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Are you struggling to get along with someone whom you thought you loved? Are you seeking to fortify your relationship and cut get rid of all those doubts and mistrust issues which are permeating your relationship. Couples counseling can help you and your significant other learn ways to openly talk about the areas of strength and weakness in your relationship. You owe it to yourself to explore.
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When couples have problems that they cannot fix, oftentimes they will turn to a therapist to help to sort things out. When a therapist works with a couple, it is the relationship that is the client; not the two people in the relationship. So, when working with a couple, the goal is to help them to understand what is not working in their relationship, and why, and also what to do to improve how they are doing the relationship.
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I like to remind people that they are essentially on the same team. For example, both want to raise the children in the "best" way possible, but they may disagree as to what is "best" in any given situation or moment. I use particular techniques that strengthen communication. Typically, when each partner feels heard and understood, tension decreases and mutually agreeable solutions are possible.
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One of my primary specialties is couple's therapy. In most cases, I use EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy). Research has shown that EFT has created a more secure connection in 75% of the couples that have gone through the process. This approach can profoundly change your relationship for the better, which can significantly increase the quality of your life.


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Sasso dominates Vazquez in rematch
Photos: Promociones Miguel Cotto
Super featherweight Edgardo "Sasso" López (7-0-1, 4 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Orlando Vázquez (5-2-1, 1 KO) in an eight round headliner on Miguel Cotto's and Hector Soto's Boxeo Boricua: WAPA 2 Deportes premiere show. It was an intense and high accelerated fight since the first bell where "Sasso" landed the better punches all night long.
"I felt great we had a great fight. I said that I was going to win, and we won. Finally I got the rematch and we can close the chapter of Vazquez. Now I want to move forward and hopefully become a world champion," Sasso said.
In other results, top super flyweight prospect and unbeaten fighter José "Chiquiro" Martinez (6-0, 4 KOs) annihilated Eduardo Melendez with an explosive sixth round KO.
Also unbeaten flyweight Angel Acosta scores a brutal KO over veteran Cristian López to win $500 bonus for "El Palo De La Noche de Palo Viejo."
Heavyweight prospect and professional wrestling sensation Carlos "Chicano" Cotto won his second professional fight against Jesus J. González with a TKO in the first round.
In other results Starling Cordero and Alberto "El Explosivo" Machado remain unbeaten with great KO wins over Alexis Padin and Efrain Salgado. Also top lightweight prospect Jorge Maysonet had a TKO win over Pedro Salcedo in the second round. Prichard Colon turned pro with a first round TKO over Xavier Lasalle and Joel Collazo won a unanimous decision over Luis Hernández.
Miguel Cotto's and Hector Soto's Boxeo Boricua WAPA 2 Deportes will headline their next show on Saturday, April 27 at the Héctor Solá Bezares Coliseum in Caguas with the return of the WBC's FECARBOX Super Flyweight Champion: Miguel "El Loco" Robles (12-1-2, 5KOs).

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Impact Player: Williams Shined as a Sophomore
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USF Athletics will highlight a student-athlete that had a major impact in each sport during the 2013-14 year. For each player there will be a social media graphic, an article and a highlight video on GoUSFBulls.com. Impact Player features will appear on GoUSFBulls.com every Tuesday and Thursday during the summer. This Impact Player edition features women's basketball standout Courtney Williams.
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
TAMPA, JUNE 5, 2014 – Courtney Williams was a spark off the bench in her debut season with USF and the 5-foot-8 guard took her game to a whole new level during the Bulls' 2013-14 run.
The sophomore from Folkston, Ga., became just the third player in USF history to score more than 550 points in a single season and her late-game heroics helped the Bulls reach the WNIT semifinals. Williams worked her way into the starting lineup early in the season and wound up leading the team with an average of 16.3 points. She finished eighth on USF's single-season rebounds list with 269 after averaging 7.5 boards per game.
Williams was named to the American Athletic Conference honor roll a team-leading six times and was rewarded for her steady production at the end of the season. Williams was named an All-America honorable mention and a WBCA All-Region selection on top of landing spots on the All-American Athletic Conference First Team and the WNIT All-Tournament Team.
Williams scored a career-high 35 points at Temple on Feb. 22 and delivered in a clutch moment for the Bulls when she knocked down a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send USF past Mississippi State in the WNIT quarterfinals. Watch Williams' big bucket HERE.
Williams will begin the 2014-15 season 169 points away from reaching 1,000 in her career and she'll be looking to help the Bulls reach the postseason for the 11th time in 12 years.
Watch Williams' highlight reel and previous Impact Player features online at youtube.com/BullsVision. Follow along through social media by using the hashtag #USFImpact.


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Appearances];Hope Springs Nocturnal
By Mary Tannen
Published: November 5, 1995
THESE ARE THE DAYS OF MIRACLE AND WONDER, TO quote from a Paul Simon song. We're hurtling toward the millennium and some of us are getting crow's-feet. We feel something must be out there -- a serum, a lotion, a cream -- that we can put on at night and wake up looking younger. At the same time, we're not going to throw away money on a jarful of dreams.
