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Odds on the exchanges
Lee Westwood 11/1
17th last week in Abu Dhabi but Lee was playing through a neck injury. Excellent greens in regulation stats stood out though and if Lee can get on the practice green early in Doha and find his range, he could be the one to beat.
Sergio Garcia 16/1
The Spaniard has two wins in his last five events and a worst finish of 12th. He's also just one good putting week away from a win. Garcia has done well on this track over the years with three top 10's in his last four appearences here. He has the consistency for me to give him the edge over others I considered in this category including Thomas Bjorn and Alvaro Quiros.
Graeme McDowell 17/1
Graeme is loving life right now and though this tied third last week might be due in part to some outrageous luck, I think he will have a big week in Qatar. A combined 44 under for his last four events and the talk of the locker room with his new fashion deal with Kartel.
George Coetzee 38/1
Bettered his finish in each of the three events he has played in 2012. 29th in the Affrica Open, 14th in the Joburg Open and sixth in exalted company last week in Abu Dhabi. If I had to pick a surprise player to win a Major in the next three years, George would be my man. He may not have the experience of some of the others in the field, but boy can George golf.
Best Of The Rest
As predicted last week Paul Lawrie (50/1) was good value for money throughout the week and though he slipped to ninth at the finish in Abu Dhabi, could well have a say in this tournament also.
Another tip in the long odds glory section is Rafa Cabrera Bello (150/1). His formline would never lead you to pick him but he shot a 77 in the first round here last year, then followed it with 68,66,68 to finish third. If he can start better this year Rafa could add to his Austria win in 2009.
Thorbjorn Olesen (80/1) came off a desperate run towards the end of last season to finish strongly in Dubai. Top tenned last week and putted better than the entire field. At odds of he could be a decent each way bet.
For those of you who like to back and lay on the exchanges, I always pick my favourite players Johan Edfors (150/1) and Richard Green (200/1) in Doha. Maybe its for sentimental reasons but someday it might just come good!
Well done to everyone who had Robert Rock backed at 100/1 in Abu Dhabi as per my recommendation. Rory McIlroy also paid out for second at 13/2.
Winners This season so far
Africa Open: we tipped Louis Oosthuizen at 5/1 (Winner) and Jaco Van Zyl at 16/1 (fourth)
Joburg Open: we tipped winner Branden Grace at 46/1 and Jaco Van Zyl who tied third at 18/1.
Hyundai Tournament of Champs: We tipped 1st Steve Stricker, 2nd Martin Laird, T3rd Webb Simpson.
GMac By Kartel Apparel
Gold has to be Graeme McDowell's for four days of dapper apparel. The Portrush man launched his new clothing line website "GMac By Kartel" on day two of The Open and did a nice little trick of marketing by getting himself up near the top of the leaderboard!
You can get yourself kitted out in the GMac by Kartel apparel by following this link.http://www.kartel.ie/g-mac/
Talking at the show Karl Swan reported unprecedented orders from US accounts thanks to interest generated from the GMac for Kartel line. And while McDowell himself may have been away playing in Abu Dhabi, he kept constant tabs on how his line was doing. "He texted me almost every 15 minutes!" said Karl Swan adding "Graeme is a dream to work with, a top man and a bona fide expert when it comes to clothing".
Despite being regarded as being among the snappiest dressers on Tour, GMac has heretofore never had an official clothing supplier. He had been wearing Kartel knitwear in recent times and was so impressed he decided to get together with the Dublin company to produce his own line.
McDowell joins fellow major winner Padraig Harrington and LPGA player Anna Rawson as Kartel gamers.
For more Kartel 2012 range pics, click below.
Tiger Woods was ideally placed to put down a huge marker for the season after charging into a share of the lead with Robert Rock ahead of the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
Having ended 2011 with his first victory for over two years, Woods has a great chance to start 2012 with another.
Crocs attempted to break into the golf market in 2007 having limited success with the Bite brand but this time with Hank Haney on board adding his signature to the Crocs golf brand it looks like these are set to be a smash hit.
As yet they are not available in the shops, but are due to debut in the US in the coming months and hit Europe shortly after.
Click below to expand the post and view more 2012 Crocs Golf pics
Check out the new 2012 Rory McIlroy unveiled in Abu Dhabi. Bigger butcher and dare I say even curlier, Rors looks like could play rugby for Ireland if the whole golf thing doesn't work out. Man mountain McIlroy tweeted lately that he had been working out in the gym with his good mate Harry Diamond and it seems to be paying off with his 5 under first round in the company of a puny by comparison Luke Donald and weakling Tiger Woods.
Pic: Is that a David Hasselhoff Baywatch jog I detect from Rory?
"I've been working hard in the gym. I really started working hard last year. I feel like I've got a lot stronger and it's definitely helped my golf", McIlroy said in an Arnold Schwarzenegger accent.
I'm at the 2012 PGA Show in Orlando Florida where the good, the great and the oftentimes plain crazy of the golf world gather under one roof to peddle their wares. Over the next couple of days I hope to bring you some of the highlights from the show. I'll be awarding the symbolic, yet highly significant GolfCentralDaily Best New Product Award, to some lucky people, who as yet have absolutely no idea I even exist. Stay tuned!
Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 26 Jan 2012 - 29 Jan 2012
odds from paddypower
Martin Kaymer 13/2
The King of Abu Dhabi, Martin Kaymer loves this places and has a record to back it up. Three wins in the last four stagings, and the year he didnt win, he finished tied second. Joint favourite with McIlroy, Kaymer won by 8 shots last year, was first in greens in regulation and thrid in putts per green hit.
Rory McIlroy 13/2
This year is potentially huge for Rory McIlroy. Has bettered his performance every year since 2009 when he tied fifth. Third behind Poults and Kaymer in 2010 and second last year. 29.5 and 28.3 putts per round over the past two seasons respectively, if Rors has a good putting week, he could continue the trend of bettering.
Charl Schwartzel 28/1
Three top fives in his last four events, and his fifth last week at the Volvo Golf Champions could have been so much better but for a mess up when forcing it on the 72nd hole. Three of Charl's last four wins have been in January and having played his way into form over the last couple of weeks I expect that to be an advantage here.
Alvaro Quiros 30/1
Won the Dubai World Championship at the end of the 2011 season in dramatic fashion with a monster putt on the last. Second in Qatar and winner in the Dubai Desert Classic this time last year, the big hitting Spaniard will be up for this one.
Long Odds Shots
If you're looking for some long odds glory this week I see Englishman Danny Willett as a decent each way bet at 100/1. Danny had posted some good results here in the past. I think Paul Lawrie's odds of 125/1 are very generous indeed. You'll remember Lawrie pushed Quiros all the way in the Dubai World Championship and after showing decent form last week I'd have an each way punt at those crazy odds. Finally can an eye on the progress of Robert Rock at 100/1. He clicked into gear in the final round last week and performed well on his last visit to Dubai.
Crowds of fans were left angry and disappointed yesterday after President Clinton's planned re-enactment of the Tiger Woods duffed Ryder Cup chip fell flat after Cigar Guy failed to show up.
Cigar Guy had been a close ally of Clinton throughout his administration and also had close links with the Bush camp. However the two fell out over the Monica Lewinski affair after Cigar Guy was named by the intern in several interviews.
It's thought Clinton and Cigar Guy had settled their differences in recent times, but his failure to show up for the re-enactment may have one small attempt at a humiliating payback for the President.
