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College Hoops Wednesday Recap: Tigers Blitz North Carolina
On a night that saw some of the nation's best teams go on the road and pick up victories it was appropriate that one of the less experienced teams fell in front of a raucous crowd. North Carolina started off slowly and paid dearly at Clemson, falling by the final score of 83-64. Trevor Booker led the way with 21 points while Demontez Stitt (20 points) and Tanner Smith (14 points, six rebounds, five steals) helped make life difficult for North Carolina. Dexter Strickland scored seventeen off the bench but he was the only player to score in double figures for the Tar Heels.
The inexperience reared its ugly head in the form of twenty-five turnovers that Clemson converted into thirty-three points. The Tigers were a +20 in the points off turnovers category and a +11 in points from the foul line, additional numbers that compensated for North Carolina outrebounding Clemson 38-30. Roy Williams even benched his starting five for a short stretch of the second half in attempts to snap them out of their offensive doldrums but that was to no avail. In what's a huge victory for the Clemson program (their first over UNC since 2004) Oliver Purnell now encounters the task of getting the Tigers to take this show on the road. If they can do that, they'll be a true contender in what's shaping up to be a wild ACC race.
Three Key Happenings
1. Pitt completes three-game road swing with a win. The Panthers, who were at times a terrible offensive team in the season's first month, may have declared themselves to be a team with staying power in their 67-57 win at Connecticut on Wednesday. While some may remain hesitant to say that the Panthers are a title contender you cannot ignore what they've done in their first three Big East road games. In Hartford the Panthers won despite shooting 39.0% from the field thanks to their defense and rebounding, staples of the Pittsburgh program.
Brad Wanamaker and Ashton Gibbs scored nineteen points apiece and Pitt pulled away thanks to a +13 second-half rebounding margin. Stanley Robinson led the Huskies with nineteen but once again the Huskies struggled to get their main cogs going at the same time. In the first half it was all Robinson, who scored seventeen of the Huskies' first 34 points. But he scored just two the rest of the way while Jerome Dyson and Kemba Walker didn't get going until Robinson cooled off. Credit Pittsburgh for doing a better job of running the half-court sets, allowing them to move to 4-0 in league play.
2. Georgia Tech shows the inability to handle prosperity. It's tough to go on the road in any conference, much less one the caliber of the ACC. But for the Yellow Jackets, coming off of a win over Duke on Saturday, to drop one at Virginia leads to the questioning of Georgia Tech's ability to play a role in the title hunt. But turnovers weren't the culprit on this night; the ability of the Cavaliers to get to the foul line and convert (23-26 FT) while Georgia Tech made just three of eleven from the charity stripe. Sylven Landesburg led four Cavaliers in double figures with 22 points and Mustapha Farrakhan added fifteen off the bench.
But more important for the Yellow Jackets, who had five players finish in double figures, is the issue of allowing the euphoria of their win over Duke to linger. You can't afford to do that when the games become bigger in March; such an attitude will more times than not result in your season ending earlier than anticipated. And don't look now but there's just one ACC team undefeated in conference play: Virginia.
3. It's time to pay attention to the one Conference USA team many have ignored. In the midst of Memphis continuing their epic conference win streak and some of the more glamorous schools being thought of a worthy challengers to the throne, Donnie Jones' Marshall Thundering Herd have gotten off to a 14-2 start. The Herd moved to 3-0 in league play with their 81-75 win at UCF as Chris Lutz (21 points) and freshman Hassan Whiteside (14 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks) led the way. In total five Thundering Herd players reached double figures and as a team Marshall was a +13 in rebounding margin and a +17 in points at the foul line. Next up for Marshall is Tulane before they hit the roughest stretch of games on their schedule, beginning with rival West Virginia next week. Winners of five straight and 9-0 at home, it may be time to pay closer attention to Marshall in regards to who could possibly win Conference USA.
Top Three Games
1. Missouri 94, Texas Tech 89 (OT) The Tigers were able to survive on the road thanks to a team-high 20 points from Marcus Denmon. Texas Tech's John Roberson led all scorers with 25 points while Mike Singletary grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds.
2. Vanderbilt 65, Alabama 64 A Jeffrey Taylor free throw with six seconds remaining capped an 8-2 Vanderbilt run over the final 3:19. Alabama's Mikhail Torrance led all scorers with 25 points while Vandy was led in scoring by A.J. Ogilvy (13 pts).
3. Creighton 71, Southern Illinois 69 Antoine Young's basket with 1.3 seconds left in the game gave the Blue Jays the win in Omaha. On a day that also featured Greg Echenique making the decision to transfer to Creighton by way of Rutgers Justin Carter led Creighton with 19 points.
Three Notable Performances
1. F/C Hassan Whiteside (Marshall) Whiteside posted his second triple-double of the season with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks to aid in the Thundering Herd's 81-75 win at UCF.
2. F Amu Saaka (Furman) Saaka led the Paladins with 34 points and nine rebounds in an 86-81 home loss to Davidson.
3. G Andy Rautins (Syracuse) Rautins stuffed the stat sheet in the 81-65 win over Rutgers with 23 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.
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Organic growth is the process of business expansion due to increasing overall customer base, increased output per customer or representative, new sales, or any combination of the above, as opposed to mergers and acquisitions, which are examples of inorganic growth. Typically, the organic growth rate also excludes the impact of foreign exchange. Growth including foreign exchange, but excluding divestitures and acquisitions, is often referred to as core growth.
Organic growth is growth that comes from a company's existing businesses, as opposed to growth that comes from buying new businesses. It may be negative.
