as its Executive Vice President and General Manager. David's 20+ years' experience in the K-12 education market began at the Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation (MECC) as Vice President and Executive Producer. David also was at Pearson in senior positions including President of Global Schools, Chief Marketing Officer and Product Strategist for Pearson's US School division as well as Vice President of the Family Education Network. David's career began in theatre and television where he was an Emmy award-winning producer of children's programming.
As the Managing Director of Capstone's Heinemann-Raintree division, Miles leads the publisher's U.K. and U.S. business. Before joining Capstone in 2009, Miles was the Managing Director of Scholastic Book Clubs and Fairs. Miles has extensive experience across a range of other publishing formats having lead Panini in the U.K. and worked for DeAgostini and EMAP.
Gail is responsible for Capstone's distribution center, customer service, purchasing, and bids and contracts area. Before joining Capstone in 1997, Gail managed the customer service department at Coloplast. Gail attended Minnesota State University, Mankato.
With 16 years of sales experience, Eric is responsible for the internal and external publishing company sales representatives. Prior to joining Capstone in 2001, Eric owned Fitzgerald Library Resources and served as National Sales Manager at Sagebrush Corporation.
Steve joined Coughlan Companies, Inc., in 1990 and is responsible for the accounting, tax, banking, and insurance portions of the business. Steve has more than 20 years of finance experience, serving as Controller at Shari Candies and as the Office Manager at Lagers. Steve holds an Associates degree in Accounting from Mankato Commercial College, Mankato.
Steve has more than 20 years experience in all phases of finance, operations, administration, and systems management. Before joining Coughlan Companies, Inc., Steve served as Chief Financial Officer for NuWay Cooperative, and as Chief Financial Officer for Associated Milk Producers, Inc. Steve has a B.S. in Accounting from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul.
Bob, with his brother Jim, are the fourth-generation of Coughlans leading the diversified Coughlan Companies, Inc. As the family-owned company expanded with stone, banking, land development holdings and publishing, it developed centralized management and administrative services to serve its two operating companies: Capstone and Jordan Sands. Before Bob's tenure on the Board, he served in a variety of executive leadership positions in the manufacturing and publishing industries. Bob enjoys being involved in CEO peer to peer roundtables. He graduated from Gonzaga University, Spokane, with a B.A. in History.
In 1983, Jim and his brother Bob became the fourth-generation owners of the Coughlan Stone Quarry. Today, Coughlan Companies, Inc. is comprised of Capstone and Jordan Sands and provides centralized management and administrative services to all businesses under Jim and Bob's, direction. Jim managed the development of the stone business and expanded the publishing imprints to include fiction under the Stone Arch Books imprint. Jim studied Agricultural Economics at Gonzaga University, Spokane, and the University of Minnesota, St. Paul.
Bill is a former Executive Vice President and CFO of Taylor Corporation. He is Secretary and investor in Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc., an in-line liquid egg producer. He is also an investor and serves as Director of Riverland Bancorporation, and serves on the Board of Directors of Northland Securities and the Minnesota Racing Commission. Before joining Taylor Corporation in 1979, Bill worked as a CPA for McGladrey Hendrickson in Sioux Falls. Bill graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato, with a B.S. in Accounting.
Gary has held his current position of Chief Executive Officer and Director of Rahr Corporation for the past 12 years. Rahr Corporation is a privately held 167 year old fifth generation family business headquartered in Shakopee, MN. He also serves as Chairman and CEO of operating subsidiaries, Rahr Malting Co. and Brewers Supply Group and for the past 6 years and he has been a Director of Koda Energy, LLC. Prior to Rahr he was the President and CEO of Spring Wheat Processors from 1996 – 2001 and prior to that he held various middle and senior management positions over 16 years with Cargill, Inc. Gary is an Ex-Officio Board member of the Beer Institute, a member of the Master Brewers Association, a member of a CEO Round Table and he serves on the Advisory Council on Agriculture for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He has been involved in community activities including past chairman of the St. Francis Regional Medical Facility Foundation Board and he currently serves on the River Valley YMCA Community Board. Gary holds a B.B.A. from the Cox Business School at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.