Here's the original Cigar Guy in action at the 2010 Ryder Cup. But can you spot another famous player in a Rory wig planted in the crowd by the European Team to help Cigar Guy derail Tiger?
Wondering what clubs Mark Wilson was using to win the 2012 Humana Challenge.
DRIVER: Ping i20 (8.5°) with a Grafalloy Tour X shaft
FAIRWAY WOOD: Cleveland HiBore XLS (13°) with an Aldila NV 95 X shaft
HYBRID: Ping i15 (17°, 20°) with Graphite Design YS 85X shafts
IRONS: Ping i20 (4-PW) with True Temper CS Lite shafts
WEDGES: Ping Tour (52°, 60°) with True Temper CS Lite shafts
PUTTER: Ping Karsten Anser
HAT: Block Of Chedder Cheese
BALL: Titleist Pro V1x
Well done to Callaway staffer Branden Grace at the Volvo Golf Champions in Fancourt. Here's what's in his bag.
Here's what Branden had in his bag:
- Tour i(s) Golf Ball
- Callaway, FT Tour Driver 8.5 degrees
- Callaway Diablo Octane Tour 13-degree fairway wood
- Callaway, Diablo Edge Tour 18-degree hybrid
- Callaway X Forged Irons (3-PW)
- Callaway X-Series Jaws 52-degree and 60degree wedges
- Odyssey Black Series Tour Designs #1 Wide Putter
South African Branden Grace became the first player since Fred Couples in 1995 to follow his first European Tour win with another with victory at the Volvo Golf Champions.
This report from the European Tour site.
Nicolas Colsaerts and Branden Grace - who individually held four shot leads on the first and second days - are tied at the top with a round to play in the Volvo Golf Champions.
But just behind them European Captain José María Olazábal still has a chance to kick off Ryder Cup year with his first win since 2005 - from 596th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Thomas Aiken got a horn of a different kind at the 2012 Volvo Golf Champions event at the Links at Fancourt, by wearing a rhino horn on his hat. The South African is trying to raise awareness of rhino hunting in his country which is threatening to drive the adorable animals into extinction.
Rhino's apparently have very big horns which are supposedly worth a million dollars and have loads of handy uses. The horns have been prized for centuries for their beautiful translucent colour when carved, and their fake medicinal properties. There's also a pretty good market for rhino horn used in dagger handles in Yemen.
Thomas Aiken however would prefer to see rhinos with their horns still attached. "I'm appealing to interior designers, witchdoctors and Yemen warriors to lay off the Rhino horns. I want Yemeni warriors to use other stuff like plastic and wood" Aiken said yesterday. "Have you ever tried dagger handles made out of plastic, they are awesome!"
Meanwhile fellow countryman Charl Schwartzel, a keen collector of extremely heavy grey animals was unavailable for comment yesterday as he out hunting.
Bob Hope is gone and pretty much forgotten as the 2012 Humana Challenge kicked off yesterday. Plenty of bizarre scenes including Morgan Freeman attempting to play a round with one arm. Here's first Round Highlights from the PGA Tour.
Tour players and golf executives from the Callaway golf company held a series of meetings late last night in an effort to unlock the secret of Rory McIlroy's golf grip. A key new piece of evidence emerged in the past few days when McIlroy (contracted to rival company Titleist) posted a picture of his blistered fingers following practice. It is thought Callaway golf scientists are aiming to recreate the exact McIlroy grip and finger tension on the club by extracting the blister pattern and inputting it into a complex software algorithm developed by homing pigeons.
Titleist executives in Fairhaven were last night sad to be "closely monitoring developments by Callaway scientists".
Early simulations of the McIlroy grip were tested yesterday by Callaway staff testing pros in California and led to a number of injuries. One player lost a thumb after attempting to emulate "Rors" driver grip whilst another's eyebrow inexplicably went up in flames.
"It's pretty dangerous work but we are quietly hopeful of having the McIlroy grip ready to roll out in Abu Dhabi next week. Alvaro Quiros has expressed an interest in using it" said a Callaway designer today before adding "we've also gleaned some other vital information from the McIlroy photo regarding nobbily knees which we hope to put in action on Tour very very soon".
Since Tiger Woods announced he is to play, ticket sales have been through the roof for the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
It is thought that Woods, as a condition of his entry, had his choice of playing partner even though the official pairings are not decided until the 7th of February. Woods deliberated between three NFL quarterbacks before settling on Dallas Cowboys Tony Romo as his man.
Tournament officials are waiting outside the Church for golf and Jesus nut Tim Tebow to confirm his participation. Tebow has been in a heated debate with Jesus ever since the Nazarene carpenter's son apparently abandoned the Broncos in the NFL playoffs. "I had a major flood to attend to in Asia. It like, totally slipped my mind" Jesus told Vatican officials after that game.
Organizers are also hopeful that New England will get beaten soon so that quarterback Tom Brady can rubberstamp his attendance at Pebble. Should New England make it all the way to the final, Brady would be involved in SuperBowl action just four days before the tournament begins. And should they win, alcohol poisoning would most definitely rule Brady out.
"Anyone but Bill Murray" officials said yesterday "anyone but Bill."
A true story for once about Michael Thompson, who managed to move up 52 spots in the world rankings in a week where there was no tournament. When Thompson first played a Tour event in 2008 nobody knew his middle initial so he was entered as Michael "X" Thompson on the world ranking list. That initial was used only once, before the proper name Michael "H" Thompson was set up in the system.
Thompson finished 98th on the PGA Tour list last year and then jetted off to Asia where he finished third in the Thailand Golf Championship. When he got back Thompson checked the world rankings on the internet only to find he actually drop two spots to 183rd for his good finish in Thailand.
After scratching his head for a while Thomspon's manager called the ranking board who checked it out. As it turned out the 12.8 world ranking points had been given to Michael X Thompson by mistake.
And so it was that the world rankings were amended in a week where there no tournament to show Michael H Thompson jump from 183 to 131 in the world.
ECCO 2012 Men's Golf Shoe Collection Pics, Prices and Descriptions Below
Golfers from all over the place have been trialling the two new Taylormade Drivers, the R11S and the RBZ in an effort to find which is best.
RookieBlue7 from Georgia carried out what I consider a pretty comprehensive distance test as follows:
15 balls with each driver, each with 60 seconds between balls (timed everything to be as subjective as possible), and then a 5 minute break between clubs each time. Then again in reverse order after. Control Ball: Srixon AD333
9 deg set to std, with Talamonti PD70 x at 44 7/8" shaft
Launch Angle 13.9
Back spin 3720
Carry 278.6
Ball speed 169.7
Smash factor: 1.475
RBZ Tour
9.5 deg set to neutral, with Talamonti PD70 x at 44 7/8"
Swingspeed 115.3
Launch angle 11.8
Back spin 3455
Carry 289.4
Ball speed 171.6
Smash Factor 1.489
Winner: RBZ Tour
in partnership with the Clinton Foundation
PGA West (Palmer Course) (host course) · La Quinta, California
Click here for our 2012 Volvo Golf Champions Tips on the European Tour
Brian Gay 40/1Only three top tens all last season for Brian Gay but one of them came here at what used to be The Bob Hope Classic. Brian may be one of the shortest hitters on Tour but on his day he's the straightest gay you will meet. Tied sixth last week in windy shirt lifting Hawaiin conditions. Couldn't put a foot wrong in the final round here last year when he found the hole from all angles and a few in the back door on his way to a 62 and tie for fifth.