Organic growth figures are adjusted for the effects of acquisitions and disposals of businesses. Organic growth does include growth over a period that results from investment in businesses the company owned at the beginning of the period. What it excludes is the boost to growth from acquisitions, and the decline from sales and closures of whole businesses.
When a company does not disclose organic growth numbers, it is usually possible to estimate them by estimating the numbers for acquisitions made in the period being looked at and in the previous year. It is useful to break down organic sales growth into that coming from market growth and that coming from gains in market share: this makes it easier to see how sustainable growth is.
Relating to organic input in an organisation, it can also relate to the act of closing down cost centers through established organic methods instead of waiting for a Finance list.[1]
The mechanisms and rate of growth of firms experiencing organic growth was extensively studied by Edith Penrose in her 1958 book The Theory of the Growth of the Firm.[2][3]
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U.S. Senate to Investigate Financial Ties of Pain Experts
May 9, 2012
The Senate Finance Committee has launched an inquiry into financial ties between producers of prescription painkillers and the doctors and patient advocacy groups that help to set guidelines for drug use, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
The manufacturers of OxyContin, Percocet, and Duragesic are among the targets of the inquiry, which is led by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana) and Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa). The Pain and Policy Studies Group at the University of Wisconsin and the American Pain Foundation, which closed last week, according to its website, also received letters asking for information about ties to drug makers.
The investigation comes amidst the increasing number of prescription drug overdoses that InvestigateWest reported on in January.
ProPublica's Dollars for Docs project, which makes information about drug company payments to doctors publicly accessible, has led to a flurry of stories in the media, and the Seattle Times recently won a Pulitzer for its investigation into methadone and pain control.
More coverage of the Senate inquiry: Reuters, Pharmalot, ProPublica.
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Grand jury reform propelled by Ferguson
With grand jury reform elsewhere focused on eliminating racial bias and curbing police use of force, Oregon is an outlier: It is one of just 14 states that do not regularly record the citizen grand juries that charge people with felonies.
Almost five years after police killed an unarmed black man in Portland and the Multnomah Co. district attorney petitioned for that grand jury to be recorded, lawmakers in Salem are lining up behind a reform bill to mandate recording statewide, InvestigateWest has learned.
Seafood | December 2014
Food fight pits iconic halibut against exports, fast food
A struggle in Alaska over shrinking supplies of halibut is threatening the iconic centerpiece fish in favor of cheaper exports, fast-food fillets and fish sticks.
At risk is most of the frozen supply that sustains restaurants, food-service companies and retail stores nationwide, such as Costco and Whole Foods. Lee van der Voo investigates.
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Environment | November 2014
How government and Boeing fought to curtail Duwamish River cleanup
It will take hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up the Duwamish River. But how clean is clean? And who decides?
Robert McClure looks at how lobbyists and community groups have squared off over the health of the waterway and its neighborhoods.
Photo: Paul Joseph Brown/ecosystemphoto.com
Trafficking | October 2014
Gangs taking over Northwest child sex trade, say authorities
Authorities say organized gangs increasingly are trafficking children for sex in the Northwest, and even cooperating with each other to stymie police.
Meanwhile in Portland, the U.S. Attorney's Office has become the third most prolific nationally in securing indictments for trafficking children and adults for sex.
Photo: Oregon DOT/Flickr
Minimum Wage | August 2014
Washington struggles to help workers collect millions in stolen wages
"Everyone is aware that passing a $15 an hour minimum wage was historic," an advisor to Mayor Ed Murray and the Seattle City Council told InvestigateWest. "But if we cannot enforce that, we haven't accomplished much."
Based on a review of more than 20,000 wage theft complaints, hundreds of pages of reports and more than a dozen interviews, "Stolen Wages" shines a light on the dark world of pay violations in Seattle and across Washington.
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Bridge Safety a Year After
I-5 Bridge Collapse
Party politics have thwarted bridge safety improvements, and an investigation drags on to decide how the trucking company, its escort car and the state may share blame. Yet a new mapping tool for truckers may offer hope, Jason Alcorn reports.
Infrastructure | May 2014
Inside the Box: The Price of Portable Classrooms
Portable, modular or relocatable classrooms — whatever you call them — are a necessity for cash-strapped schools.
But many portables become permanent fixtures, in place for decades at a time. Costly and insufficient, these aging structures burden the grid, frustrate teachers and administrators and compromise student health.
Environment | April 2014
Smoke and Numbers: Inside Green Claims for Burning Wood
Energizing our world with wood sounds so natural. And it has quickly become a multibillion-dollar industry as governments including British Columbia and the European Union turn to biomass to replace dirty old coal. Yet what we found when we dug into the coal-vs.-wood debate will surprise you.
Public Health | April 2014
How Will Washington Solve Its
Toxic-Fish Problem?
We update our 2013 series on Washington's estimated fish consumption rate with news of a private meeting where Gov. Jay Inslee and his advisers wrestled with how much to protect business versus consumers when it comes to water pollution in the fish we eat.
Consumer Safety | April 2014
Despite Deaths, Push to Open Roads to ATVs
Manufacturers put a warning sticker on every ATV sold: The vehicles aren't meant for roads. But a push to allow just that is rolling out across the country. Washington and three other states passed new laws in 2013, among 22 states to allow or expand ATV access to roads since 2004.
Wealth & Poverty | December 2013
Fishing Reform Drives Inequality
It's the unexpected catch in catch-share programs: A federal program that was supposed to help preserve and enhance the fishing economy in Kake, Alaska, has instead helped cause a severe decline. Meanwhile, 50 miles southeast, the town of Petersburg is booming.
The third part in our trilogy of fish stories examines the consequences catch-share policy where it was born, even as the model has been established in 14 other U.S. fisheries, encompassing dozens of species ranging from New England scallops to Pacific sole.