Dennis is a former President and CEO of Midwest Wireless/Alltel, and also served as Vice President of Minnesota Operations for Pacific Telecom Cellular and Corporate Sales Manager for Northwest Telephone Company. He currently serves on the Immanuel St. Joseph's-Mayo Health System Board of Directors (Vice Chair) and Minnesota State University Foundation Board of Directors. Dennis holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and a mini-MBA from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
David is a former Independent Director, Acting CEO and Chairman of Plato Learning Company. He also served as Independent Director for Scientific Learning Corporation, CEO for National Computer Systems/NCS Pearson, and held several senior executive positions with Houghton Mifflin and McGraw-Hill publishing companies. David currently is Lead Director at Capella Education Company. He also is President of Woodwinds, LLC, and serves as an Outside Director for Inscape Publishing. David holds an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, and a B.S. and M.S. from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Brad is one of the original founding partners of Taylor Corporation, headquartered in Mankato, MN. He served as President and COO from 1985-2001 and CEO from 2001-2007. Upon retirement in 2008, he served as Vice-Chairman of Taylor Corporation until 2011. Brad is currently Chairman of Schreier Family Holdings, which is comprised of several family owned businesses managed by his two sons. He was a member of the Malto Meal Company board for nine years serving as their lead director for six of those years. He has been active in many volunteer and civic organizations including the United Way, Mankato Hospital, Mankato Area Catholic Schools, and Holy Rosary Church.
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Papers from 2014
Practical ABC intelligence solution for Quadratic Assignment Problems, Golnar Behzadi and Balan Sundarakani
Novel cloud and SOA-based framework for E-health monitoring using wireless biosensors, Abdelghani Benharref and Mohamed Adel Serhani
A comparison of ethical perceptions of earnings-management practices - MENA region and USA, Leonie Jooste
Why the proposal of a complex contract may harm or foster a partner's trust, Sandra Praxmarer-Carus
E-Government users' privacy and security concerns and availability of laws in Dubai, Jawahitha Sarabdeen, Gwendolyn Rodrigues, and Sreejith Balasubramanian
System dynamics-based modeling and analysis of greening the construction industry supply chain, Balan Sundarakani, Arijit Sikdar, and Sreejith Balasubramanian
Papers from 2013
Simulation and rectification of an artificial pacemaker, Muheet Abdullah, Senthil Arumugam Muthukumaraswamy, and Nidhal Abdulaziz
Empowering knowledge sharing behaviours through means oriented vs. goal oriented cultures: The impact of organizational culture on knowledge sharing, Hanan Abdullah Al Mehairi
The rise of the global social entrepreneur: a conceptual framework, Melodena Balakrishnan and Val Lindsay
Americana Group: KFC in Mecca (or Makkah), Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan
ARAMEX PJSC: Carving a competitive advantage in the global logistics and express transportation service industry, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan
Lammtara pictures: creating a cultural entertainment organisation - the way forwards, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan
Methods to increase research output: some tips looking at the MENA region, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan
Nurturing capable employees, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan
The 4D model of place brand management, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan and Greg Kerr
PEPSICO AMENA: The role of packaging in brand activation, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan and Ian Michael
General Electric: How GE worked to transform oncology healthcare in KSA, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan and Immanuel Moonesar
Don't just stand on the shoulder of giants, become a giant! Challenge research paradigms, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan, Naeem Muhammed, and Arijit Sikdar
Robust optimisation model for the cold food chain logistics problem under uncertainty, Golnar Behzadi, Balan Sundarakani, and Elham Mardaneh
Selenium content in wheat and estimation of the selenium daily intake in different regions of Algeria, B Beladel, B. Nedjimi, A. Mansouri, D Tahtat, M Belamri, Abdellatif Tchantchane, F Khelfaoui, and M Benamar
Marketisation of higher education in UAE and its impact on teaching quality, Ali Bhayani
The market route to higher education in UAE: its rationales and implication, Ali Bhayani
The market route to higher education in UAE: Its rationales and implications, Ali Bhayani
Difficulties in understanding object oriented programming concepts, Soly Mathew Biju
Taking advantage of Alice to teach programming concepts, Soly Mathew Biju
E-learning software for students with autism, Soly Mathew Biju, Catherine Todd, Abdellatif Tchantchane, and Bushra Yakoob