Lately, preparations have appeared that promise to nourish the skin with vitamins not in the usual way of ingestion and metabolizing, but directly through the epidermis. The vitamins are supposed to act as antioxidants that will neutralize free radicals. Free radicals are molecules that have lost an electron and go banging around until they they can steal an electron back from other molecules. This process causes metal to rust and skin to age. Free radicals occur in skin cells from sun damage, pollution and just plain metabolism. Antioxidants donate electrons to free radicals before those microscopic marauders can wreak their havoc.
Vitamin E is the antioxidant in Lancome's Primordiale. I watch a video of scientists at the National Center of Scientific Research, in France, describe (with subtitles) how the "nanocapsule" (which looks like a microscopic jawbreaker) delivers a blister of vitamin E into the skin. Seen through a microscope, skin cells exposed to UV light look like overfried eggs; treated with vitamin E before UV exposure, they look almost normal. After I use Primordiale for a couple of weeks, the crumbly skin under my eyes does seem smoother. Is it the effect of vitamin E on my skin, or the effect of those highly serious French scientists on my mind? (Primordiale costs $42.50 an ounce.)
I call John Bailey, director of the Office of Cosmetics and Colors at the Food and Drug Administration, for guidance. Bailey cautions that while antioxidants have an association with healthful benefits, there is no guarantee that their percentage in a cream is high enough to make a difference in the skin. In fact, antioxidants may have been included merely to retard spoilage. In addition, vitamins C and E are large molecules that would have difficulty getting through the epidermis. And even if they do penetrate, there is no hard proof that antioxidants have any effect.
However, Bailey concedes that the "science of the skin-aging process is advancing and at an accelerated pace." Some cosmetics ingredients do indeed get through the skin, and may be delivering benefits that companies are not allowed to claim without going through long, costly double-blind studies that would earn the products a classification as drugs. So even if antioxidant potions are changing the way cells function -- and there's no solid proof that they are -- the F.D.A. does not allow cosmetics companies to come out and say so in their advertising. Why do I feel as if I have dropped down the rabbit hole?
The claims for vitamin C are even more extravagant than they are for vitamin E. Not only is vitamin C an antioxidant, but it encourages the growth of collagen, resulting in thicker, smoother skin. Working independently of each other, Lorraine Faxon Meisner, professor of preventive medicine at the University of Wisconsin, and Dr. Sheldon Pinnell, chief of dermatology at Duke University, have developed a vitamin C serum that is marketed by Anti-Aging International under the name Cellex-C. The company's president, Meagan McLellan, says the serum is 10 percent L-ascorbic acid, the only form of vitamin C the body can absorb directly. Other forms have to be broken down in the cells to release the vitamin.
The reason the skin won't benefit from just taking a vitamin C pill, McLellan adds, is that the body cuts off consumption at about 1,600 milligrams and gives priority to internal organs. When I try the sample, my face starts to itch; I panic and wash it off. McLellan later tells me the prickling is caused by an extremely low (acidic) pH, 2.5, which is necessary to allow the vitamin C to penetrate the skin. The feeling goes away after a few minutes. (Cellex-C, $75 an ounce, can be ordered through dermatologists, or 800-423-5539.)
Dr. Debra Jaliman, a Manhattan dermatologist working with a cosmetics chemist, has developed a 15-percent vitamin C cream using L-ascorbic acid. Her formula also tingles because of a low (2.9) pH. Jaliman charges $50 for a two-and-a-half-ounce jar, plus $125 for an initial consultation fee.
Early next year, Christian Dior is coming out with Capture Rides. Pierre Perrier, director of laboratories for Dior, says the formula uses ascorbic acid magnesium phosphate, which the skin can transform into vitamin C. It also contains something Dior calls galactoseride, which apparently reinforces fibronectin, the glue that links skin cells and heightens the effect of vitamin C on collagen. Tests were done in vitro, meaning on skin cultures in petri dishes. Will it work on my skin? I don't know; it doesn't sting. (It's $45 an ounce.)
How about taking vitamin C by patch? Osmotics makes a transparent patch from ascorbic acid that's meant to be worn overnight. Francine Porter, an Osmotics vice president, says the sodium ascorbate in the mix renders it a "perfect 5.5 pH, which is the pH of skin." She says the advantage of a patch is that it delivers vitamin C not degraded by water or oxygen for up to 10 hours. It's $125 for a 3-month "regime" at Saks Fifth Avenue.
Without an advanced degree in chemistry, it's very hard to sort all this out. I phone Dr. Kenneth Neldner, professor of dermatology at Texas Tech University and an expert on nutrition and skin, but he refuses to endorse these tantalizing options. Instead, Dr. Neldner calls topical vitamins E and C "two good ideas waiting for the final proof." He adds, "You haven't asked me about vitamin A, and how about selenium, manganese zinc -- all powerful antioxidants? There's a lot more to the story."
It seems that instead of having found the solution to aging skin, we are only beginning. I'm suddenly reminded of the oysters in "The Walrus and the Carpenter": "And thick and fast they came at last/And more, and more, and more."


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Advances in Numerical Analysis
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 517452, 5 pages
A Global Convergence of LS-CD Hybrid Conjugate Gradient Method
Department of Mathematics and Econometrics, Hunan University of Humanities, Science, and Technology, Loudi 417000, China
Received 25 June 2013; Revised 3 September 2013; Accepted 4 September 2013
Academic Editor: William J. Layton
Copyright © 2013 Xiangfei Yang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Conjugate gradient method is one of the most effective algorithms for solving unconstrained optimization problem. In this paper, a modified conjugate gradient method is presented and analyzed which is a hybridization of known LS and CD conjugate gradient algorithms. Under some mild conditions, the Wolfe-type line search can guarantee the global convergence of the LS-CD method. The numerical results show that the algorithm is efficient.