Public Health | September 2013
Exhaust Fouls Public Schools in Washington
Of the roughly 50,000 kids who will attend Seattle schools this fall, nearly 2,000 will hit the books in classrooms within 500 feet of Interstate 5, InvestigateWest has found. This despite a body of evidence dating back decades that highway air pollution can cause lifelong respiratory problems and asthma attacks and boost school absenteeism.
From Seattle to Spokane, what can be done to make sure schools are healthy places for kids?
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Boys Basketball: Jabari Parker named nation's best
Simeon Career Academy's Jabari Parker, is congratulated by NBA great Alonzo Mourning, right, as Parker is named Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Thursday, April 12, 2012, in Chicago. Mourning, a winner of the award himself, surprised Parker with the news during his Spanish class. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)Updated: April 12, 2012 11:12PM
The awards keep pouring in for Simeon's Jabari Parker, but being named the 2011-12 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year may top them all.
Parker was pulled out of Spanish class on Thursday by the Gatorade committee, headed by former NBA great Alonzo Mourning, and was whisked away to the school auditorium for a special assembly.
Chad Konecky, the National Director of the Gatorade Player of the Year Program, explained to the audience the criteria that determined the selection of the winner, noting that Parker is the first male from the state of Illinois to earn the award.
Parker is the fourth player to win the award as a junior, joining LeBron James, Greg Oden and Brandon Knight, each of whom also won the award as a senior.
Konecky stated that choosing the winner was a three-level process that included strict attention to grades, community service and player status.
Simeon coach Robert Smith said it's hard to imagine that he's coached two of Illinois' all-time greats — Parker and Derrick Rose — who are so humble and sincere.
''They are both all about the team and concerned about others,'' Smith said. "Jabari could have picked his college by now but said he wants to wait so his teammates will have coaches come in and see them, that's just how he is.''
Just as Rose dazzled the audience with his acceptance speech for the NBA MVP award last year, Parker was equally as impressive on Thursday, with words spoken from the heart.
Parker thanked the committee, parents Lola and Sonny Parker, Simeon school administration, students and his coaching staff.
He also acknowledged his teammates. ''This is truly their award,'' he said. ''We were all in this together and they made me the player I am. [Seniors] Steve Taylor, Jelani Neeley, Reggie Norris, Dwaun Stewart, Ivan Hooker, they are my big brothers.
"They kept me grounded and showed me the way and what it means to wear the Simeon colors.''
When Mourning, who was the Gatorade Player of the Year in 1987-88, took the stage, he looked directly at Parker and told him that he knew he could play the game but what he was most impressed with was his character.
"The athletic part will take care of itself if you keep working with your God-given talent,'' Mourning told Parker. ''But what separates you from so many others is your character, the way you live [and] your dedication to improving not only on the court, but in the classroom."
After the ceremony Parker and Mourning slipped away to the gym, where they played a game of H-O-R-S-E.
"If you didn't know who [Jabari] was you would just walk right by him,'' said Nakisha Lee, who teaches at Simeon and handles study hall for the athletes. ''I've been here seven years and first had Derrick and now Jabari.''
Notable winners of the award include NBA standouts Kevin Love (2006-07), Dwight Howard (2003-04), Kobe Bryant (1995-96) and Chris Webber (1990-91).
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CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — The Scenic Middle School cross country team finished undefeated and won the Oregon state championship. The runners on that team also accomplished their goal of qualifying for the National Junior Olympics.
"Before I didn't really have that much confidence," said Andy Monroe, "but after we showed what we could do as a team in cross country, it kind of made me know how to run my races and how to run smart."
Andy carried that confidence in to track and field. It may be a different sport, but Andy and teammate Derek Tripp are seeing similar results.
"They understand how all their hard work, perseverance, sticking with the training program is totally paying off," said head coach Alex Grover, "and their perseverance is what's really put them over the hump and given them a national stage."
Both Tripp and Monroe have the second fastest times in the nation in their races. Tripp runs the 800 and 1,500 while Andy competes in the 3,000.
"It feels kind of shocking just to be like there's my name," said Monroe.
"It's just crazy to think that I'm up there on a national level and I'm nationally competing for both of my races," said Tripp.
In cross country, the two ran against each other. It's a different story in track season. They solve this problem by using their imaginations.
"I like to picture each runner ahead of me as Derek and I have to catch up to him and stay with him and then pass him," said Monroe. "That's what my mindset is."
It's one of the major differences between cross country and track, but one thing that hasn't changed is the hard work Andy and Derek put in.
"Taking that type of success that they have with the cross country season, they knew exactly what the recipe was that they needed to attend to in order to have that same type of success here in track season," said Grover.
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EUGENE, Ore.– Eugene firefighters put out flames at Pennington Crossarm Company on W 1st Avenue in Eugene. Firefighters arrived on scene at around 11:30am and saw smoke coming from the kiln building. They're calling the fire suspicious because the company is closed.
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Back in September, we gave you an analysis of the Tourneau Warehouse sale. Our conclusion? It was pretty, pretty good. In fact two of our close friends got tremendous deals, one on a limited edition Speedmaster Torino and the other on a Cartier Roadster.
Our readers really liked our in-depth coverage of what was there and for what price, but what was unanimous voiced is that we should have told you about the sale BEFORE it started. So guess what...we are telling you about another Tourneau Warehouse sale that begins a week from tomorrow.
Hosted at Soiffer Haskin here in Manhattan, Tourneau is offering much the same promise as last time: Famous Brand Name Watches 50%-70% off retail prices. Of course there is a very noticeable and disappointing (although reasonable) footnote that reads "*Excludes Rolex and Patek Philippe".