Pic: Gay: It's always the ones you least expect.
Martin Laird 25/1If you asked 100 Europeans to pick their Ryder Cup team now I bet you hardly any would have Martin Laird's name on there. The canny Scot keeps a low profile but his performances are speaking volumes. A win at Arnie's place and five other top 10's last year and came straight out the blocks with a second at the Sony Open. His PGA Tour leading putting and birdie stats will be just what the doctor ordered this week on three of the easiest courses they play. The newly revised event is only four rounds this year which may suit Martin also, he faded in the fifth round last year from a potential winning position. Pic: Laird's only weakness is that he sometimes forgets the headcover on his driver.
Bill Haas 20/1Didn't get off to the hottest of starts in Kapalua two weeks back but is the horse for these three courses. The 2011 Tour Champion won here in 2010 and nearly defended last year, losing a playoff (along with Gary Woodland) to Jhonattan Vegas. The highlight then was a Saturday 62 on the Palmer Private which is host course again this year. The low point was a bogey on the last hole of the tournament when par would have won.
Matt Kuchar 16/1Matt Kuchar at 16/1 is joint favourite after tying second in 2010 and seventh last year but he skipped the two Hawaii event s this year. Hasn't played since the McGladrey Classic in October and the question is can he hit the ground running in this Ryder Cup year? I think he can.
Best Of The RestIf you're after some long odds glory this week why not have a punt on John Rollins 50/1. He shot a 64 in the final round of the Sony Open last week to climb into a tie for tenth. PGA West has mixed emotions for the Virginian after an over par final round from a commanding position resulted in a playoff loss to Charley Hoffman back in 2007. Decent showing in the first two rounds of the Sony Open last week from Pat Perez 66/1 but faded into the pack at the weekend. Double P has the perfect 'birdie everything' game for PGA West and if he gets into the mood as he did in 2009 he's unstoppable. Finally a quick word for Kevin Na 40/1, who also struggled last week and is the ashamed owner of the most watched golf clip on youtube last year. This event has been good to Na over the past two seasons and he'll be busy on the practice putting green in the build up. Maybe he should try Matt Every's black box putter?
New Format
· Reduced from a 90-hole tournament to a traditional 72-hole competition beginning on Thursday.
· The pro-am element retained. Pros will be paired with just one amateur for each of the first three rounds and will not partner with the same amateur more than once.
· Final round professionals only.
· Played over 3 courses Palmer Private at PGA West will host, Nicklaus Private and La Quinta Country Club. All par 72, ranked easiest on PGA Tour.
· SilverRock's Resort Course dropped.
Useful Top 10's
Just came across this brilliant article by Andrew Rice. In it he analyses all the PGA Tour Shotlink stats from 2011 and gives a report in each category. Here is just the one for Driving. Click here to see the full report on Andrew Rice's site which will open in a new window.
- Rory McIlroy hit 51 out of 56 tee shots over 300 yards in the WGC-Bridgestone event.
- Darren Clarke only hit 41% of the fairways in winning the Open Championship.
- The PGA Tour average driving distance for all measured shots was 290.9 yards.
- The longest driver was JB Holmes at 318.4 yards while the shortest hitter was Brian Gay at 269.8 yards – that's almost 50 yards per tee shot!
- There were 21 golfers that averaged over 300 yards per tee shot. In 2000 John Daly was the first and only player to average over 300 yards.
- The longest drive of the year went to Dustin Johnson at 463 yards – it did involve a cart path!
- Joe Durant was the straightest driver hitting 75.65% of his fairways while Anthony Kim was the least accurate hitting only 46.99% of the fairways.
- No player led the field in driving accuracy en route to victory, while Bubba Watson led the field in driving distance for both of his victories.
- Seventy golfers had rounds where they hit every fairway – a feat Joe Durant achieved four times!
- John Merrick had a streak of 36 fairways in a row!
The third round of the Sony Open threw an interesting curve ball into the mix; a side battle to see who is the most evil. In the corner was Rory Sabbatini, aggressive and fiery by his own admission, in the other Vijay Singh, sweet as pie in front of the cameras but widely regarded amongst his fellow pros as one of the the most repulsive human beings on God's green Earth.
According to Karen Crouse of the New York times an incident between the two was witnessed by a large group of marshals and security men who were assigned to Vijay Singh (don't ask me why).
After missing a 6-foot par put on the first hole of his third round, according to witness reports in several forums, Singh turned to Sabbatini's caddie Mick Doran and berated him for moving while he was lining up his putt, calling him a f*****g p****. When Sabbatini came to the aid of his caddie Singh swore loudly at Sabbo telling him where to go. Like a red rag to a bull, Sabbatini stood up to Singh and the two continued to have it out in front of the dumbstruck audience.
Afterwards Sabbatini formally complained to a PGA rules official about Singh's outburst towards his caddie. The official refused to listen telling Sabbo to send an email to the complaints department!
Johnson Wagner brought the TaylorMade R11S driver to victory at the 2012 Sony Open yesterday. In all Wagner had three different manufacturers in the bag, TaylorMade, Adams and Titleist. He games the 712CB irons from Titleist with the increasingly popular on Tour Nippon NS Pro shafts. Also check out the multicoloured stamp on Johnson's vokeys.
Here's what's in Johnson Wagner's Winning Bag
DRIVER: TaylorMade R11S (8°) with an Aldila RIP NV 65 shaft
FAIRWAY WOOD: TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 (13.5°) with an Aldila NV 75 shaft
HYBIRD: Adams Idea Pro a12 Proto G (18°) with a Graphite Design Tour AD UT 85 shaft
IRONS: Titleist 712CB (3-9) with Nippon NS Pro shafts
WEDGES: Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled (48°, 54°, 60°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issueshafts
PUTTER: Scotty Cameron for Titleist Mid Slant prototype
BALL: Titleist Pro V1x
johnson wagner what's in the bag 2012, Taylormade R11s driver, Johnson wagner adams hybrid, Johnson wagner vokey wedge pic
Here's the first look at the adidas golf shoe range for 2012. The shoes are designed to be worn on and off the golf course, to look as good with a pair of jeans as they perform on the tee. Both are to be unveiled at the 2012 PGA Show in Orlando and are due to hit the shops in the Summer. Priced in the region of €80, £75 or $100 dollars upwards.
Provisional name: Puremotion
- Anatomical shape, no spikes.
- Wide web shaped forefoot with extra toe room
- Climaproof mesh with 2 year waterproof guarantee
Provisional Name: Crossflex
- Based on successful adidas running shoe
- Contours based on human foot
- Pods and "zonal traction elements" instead of spikes
- Climaproof mesh with 2 year waterproof guarantee
The Links at Fancourt, George, South Africa 19 Jan 2012 - 22 Jan 2012
Winner AlrightIn last week's Joburg Open best of the rest section we tipped winner Branden Grace at 46/1 and Jaco Van Zyl who tied third at 18/1.
Click here for our 2012 Humana Challenge Betting Preview on the PGA Tour.
Louis Oosthuizen 5/1What can you say about this man that might deter you from having a punt on him this week? Not very much really except perhaps if he has one eye on the upcoming birth of his second child. On the course Louis is on fire and came into the Africa Open on the tail end of five straight top-10's across the world. Won there with an incredible 27 under. Great in the wind and on links, he's the nap of the week and a handy man to have in your group if you drop your club in the water.