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Welcome to The Mystic Sea! Welcome to the realm of Mara Gimel. Mara Gimel means Camel Of The Mystic Sea. It is my role to lead you through this world of the occult, the unseen and the unexplained. Enter this realm with an open mind, it's time to remember what you have forgotten.
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Before Its News: We're undergoing an amazing transformation. Absolutely diametrically opposed to the constant, gradual attempt by elitists to shut down humanity via eons of engineered subjugation, we're being consciously and vibrationally liberated by the very nature of the Universe in spite of all their efforts. It's not readily apparent to most, but it's very clearly there. It's subtle and yet obvious at the same time. Knowledge of this change or shift in consciousness is experiential. It appears in the form of social trends and changes, but once someone crosses that threshold of awakening they're already living in that new reality. To what degree it affects their lifestyle will of course vary from person to person, but change they will. As will the lives they in turn affect. And so it unfolds...read more>>>...


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When Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday she had both her cancer-free breasts removed, the onetime "Sexiest Woman Alive" talked about fear, about how to free oneself from "the shadow of cancer."
"Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people's hearts, producing a deep sense of powerlessness," the 37-year-old mother of six wrote in her much-shared
New York Times
"But today it is possible to find out through a blood test whether you are highly susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer, and then take action."
The Hollywood A-lister, known as much for her pillow-lipped sex appeal as her fighting spirit, was lauded for making a "brave" decision to go public with her personal medical choice, after doctors told her she had an 87% of getting breast cancer.
She joins the growing ranks of "previvors," women who have discovered they carry the BRCA1 or BRCA 2 "cancer gene" that elevates their risk of breast cancer by at least 60%. Many of them are taking the most "hard and fast" action possible, as one Canadian oncologist puts it: Preventative double mastectomies.
But while Ms. Jolie is empowering those who need to know, observers worry she may also be stoking a deep-seated fear of cancer in less susceptible-women, driving them to seek unnecessary medical attention and causing undue anxiety about a disease that strikes terror.
Breast cancer is one of North America's most prevalent diseases that will affect one in nine Canadian women. Yet the mutation Ms. Jolie carries is only found in 3%-5% of Canadian women who develop breast cancer.
David Ropeik, a risk perception consultant and author of
How Risky Is It, Really? Why Our Fears Don't Always Match the Facts
, is concerned women will have "counterproductive" reaction.
They'll be spooked by the prospect of carrying the gene and not do anything about it. Or they will undergo testing and be stressed out waiting for results. Or women who do find out they carry the gene, but may be at lower risk than others, might insist on a double mastectomy even if they will never get cancer.
"It was laudable what she did, but most people who hear about it will … [only] hear that Angelina Jolie had her breasts cut off. Why? Because she had this gene and she had a higher risk and that's all they'll know," he said. "So that, for many women, may feed into a very deeply established generic fear of cancer … then the fear challenges one's ability to just look objectively at the medical evidence."
In December, the University of Michigan presented a study at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Quality Care Symposium showing nearly 75% of women who had preventative or "prophylactic" surgery were at low risk of developing cancer in the healthy breast.
A large University of Stanford study in 2011 found female relatives of women with the BRCA mutation but who did not carry it themselves did not have an especially heightened risk.
While more doctors recommend prophylactic double mastectomies to help patients lower or eliminate that heightened risk of cancer, they are not the only route. Women can monitor their health with annual MRI scans and mammograms, said Dr. Kevin Zbuk, a medical oncologist at McMaster University who does genetic testing.
"There's very good data … that most women don't have prophylactic surgery, that most women go the route of screening," he said, adding he was glad Ms. Jolie spoke out. "It is a very big surgery for a woman to undergo and it does change her image to a certain degree."
There's also conflicting research on how the procedure affects body image, says Dr. Kelly Metcalfe, a University of Toronto nursing school professor who researches the psychosocial effects of preventative surgeries.
"Women perceive their body image to be associated with their breasts. They may associate it with being a woman, their femininity, with their self esteem," she said. "There is some research evidence to suggest that women may experience a decrease in body image, but there's also research to say it doesn't cause any detrimental effects."
On Tuesday, Krysten Siba-Bishop, 28, was peppered with inquiries from friends about how they can get tested for the BRCA 1 or 2 mutation. The Torontonian learned she was a carrier after her mother survived breast cancer (aunts and her grandmother also had it). Last year, she had both breasts removed and reconstructed.
Her younger sister, also a carrier, decided against surgery — at least for now.
"I felt empowered to know and have a choice to act before. But … I think there are a lot women who wouldn't want to know, because once you know you can't unknow," she said.
"Even if you choose to just screen, you're always going to have that in the back of your mind, you know you're BRCA positive…and if you decide 'I'm going to do the double mastectomy' there will always be the part of you that will wonder 'did I need to?'"
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Hurst Green, Lancashire Genealogy
England Lancashire Lancashire Parishes
Chapelry History
Hurst Green St John the Evangelist was created a chapelry in 1839, lying within the boundaries of Mitton, Lancashire Ancient Parish.