No surprises there (although, on a quick tangent, is it now safe to say the true sign of a watch manufacturer 'making it' is when Tourneau refuses to discount their products no matter what?).
Either way, we will most certainly be checking out what Tourneau has to offer next Saturday and we'll be reporting back on the best deals. As with last time, only major credit cards are accepted (meaning no cash or checks), and there are absolutely no returns.
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Low body mass index (BMI) is a well-documented risk factor for future fracture. The aim of this study was to quantify this effect and to explore the association of BMI with fracture risk in relation to age, gender and bone mineral density (BMD) from an international perspective using worldwide data. We studied individual participant data from almost 60,000 men and women from 12 prospective population-based cohorts comprising Rotterdam, EVOS/EPOS, CaMos, Rochester, Sheffield, Dubbo, EPIDOS, OFELY, Kuopio, Hiroshima, and two cohorts from Gothenburg, with a total follow-up of over 250,000 person years. The effects of BMI, BMD, age and gender on the risk of any fracture, any osteoporotic fracture, and hip fracture alone was examined using a Poisson regression model in each cohort separately. The results of the different studies were then merged. Without information on BMD, the age-adjusted risk for any type of fracture increased significantly with lower BMI. Overall, the risk ratio (RR) per unit higher BMI was 0.98 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.97–0.99) for any fracture, 0.97 (95% CI, 0.96–0.98) for osteoporotic fracture and 0.93 (95% CI, 0.91–0.94) for hip fracture (all p <0.001). The RR per unit change in BMI was very similar in men and women ( p >0.30). After adjusting for BMD, these RR became 1 for any fracture or osteoporotic fracture and 0.98 for hip fracture (significant in women). The gradient of fracture risk without adjustment for BMD was not linearly distributed across values for BMI. Instead, the contribution to fracture risk was much more marked at low values of BMI than at values above the median. This nonlinear relation of risk with BMI was most evident for hip fracture risk. When compared with a BMI of 25 kg/m2, a BMI of 20 kg/m2 was associated with a nearly twofold increase in risk ratio (RR=1.95; 95% CI, 1.71–2.22) for hip fracture. In contrast, a BMI of 30 kg/m2, when compared with a BMI of 25 kg/m2, was associated with only a 17% reduction in hip fracture risk (RR=0.83; 95% CI, 0.69–0.99). We conclude that low BMI confers a risk of substantial importance for all fractures that is largely independent of age and sex, but dependent on BMD. The significance of BMI as a risk factor varies according to the level of BMI. Its validation on an international basis permits the use of this risk factor in case-finding strategies.
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- Title
- Body mass index as a predictor of fracture risk: A meta-analysis
- Journal
Osteoporosis International
Volume 16, Issue 11 , pp 1330-1338
- Cover Date
- 2005-11-01
- 10.1007/s00198-005-1863-y
- Print ISSN
- Online ISSN
- 1433-2965
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Additional Links
- Keywords
- Fractures
- Meta-analysis
- Osteoporosis
- Prospective studies
- Risk
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- C. De Laet (1)
- J. A. Kanis (3)
- A. Odén (4)
- H. Johanson (4)
- O. Johnell (5)
- P. Delmas (6)
- J. A. Eisman (7)
- H. Kroger (8)
- S. Fujiwara (9)
- P. Garnero (10)
- E. V. McCloskey (3)
- D. Mellstrom (11)
- L. J. Melton 3rd (12)
- P. J. Meunier (13)
- H. A. P. Pols
- J. Reeve (14)
- A. Silman (15)
- A. Tenenhouse (16)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium
- 3. WHO Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
- 4. Consulting Statistician, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 5. Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
- 6. INSERM Unité 149, Villejuif, France
- 7. Bone and Mineral Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- 8. Department of Surgery, Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- 9. Department of Clinical Studies, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
- 10. INSERM Unité 403, Lyon, France
- 11. Department of Geriatric Medicine, Goteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 12. Division of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- 13. INSERM Unit 403, Faculty R Laennec, Lyon, France
- 14. Strangeway's Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge, UK
- 15. ARC Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- 16. Division of Bone Metabolism, The Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Canada


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HTC TyTN
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- Too little RAM memory (64 MB RAM)
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.86 inches inches)
- Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
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- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
The US version does not feature a secondary camera
- Device type:
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- Windows Mobile Professional (5.0)
- Dimensions:
- 4.42 x 2.28 x 0.86 inches (112.5 x 58 x 22 mm)
- Weight:
the average is 4.8 oz (138 g) 6.20 oz (176 g)
- Resolution:
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- Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- Colors:
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- Touchscreen:
- Yes
- Camera:
- 2 megapixels
- Flash:
- Yes
- Features:
- Macro mode
- Camcorder:
- Yes
- Features:
- Video calling
- Front-facing camera:
- Yes
- Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- 400 MHz
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the average is 12 h (693 min) 5.00 hours
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the average is 20 days (482 h) 10.4 days (250 hours)
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- 850, 1900, 2100 MHz
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- Bluetooth:
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- Yes
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Demi, who famously did a stint in rehab herself, was a major supporter of Selena's as she entered treatment, HollywoodLife.com has learned.
After an incredibly stressful year — both professionally and personally — it was revealed that Selena Gomez entered an Arizona rehab facility in Jan. 2014. Now, HollywoodLife.com has learned EXCLUSIVELY that Selena's former BFF Demi Lovato was one of her biggest supporters, helping with the intervention that eventually sent her into treatment.
"Part of her treatment was to speak with others who had similar problems, and she thought that speaking to and hanging out with Demi would be a big help," a source close to Justin Bieber's ex-girlfriend tells us. "Demi was a big part of the intervention to get Selena help."