Darren Clarke 50/1If Gary Player and his team spent months on the links of Ireland to gain inspiration for this course at Fancourt then Darren Clarke may well be the man to tame it. Twice a winner last season most memorably on the St Georges links in the Summer. Clarke loves coming down to South Africa, he shot a 63 in the Joburg Open in 2010, and if the wind blows he could very well come into a place.
Paul Lawrie 35/1Last season, it's fair to say, was probably Lawrie's best and most satisfying on Tour since the turn of the century when he regularly passed the million euro earnings mark. Won the Open de Andalucia and give Alvaro Quiros a run for his money at the season finale in Dubai. Accomplished on links and in the wind and bound to be full of confidence, I'm hopeful of a top 10 if not much better for the Scot.
Best Of The RestI'm a big fan of Miguel Angel Jimenez 28/1 and am reminded of his broken putter incident at this event in Bahrain last season. After a good laugh with Darren Clarke and Monty he birdied the next three holes with his wedge on his way to tying second. Whether this course will suit the Mechanic, I really cant tell but if he's up there Friday evening he's worth a euro. Two others worth keeping an eye on over the coming weeks are Swede Alex Noren 25/1 who I know has been busy practicing in Florida in anticipation of his season opener and Gonzalo Castano 25/1 who had great finish to last season with a second at the Castello Masters and a win at the weather hit Barclays Singapore Open.
A big shout out to Matt Hall in Australia on the launch of his new website for professional caddies called www.tourcaddies4u.com.
Tour Caddies 4 U was established last year, and is designed to assist Professional Golfers locate High Quality Professional Caddies Worldwide for any professional event whether it is a Pro-Am or a PGA Tour Tournament. The website is also designed to assist anyone thinking of becoming a full time caddie to get a placement and a foot in the door of the Caddie world.
Matt Hall currently works with Chris Gaunt and has over 10 years experience on Tour. The site was designed with the input of many leading Golf Professionals who regularly play on PGA Tours worldwide.
"Ronnie", the moustache worn by Tom Selleck in the TV show Magnum P.I. was last night celebrating the most unlikely of victories after helping Johnson Wagner to win the Sony Open in Hawaii. The 62 year old nut duster now lives in Malibu Beach living off royalties from the 80's hit TV show and had been on the island by chance to film a 25th anniversary reunion celebration of the original Magnum cast.
"I was just here hanging with Magnum's upper lip along with Higgins and TC" said Ronnie the tache. "Some of the guys were breakin' my balls calling me a "nut broom" and "prison pussy" so I needed to get away. I came across Johnson Wagner on the putting green at the golf course and he needed some help with his putting alignment so I jumped up on his lip and it seemed to help. When he looks down through my middle, it shows the line perfectly. I've been dabbling in golf with Geoff Ogilvy lately also, it's is an avenue I would really like to explore. I'd like to see how far I could go in this business; how cool would it be to get under the nose Rory McIlroy."
The success of Ronnie the moustache has prompted speculation that other celebrity appendages may now try their hand in the golf business. Pamela Anderson's breasts have already been closely linked with Colin Montgomerie for the 2102 season.
Johnson Wagner's moustache may make him look like an extra from Starsky and Hutch but that didn't stop him winning in Hawaii. Here are the 2012 Sony Open Final Round Highlights.
Here's the way things work at the top of the Ancient and Royal. They sit around in the smoking room, hold china cups with two fingers and think of reasons why they should continue to give Portrush's chances of hosting the British Open the two fingers.
This week Peter Dawson spoke to journalist John Huggan and bloody well set him straight as to why Royal Portrush is not Royal enough for for the British Open.
Reason 1
Dawson: "One or two of the holes need changes."
Ah okay so being consistently ranked by just about every reputable publication as being amongst the top 15 courses on the planet is not good enough for the R&A. By that logic last year's Open was not held at Royal St. Georges because 17 or 18 of the holes need changes.
Reason 2&3
Dawson: It is not obvious where the practice ground would go. It is not obvious where the tented village would go.
What is the man on about here? "None of these big fields would actually be suitable because they are not the correct shape of green?"
Tell you what Peter. Watch this year's Irish Open and see where they put the practice ground and the tented village. That may just give you a clue.
Pic: These big fields around the course are not immediately obvious so we have used big red arrows to point them out.
Smoking jackets on, two fingers ready…..
Just weeks after securing his card at Q School Branden Grace was holding aloft the Joburg Open trophy after winning his first European Tour title. Grace's final round of 72 was just about good enough to hold off another Q School graduate Jamie Elson who has an I for the dramatic. The Englishman who held a monster putt on the 18th in Catalunya to earn his card, this time shot a blistering 63 to surge through the field and almost catch Grace.
In the end however the 23 year old playing on home soil held his nerve to card a Faldo-esque 72 with 16 pars to finish on 17 under, one ahead of Elson. The win was worth €206,050 and sees him exempt on Tour until the end of 2013. His nearest challengers at the start of the day, Richard Finch and George Coetzee had a tough day at the office and slipped quietly down the leaderboard.
Six players tied for third including four South Africans and two Scots.
"It's a dream come true," said Grace after. "It's nice to win in front of a home crowd and I wouldn't exchange it for anything else." Grace then paid tribute to his caddie saying "I think there was one big key today, Zack [Rasego] on the bag kept me calm throughout the whole day so big thanks to him."
With just one more event on South African soil, The Volvo Golf Champions, to play this week the question is will another South African player win? The rainbow nation have now won four of the last six European Tour events. These include Garth Mulroy (2011 Alfred Dunhill Championship), Hennie Otto (2011 South African Open Championship), Louis Oosthuizen (2012 Africa Open) and Branden Grace (2012 Joburg Open).
Great fun trying to figure out Matt Every's putter at the Sony Open. It's a BlackHawk model from Orion golf. The theory behind it is to get the highest MOI possible based on the current restrictions of the USGA on putter size. The size also allows the golfer to easily sole the club and set their hands in the same position without effort. It is made of a forged Aluminium alloy and has a black sapphire coating. The feel of the putter is very solid and the roll of the ball is consistent from toe to heel. In theory it is not possible to mishit a putt with the club as it rolls true no matter where it is struck. It retails from about 250 US dollars.
I'm in Every's corner, everyone has smoked a bit of Woof Woof in their time but it made for pretty uncomfortable TV. Especially as the man had just walked in happy leading the golf tournament.
"It was alright," he said to Tilghman. "I just got three months off. It's just golf. I don't think I was doing anything wrong. It happened. I'm the same person, I have the same friends and I don't think it's that big of a deal. "There's a lot worse stuff that goes on out here than what I got in trouble for and that's all I'm going to say about it."
"I felt like my penalty for getting in trouble was not only the three months but being on the Nationwide Tour last year. I'm not mad at the Tour. They did what they had to do. I totally understand it. But it's over with."
"I feel like I'm the same person. I'm maybe a little more responsible, but I'm not a huge party animal — I'm married, I got a kid on the way," he said. "I just like to live, and whatever happened, happened."
In the media room after Every stood by his friends and defended his actions.