Hurst Green is a small village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, connected in its history to the Jesuit school, Stonyhurst College.
With the founding of Stonyhurst Hall, by Richard Shireburn in 1592, the hamlet of Hurst Green (about a mile away) began to develop, as often happens with the building of Manor Houses. The hamlet's development continued, once the College was founded in 1794 and today is a popular tourist destination. It remains a small rural village.
The modern parish is in the Dioces of Bradford.
HURST-GREEN, a village and a chapelry in Mitton parish, Lancashire. 3 miles northwest of Langho, and 6½ mprth of Blackburn. This chapelry commenced by the year 1843.
John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1872)
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD
Lancashire Online Parish Clerks
An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/
Church records
Include here information for parish registers, Bishop's Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection
Census records
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library.
Poor Law Unions
Clitheroe Poor Law Union, Lancashire
Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Lancashire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
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What I Learned From the U.S. Open
By aaronm04 on 7/3/12
aaronm04, a regular oober, recently volunteered for the 112th U.S. Open at The Olympic Club, and he wanted to share his experience with us. So naturally, we agreed to let him write a recap for us and here it is. Enjoy!
This year, I volunteered at the US Open at the Olympic Club. It was my first time ever volunteering at a golf event. It was also the first time I was a spectator at a pro golf event. The whole experience opened my eyes to some golf realities.
About Me
To give a little background on myself will be helpful to understand the perspective of this writing. I'm a relative newcomer to golf but have embraced it wholeheartedly. I've only been playing since 2007 but I play a lot. I've also been fortunate enough to be featured as oobgolf Golfer of the Week
I feel like I still have a lot to learn about the sport, especially when it comes to history. I never watched golf growing up. Never played it with my Dad. Don't know a lot of mid-tier golfers from years ago. Don't know a tremendous amount about the better golfers of the early 2000's and before.
I know about Casey Martin and his litigation to use a golf cart. Even back then, I was still on his side, though some of my golfing friends were opposed. As someone who lives with hemophilia, I could easily identify with someone who had trouble getting around. Even more so today than back then.
I spent a little time on the range with a friend when I was in high school trying to get me into the game. I played two rounds with another friend a few years later. This was the mid-90's. Then around 2006, I played another slice-ridden round. That's about the extent of my involvement with golf up until 2007 when I went all-in.
I signed up on the US Open web site and was accepted into the Admissions and Information Committee. Unfortunately, my role wasn't on-course but there are far worse gigs to have. I spent my shifts working at the gates, either providing information to spectators or scanning the tickets of those entering. There was a noteworthy brush with a sports celebrity, which I certainly didn't expect at this location. I scanned in Herm Edwards--former NFL coach, ESPN analyst, and avid golfer--on Saturday.
The Course
I didn't know the history of the US Open and this course or what to expect. When I first got there for my practice round shift on Tuesday morning, it was quite a spectacular sight. The early morning fog had yet to lift, giving a fuzzy backdrop and prominent foreground to the towering cypress trees. Mowers scurried everywhere like ants after you step on an ant mound. The cool bay area climate enhanced the sense of majesty.
The hills and pitched fairways were immediately obvious as I made my way to my gate. This would clearly be the most difficult aspect for players in navigating the course. Hitting a fairway and keeping the ball in that fairway were going to be different things. Hitting a specific part of the fairway with a specific flight path and trajectory would be imperative to keeping the ball out of the rough.
Ah, yes. The rough. It's the real threat in any US Open making a ball in the short grass the premium. And, like the topography of the course, TV doesn't do it justice.
The rough at the 2012 US Open was supposedly short by US Open standards. I can't imagine longer rough. The rye-poa annua grass doesn't lie in any particular direction like the bermuda grass of Texas that I'm used to. It's softer and swirls as it gets longer which leaves the lies a complete crapshoot. It also tends to create a heavier underbrush. If your ball is buried, you will have a VERY difficult time getting a club underneath it. If it's sitting up, it won't be as bad. Your best bet is to avoid it at all costs.
This type of rough/grass may be typical for many golfers out there but for me, it's definitely not the norm. I have played golf in the Monterrey area so I'm not completely unfamiliar with this. I also wasn't playing in US Open-length rough which is far more gnarly than what your basic weekend in Monterrey will give you.
The Players
In short, not what they seem like on TV.
On-TV Phil: Always seemed a little pudgy and slightly muscular. In-person Phil: Much more fit and not nearly as pudgy.
On-TV Vijay: Tall and lanky. In-person Vijay: Tall, lanky, and slightly pudgier than TV portrays.
On-TV K.J. Choi: Medium height and muscular. In-person K.J. Choi: Short and build like a tank. Much more solid than he appears on TV. Same can be said for Angel Cabrera.
On-TV Ben Crane: Average build, average height. In-person Ben Crane: More of a runner's build. Think Lance Armstrong with bigger arms. Then again, he wasn't in a red jumpsuit which may be deceiving.
On-TV Robert Karlsson: Average build, average height. In-person Robert Karlsson: HUGE. He towered over Rory, Graeme, and Lee Westwood during their practice round foursome. He has a build proportionate to his height which is deceptive on TV.
I didn't actually see Tiger but discussing this phenomenon with a fellow volunteer, he had similar findings. He said Tiger is not as muscular as he appears on TV and much more of a regular but fit build when seen in person.