We noticed that Selena, 21, and Demi, 21, had been spending a lot of time together earlier this year — and now it all makes sense! In fact, the friends were spotted having dinner at Tequilas Restaurant in Los Angeles on Jan. 3, just days before Selena reportedly checked into Arizona's Dawn at the Meadows.
Selena Gomez: Why Did She Enter Rehab?
Rehab is no small matter, so it's no surprise that the public clamoring to find out why Selena really checked herself into the Arizona facility.
According to a statement from Selena's reps, "Selena voluntarily spent time at Meadows but not for substance abuse."
Selena Gomez's Fans Support Her After Rehab Announcement
Fortunately, Demi isn't the only person on Selena's side. In fact, it seems like every Selenator on the planet has been telling Selena how proud they are of her for seeking treatment and getting the help she needed.
HollywoodLifers, are YOU proud of Selena for entering rehab? Drop a comment below with your thoughts on her treatment revelation below.
– Reporting by Russ Weakland
More Selena Gomez News:
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Pulitzer Prizes Awarded, But Not For Fiction
Judges announced the winners of writing's most prestigious award yesterday, at a ceremony at Columbia University. But to the shock of spectators and nominees alike, all finalists for the fiction category went home empty-handed.
That's because for the first time in 35 years, the panel couldn't reach an agreement on a winner. They narrowed their choices to three novelists: Denis Johnson for Train Dreams, Karen Russell for Swamplandia and the late David Foster Wallace for The Pale King. But rather than going around in circles to reach a consensus, they decided to cancel the $10,000 prize.
This Pulitzer Prize has been withheld 10 times since 1917, Sig Gissler, administrator for the Pulitzer Prizes, told the Associated Press. The last time the prize was cancelled was in 1977.
Prizes did go to 14 winners in the category of Journalism and to 7 in Letters, Drama and Music. The award for Investigative Reporting went to Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley of the Associated Press and Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong of the Seattle Times.
The decision to withhold the fiction award has some people upset. How do you feel about it?


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From The Free Forex Encyclopedia
Credit rating agencies are companies that provide objective estimates on how capable a debt issuer (ex. banks, companies, governments) is in fulfilling its debt obligations. Today we usually see these valuations expressed in letters like AAA, BB+, or D.
A lot of major players in the credit rating industry started out by publishing basic information and statistics about stocks and bonds across different industries. Over time, as the amount of information available in markets began to overwhelm individual and institutional investors, a need for cohesive and simplified security analyses emerged.
Who are the major players in the credit rating industry?
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Referee Directors Message - Fall 2014
Frank Bagnardi & Levon Akoghlanian
email@example.com (goes to both)
Hello Referees,
The way too short summer is behind us and week number one of the new season is in the books!
I hope everyone enjoyed a very well deserved break and is ready to get rolling all over again.
I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome you all back and of course thank you for your contributions to BAYS. All of us on the administrative end know how difficult your job on the field can be and I wanted to be sure that you know how much your efforts are appreciated.
With the new season there are of course some points of emphasis that BAYS wants to remind you of and of course enforce accordingly.
Zero Tolerance Policy
1. No one, except the players, is to speak to the referee during or after the game. Exceptions: Coaches may ask questions before the game, call for substitutions and point out emergencies during the game, or respond to the referee if addressed.
2. Absolutely no disputing calls, during or after the game, no remarks to the referee to watch certain players or attend to rough play. NO YELLING at the referee, EVER, and no criticism, sarcasm, harassment, intimidation, or feedback of any kind during or after the game.
3. Violators may be ejected and are subject to disciplinary action by the BAYS Sportsmanship Review Committee.
4. If coaches or spectators have questions regarding particular calls, rules, or a referee, or wish to give feedback regarding a referee, please contact the town soccer club referee's coordinator for the game in question, or contact the BAYS Referees Representative at firstname.lastname@example.com
We as game officials set the tone for coach, player and fan conduct for the entire season. Failure to enforce league policies not only undermines the protection and sportsmanship rules established for us by BAYS, but also promotes the opportunity for our younger officials to be put in unacceptable situations. Enforcement of this policy is fundamental to referee retention and growth in our league. Let's be sure we are all doing our part to enforce this very important policy.
When you are scoring your games for Zero Tolerance, please be sure that if you are going to mark a team or coach down in the rating that you have comments that will support your scoring. BAYS is beginning to hold coaches to a very high standard and if there are going to be coach suspensions based on you scores, your comments must support your scores. Keep in mind that you may be called to a hearing involving a suspension and you must be able to support your actions. BAYS will certainly back you up in any documented incident.
Please review the requirements and standards for the proper referee uniform and be sure you are in compliance. In addition to having the correct uniform, be sure you are wearing it properly. This includes socks that are pulled up, shirts that are tucked in and the correct shorts (all black).
Laws of the Game
Make sure you are reviewing the Laws of the Game on a regular basis as well as The Advice to Referees, Guide to Procedures and very importantly BAYS Rules of Competition. I have heard multiple accounts of referees not being familiar with our league's rules. You are being paid to know these. BAYS rules of competition can be found on the BAYS website under the "Current Rulebook" tab.
Game Day
Each of us has the responsibility of presenting ourselves in the most professional manner possible. This includes arriving at our games early enough to conduct a full safety inspection of the field and players. Make sure you are familiar with any BAYS "Rules of Competition" items that might differ from the "Laws of the Game".
Please treat the players, coaches and fans with the same respect you want to be treated with. It is much easier for us to enforce issues.
Player Passcards
Are not required for the Fall season. You still need to check rosters for all games, however you do not need to ask for player passcards. The coach, or adult responsible for the team still is required to provide a passcard with a sticker for the current year.