When do online consumers need an offline store: the moderating effects of product characteristics, Yuanfeng Cai, Kathy Ning Shen, and Zhaoyang Guo
Symbolic consumption of tourism destination brands, Yuksel Ekinci, Ercan Sirakaya-Turk, and Sandra Preciado
State of the art in business process management, Michael Glykas
Work always wins: client colonisation, time management and the anxities of connected freelancers, Michael Gold and Mona Mustafa
Attitudinal loyalty, behavioural loyalty and social media: an introspection, Kerrie Hawkins and Prakash Vel
The effect of autonomy, training opportunities, age and salaries on job satisfaction in the South East Asian retail petroleum industry, Peter Hosie, Payyazhi Jayashree, Abdellatif Tchantchane, and Ban Seng Lee
Trust and Knowledge transfer in a multicultural society: The role of social network diversity, Victor Huang and Kathy Ning Shen
Discrete crack sectional analysis for shear evaluation of RC beams, Kamal Jaafar
Sensor networks in future smart rotating buildings, Kamal Jaafar and Mohamed Watfa
Investigating ethical perceptions of short-term earnings management practices, Leonie Jooste
Intellectual Capital and Public Sector Performance, Kardina Kamaruddin and Indra Abeysekera
Blogging and online collaborative discovery learning - making a case for a successful group-tracking technique, Zeenath Reza Khan
Plagiarism-tracking software: instructors' perception of software use vs. actual purpose of software, Zeenath Reza Khan
A skewed balance: Religion reporting by Kerala's media, Swapna Koshy
Differentiated assessment activities: customising to support learning, Swapna Koshy
Factors that affect the use of Facebook and Twitter as marketing tools in the UAE, Swapna Koshy
I have a dream … for innovative assessments, Swapna Koshy
The earning power of 'likes' and 'tweets': An evaluation of the use of social media in marketing in the UAE', Swapna Koshy
Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria, Saten Kumar, Don J. Webber, and Scott Fargher
A diagnostic model of learning: three case studies, Peter McLean, Edwina Pio, and Payyazhi Jayashree
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: doing business in the Middle East, Ian Michael, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan, and Zeenath Khan
Did Islamic banking perform better during the financial crisis? Evidence from the UAE, Hela Miniaoui and Gaston Gohou
Determinants of internet financial reporting practices: Evidence from the UAE, Hela Miniaoui and Peter Oyelere
Attendance, performance and culture - experience of the School of Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Daulet Moldabayev, Joseph A. Menicucci, Nidhal Abdulaziz, and Sarim Al-Zubaidy
The need to legitimse work: home-based workers experiences, Mona Mustafa
'Chained to my work'? Strategies to manage temporal and physical boundaries among self-employed teleworkers, Mona Mustafa and Michael Gold
Social media marketing: the unavoidable marketing management tool, Vahideh Baradaran Rafiee and Jawahitha Sarabdeen
Learning styles and training methods, Jawahitha Sarabdeen
Marketing an Islamic index: Perceived value of KMI30 index, Hameedah Sayani and Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan
Determinants of bank selection in the United Arab Emirates, Hameedah Sayani and Hela Miniaoui
SOA and cloud based architecture for non-invasive health monitoring, Mohamed Adel Serhani, Elarbi Badidi, and Abdelghani Benharref
Towards dynamic non-obtrusive health monitoring based on SOA and cloud, Mohamed Adel Serhani, Abdelghani Benharref, and Elarbi Badidi
Effects of technical and social design on virtual community identification: A comparison approach, Kathy Ning Shen and Mohamed Khalifa
When users are professionals: effective user participation for information system assimilation: a multilevel model, Kathy Ning Shen, Mohamed Khalifa, and Ahmad Almulla
Moving luxury brands online: dose website design play a role?, Kathy Ning Shen, Prakash Vel, and Mohamed Khalifa
A conceptual research design of the logistics service providers innovation mechanism in the gulf region, Balan Sundarakani and Golnar Behzadi
An empirical study on the importance of remittance and educational expenditure on growth: Case of the Philippines, Abdellatif Tchantchane, Gwendolyn Rodrigues, and Pauline Fortes
Does socially responsible supplier selection pay off for customer firms? A cross-cultural comparison, Ladonna M. Thornton, Chad W. Autry, David M. Gligor, and Anis Ben Brik
Retail cost optimisation and the role of information technology, Prakash Vel, Nasim Sadat Mosavi, and Anand Subramanian
Online purchase of luxury products in the UAE, Prakash Vel and Jocelyn Rodrigues
An exploratory investigation of the effect of integrated marketing communications on consumer decision making process: a case study of Jetset Eurostar, Prakash Vel, Ricky Sharma, and Tahera Ismail
A novel solution to the energy hole problem in sensor networks, Mohamed Watfa, Haitham Al-Hassanieh, and Samir Salmen
RFID applications in e-healthcare, Mohamed Watfa, Manprabhjot Kaur, and Rashida Firoz Daruwala
