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British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies
2017 Annual Conference
"From local to global: regional aspects of China"
14th – 15th June 2017, University of Sheffield
Deadline for application: 16th April 2017 midnight (UK time)
We are happy to announce BPCS's annual conference!
For all Postgraduate students in Chinese studies or China-related topics, this conference is your chance to present in front of your student peers!
Confirmed keynote speakers:
* Marina Svensson – Professor of Modern China Studies, University of Lund, Sweden
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* Gemma Thorpe – Artist, Sheffield
Our theme this year is "From local to global: regional aspects of China": we are keen to see research involving local or global aspects of China, or both.
We will accept topics from a wide spectrum of the Humanities and Social Sciences, including but not restricted to:
– History, Art, Religions
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Students based in the United Kingdom regardless of nationality are encouraged to apply.
Students based outside the UK might also be accepted based on their abstract! Please explain briefly why you want to participate in the 'comment' section of the application form.
Unfortunately we usually cannot help with visa specific issues but we do recommend applying for grants such as those offered by UCCL to help with fieldwork/research expenses if you are based in China, or consult the rest of the BACS website for other funding opportunities.
Abstracts should be between 250-300 words and in English, apply through our Google form here before 16th April 2017 (you don't need a Google account).
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Etisalat on Monday announced its participation in the upcoming Gitex Technology Week 2014, starting October 12-16 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
Etisalat's presence at Gitex 2014, the most widely recognised ICT trade event across the Middle East, is part of Etisalat's efforts to showcase the unlimited possibilities of a highly connected future and cities of tomorrow, driven by Etisalat's smart apps and solutions. Etisalat's transition from a telecom service provider into an integrated service provider reinforces its commitment to lend to the ICT vision of the UAE's wise leadership.
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Dublin teen may get community service for vicious gang attack
A COMMUNITY service report has been sought on a 17-year-old-Dublin boy, who instigated a vicious gang attack on a young man outside a takeaway.
In April the same teenage defendant was spared a sentence and given 12 months' probation for taking part in violence during the Jobstown protest on Nov. 15, 2014 when then Tanaiste and Labour leader Joan Burton was allegedly trapped in her car for hours.
In a separate case, the boy, who cannot be named because he is a minor, has pleaded guilty at the Dublin Children's Court to assault causing harm and violent disorder in connection with a gang attack in Tallaght in November last year.
He addressed the court to apologise for the assault.
Judge John O'Connor asked for an updated probation report to assess if the teen was suitable for community service. Earlier he was furnished with a psychological assessment of the teenager and he warned the boy he was at a high risk of getting a custodial sentence.
Previously, the judge also observed that the boy has at times become more violent and aggressive. He also noted the boy had tragic personal circumstances.
He was also informed that the teenager had significant issues: his peer group, coming to negative attention, abuse of drugs and alcohol.
He had also said it was unacceptable that the boy had started smoking cannabis at the age of 12 and anyone who says it is not addictive, "is not living in the real world".
Garda Dave Jennings had told Judge O'Connor that the victim, a foreign national who is in his late teens, had been at a Chinese takeaway at Kiltalown Way, Tallaght. A group of youths shouted in to him that they were going to rob him when he came out.
When he emerged one of the group held the handlebars of his bicycle and the defendant then punched him to the side of his face.
The rest of the youths then joined in and they grabbed the young man who was repeatedly punched and kicked before his bike was stolen. The defendant struck the first blow but was not involved in the rest of the attack.
The victim fled back into the takeaway but was followed and had to run into the kitchen area for his safety. Gda Jennings agreed with defence counsel Damian McKeone that the attack was not racially motivated.
CCTV footage was shown to Judge O'Connor who described it as a "vicious assault".
The court heard the teen already had seven prior criminal convictions including assault, drug possession, public order offences and handling stolen property, which led to him being placed on probation.
Judge O'Connor also heard the teenager has been taking part in anger-management counselling and co-operated with the investigation.
He said the guilty plea meant that the victim did not have to give evidence and relive the incident and as a result he would not face the court's maximum penalty, a two-year sentence.