Finally, BAYS has welcomed new towns into the league over the past couple of seasons. Northboro, has asked that any referees in towns surrounding theirs, please register on the BAYS website to be accepted for assignment in Northboro. This is a great opportunity to pick up some additional games on a week that you may not have an assignment.
In closing, I'd like to thank each of you for your contribution to BAYS and wish each of you a great and safe season!
BAYS Co-Referee Director


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Science Policy Insider News (July 2004)
Funny Feelings Focus of Department of Justice Workshop
For a day and a half at the end of June, passersby may have had a hunch that something exciting was happening at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. Or, more to the point, they might have had a gut feeling that a group of august researchers were partnering with a who's who of the law enforcement and intelligence communities to talk about the phenomenology of "intuition"…because that's precisely what happened.
Interpersonal Deceptive Practices
There is a long and robust record of scientific investigation into detecting interpersonal deception.
Coalition to Protect Research
The scientific community needs your help. Over the last year, there has been a steady increase in attacks on peer-reviewed research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Also in this Issue
Look for these Public Policy-Related Events at the APA Convention!; CNSF Reception; Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them; National Children's Study Adopts National Probability Sampling Strategy; New Acting Chief Research and Development Officer Comes on Board at the VA; Have You Supported Scientific Integrity Today?; House Appropriations Committee Approves Spending Bill for HHS-Education Programs


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Patient accounts of diagnostic testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia: comparing responses to genetic and non-genetic testing methods
- Gareth J Hollands,
- David Armstrong,
- Angela Macfarlane,
- Martin A Crook,
- Theresa M Marteau
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Continuing developments in genetic testing technology together with research revealing gene-disease associations have brought closer the potential for genetic screening of populations. A major concern, as with any screening programme, is the response of the patient to the findings of screening, whether the outcome is positive or negative. Such concern is heightened for genetic testing, which it is feared may elicit stronger reactions than non-genetic testing.
This paper draws on thematic analysis of 113 semi-structured interviews with 39 patients being tested for familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), an inherited predisposition to early-onset heart disease. It examines the impact of disease risk assessments based on both genetic and non-genetic information, or solely non-genetic information.
The impact of diagnostic testing did not seem to vary according to whether or not genetic information was used. More generally, being given a positive or negative diagnosis of FH had minimal discernible impact on people's lives as they maintained the continuity of their beliefs and behaviour.
The results suggest that concerns about the use of genetic testing in this context are unfounded, a conclusion that echoes findings from studies in this and other health contexts.
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- Title
- Patient accounts of diagnostic testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia: comparing responses to genetic and non-genetic testing methods
- Open Access
- Available under Open Access This content is freely available online to anyone, anywhere at any time.
- Journal
BMC Medical Genetics
- Online Date
- September 2012
- 10.1186/1471-2350-13-87
- Online ISSN
- 1471-2350
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Behaviour change
- Genetics
- Genetic testing
- Health behaviour
- Risk
- Qualitative
- Authors
- Gareth J Hollands (1)
- David Armstrong (2)
- Angela Macfarlane (1)
- Martin A Crook (3)
- Theresa M Marteau (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Health Psychology Section, Department of Psychology (at Guy's), King's College London, 5th Floor Bermondsey Wing, Guy's Campus, London, SE1 9RT, UK
- 2. Department of Primary Care and Public Health Sciences, King's College London, 5th Floor Capital House, 42 Weston Street, London, SE1 3QD, UK
- 3. Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Lewisham, London, SE13 6LH, UK


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"Thumbelina" video by KG McManus
We were hella siked to realize KG McManus made this killer video, featuring "Thumbelina"!
Stilty Summer Shows
The Tilted Stilts are super stoked to be playing a bunch of super cool summer events this year.
June 1st Z-Kamp Phamily Reunion @ The Skok Grange
June 7th John's Birthday @ Tenino Eagles
June 21st Squidfest @ Sid & Mary's
July 19th MAS SOL @ venue TBA
Aug. 3rd Island Show @ Anderson's General Store
Hella fun :)
Tilted Stilts play Fri. and Sat. 8-11pm ARTS WALK @ Last Word Books
Stilts in the Studio
Hunting Minotaurs is in the works :)
Feb. 5th- The TIlted Stilts next show @ The Capital City Collective – 215 Washington st. Olympia, WA
The Phuture of Z-Kamp has arrived. The Myans were most likely talking about Z-Kamp changing the world in 2013.
This is funny like a joke but also as serious as the end of your life.
Z-Kamp is now many bands….. As of now there is officially 3. I will explain more in a minute.
There is a Pre Art Show featuring works created by Pizza T and other local artists at the same venue as the show.
Before I explain the craziness surrounding Z-Kamp Nationalz II please let me announce the Venue, Time and Current Line Up
Live at
The Capital City Collective
215 Washington st. Olympia, WA
Tuesday February 5th
Pizza T art show starts around 3pm and music starts around 8 o' clock.
Pizza T
with guest appearance by "The Singing Mechanic"
featuring Rad of Twice Baked
featuring Crazy Coop from the album "Crazy Coop and the Z kamp Express" 2007
Tilted Stilts
The Hinges
featuring Danny featuring of Z-Kamp circa 2010-2012
Micheal T Mercker of A-Kamp circa 2000-2005 and Z-Kamp circa 2006-2012
10 DOLLARS – and is 18 and older only –
About the show.
The band Z-Kamp started as Pizza T's Z-Kamp experience in 2006. It really started before that when it was Pizza T's Grateful Dead, Phish, Bob Dylan Tribute Band. But you could say it started even more before. Like always has been forever.