Targeted online marketing using social networking, Mohamed Watfa, Nima Najafi, and Mahmoud Bakkar
RFID system implementation in Jebel Ali port, Mohamed Watfa, Umaima Suleman, and Zaer Arafat
Reactive localisation in underwater wireless sensor networks with self healing, Mohamed Watfa, Tala Tsouli, and Omar Ayyash
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Strategies, technologies, and organizational learning for developing organizational innovativeness in emerging economies, Yan Yu, Xiao-Ying Dong, Kathy Ning Shen, Mohamed Khalifa, and Jin-Xing Hao
A new method for retrieving information in Persian weblogs using categorizing Result, Mohamed Sadegh Zahedi, Abolfazl Aleahmad, Masoud Rahgozar, and Farhad Oroumchian
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Etihad Airways: reputation management: an example of Eyjafjallajokull Iceland volcano, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan
Jumeirah group: stay different, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan
SME adaptation for survival in economic crisis: a customer relationship orientation, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan and Abraham Koshy
Abraaj Capital Limited: Celebration of entrepreneurship, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan and Ian Michael
Advanced technology investment company (ATIC): a destination global champion, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan and Immanuel Moonesar
General Electric: How GE worked to transform oncology Healthcare in the Kingdom, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan and Immanuel Azaad Moonesar
A hierarchiacal framework of barriers to green supply chain management in the construction sector, Sreejith Balasubramanian
Towards a best-effort framework for developing smart mobile applications, Abdelghani Benharref, Rabeb Mizouni, and M Adel Serhani
Dependency Injection for loose coupling of objects, Soly Mathew Biju
Adding bricks to clicks: when do offline channel attributes influence consumers' intentions to shop online?, Yuanfeng Cai, Kathy Ning Shen, and Zhaoyang Guo
Understanding transnational NGO (TANGO) decision-making and participation in global governance processes using computational analysis of large scale textual data, Derrick L. Cogburn, Norhayati Zakaria, Shayna R. Padovano, and Alexia Clincy
A market risk model for asymmetric distributed series of return, Kostas Giannopoulos and Ramzi Nekhili
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The impact of general sales agents on the air cargo industry, Peter Hosie, Ming K. Lim, and Marcus Chng
Determinants of fifth party logistics (5PL): service providers for supply chain management, Peter Hosie, Balan Sundarakani, Albert Wee Kwan Tan, and Aleksandra Kozlak
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Since old blogger dashboard will be removed this month, knowing Blogger new interface is necessary now and then and it's my pleasure to dive all features available there. For instance the new interface offers several SEO features under a term called 'search preferences'. Adding meta description is one of them that makes the job easier within the interface. In other words, we don't have to do much template editing, like before, to gain benefits from this kind of HTML meta element.
What is Meta Description
If you use Blogger custom templates, most likely you might have seen/added meta description tag in the head of your template;
<meta name="description" content="Template, tutorials, and articles to help Blogger users build a better Blogger blog" />
You can see the
tag defines a description of a page. Search engines will use the text inside content attribute, in this case "Template, tutorials, and articles to help Blogger users build a better Blogger blog", as metadata when indexing that page. However don't get wrong here: Google itself doesn't use meta description tag to rank your pages. The only thing the metadata does is show up under the page title in search results.Meta Description and SEO
It does make sense but nothing to do with rankings. Aside showing the most relevant results for particular keywords, Google aims telling a searcher what the content is about on a web page. Providing a summary of the page on the SERPs supposes to help the searcher saving his time looking for the right information. Here meta description tags will play their role.
There are a lot of webmasters that misuse meta description tags to spam the SERPs. To promote their brands or services. They start stuffing keywords in the description to feed web crawlers and hope winning content relevancy. So basically meta description tags have been ignored when Google has started looking at the actual content of the web pages.
If the meta description is not present, search engines will display 150-character summary from any parts of the page content. I also noticed a few times that the summary came from visitor's comment.
Furthermore nowadays most social media sharing tools also will pick up meta description tag (if available) as a snippet - A very brief and concise summary (1-2 sentences) of your page's content. If not there, they will grab your contents directly.