In April the boy, who was accompanied to court by his mother, was spared a custodial sentence and placed on 12 months' probation after he pleaded guilty to violent disorder during the Jobstown water protest in November 2014. He also admitted breaking a garda car windscreen during confrontations between gardai and protesters.


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Vegan Alternative To Chocolate Ganache
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Is there a vegan alternative to chocolate ganache which you put underneath the fondant?
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I sometimes make ganache with soy milk, but I have never played with it under fondant.
do vegans eat normal chocolate?
I think it depends on the reasons a person is vegan. Of course, you would have to read the ingredients on the chocolate you are buying. Who are you making it for? Some vegans will be picky about the sugar as well where others are only concerned about dairy products in chocolate.


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Bénoué National Park
|Bénoué National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
|8°20′N 13°50′E / 8.333°N 13.833°ECoordinates: 8°20′N 13°50′E / 8.333°N 13.833°E
|1,800 km2 (690 sq mi)
Bénoué National Park is a national park of Cameroon and a UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve.[1] It is 180,000 ha (440,000 acres) in size. The park has a wide frontage to the Bénoué River,[2] which stretches for over 100 km (62 mi), forming the eastern boundary. The public road to Tcholliré cuts across the northern part of the park. The western boundary is made up of the main road linking the towns of Garoua to the north, with Ngaoundéré to the south.[3] The park can be accessed coming north from Ngaoundéré.[4]
In 1932, the area was established as a Faunal Reserve. It was upgraded to a National Park in 1968, and in 1981, it became a Biosphere Reserve.[3]
The National Park is located in the northeastern part of Cameroon in the Bénoué Department. It lies in the Bénoué savanna belt, a humid savannah woodland area [5]between the cities of Garoua in the north and Ngaoundéré to the south. The main river is the Bénoué River,[2]which stretches for over 100 km (62 mi), forming the eastern boundary. The park's altitude ranges from 250 to 760 m (820 to 2,490 ft) above sea level.The higher elevations are characterized by large rocky massifs, while the undulating plain and forest characterizes the lower sections.[3] Eight hunting reserves, totaling 520,378 ha (1,285,880 acres), surround the park except along the main road.[1]
Flora and fauna[edit]
The habitat in Bénoué National Park is characterized by wooded grassland. It includes several types of Sudanian woodland such as Isoberlinia-dominated and other woodland in the south-centre, to shorter, more open, mixed wooded grassland in the north, dry Anogeissus forest, semi-evergreen riparian forest and thickets along the Bénoué and its major affluents.
There is a small population of about 30 lions, which belong to the endangered West African lion population.[6] Elephants, spotted hyena, water buck, warthog and monkeys are also found in the park. The predominant large ungulates in the park are antelope such as the kob, western hartebeest, Lord Derby's eland and waterbuck, as well as buffalo. The only place in Africa where there is a realistic change to view the Derby eland, Africa's largest antelope, is within Bénoué National Park.[4] The African wild dog is present within the national park, though less common here than in Faro National Park.[7] Bénoué National Park is known for its hippopotamus colonies.[2] Along with hippo, crocodile are common in the rivers.
Bénoué National Park is an Important Bird Area (#CM007) with recent surveys identifying 306 species. In the dry season, sandbars exposed by fluctuating levels of the sandy Bénoué River provide habitat for plover and other waterbirds.[3] Common species include Adamawa turtle-dove, crocodile bird, red-throated bee-eater, red-winged grey warbler, stone partridge, and violet turaco.[8]
The majority of the population within the park is nomadic. There is a loose social structure that park guards and conservationists deal with, taking on roles such as community educators and arbitrators.[1] At least one incident of kleptoparasitism, stealing meat from a lion kill, was documented at Bénoué National Park.[9]
- ^ a b c Nchami, John (September 18, 2010). "Putting the park in the hands of the people". Science in Africa. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "WILDLIFE NATIONAL PARKS". Consulate of the Republic of Cameroon - Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d "BirdLife IBA Factsheet CM007 - Bénoué National Park". BirdLife International. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ a b Hudgens, Jim; Trillo, Richard (2003). The rough guide to West Africa. Rough Guides. p. 1241. ISBN 1-84353-118-6.