There was an A-Camp, then a Z-Camp, then an A-Kamp then there was that moment in time. What am I doing, what are we doing, what can we do? The intentions of Z-Kamp in my mind was to have a way to survive as a human species. It seems all living organisms strive to survive. We too. Some say we are killing ourselves. But maybe we are or maybe we are not? Doesn't matter because an Asteroid could hit our planet right? Well it is almost certain that if we take our instincts to survive and and mix it with our knowledge of future global changes like climate change then we would find a way to live in these new environmental changes. What if we had to leave this planet? Maybe not us but what if our distant relatives in the future did? What could save us from almost certain extinction? For example, what if we did eventually destroy the planet and the temperature becomes 200 degrees on average? We could use science and technology to possibly survive. But what good is that to the founders of Z-Kamp when we are not experts in science or technology? Well, a band is what we know and we know bands bring people together, big groups of people can bring in like minded people like scientists and technicians and engineers…. but we also need people to work on other things like making the food for the scientists to eat, people to help watch and teach the children, we need people to make the clothes… It all just really turned back into what we have now…. in the world….. right? We all have roles? and I sound stupid? no, not really at all. It's actually the opposite. See what if Wall Mart Kings and billionaires know what we know? They can doomsday prep like crazy. But it's not really doomsday prepping to us, it's just being aware that the future of our planet will eventually change, and if we are here we will need to adapt. Sometimes we might need to flee the planet for a little while and we might eventually forever.
Z-Kamp knew change was infinite and even Z Kamp will change, and thats when we came up with Pizza T's Z-Kamp experience. And that too was allowed to change. The name became many but always branding the word Z-Kamp….. unless the venue spelled our name wrong of course.
A team of fellows joined together and set out on a mission that the band could save our species and hopefully everything. We took on the motto "Help us Help You help Us Help Everything"
We made songs about things that could help us survive like Sustainuhdomez and songs about remembering love. Community was always key. No community means No Saving our Species. We will have to work together. See we will start from scratch. We will build our own things. We will live as our own entity on the planet earth yet join the communities with our philosophies and rituals.
You have to work with what you got sometimes too.
Sustsainuhdomez is one of the many elements of Z-Kamp.
More information and art will be displayed at the Pre Art show. One of the Z-Kamp bands will be playing the song Sustainuhdomez which is a story about one man's realization of the Sustainuhdomez.
About WHY THERE IS MORE THAN ONE Z-KAMP???


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Seau Family Objects to NFL's $765M Concussion Deal
The family of late NFL star Junior Seau is objecting to the proposed $765 million settlement of player concussion claims because the fund would not specifically pay "wrongful death" claims.
Holden & Danny: Andrew Brandt Says They May Have Lost, But Snyder/Jones Have A Victory Coming
Andrew Brandt, president and founder of The National Football Post lent his vast knowledge to Holden Kushner and Danny Rouhier today in the twilight of the Redskins and Cowboys having their cases against the NFL turned away by the league arbitrator. He broke the entire litigation process down in plain English, and also provided a juicy nugget about Lavar.


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Mark Webber struck a blow against the hopes of rivals that the revised engine mapping rules might hurt Red Bull this weekend by setting the fastest time in Friday morning's opening practice session by 0.824s.
The Australian lapped his RB7 in 1m 40.403s, comfortably ahead of closest challengers Vitaly Petrov for Renault and Fernando Alonso for Ferrari. The Russian posted 1m 41.227s, the Spaniard 1m 41.239s.
Close behind them came a gaggle comprising McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, Nick Heidfeld in the second Renault, Felipe Massa in the second Ferrari, Jenson Button in the second McLaren and Adrian Sutil in the lead Force ndia, with respective laps of 1m 41.510s, 1m 41.580s, 1m 41.758s, 1m 41.926s and 1m 41.955s. The chances of any improvement from some of these frontrunners were negated right at the end when Timo Glock spun his Virgin in Turn Five, triggering yellow flags.
Nico Rosberg just failed to join that group with 1m 42.043s in the first Mercedes, chased by Jaime Alguersuari in the Toro Rosso on 1m 42.216s, Mercedes' Michael Schumacher on 1m 42.270s and Daniel Ricciardo who was standing in again for Sebastien Buemi in the other Toro Rosso which he took round in 1m 42.412s.
Not too far away were Williams' Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado, on 1m 42.704s and 1m 42.841s, and they were separated by the returned Sergio Perez who lapped his Sauber C30 in 1m 42.738s. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel had a troubled morning which yielded only 1m 42.941s and left the championship leader in 16th place.
Kamui Kobayashi was next up in the second Sauber on 1m 43.201s, ahead of Nico Hulkenberg on 1m 43.769s. The German was standing in for Paul di Resta this morning and was fastest early on before the dirtiness of the circuit caught him out and he crashed his Force ndia soon afterwards when he slid into the wall in Turn 12.
Heikki Kovalainen was the fastest 'new team' runner for Team Lotus with 1m 44.136s, well ahead of Jerome DAmbrosio who managed 1m 45.026s in his Virgin ahead of team mate Glock on 1m 45.221s. Tonio Liuzzi was close behind on 1m 45.494s in the HRT, with his team mate Narain Karthikeyan next on 1m 46.926s.
Karun Chandhok again stood in at Lotus, for Jarno Trulli, but never recorded a time because of gearbox problems.
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Live from SF: Inarticulate musings at the mid-point
Yesterday on the plane I got to play the fun game: Who's going to MLA? Woman across the aisle from me reading Michel Houellebecq in French? Check. Guy in front of me in Ray-Bans with a word-find puzzle book? No. Tall guy from in skinny jeans and carrying a black bag? Could go either way...but when I saw him walk right past the ticket machines at the BART station, I concluded that he was a local.