" I still hang out with the same people. I have great friends. If one of my friends likes to smoke marijuana every now and then, I'm not going to say, well, you can't be my friend anymore," he said. "Honestly, man, I know more people who smoke marijuana than who don't smoke marijuana. I know that's probably not the politically correct thing to say, but it's the truth. It's not a big deal to me. Like I don't frown upon people doing that stuff. I don't do it, but I don't frown upon it. "
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The short answer is yes but not in the way you might think. Today I watched a video with Luke Williams from Callaway introducing the new RAZR X driver for 2012 and in the video Luke talks about the 46 inch shaft, (yep 46 inches) installed there to get you increased clubhead speed and thus more distance.
Granted that caveman mentally of "Me hit you hard Unga Bunga" is inside all of us. But it's not all about raw distance. Look at the caveman's club for instance, shorter for power plus accuracy. Even they had their physics correct.
Most of the top name drivers in the shops this year have shafts measuring between 45 and 46 inches and there are even a few longer than that. However the average shaft length on the European and PGA Tours is 44 inches with some of the very best players having even shorter shafts. The question is which driver of these two do you want?
Pic: Bubba long. 143 rd in driving accuracy. Of 14 drives, 7 will finish in rough
A: With this 46 inch driver you will splay the ball left and right but 1 in 5 you will catch sweet and it will go 2 yards further.*
B: With this 44 inch driver you are 28% more likely to hit the fairway and 4 out of 5 times you will hit it further than your bomber mate who will be stuck in the rough.*
If you're answer is A, thanks for your time. If your answer is B you're with the pro's who use drivers 1.5 inches shorter than shop models. Are all the pros dummies? Surely there losing 10 yards?
Pic: Hurrion and Hughes, yep I too am a scientist!
Sorry to argue with the big companies on this one but I do loads of Tour player what's in the bags and the scientist in me has to tell you that the formula
longer shaft = faster swing = longer distance = fairway is INCORRECT
longer shaft = faster swing = longer distance = some fairway + a lot of rough is CORRECT
shorter shaft = fast accurate swing = more sweet spot = long distance = fairway is CORRECT!
And what's more I will make a prediction now. "Driver shaft length will be reduced by the Biggest Golf Companies in the near future and they will market heavily "The far increased accuracy" of the shorter shaft!
*Read the excellent article on testing long and short shafts carried out by mygolfspy here.
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Yesterday I checked a small pond on Back Lane where there was a Common Hawker patrolling. Lovely warm afternoon, perfect conditions but I don't have a lot of experience identifying dragonflies !.
There were also 2 other slightly smaller red bodied (dragonflies) which I think could be Common Darters (?). They were chasing about together keeping low over the vegetation but I wasn't able to get even a half-decent photo as they always landed in the vegetation just out of sight. Just could not get any more detail on them though they were much larger than Large Red Damselfly with a much thicker body. Must check that pond again if we get another decent day.
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Tricky things , I struggle most of the time with dragonflies , but I did have a magnificent adult Emperor at Cromwell bottom on the new ponds on tag loop, earlier this moth .(which I totally forgot about till I saw this post , thanks)
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A startup based in Silicon Valley is creating robots that can wait on tables at restaurants! Named "Penny", the robot will hopefully decrease the workload for human servers, reduce waiting times for customers and lower the costs for business owners.
These robots are a part of a project being developed by Bear Robotics, who are trying to create new restaurant automatisation solutions.
Penny can manoeuvre between customers and staff, will stop when confronted by hazards and can even carry hot soup!
Bear Robotics was created by John Ha, who is a former Google engineer. Whilst working for Google, John used to visit the Kang Nam Tofu House - a Korean restaurant in a strip mall in Milpitas, California - on a regular basis.
John decided to become a restauranter when then owners of his beloved Korean restaurant decided to sell up.
After filling in for servers and dishwashers when they were sick or left, he soon discovered that technology could aid the management of his restaurant.
"I thought robots could have a positive impact within hospitality, as no one is really that happy about having a restaurant job," said John.
"Once I decided to quit my job at Google, I began building the Penny prototype, and it's now up and running in my own restaurant."
The robot can map its surrounding environment and uses sensors to navigate the areas in between the tables and kitchen. Penny will automatically stop moving if it senses anything obstructing its path within a foot range. Penny can also be summoned in seconds by a simple touch of a button.
Penny is designed to work alongside with its human employees which will help improve their work experience.
John has even said that Penny is helping waiters gain more tips, because they don't have to spend time running back and forth collecting plates. They can focus on delivering the highest quality customer service.
Penny is having a trial run in other Bay area restaurants, allowing the startup to see how the robot behaves in different environments and handles different dishes.
"I hope Penny and our other solutions improve the working environment for restaurants and their employees," John said.
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1. I have 2 Windows 7 on my PC. One is corrupt and the other one is good. How can I delete or remove the bad one.
2. My monitor screen is completely black except for the icons. Don't know what happened or how to fix it?
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1. I would use EasyBCD to remove the bad entry. (Download EasyBCD 2.0.2 - NeoSmart Technologies)
2. I know this may sound like a stupid question but have you tried setting a desktop background by right-clicking on some part of the empty desktop and clicking on "Personalize" then clicking on "Desktop Background" and picking one. If it's not this simple procedure, if you could post a screenshot of your desktop to better understand the issue, it would help.
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Your NON-stupid question solved the desktop problem but now for another question. How do I use EasyBCD to delete my BAD Win 7 OS from my C Drive and then transfer my GOOD Win 7 OS from my D Drive to my C Drive?
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If you're talking just about the entries when the computer is booting up, using Easy BCD, you would just click on "Edit Boot Menu" and once you've determined which is the bad Windows 7 entry, just delete the one you no longer need, leave the other one and click on "Save Settings". After a reboot, you will notice the difference.
If you mean actually having Windows 7 files remaining from a bad install on your D: Drive, after ensuring any and all documents and such you need have been saved, transferred, or archived in some fashion, you should be able to go into your D: Drive and delete the relevant files from the old installation (Program Files, [Program Files x86 if 64-bit], Windows, Perf Logs, Windows, Users). Again, note that this would be the ones from the bad install.
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I think I"ve got everything resolved. Thanks for your superior help!!!
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If you're in a dual boot and you just "delete" one of the Windows installs, the odds are 50/50 that you will "delete" the boot files needed to boot either Windows, before you go further please post a snip of disk management so we can see where the boot files are stored.
In the Windows start menu right click computer and click manage, in the left pane of the "Computer Management" window that opens click disk management and post a snip of that.
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Some useful tips that come in handy in our day today activities..
I am sharing some time tested and useful household and beauty tips that help us in our daily lives.
1, Make an excellent cleaner with orange peels and vinegar - Add orange peels (or any citrus peel) to a quart of white vinegar in a closed container and let it set for two weeks. Combine citrus/vinegar solution with water and use for cleaning. This works well on floors, tile, fixtures, etc. It smells good and is tough on scum and dirt that has collected over a period of time! Best of all there are no chemicals.
2, Make a shelf above your washing machine or a door to enclose it and make smaller individual shelves where you can put up most of the detergents and liquids that is needed for your daily wash.
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3, When you buy new clothes, it's best to wash them with a little bit of vinegar and salt to help set the color. Many cotton and hand loom clothes tend to run color and if you keep them soaked in a solution of water, salt and vinegar and dry them without rinsing, the colors set into the fabric and do not run during your next wash.
4, It is advisable not to clean your windows on a sunny day or when the sun is falling directly on your windows. The sun rays cause the glass cleaner (most of which are alcohol-based) to dry very quickly causing smudges and streaks. The more you wipe, the more streaks and smudges you get.