- ^ Antelopes : global survey and regional action plans. Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources. Antelope Specialist Group, IUCN. 1990. p. 159. ISBN 2-8317-0016-7. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ Marjolein Schoe, Hans H. De Iongh, Barbara M. Croes: Humans displacing lions and stealing their food in Bénoué National Park, North Cameroon. African Journal of Ecology. Volume 47, Issue 3, pages 445–447, September 2009.
- ^ Woodroffe, Rosie; Ginsberg, Joshua Ross; Macdonald, David Whyte (1997). The African wild dog: status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN/SSC Candid Specialist Group. pp. 20–22. ISBN 2-8317-0418-9.
- ^ "Bird Watching in Cameroon". Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ Walker, Matt (24 July 2009). "Lions in Cameroon are having their kills stolen from under their noses by hungry villagers.". BBC. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
Further reading[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bénoué National Park.
- Mayakaa, Theodore B. Wildlife Co-Management in the Benoue National Park-Complex, Cameroon: A Bumpy Road to Institutional Development, Elsevier, World Development, Volume 30, Nummer 11, 2002, Seiten 2001 – 2016 (16).
- Mayakaa, Theodore B.; Stigter, Johannes D.; Heitkönig, Ignas M.A.; & Prins, Herbert H.T. A population dynamics model for the management of Buffon's kob (Kobus kob kob) in the Bénoué National Park Complex, Cameroon, 2001.
- Stark, M. A. "Relationship between fire and basal scarring on Afzelia africana in Benoue National Park", Cameroon African Journal of Ecology, Volume 24 Issue 4, Seiten 263 – 271.


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Alvin Langdon Coburn was an American photographer who eventually chose to settle in England, where much of his innovative work was done. This included abstraction, vortography and enhanced developing/printing techniques. Ultimately he chose North Wales as his homeland.
Coburn Self Portrait 1905 – from thispublicaddress.com
Wikipedia tells us that "Alvin Langdon Coburn (June 11, 1882 – November 23, 1966) was an early 20th century photographer who became a key figure in the development of American pictorialism. He became the first major photographer to emphasize the visual potential of elevated viewpoints."
Coburn worked by the use of natural light. Artificial light was only used where it was offered, such as in photographs showing city scenes at night. His work involved the use of Cristoid film, a quite unknown brand but one that was clearly invaluable to those photographers who were aware of its excellent properties.
Alvin Langdon Coburn feature in Amateur Photographer 2 June 2012
Coburn was fortunate enough at such a young age to become a member of the noted photography group known as the Linked Ring. Wikipedia tells us that this was "an association of artistic photographers which was considered at that time to be the highest authority for photographic aesthetics." The Ring included George Davidson (managing director of Kodak), Frederick H. Evans, Alfred Stieglitz, Gertrude Kasebier, Alfred Horsley Hinton and others. George Davidson retired in 1907 and made Harlech his home. His mansion, Wern Fawr, built in 1906 just a short distance from the famous castle, was sold in 1924 and became Coleg Harlech by 1927.
Both Coburn and Davidson featured in a prominent American photo-journal 'Plantinum Print.' Did George Davidson's composition of the beach at Harlech as featured in the photo-journal Platinum Print #3 (March 1914) entice Coburn into visiting North Wales? The Americans didnt know how to spell Snowdonia, being spelt as Sodonia!
Davidson's photograph in Platinum Print #3 (March 1914)
It is not known how early on Coburn visited Snowdonia but it is clear that in 1916 Coburn had been to George Davidson's Harlech home, where he was introduced to religious mysticism. By 1919 Coburn's involvement in freemasonry increased considerably although photography was still his major work.
Frontspiece of Coburn's Book of Harlech (1920)
Coburn moved to North Wales in 1920 where his own book on photographs around Harlech was published by D.H. Parry. That year Coburn built two homes in the town, one for himself and one for visitors. Their home was called Cae Besi (Elizabeth's Field) and offered excellent views of Harlech beach, Tremadoc bay and Snowdonia.