It's Sunday, and I had my first two interviews this morning (the next two are tomorrow, also in the morning. I like this whole afternoons-free thing). The first one was The Big Scary; I was really glad to get it out of the way early, but given how much more together I felt in the second interview, I'm not sure that that was the most rational sequence. Essentially, though, I feel as if I've spent the morning re-defending my dissertation, only to much less sympathetic audiences than my actual committee. It's funny--the first year that I was on the market, every question was about teaching. Because, you know, I hadn't like taught anything. Now, when I have plenty to say about teaching, nobody wants to hear about it. Go figure.
I'm not going to say anything about how I think that the interviews went, because I know that that's futile. (Besides, in my pre-academia days, it seemed like every interview that went well went nowhere, while the ones I thought I'd bombed turned into jobs, so I'm not sure how valuable post-mortems are.) It was kind of nice to have people ask me tough questions about my work, however--even though I'm not sure how well I answered all of them. I miss feeling institutionally supported as a scholar, I think.
Another thing that's striking me about this round is how much better I am in the interviews than I was in my first year. I thought that I did well in my interviews my first time out, but looking back, I was vague and spoke in abstractions and didn't get very many follow-up questions. Last year, which is for some reason really hazy in my memory, was definitely better--but I hadn't taught a medieval lit course yet and my "future research" project was totally inchoate (and virtually indistinguishable from my diss). This year, I think that I'm being a lot more specific and concrete in my answers to questions, and I also feel relatively composed. None of this might mean a damn thing if I slip up and say something unreflected and stupid (which I think that I did in Big Scary--OK! No post-mortems!), but at least I have a better sense of what it means to be faculty than I did in the first year. Or the second, even.
Nonetheless, I am not loving the MLA, as I never have loved the MLA. I'm insecure about my lame-ass institution; I can't find anyone I know (nor did I do a remotely good job of setting up fun reunions, other than joining in on tomorrow's meet-up--my roommate, who was my social link to my grad school, bailed at the last minute); and, while I just had a nice lunch with a friend I hadn't seen in years, I'm likely to be eating most meals alone. Much as I love conferences--and I do!--they always make me feel kind of lonely and unsure of myself. And unpopular! Most of all unpopular. Maybe if I had some hipster glasses...?


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Helldivers will let you play every combination of co-op imaginableBefore GDC, we were joined by some of the fine folks at Sony live on Dtoid.TV. Above is a video of us playing an early build of Helldivers with its Sr. Producer, Mark Rogers. Helldivers is a game that admittedly went under my radar literally until the moment we showed it off on Dtoid.TV. Then I found out it's being developed by the same folks who brought us Magicka. Then I found out, when it comes out for PS3, PS4, and the PS Vita this summer, Helldivers will allow you to play with friends locally, online, and across all three platforms in any combination. I am super down for this title. It seems our cooperative options are narrowing these days, and that's really the only kind of multiplayer I care about. Comments not appearing? Anti-virus apps like Avast or some browser extensions can cause this. Easy fix: Add [*].disqus.com to your software's white list. Tada! Happy comments time again.
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Biographical and Playing Info
Given Name: Eric Joseph Fryer
Born: Columbus, OH, USA, in 1985
School: Did not attend college.
Primary Position: Catcher
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Major League Games: 22
Primary Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Played For
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First major league game: 6/26/2011
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Hall of Fame Voting
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Hips To Target Feeling
Tags: Downswingdownswing sequencestarts downswing golf
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Paul Wilson is the creator of Swing Machine Golf and founder of Ignition Golf. Paul's golf swing technique is based on the Iron Byron swing machine. YouTube Channels: Paul Wilson Golf and Ignition Golf Tips. Please Join me on Google+
8 Responses to "Hips To Target Feeling"
Hi Paul. I worked today on speeding up my downswing hip rotation as soon as I felt the tension at the top of my backswing. When I made an effort to keep my grip pressure at a 2 on a I to 10 scale I hit some great shots. High and with good distance. When I was too slow with my rotation I left the ball out to the right. Increasing my rotation straightened out my ball flight. I can't believe how this easier feeling swing is producing good distance and I am getting back a nice high ball flight . Once I have this rotation down better I will incorporate and concentrate on the straightening of my left leg and getting the right thigh to touch the left. Thanks again for the great lesson you have me last Friday at Bears Best Las Vegas. Hope to be back there to see you this August .
That's great. I'm glad you are feeling and working on it. Sounds like good scores are just around the corner.
The leg drive will be the key into the future. Keep trying to perfect it.
It was a true pleasure meeting and working with you. Let's do it again sometime.
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Just keep working on it going as hard as you can. People just go a little harder. I want you doing the swings above the ground as hard and fast as you can. Keep doing it until you can do it in balance. This will increase it in your swing. If you just go a little harder it will not be enough because you never drive as hard in your real swing as you do in the drill.
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Paul I need your advice. My driver is 3 years old and I am looking for more distance. (like every one) Should I go to a demo day and buy one or is it worth going to a club maker and get tested and have one made?
I would go to a demo day find something you like the look and feel of. Once you find it you then get fitted for it. Unless of course you find the magical club at the demo day then you see if they will sell it to you.
Hi Paul after a year and a half it happened !
Without trying just working on "Point A To Point B" right touches left club parrel to my ears and boom it happened POWERLESS ARMS WHAT A GREAT FEELING or should I say no feeling just happening, and the sound I had never produced in my swing..
When I am asked how long I have been golfing I Say almost 30 years but I just learned in aug 0f 2012
Thanks for making the game enjoyable-
That's great news. I love hearing it. Anyone can do this. They just have to understand it and do it a few times. Once you feel it you will never want to stop feeling it. Keep at it.
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