5, Adding a chopped apple and a spoonful of honey while baking cakes to keep it moist . The taste too improves when you add it to plain sponge cake or vanilla cake.
6, You can clean your silverware with toothpaste that has fluoride in it. All silver cleaning products generally contain chemicals that can end up in our mouth and system. After wetting the silverware and applying fluoride toothpaste on it, slowly rub it until it turns black, wait a few minutes, and then wash or wipe away the paste and you will be treated to a shiny and sparkling collection in which you can see my reflection.
7, Cleaning toilets is a job not many of us look forward to - Sometimes old toilet bowl has a ring around the inside that does not come out even with hard scrubbing . It is because of hard water that is there in some places. When this happens pouring apple cider vinegar into the toilet bowl and leaving it overnight helps. In the morning, one quick swipe with the toilet bowl brush and the line completely vanishes.
8, Bananas will last longer if they are wrapped in damp cloth and then put in a plastic bag and refrigerated.
9, Most of worry about packing food into tiffin boxes during summer since it tends to get spoilt. To prevent this and keep food fresher for a longer period of time doing the following will help - Heat the tiffin carrier and its lid after thoroughly cleaning it. Cool it and then pack the food in it.
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10, While storing nuts like Cashews and Almonds in large quantities add a handful of sugar and salt and mix thoroughly and store in air tight containers.
11, While washing and cleaning dogs add a capful of white vinegar to the final rinse and pour it all over the dogs coat to keep it clean, shining and free from lice.
12, To keep ants and flies away from kitchen surfaces, sprinkle all surfaces with some vinegar and wipe with a wet cloth. The effect will last for a few days at least...
13, for an excellent hair tonic mix almond oil, olive oil and castor oil in equal proportions and heat it to smoking point. Cool and store in bottles and rub into hair roots and surface at least an hour before shampooing.
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14, Dark circles and bags under the eyes tend to age our appearance more than wrinkles or grey hair does. For treating dark circles, wrinkles and bags under the eyes try the following - massage the eye area with any moisturising cream in gentle circular movements for 2 or 3 minutes. Mix cucumber juice with a drop or two of lime juice and olive oil and apply it with cotton wool around the eyes before sleeping.
15, To lighten the skin tone and to add a healthy natural glow to it try the following - Mix one large spoonful of gram flour with a spoonful of yogurt and a spoonful potato juice. Blend well and apply evenly on your face , neck and hands ( wherever the skin gets exposed to the sun) leave it on for 20 minutes and wash off with lukewarm water. You can feel your skin tingling and looking fresh. Do this once every week .
16, When you are planning to go on a diet , instead of starving try to make some practical alterations to your dietary habits. Have a glass of water before lunch and dinner and eat a bowl of salad made with vegetables and seasonal fruits and then eat dinner. You will automatically eat less and the added bonus will be a healthy glow to your skin and hair!
17, Our kitchen as well know is the heartbeat of the entire house where the family and friends share their moments of joy, laughter and happiness. Five important words that we need to remember are Cleanliness, Care, Reuse, recycle and replenish with regard to our kitchen...
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Japanese curry is one of my favorite comfort foods – growing up, my Mom often prepared it for me and my sisters. Recently, I've been battling with pre-packaged and readily prepared foods. Everything from frozen dinners to curry roux boxes. I have super mixed feelings about it. On the one hand I love how easy it is, how quickly dinner can be prepared, how great it is to not need to plan out my meals for the whole week. On the other hand I am really quite terrified of all the unpronounceable ingredients. What in the world is that stuff?! Plus, nothing beats a home cooked meal. Anyway, all this led to my decision to make my own curry roux.
Just for comparison's sake, I have compiled ingredients that go into pre-made curry roux vs. ingredients that go into homemade curry roux.
Premade (S&B Golden Curry Sauce Mix):
wheat flour, edible oil (palm oil, canola oil), salt, sugar, curry powder, spices, colour: E150a, MSG, malic acid, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate.
flour, ghee, curry powder, garam masala, chili powder, salt
I didn't do well in high school chemistry, but those last two ingredients sound pretty scary to me. Not sure what it is, but it's definitely not something I regularly add to my food at home!
Making the roux was actually really simple!
3 tablespoons ghee or butter (use butter if you want to make roux blocks, because it will solidify better!)
1/4 c. flour
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon garam masala
1 teaspoon cumin powder*
1 teaspoon ginger powder *
1 teaspoon chili powder (kenneth likes his curry spicy! add less for a milder curry)
*optional – I added extra because I love a bolder taste. Cumin and ginger powder should already be in your curry powder and garam masala mixes!
Heat up butter over medium heat in pot. Add in flour and stir! Stir vigorously to ensure the bottom does not burn! After about 10 minutes the roux should turn a little bit brown. At this point, add in spices – stir to combine.
To make your curry, just follow the instructions that come on the box, but replace the roux with your homemade one! Stay tuned for step by step instructions for curry rice!
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A 28-year old man was punched while he waited for a taxi outside Leeds train station in an unprovoked attack.
Police say the incident took place just before 5am on Sunday, July 10. The victim was waiting with a group of friends for a taxi when he was approached by a group of men who asked if they could push in front of them to get a taxi to Preston. When the victim refused he was punched in the face by one of the men in the group.
The victim, who required hospital treatment as a result of the assault, suffered a broken nose, bruising and damage to his teeth.
Family and friends gather for the funeral of John Stollery
Mourners are gathering at St Edmund's Church in Walesby, Notts for the funeral of John Stollery.
The church only holds 100 and many more are expected to listen to the service outside.
There will be a guard of honour from veterans of the Parachute Association. Mr Stollery served with 2 Para Regiment before becoming a social worker.
John Stollery was one of 38 victims killed in the attack on June 26.
He had worked at Nottinghamshire County Council for 33 years and had worked with children in care for the last 16 years.
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Council workers in Lincolnshire will hold a minute's silence for victims of the Tunisia terror attack today.
Tributes will be paid to 24-year-old Carly Lovett from Gainsborough during a West Lindsey District Council meeting.
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The funeral of a retired social worker who was killed in last month's Tunisia terror attack will take place later today.
John Stollery from the Newark area worked at Nottinghamshire County Council for 33 years.
He was among 30 Britons killed when a gunman opened fire on a beach in Sousse.
Congregation hears the final words of Tunisia victim at funeral
Hundreds of people in our region - and around the UK - mourned the loss of victims of the Tunisia attack.
The funerals of Carly Lovett from Lincolnshire and Bruce Wilkinson from East Yorkshire took place, as well as services for eight other British victims - including three generations of one family.
Carly, the youngest victim of the terror attack, had told her fiancé she loved him as she died.
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Carly Lovett's fiance told the congregation at her funeral that the couple were on their first holiday together when she was killed in the Tunisia beach attack
Liam Moore also described the 24-year-old as an idol, an inspiration and a hero.
He went on to describe the couple's final moments together.
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Friends and family in Gainsborough have laid flowers in tribute to Carly Lovett, one of thirty Britons to die in a terrorist attack in Tunisia.
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Tower of Coffee Mugs
A stack of joe. This colorful Tower of Coffee Mugs will wake up your mornings. Six mugs stack into a stainless steel tower that stores neatly in a small space.
The set is available at the Broadway Panhandler for $20. They also carry a similar set of six espresso cups with saucers.
This set is perfect for that small kitchen that's in need of a shot of color.