The Coburns became locally known as Mr and Mrs Tiddywinks. By 1923 Coburn became increasingly serious in freemasonry and photography took a back stage. By the 1930's over 15,000 negatives of his hard work had been destroyed. His excuse was that there was a clear choice between being a photographer and religious mysticism and the latter was his calling.
One plausible reason for the decline in photography (apart from some who say it was the death of his mother) may be to do with the film that was available. "For printing his positives, Coburn mainly used the following photographic processes: platinum prints, gum-platinum prints, gelatin silver developing-out papers and photogravures." He stood by Cristoid film and the gum-platinum printing process but to his regret platinum paper's availability declined after the end of the first world war. Until then he had been a master of creativity but perhaps he sensed this was being lost.
Coburn – self portrait Harlech 19 May 1922 – image from Wikipedia.
Coburn was made an honorary member of the Welsh Gorsedd in 1927, and took on the name Mab-y-Tiroedd which means Son of the Triads (Wikipedia says Maby-y-Trioedd.) Having forsaken photography as a career, he become fully immersed in the Gorsedd, and ultimately became its secretary.
After the 1930's Coburn's photographs were now made using the more usual black and white/bromage papers. Several sources claim he ceased photography altogether. This is not true, indeed he remained a prolific photographer, but purely as a hobby. He returned to doing some commissions later in life.
Coburn was made a lay reader in 1935 under license from the Diocese of Bangor, and he worked in many of the local churches around the Harlech and Conwy areas.
Coburn's headed paper – used for masonic work.
In his own words Coburn relates his masonic work in North Wales: "I became Inspector General, Thirty-Third Degree, for North Wales, of the Ancient and Accepted Rite on 9th May 1946; Provincial Grand Master of the Mark Degree for North wales on4th January 1952; and a Grand Officer in the Craft (P.A.G.D.C.) on 27th April 1960.I have delivered about twenty lectures on Freemasonry and related subjects, which will be found in the Transactions of the Manchester Association for Masonic research, The Merseyside Association, and other publications…"
Cae Besi today. Image from walescymru.com
The Coburn's home, Cae Besi, built during the early 1920's, is in Ffordd Newydd, Harlech. Its a grade II listed building offering self catering accommodation: www.caebesi.com/
The Coburns also worked for the Red Cross during World War II. They often participated in local fundraising events, dressing in traditional or other dress for the occasions. Coburn himself is seen in medieval dress outside Harlech Castle in a number of images.
Awen – The Coburn's former home in Rhos-on-sea
Again in Coburn's words: "I… acted as Honorary Secretary of the Joint War organisation of the Red cross and the Order of St.John for the duration of the hostilities. My wife was Commandant of the Harlech Detachment of the Red Cross and ran a small hospital for evacuated children with skin troubles in one of our own houses. As a result of her over-strenuous activities she became afflicted with serious heart trouble. Harlech was too hilly for her, so in 1945 we moved to Colwyn Bay, which is flatter."
Notes on Coburn and his Welsh Photography – with links:
Photographs from the early 1930's show Coburn regularly ascended Snowdon and the Glyders with friends, one of whom was George Bernard Shaw. Snowdon featured in several of Coburn's pictures, including the ascent and at Bwlch Glas admiring the view. The distant summit with its shanty buildings can be seen in many views clearly taken prior to 1935. Even the railway up the mountain is featured. My favourite is the shot taken of what appears to be locomotive No. 2 Enid by the summit station's starting signals. This was probably taken around 1922.
Photographs in the George Eastman archives do show that Coburn took quite a number of compositions at local fairs and gatherings in Wales, these were probably taken as part of his travels for the Welsh Gorsedd.
Commissions of noted Welshmen were taken around Llyn Llydaw and the Ogwen Falls. A number of images were taken around Llandudno, Colwyn bay and the Conwy valley in the 1960's.