Increase Traffic with Meta Description
So why we should optimize this web feature?. Because having a page ranked on SERP isn't going to get you anywhere if no one clicks on it.
Meta descriptions for your web pages can improve the chances of your site being clicked on.
The job of the meta description tag is to explain what your page is about. It will be the first piece of information, that web users will see when they search for something. As you are competing with thousands of other websites, the descriptions are critical to promoting your pages. So, well optimized meta descriptions on the SERPs can improve chances your pages to be clicked. In other words, it will increase CTR (click through ratio) that transforms the traffic of your website.
DO and DON'T
Meta description in every page of your website should be different. It should always unique displaying a descriptive summary to represent facts from your content besides defining as accurate as possible the title. Also it always good to be clear in your description. You might use strong and motivating words that make people excited more to click on your links. Make them inviting.
Despite that don't stuff meta description with full of keywords. Google hates spammers and placing the keywords in your meta description isn't important for SEO purposes anymore. Having a list of keywords might decrease your CTR. Keep in mind a good post title and your page description is an advertisement. Not a gimmick that might increase bounce rates. Yes, you should include your keywords in the tags, but don't stuff them in.
Again, it's not enough to be among the top results but no one clicks through to your website.


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September 16. It's going down.
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I guess Treme is starting the same day, HBO has a 3 amazing shows going right now.
The best show since The Sopranos
I'll probably check it out but I was pretty much done with Boardwalk Empire when Nucky killed Jimmy.
Is this show any good? I got HBO but for some reason never gave this show a chance.
@Bluez Really good show
u done fuked up Bluez...
Hello 2dopeboyz Shake, Meka. IF I MAY suggest, make a label at the top of the page saying:
Please show Shake's Favorite TV shows on the feed.
And then put checkbox right next to that and for both of our own self interests, please let me uncheck it.
Very sincerely, Anton
I don't know about the best show since The Sopranos, Game of Thrones is the best show right now. Definitely can't wait for Boardwalk Empire though...
The Wire Breaking Bad The Sopranos Boardwalk Empire Game of Thrones
Best 5 shows of the last 10 years. Fuck a Mad Men.
this show is nothing without Paz de la Huerta real talk
the sopranos boardwalk the wire boss
then the rest.
@Ebert hard to shorten tv shows of the past 10 years into a list of 5 favourites but i'd put soa and spartacus in mine
the wire is the best drama ever made IMO. i really enjoy boardwalk empire, but anyone saying this (boardwalk) is the best show since the sopranos CLEARLY has not seen Breaking Bad, which is the best drama on TV hands down, and depending on how it finishes this season, could be one of the best to ever do it.


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Week In Review: Big Brother Spoilers Edition
Find out what has happened so far during BB14 Week 2
A lot has happened in the Big Brother 14 house since Frank won the second Head of Household of the season last Thursday. There have been blow-ups, an expulsion, some alliance shifting and of course some competitions. Let's take a look back, and as always, there are spoilers ahead:
Goodbye Willie: As you've probably already read, Willie was expelled from the Big Brother house. He was doing everything he could to get kicked out of the house and it worked. It's sad that he had to do that because that not only lessens the game excitement, it means someone who wouldn't have been going home this week now will be.
Life Inside The House: This have definitely calmed down since Willie was expelled from the game. Britney's team has been a bit pathetic and the Britney and Janelle alliance is basically no more. Janelle removed herself from that side of the house when Willie started acting crazy.
The Nominations and POV: Since Willie is out of the house, Frank (and Boogie) decided to go ahead and target the rest of his team. He nominated JoJo and Shane (and you can see that go down on tonight's Big Brother episode). What you won't see, of course, is the Veto Competition. The Veto players were Frank, JoJo, Shane, Ian, Wil and Ashley. Shane won the POV for the second week in a row. So it's a pretty safe bet he'll be using the veto on himself during the ceremony on Monday. But who will go up in his place? At this point, that's most likely going to be Danielle. And if she goes home, Dan will be out of the game. For now.
Live Feed Highlight of the Week:
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The South Bay Galleria was eerily deserted Saturday evening, after police contained the shopping center to search for a suspect in a stabbing incident involving two victims aged under 18. Photo by Rachel Reeves
Two minors were stabbed outside AMC 16 on the third level of the South Bay Galleria at about 7 p.m. on Saturday. Both were rushed to a local hospital for emergency surgery.