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China's airforce "test-flew warplanes using highways for take-offs and landings" to enhance "the air force's capabilities of emergency landing and coordination between military and civilian forces", the report said.
Following the manoeuvre on Sunday, news agency Xinhua said that the road can be used by cargo planes and as an "alternative airport" for civilian aircraft.
It indirectly quoted a senior military officer as saying it "can also be used in exercises and training for military air planes as well as emergency landings during wartime".
China -- the world's second largest military spender -- in March announced the latest of many double-digit rises in its official defence budget.
Beijing is embroiled in a series of territorial disputes with its neighbours and deploys troops to its restive regions of Tibet and Xinjiang.


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Making the Constitution truly accessible
Until now, it's been impossible to read the South African Constitution online in nine of the country's official languages. This means that African-language speakers across the country, whose only Internet access is on their phones, have not been able to read their own constitution. In partnership with Electric Book Works and the CSIR we created a public-domain version of the Constitution in all eleven official South African languages, optimised for mobile phones and cheap printing.
Using the CSIR's ground-breaking text-to-speech technology we're making it possible for illiterate and visually impaired South Africans to listen to their Constitution, too.
Follow the project's progress on GitHub.


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Not everyone is as they appear. Sometimes a bull just wants to smell the roses. Sometimes a giraffe just wants to dance. Here are some animals that break the stereotypes!
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
Gerald Giraffe can't dance because of his skinny legs and crooked knees but is longing to do so. Find out how Gerald finds his own style in this book.
Ferdinand the Bull by Munro Leaf
When men come looking for a bull for the ring, Ferdinand, who only wants to smell the flowers, is bitten by a bee and is chosen for being the most fierce. He gets to the ring and there is not much of a show especially when the ladies throw flowers at the toreador.
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
Dragons love all kinds of tacos but watch out if they get into the spicy salsa! There are hilarious results.
Are You My Mother? By P.D. Eastman
A baby bird hatches right after mom has left the nest to find a worm so he goes on a quest to find his mother. He thinks every animal might be her up until the very end of the story.
Where's Spot? By Eric Hill
Spot needs to come to supper and his mother is looking for him everywhere. In this classic lift the flap book, Spot could be anywhere and so could some other animal friends.
Reading about animals is always fun. I hope you enjoy these and until next week, keep on reading!


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Suspect charged in Dec. 20 quadruple murder
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Charges have been announced against a suspect in the quadruple murder that occurred Dec. 20.
Calvin L. Carter, 22, faces four counts of first-degree murder. The charges stem from the shooting deaths of Martia Flint, 24, her sons Tyrone Smith III, 6, and Tobias Smith, 4, and Demontae Rhodes, 24. All four were killed Dec. 20 inside a home in the 3200 block of Montrose Avenue.
First-degree murder is a Class M felony. If convicted, it is punishable by a sentence of 45 years to natural life. It also carries a penalty of three years of Mandatory Supervised Release.
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Dr. Kenneth Hetzel: Initiator of the Chinese Bond
Born in Australia, Dr. Kenneth Hetzel worked as a professor of medicine at Adelaide University. In 1945 he was appointed traveling professor of medicine for the then United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Association (UNRRA), which during the post second-world-war period gave help to countries throughout the world. He went to Chongqing, capital of China during the war, and then moved from one big city to another in Nationalist controlled China. On arriving in Shanghai he had the privilege of meeting Soong Ching Ling (Mme. Sun Yat-sen), the distinguished and respected figure who eventually became Honorary Chairperson of the People's Republic of China.
In 1946, Dr. Hetzel had the unforgettable experience of visiting the Communist enclave in Yan'an. In this loess area, with its caravan routes rather than roads, the people lived in caves carved out of hillsides, open at the front, whose windows were paper covered wooden grills. Such caves housed the Communist headquarter. As a UN officer Dr. Hetzel was invited to visit the Communist Army, and personally witnessed how doctors were trained for the armed forces. He was very much impressed by their meritorious conduct, which contrasted strikingly with that of Chiang Kai-shek's soldiers. On leaving, he was presented with a crudely made medal from the Chinese Communist Army. It was a token of gratitudes that represented 25 million people in areas under communist control. In the years that ensued, Dr. Hetzel followed closely the fortunes of the Chinese people, and was delighted when they finally achieved liberation.
In 1978, at the advanced age of 78, Dr. Hetzel revisited China, as a tourist. He was impressed by the immense progress the Chinese people had made in the intervening years. He died in 1981, and in 1982, while I was in Adelaide, his son Dr. Basil Hetzel, took me to meet his mother, Mme Kenneth-Elinor Hetzel. Knowing that I had come from China, she o fetched the UNRRA uniform her husband had worn during his time there, and asked her son to put it on for me. She was immensely proud of her husband's work all those years ago.
Dr. Basil Hetzel: Striving for IDD Control in China and the World
Born in 1922, Dr. Basil Hetzel first studied at the Adelaide University School of Medicine. After taking postgraduate studies in New York and London, in 1964 he became Professor of Medicine at the University of Adelaide. It was then that he began to study the effects of iodine deficiency in Papua New Guinea, with special reference to the use of iodized oil. Through controlled trials he and his team members found that endemic cretinism could be prevented by an injection of iodized oil before pregnancy. After his appointment as Director of the CSIRO Human Nutrition Institute his team studied the pathogenesis of cretinism in sheep and monkeys. They were able to demonstrate that iodine deficiency causes a severe reduction in maternal and fetal thyroid secretions, resulting in brain damage.
On October 1 1981, Dr. Basil Hetzel visited China as a member of a scientific delegation from the Australian Academy of Science. On arrival in Beijing, he received a telegram from the distinguished Chinese scientist, Professor Zhu Xianyi, president and professor of medicine at Tianjin Medical College. Prof. Zhu was the great pioneer of iodine deficiency control in China. His initial program, with iodized salt, had begun in 1961, but was forced to a halt during the "cultural revolution" (1966-1976). He was acquainted with Dr. Hetzel's work in Papua New Guinea as well as his studies in Australia on the effect of iodine deficiency on the early development of the fetal brain in sheep and monkeys. On meeting, the two professors sorely regretted not having got together earlier, as they had both come to similar conclusions from their separate observations. That evening, Basil Hetzel stayed up all night drawing up a proposal to the Australian Government that they support joint collaborative research by Prof. Zhu's team in Tianjin and his team in Adelaide.
In August 1982, with the financial support of AusAID obtained through Basil Hetzel, six Chinese scientists attended the Second Congress of the Asia-Oceania Thyroid Association in Tokyo. There Prof. Zhu detailed the achievements of scientific research on iodine deficiency in China to the other world thyroid specialists in attendance. Dr. Basil Hetzel thus successfully introduced Chinese thyroidologists to international medical circles. After the Tokyo meeting, Prof. Zhu invited Basil Hetzel to China to observe the effects of iodine deficiency in certain areas. He went to Hotan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where he examined the child of an impoverished family that was afflicted with cretinism, and Chengde, Hebei Province, where he visited the village in which Dr. Zhu's team had initiated their study of prevention through iodized salt. In a typical family of four sons he observed that the three elder brothers were cretins while the youngest brother, born after the iodization program had begun, was perfectly healthy.