Tour Caliber Swings
The spectating I did was all on Tuesday and Wednesday during practice rounds. This is a great time do your spectating. Far fewer people and you can get much closer to the players. Many signed autographs on the course which was a nice surprise, though I feel far too old to be asking Rickie Fowler to sign my hat.
The amazing thing to me was the players' tempos. Having viewed them on TV and knowing their actual clubhead speeds, it looks like they are really going after it. Make no mistake, they are going after it, but their swings are not nearly as fast as TV makes them seem. They are very smooth and seem more controlled when viewed in person.
For all the distance and power they generate, the fluidity and balance of their swings are to be marveled. If they ever appear as if they are swinging easy, it's because they are. Their bodies move very rhythmically and it's difficult to understand how the clubhead is getting that much speed and power behind it.
What seemed to help with making the swings appear fast and hard are the microphones. Each tee box has them right next to the tees. Not to diminish the fact that there is a lot of clubhead speed being generated. There is. But the microphones really amplify that fact when experiencing golf on TV. I would liken this to putting a microphone underneath the ring during pro wrestling. It amplifies the overall effect. The club-ball impact sound in person was about the same as the better players around my home course when they make solid contact.
Bringing It Home
So for all that I observed during my week, could it help me at home? So far so good. The time away from golf did let a bit of rust settle in and it took me some time to get back on track. Armed with my new sense of tempo, I had to put this stuff to work. Not only for my full swing but also for my short game.
I tend to get too quick in every aspect. After getting back into the flow of my golf game, I started to feel that slower tempo paying off. About all the same distances but I wasn't working nearly as hard to get them. And they were much more solidly struck with a consistent trajectory--a perfect, slight draw. The same can be said of my less-than-full swings and putts. Slow it down, make solid contact, and reap the benefits.
It took me about 18 holes to get things on track. Once I found it, things really clicked. Not perfect but I had a good round on Sunday, shooting two strokes below my handicap. It may not sound like much, but that was also on recently aerated greens. I had a few birdies which don't happen all that often and a late double bogey brought about by going OB off the tee. I certainly left the course feeling better about my game.
Now it's time to hit the gym, hire a swing coach, and install a putting green in my backyard. Then I'm a shoo in for the PGA Tour right?
This was written by Aaron Madeley, a reader/follower/fellow oober and the opinions are 100% his and do not reflect those of oobgolf in anyway. Enjoy! I'm sure he's ready for your feedback.
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guzzlingil says:
good work......
mschad says:
Very interesting getting the average 'joe' perspective, especially about the players statures and such. Nice write up!
nickmomrik says:
If you ever get a chance to watch pros on the driving range, spend an hour or two just watching them. It's something to see.
bducharm says:
Aaron, great write up! Looks like we are in sister clubs. I am a member at River Place. You need to bring your game north and play!!!
Duke of Hazards says:
Also, they're all impeccably dressed.
Matt McGee says:
Great article. Excellent observations. Intentional or otherwise, it's easy to forget how much television can distort reality.
aaronm04 says:
Thanks all! @nickmomrik: I really wanted to hang out at the driving range but it was up by the clubhouse and my gate was on the opposite side of the course. And it was all the way up hill to get there. And that was a big hill.
@bducharm: Sweet! Been meaning to try some of the sister courses.
@Duke of Hazards: They are nicely dressed though I've always felt like all of that additional advertising makes them more NASCAR and less PGA. I think Tiger gets props on his dress because all of the Nike stuff is either his logo or a simple swoosh. Very understated.
jwheaps says:
Great article for sure. Thanks very much for this perspective, I am quite jealous!
joe jones says:
Good job. For someone new to the game let an old timer give you a big pat on the back.
bkuehn1952 says:
Thank you for the excellent inside view of a USGA Volunteer. I may be tempted to do it someday.
jfurr says:
Good write up. Sounds like a pretty cool time.
I watched Hunter Mahan and others for about 45 mins on the range at Quail Hollow - I was also impressed how smooth the swings are, like you said.
mmontisano says:
i couldn't see my feet at the US Open at Oakmont. it really is nasty. and i agree about tv misleading you about the stature of the players. i was surprised by how big the players on the LPGA are. not fat, but more a sporty build to them.
meddle says:
Great article, thanks!
accarson3 says:
Good article and good insights on players and course. Nice to know we really can learn something from the pros even if we can't hit it exactly like them.
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"This is arguably the most impressive cast of professors of any university financial markets programme in Europe"- Pierre Francotte – Academic Director of the AM in Financial Markets
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In which other programme do you have as professors the, the Executive Chairman of a large London-based hedge fund, the chief banking regulator of the European Commission, a senior official of a Eurozone central bank in charge of financial stability, executives of London-based private equity firms, but also current or former Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Risk Officers and other senior officials of banks, asset managers and public institutions like the IMF, the ECB and the EIB?
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The Advanced Master in Financial Markets seeks:
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The faculty is made up of an unrivalled cast of senior practitioners and regulators who are helping to shape the evolution of financial markets and of top quality academics from different European universities.