So far police have no motive, no witnesses and only a vague suspect description, according to Redondo Beach Police Department Sgt. Shawn Freeman. He said police believe the suspect to be a "black male."
At 7:23 p.m. RBPD received a call about a stabbing at the Galleria. When police and paramedics arrived on the scene, a male and a female – both under the age of 18 – were lying unconscious on the ground.
Sgt. Freeman says no bystanders witnessed the actual stabbing, but that several reported seeing the victims "collapse" onto the ground.
Torrance police officers came to Redondo Beach Police Department's aid and helped to search cars leaving the South Bay Galleria following a stabbing incident on Saturday night. Photo by Rachel Reeves
"All we really know is that two people collapsed, and that they appear to have been stabbed," Freeman said.
Some eyewitnesses indicated they were under the impression the victims had fainted.
Both appeared to have hit their heads on the ground and were bleeding when paramedics arrived.
Freeman says police did not enforce a lockdown or evacuate the Galleria but immediately "contained the mall," dispatching officers to all exits. Police searched people exiting the movie theater and cars leaving the shopping center.
Sergeant Freeman says detectives are currently reviewing video surveillance footage and canvassing nearby properties to obtain further details.
He has asked anyone with any information or anyone who may have witnessed an altercation outside the AMC theater on Saturday night to call (310) 379-2477.
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Bradley Cooper Is "Limitless" [VIDEO]
"What if you could take a pill that would make you rich and powerful," is a question that Bradley Cooper asks himself in the new movie "Limitless."
The motion picture follows struggling writer Eddie Morra (Cooper) as he is introduced to a new drug known as NZT by one of his friends.
This "magic pill" causes Morra to become hyper-focused, aptly confident, and indescribably intelligent. Cooper noted that, "The thing about this movie is it's not a far cry to believe it could be all credible in a decade or two, maybe in our lifetime."
With his new found abilities, Morra takes on the business world with great success. It is not until business tycoon Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro) takes a vested interested in Morra does his world begin to spiral out of control; leading him to be the target of an assassination hit.
Can't get enough of Cooper? He is currently working on the sequel to the 2009 surprise smash hit The Hangover, which is due out in May 2011, but until then check out "Limitless" out now in theaters.


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This premier resale shop in the heart of downtown Stillwater takes donations of clothing, furniture and household goods and sells them to the public. Located at 819 S. Main, the venture has been so successful that in 2010, for the first time ever, the shop grossed over a quarter of a million dollars.
Patients at Judith Karman Hospice never receive a bill for services that we provide, but Medicare reimbursement and private insurance do not cover the entire cost of patient care. To compensate, in 1994, the hospice used a $15,000 gift of stock to finance the opening of Karman Korner Resale Shop.
Karman Korner doesn't just provide financing to take care of hospice patients. When other agencies in the community have clients who need things from our store, they send them to the shop to acquire some of the goods they need. Over the years, Karman Korner has helped hundreds of victims of house fires, domestic violence and homelessness.
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VÃĐronique Maugarski and Erika Cool are meant to be girls from Sweden who go to Paris and see an advert for air hostesses - no experience necessary. The airline seems to be selling mile-high club experiences. The in-flight movie is a porn film (the same one as the family watch in Shocking!) and the hostesses have sex with the passengers and the female pilots with each other. The passengers include an Arab sheikh, two 'American' men in cowboy hats, an old millionaire and a swinging couple, plus a man who only wants to sleep (Jean-Louis Vattier). There are flashbacks to their previous sexual encounters of the passengers and these account for the uncredited females. We see the couple having sex on a bed and the wife looking bored and then having sex in the cellar of a bar where the wife sees a poster advertising these flights. On the plane she sucks off her husband and then goes round the rest of the passengers. The cowboys are fond of practical jokes. They pick up a prostitute and take her back to their hotel room where they have rigged a bucket of water to fall on her head as she enters the room first. We see the sheikh and two of his harem in a hotel. The millionaire has a permanent erection but can't cum and we see a couple of females hired by his doctor to try to bring him to a climax. The blonde (Carole Gire?) arrives at a posh doctor's consulting room to take over from an exhausted brunette and then gets exhausted herself as she fails. The millionaire hopes to achieve an orgasm if the plane goes high enough and when that height is reached the three hostesses leap on him. Success is the trigger for a free for all, including the arab asking to bugger someone - the male in the swinging couple volunteers.
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