In China, iodine deficiency was generally termed Endemic Goiter, and this obviously improper use of the term had concerned both Basil and me for years. It was difficult to get policy makers to shift their attention from the swollen neck to the much more serious defect in the central nervous system that iodine deficiency caused. Eventually, in 1983, Basil Hetzel devised the more appropriate term Iodine Deficiency Disorders, now used worldwide. This encompasses all the effects of iodine deficiency, including brain damage, at population level
In 1982, China was still at the initial stage of its reform and opening, and there was hesitance about establishing contact with the outside world. Negotiations for a collaboration project were, therefore, difficult. There was one man to look to for support, Dr. George Haitem, better known to the Chinese people as Dr. Ma Hai-de. Hatem was honorary advisor to the Ministry of Health in China. He was known for his successful treatment of venereal disease, and later for his unremitting efforts to combat leprosy. He had known Basil's father in Yan'an, and was ready to lend a helping hand within negotiations. In the two years that ensued, Basil visited many other Chinese iodine deficient areas where the project could be put in place.
It was on the train to Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province that Basil came upon with the idea that, as iodine deficiency was a global problem, it was vital to set up an international organization for its control throughout the world. Aware of the gravity of the IDD situation in China, and knowing that it needed more than just China's efforts to control it, I expressed my immediate one hundred percent support.
A formal Preparatory Committee was set up in New Delhi in 1985. In 1986, the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD) formally came into being in Kathmandu, Nepal with the support of the WHO and UNICEF. Comprising scientists and health officers from 82 countries, it was quickly accepted by the WHO as a related organization. Basil Hetzel was its Executive Director and I was elected one of its seven Executive Committee members. Prof. Zhu was, unfortunately, unable to witness the moment, having passed away two years before in 1984.
As Basil was busy initiating the work of ICCIDD, the functioning of the China-Australia Collaboration Program supported by AIDAB (later AusAID) was, on his recommendation, put into the hands of Dr. Creswell Eastman and Dr. Glen Maberly from Westmead Hospital in Sydney, while Basil remained its Senior Advisor. AIDAB contributed 2.8 million Australian dollars towards establishing four reference laboratories and trained more than 30 technical staff. The up-to-date iodization and monitoring techniques then began to be introduced in China.
Basil kept traveling from one place to another all over the world, campaigning about the dire consequences of IDD. He explained how it causes a generalized lowering of the intelligence level of whole populations, severely inhibiting the social-economical-cultural development of developing countries. He pointed out that if large-scale action were to be taken to combat IDD, governments would need to be involved and that the most effective channel would be under the leadership of the UN. He attended the WHO World Health Assembly almost every year, never missing an opportunity to appeal to government representatives. Finally, in 1990 a resolution calling for virtual elimination of IDD throughout the world by 2000 was passed at the World Health Assembly. It was included in the Declaration of the World Summit for Children held in New York later that year. Since then, IDD control has been taken up by the governments of over 100 countries.
Basil continued to visit China once or twice a year. In 1989, a consultation meeting was held in Tianjin between the ICCIDD and the Chinese Ministry of Health about the National Control Program in China. More than 200 experts from China and abroad attended, including Dr. Chen Minzhang, the then Chinese Minister of Health. After thorough discussion, a 10-year-control plan came into being. Two significant problems were taken into consideration: one was the setting up of a supra-ministerial leading group to enhance coordination between such departments as health and salt; the other the initiation of the Disabled Person's Federation, Family Planning Commission and the Women's Federation into the work of IDD Control.
Several years later in 1993, as a result of unremitting, arduous efforts by himself and others, the "National Advocacy Meeting to Eliminate IDD by the Year 2000 in China" was held in Beijing. During the meeting, the vice premier Zhu Rongji, gave his support to the project. Related governmental as well as non-governmental organizations were eager to join the work of IDD control, and related UN organizations agreed to give their support. Since then, IDD control in China, through increased consumption of iodized salt, has proceeded steadily.
Robert and Rupert: Continuing the Family Friendship with China
Dr. Robert Hetzel is the second son of Basil Hetzel. He received his medical education in Melbourne, Australia and in recent years has worked in the Australian Red Cross. The Blood Transfusion Service of the Australian Red-Cross works on the collection and supply of blood and its preparations inside Australia, and also helps other countries to develop blood banks. In accordance with a government agreement, the service helped China to promote blood transfusions. It also held training courses in China and gave support to trained Chinese staff in Australia. The Tianjin Blood Center played an important role in these developments, and has maintained academic exchanges with the Australian Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service.
In June, 2001, Dr. Robert Hetzel came to Tianjin as the National Director of the Service for a discussion with the Tianjin Blood Center regarding further cooperation in the field of research and exchange of personnel. In November of that year, he went to Shanghai to attend the Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Society of Blood Transfusion.
Rupert is the eldest son of Robert. He is studying the Chinese language in Australia, now quite a common phenomenon among young Australians, as China rapidly gains economic prosperity and political prestige. Rupert looks forward to making his personal contribution to cultural exchanges between China and Australia.
(China Today July 11, 2003)


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Viewers mining autobiographical parallels between the onscreen action in Christopher Cherot's romantic charmer "Hav Plenty" and the off-screen life of the debut filmmaker won't need to waste time digging for the truth. Cherot, the 30-year-old writer, director and producer of the refreshingly unpredictable gem, says the emotionally confusing weekend recounted in his offbeat African-American comedy was informed by real life. The independent film, lauded at the Toronto and Sundance festivals, represents a quirky, welcome break from standard summer fare.
"Hav Plenty" has Cherot adroitly cast as the ironically named Lee Plenty, a down-on-his-luck writer and New York University teaching assistant invited to spend a New Year's Eve weekend at the girlhood home of his platonic Manhattan gal pal Havilland Savage (Chenoa Maxwell). She's a vivacious man-magnet reeling from the latest infidelity committed by her boyfriend (Hill Harper), a smooth-talking rap/R&B star whose latest hit is titled "40 Ounces of Love." Also joining the small circle of friends in Washington, D.C., are Hav's insecure, newly married sister (Robinne Lee) and husband (Reginald James), and Hav's best friend, Caroline (Tammi Jones).
Cherot is a smirking, self-deprecating actor whose character occasionally breaks the narrative with direct asides to the audience. He gives a performance with a good-natured, bright comic edge that might remind some of Robert Townsend's struggling auteur in 1987's "Hollywood Shuffle," also autobiographical and made on a shoestring. "Come watch me make a fool of myself," Plenty says to the camera, as he heads to the bedroom of the amorous Caroline, an odd bird with ridiculous French affectations and the Paris fashions to match. "That was a close one," he reports, minutes later.
Plenty spends nearly the entire weekend engaged in will-they-or-won't-they encounters with the females at the household. He's a character, as the women gradually discover, whose smart-ass persona belies a complex personality and a violent past, a thinker whose reading material ranges from Somerset Maugham to Toni Morrison to the Bible.
The film mines familiar comedic terrain. Even the plot contour (boy wins, loses and wins girl) is a stock device of movie romances. Cherot, confining the action almost exclusively to the four walls of the upscale Savage home, touches on class consciousness and gets at the complexity of modern romance, a game as much about timing as it is fate.
Layers of pretense are stripped as the film eases toward some sort of resolution. "One little change, and you finally made the big time," Plenty is told after agreeing to a distribution deal for "Tru Luv," the film-within-the-film seen during the conclusion of "Hav Plenty." The filmmaker's conspiratorial, quizzical glance at the camera -- the movie's final image -- casts some healthy doubt on that proposition. Then again, Cherot did sign a two-picture deal with Miramax while soaking up the love in Toronto.
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