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- Executive Chairman of one of the largest European hedge fund
- Chief banking regulator at the European Commission
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Benny Goodman, Dave McKenna, Discover Jazz Festival
05/30/12 9:00PM By George Thomas
We celebrate the birthdays of clarinetist Benny Goodman, who ruled as "The King Of Swing" in the 1930's, a rare moment when America's popular music was Jazz and pianist Dave McKenna, know for his clever "Medleys" of songs connected by title. We also explore the artists of the upcoming Burlington Discover Jazz Festival.
|Mean To Me, Puttin' On The Ritz
|Artist Name: Benny Goodman
|Composer: F. Ahlert, R. Turk / Irving Berlin
|Soloists: Benny Goodman-Clarinet ; Jimmy Rowles-Piano
|CD/Album: The Complete Capitol Small Group Recordings of Benny Goodman 1944-1955
|Record co./Cat #: Mosaic 4-148
|Release Year: 1947
|Note: Birthday: Benny Goodman 5.30.1909
|Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing)
|Artist Name: Benny Goodman
|Composer: Louis Prima
|Soloists: Benny Goodman-Clarinet ; Babe Russin-Tenor Sax ; Harry James-Trumpet ; Jess Stacy-Piano
|CD/Album: Complete Legendary 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert
|Record co./Cat #: Disconforme 1351
|Release Year: 1938
|Note: Birthday: Benny Goodman 5.30.1909
|Recado Bossa Nova
|Artist Name: Concord All-Stars
|Composer: Luiz Antonio, Djalma Ferreira
|Soloists: Scott Hamilton-Tenor Sax ; Dave McKenna-Piano
|CD/Album: On Cape Cod
|Record co./Cat #: Concord Jazz 4530
|Release Year: 1992
|Note: Birthday: Dave McKenna 5.30.1930
|Un Jour De Difference
|Artist Name: Susie Arioli featuring Jordan Officer
|Composer: Jean Delettre, Maria Grever
|Soloists: Susie Arioli-Vocals, Snare ; Jordan Officer-Guitar
|CD/Album: All The Way
|Record co./Cat #: Jazzheads 1192
|Release Year: 2012
|Note: New
|C Jam Blues
|Artist Name: Dave McKenna
|Composer: Duke Ellington
|Soloists: Dave McKenna-Piano
|CD/Album: Live At Maybeck Recital Hall
|Record co./Cat #: Concord Jazz 4410
|Release Year: 1990
|Note: Birthday: Dave McKenna 5.30.1930
|Artist Name: Jonathan Batiste
|Composer: Jonathan Batiste
|Soloists: Jonathan Batiste-Piano
|CD/Album: Live In New York: At The Rubin Museum Of Art
|Record co./Cat #: Batiste Records
|Release Year: 2006
|Note: June 2 - 10p Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
|What's Your Story Morning Glory?
|Artist Name: Virginia Mayhew Quartet
|Composer: Mary Lou Williams
|Soloists: Virginia Mayhew-Tenor Sax ; Wycliffe Gordon-Trombone ; Ed Cherry-Guitar
|CD/Album: Mary Lou Williams - The Next 100 Years
|Record co./Cat #: RemmaRecordings 6402
|Release Year: 2012
|Note: New
|Hard Work
|Artist Name: John Handy
|Composer: John Handy
|Soloists: John Handy-Alto Sax
|CD/Album: Hard Work
|Record co./Cat #: Impulse! 9314
|Release Year: 1976
|Mrs. Orleans
|Artist Name: Trombone Shorty
|Composer: Troy Andrews, Alonzo Stevenson, RJ Ritchie
|Soloists: Troy (Trombone Shorty) Andrews-Trumpet ; Kid Rock-Vocals
|CD/Album: For True
|Record co./Cat #: Verve Forecast B0015586-02
|Release Year: 2011
|Note: June 7 - Discover Jazz Festival
|Believe, For It Is True
|Artist Name: The Cookers
|Composer: Billy Harper
|Soloists: Billy Harper-Tenor Sax ; Eddie Henderson-Trumpet ; Craig Handy-Alto Sax ; George Cables-Piano ; Cecil McBee-Bass ; Billy Hart-Drums
|CD/Album: Believe
|Record co./Cat #: Motema Music 92
|Release Year: 2012
|Note: New
|El Matador
|Artist Name: Kenny Dorham
|Composer: Kenny Dorham
|Soloists: Kenny Dorham-Trumpet ; Jackie McLean-Alto Sax ; Bobby Timmons-Piano
|CD/Album: Matador/Inta Somethin'
|Record co./Cat #: Blue Note Records 7-84460-2
|Release Year: 1962
|What Is This Thing Called Love
|Artist Name: Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet
|Composer: Cole Porter
|Soloists: Clifford Brown-Trumpet ; Sonny Rollins-Tenor Sax ; Richie Powell-Piano ; George Morrow-Bass ; Max Roach-Drums
|CD/Album: At Basin Street
|Record co./Cat #: EmArcy 814 648-2
|Release Year: 1956
|I've Got Just About Everything
|Artist Name: Bob Dorough
|Composer: Bob Dorough
|Soloists: Bob Dorough-Vocals & Piano
|CD/Album: Just About Everything
|Record co./Cat #: Evidence 22094-2
|Release Year: 1966
|Soft Winds
|Artist Name: Benny Goodman Sextet
|Composer: Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson
|Soloists: Benny Goodman-Clarinet ; Charlie Christian-Guitar ; Lionel Hampton-Vibes
|CD/Album: Benny Goodman Sextet, Featuring Charlie Christian
|Record co./Cat #: Columbia 45144
|Release Year: 1939
|Note: Birthday: Benny Goodman 5.30.1909
|Change Medley: There'll Be Some Changes Made / Change Partners / You've Changed / There'll Be Some Changes Made
|Artist Name: Dave McKenna
|Composer: Billy Higgins, W.B. Overstreet / Irving Berlin / Bill Carey, Carl Fisher
|Soloists: Dave McKenna-Piano
|CD/Album: An Intimate Evening With Dave McKenna
|Record co./Cat #: Arbors Jazz Records 19264
|Release Year: 2002
|Note: Birthday: Dave McKenna 5.30.1930
|On The Sunny Side Of The Street
|Artist Name: James Booker
|Composer: Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
|Soloists: James Booker- Piano, Vocals
|CD/Album: New Orleans Piano Wizard: Live!
|Record co./Cat #: Rounder 2027
|Release Year: 1977


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It is such a privilege to be a part of a couples wedding day, and an even bigger privilege to be a part of the many milestones that follows. I photographed Alexis & Sean's beautiful & heartfelt wedding early this summer. They have such loving friends & family and I am so excited that they will soon be starting a family of their own! I was estatic when Alexis called me to document their first pregnancy! They just moved into their first home together, so it was suiting to shoot there. We got some super HOT photos there! Wish I can share! But I'll share more appropriate photos from when we drove down to the beach JUST in time to catch sunset.
I love how she just looks like she on top of the world. She is such a goddess!
I love doing maternity shoots in nature. There's nothing closer to nature than pregnancy. It amazes me what the female body can do and just the whole miracle of life. This is truly
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And I love this photo of Alexis walking along the earth. I am so excited for Sean & Alexis as they embark this new journey together.
And on our walk back to the car, I saw this fence and just wanted to try something. She is such a strong, sexy, woman.
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How to treat a cat with dry skin?
One of my cats seems to have very dry skin. I'll explain the situation, it took a while to figure out what the issue was.
He is 10 years old and I have had him for just under a year.
At first I thought he just didn't like being touched but later found that he is actually very affectionate as long as you don't touch his back.
He is short haired and seems to have very dry skin. He sheds a lot of fur(though still have a very full coat) and does not like his back/tail area to be touched. He will angrily meow or try to bite if you do. Though he loves you to scratch his face and neck.
He also has a few skin coloured moles but the vet said they were benign.
He hates being brushed. I have tried many different kinds but he doesn't like any of them touching his back so it is very difficult to brush off lose hair.
He is indoor (and it is not flees as the other cat is fine)
I feed him Science Diet Mature Adult Indoor.
What can I do to help my little buddy? : (
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Some cats are more allergic to fleas than other cats. Your cat with dry skin may be very sensitive to fleas, your other cat may not be that sensitive. In a sensitive cat it takes only one flea bite to start the allergic itch-scratch tear out hair cycle. A cat with flea allergy typically has hair loss on the back, down the backsides of the rear legs and ssmall sore spots on the neck behind the ears from scratching. Ear mites can cause a cat to scratch its ears and neck too.
There are other allergies that can cause problems such as you describe. You should have your cat examined by a vet because there are number of medical problems that among other problems, can cause skin and coat problems. Some thyroid problems, for example, can cause abnormal shedding.
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I strongly recommend getting him off Science Diet and onto a wet food-only diet. Canned food is much healthier for cats - higher in protein, lower in carbs, provides much-needed moisture, and fills them up better than dry. If you do this, you will find that his dry skin and flaking will disappear, he will shed far less, and won't throw up. I've seen this happen with my own overweight kitty who ate only dry food for years. She's lost 3 pounds, her fur is soft and shiny, her dandruff is gone, and the house is much cleaner.
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You might try using PETfection Deodorizer/Allergy Spray. I have used it on my dogs and love it; I know they make a cat version. It is 100% Organic, Non Toxic, and is amazing at helping with itchy spots/dry skin/dander/etc. I use it for everything! You can spray it all over his body and any area that is red or irritated from scratching or is dry and flaky. Rub down into his fur. I find it to work really well! I hope this helps.
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I went to my local Bay Area dealership to take a look at X3's and X1's. I have a vehicle coming off lease in the next 2 months so I need to start looking at a replacement. I wasn't planning on buying anything today, so I didn't come very prepared. I didn't have invoice pricing and didn't look at their in-stock cars prior to my visit. The sales person seemed somewhat interested in getting me out of my current lease now so he put together some numbers for me. They were "willing" to take my current car, but there wasn't any benefit in it for me. There is some weirdness that I haven't seen on a lease calc before, so I thought I would show it here. I'm going to put everything that isn't directly identifiable here.
1. Contract Date:10/07/12
2. Stock number: ******
3. Lease Institution: BMW
4. Buyer Residence Info: ****
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10. Lease-end Value: $32390
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24. Mo Use Tax: 8.3750% 64.26
25. Total Monthly Payment $831.54
26. Security Deposit
27. Total Initial Fees: $95.50
28. Total Annual Fees: $466
29. Driveoff: $1399.74
This was a pretty loaded X3 xdrive35i - M sport, Premium, Cold Weather, Tech Package, Park Distance control, Carbon Black.
bmwconfig.com is showing the MSRP with those options to be $55545, so I'm guess there is a $300 charge added for MACO already.
I didn't notice the $446 "annual fee" until I got home, and I've never seen something like that before. Any ideas on what that really is besides "profit"?
Obviously the acquisition fee is marked up $200, and I haven't check to see how much the money factor is marked up, but I haven't figured out how they even got that lease payment based on the info they gave me. I would think the Security Deposit would normally be $850.
I have a few weeks to continue my search and will probably hit up a board sponsor. I was really impressed with the Carbon Black and Mojave leather. It was amazingly beautiful.
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Theo is the lead wizARd at Platipus. He loves all sorts of magic. So he has a lot of spells, writes his own spells and he's not afraid to combine spells either. Because in his words; "great magic + great magic = even greater magic".
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Northern Michigan Essays: Trespassing Upper Peninsula Style
Just for argument's sake, let's say they did make it this far, scrubbed a little circle in the frosty window pane, and peeked in at the generations of candles on the table, wood stacked along the back wall and a collection of red and white canned goods on the shelf. Would they be upset that their abandoned cabin was being well cared for? In disbelief, would they reach out for the padlock on the front door and realize, like we had, that it was indeed locked, but not actually attached to the door?
If they stepped in they'd find fishing poles in the corner from the cabin's trout-seeking summer friends. Winter guests, like us, have jammed cracks and crevices with insulation, while steel cables in the rafters keep the sagging old walls from splaying out under a staggering snowload. Tar dabs patch the ceiling like inky stars.
I'd be proud to take credit for all the improvements, but most of them appear to have been made by our anonymous poaching compatriots over several decades. The truth is, my friends and I have only known about the place for a few years. It started when a friend heard a rumor about a rumor about a cabin back in the hills. Another friend had a government job combing aerial photos day-in and day-out, mapping soils or looking for boogey men or something. We soon convinced him to put his technical skills to work surfing for our hobo real estate.
Since then our eye-in-the-sky guy has constantly been on the hunt for new prospects. He starts with public lands, or at least lands with public access, then looks for structures, or even just those familiar squares of cleared homesteads that hint a building might still remain. If the access roads are overgrown, it's a good bet that nobody owns it, or at least nobody will care if we pretend we do. Then it's into the bush for some old-fashioned map-and-compass work.
Most of his finds have just been piles of rotting logs framing the hulk of a stove or tangle of an old bedspring. Some were obviously private, and we moved on … after a little peek. One was obviously private, but a guest book made it clear that strangers were welcome. Few are locked.
The ornery old pot-bellied stove is purring now, finally roused from its January slumber. We shed wool and down, watching waves of lake effect snow wash across the valley. It would be quaint to think of this as a charming weekend in a sparkling snow globe. But this is the highlands, where Lake Superior storms tear their bellies open on forested slopes, spilling snow in amounts only quantifiable with body parts: knee, hip and chest deep. If we're in a snow globe, then it's one that's been duct taped to a runaway snowshoe hare.
At the cabin, talk often turns to pooling our scraped-up resources for a little piece of land somewhere way back, far in and high up. Maybe we'd clear a rough trail to get supplies in, but once the place was built, we all agree the road should be abandoned in favor of a foot trail. We'd call it a snowshoe cabin. Just a place to get warm and dry. A winter base camp, like the one we're in now – but actually ours. I don't know if it'll ever happen, but if it does, you can bet the shelves will be stocked, firewood cut, and the door open.
Aaron Peterson is a regular contributor to Traverse Magazine. He writes, photographs and occasionally trespasses in the Upper Peninsula. Find more of his work at aaronpeterson.net.
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Last but not least as opposed to hot waxing strategies sugar waxing is applied chilly so worries stemming from hot wax software will not be an challenge Ideas to Make Sugar Waxing More Effective and Comfortable for You All hair removing strategies have their pros and cons Just one can nevertheless take methods to optimize the efficacy of their system of alternative as perfectly as make them extra comfortable with the method1 To make absolutely sure the sugar or honey combination is in a position to clear away the hair a lot more proficiently mud talc or little one powder on the region The powder will take in any oils which may lead to the hair to slip from the syrup's griptwo Ingrown hairs are difficult to clear away by means of waxing or any other system torebki skorzane . The fact is that any hair removal method usually improves the incidence of ingrown hairs In buy to steer clear of this exfoliate your skin frequently This removes useless skin cells which can trigger the hairs to grow to be trapped beneath the skin If the hair is trapped the syrup will not be in a position to grip the hair and get rid of it So for a a lot more effective sugaring therapy exfoliate3 Timing is significant when scheduling your sugar waxing session Be positive to plan it in the course of the midpoint of your cycle torebki skorzane . This is to prevent the hormonal shifts through galanteria skorzana just after or suitable before your period of time Analysis has tested that you sense far more discomfort for the duration of these situations so time your cures adequatelyfour Steer clear of alcoholic drinks prior to your sugaring sessions Owning alcohol in your blood has been verified to have a destructive result when it arrives to agony Any thoughts of pain are magnified and this is one thing a person really should steer clear of as a rulefive If you are planning to use an "at dwelling package" be certain that the pores and skin is pulled taut in the other course when you pull the strip off torebki skorzane . six If you do have delicate pores and skin and you experience redness several hours following your sugar waxing session apply as one% hydrocortisone cream and if there is nonetheless ache question your medical professional if it is acceptable to consider an above the counter suffering killer like Advil portfele skorzane