In 1945, due to his wife's ill health, he and Edith moved to Ebberstone Road East, Rhos on Sea. The house was called Awen ('Inspiration') and sited on the corner of Ebberstone and Kenelm Roads, Rhos, LL28. It was quite a splendid house sited just a short walk from the sea. Later photographs show his compositions of various locations around Conwy, but Coburn still made trips to Snowdonia both to work in it's churches and photography commission work. Shrewsbury, Whittington Castle and locations nearby in the Chirk valley were also made, including around Llanarmon D.C. In 1964 the sea froze over at Colwyn Bay and Coburn took pictures of this.
Picture of Frozen sea at Colwyn Bay 1964 – from P136 of Alvin Langdon Coburn Photographer – An Autobiography. 1966
Coburn tells us of his later life at Awen: It "really much too big now for only two people, my housekeeper Mrs Sarah Riddle and myself, but I have over five thousand books, mostly on mystical subjects and Freemasonry. They line the walls from floor to ceiling in many of the rooms, and could not be accommodated in a flat."
Helmut & Alison Gernsheim's book on Coburn.
Coburn, as a photographer, was virtually un-recognised from the 1930's to the 1960's. In 1962 Professor Donald Gordon of the University of Reading decided to stage an exhibition of Coburn's work. Gordon was surprised to find Coburn still around, so he phoned Coburn at his home in Rhos and enlisted him with autobiographical contribution towards the exhibition. This offered valuable information and insight into Coburn's work. Much of this was collated into a new book by Helmut & Alison Gernsheim.
Clwyd Council book on Coburn 1994
Coburn's final exhibition of his work took place at Colwyn Bay library in 1966. The exhibition opened on 23rd November of that year. Just thirteeen days after the opening Coburn passed away.
Edith died in October 1957. Coburn died at Awen on 6th December 1966.
In 1994 'A quest for Beauty' – an exhibition and book by Clwyd Council celebrated Coburn's work in North Wales.
Quite a number of hours were spent inspecting the Coburn collections under the George Eastman archives. Many are untitled and there is no index around 16,000 images had to be looked through for any relevant to Snowdonia. These compositions are featured as thumbnails as fuller sized pictures cannot be reproduced due to copyright. Clicking on the thumbnails will open the relevant images at the George Eastman collection.
Photographs in the Eastman collection – click on images for external links:
Noted personalities:
Lloyd George at Criccieth in 1918
George Bernard Shaw at Bwlch Glas – probably 1930's
Coburn took quite a few compositions of the Margaret Morris Dancers on Harlech Beach. This was a famous 1920's dance troupe. The full set is here:
Fred Daniels' pic of Margaret Morris Dancers on Harlech beach
It appears it was Fred Daniels who was commissioned to photograph the Margaret Morris Dancers – and Coburn came along too. Perhaps Daniels and Coburn knew each other. More of Harlech and other Welsh locations showingFred Daniels' pictures.
Joseph J Firebaugh at Llyn Peris
There are other pictures of Firebaugh around Snowdonia, including one taken onwhat could be the Watkin or the Rhyd Ddu Path.
Joseph Jesse Firebaugh is an American. He was professor at various American universities throughout the 50's and 60's. He wrote a number of noted essays namely �The Vocabulary of Time Magazine.� American Speech (Oct. 1940): 232-242, and 'Tietjens and the Tradition.' The Pacific Spectator 6, no. 1 (Winter 1952): 23-32. The latter item has some relevance in 2012 because the BBC dramtised Ford Maddox Ford's Parade's End. The opening credits use Vortographic images. The person who invented Vortography was no less than Alvin Langdon Coburn!
Cae Besi under construction 1920
Cae Besi and view of Harlech
Harlech Castle & fields
Book of Harlech – Snowdon and Glyders from near Harlech
Devils Kitchen
Devils Kitchen again
Alvin Coburn took quite a number of pictures around Nant Ffrancon, and from Twll Du, the summit of Glyder Fawr. Tryfan and Ogwen falls feature in a number of shots. Some of his pictures seem to be taken on the Deer path leading from Llyn Idwal up to the Glyders.
Book of Harlech – Snowdon summit in early 1920's with full signalling. The locomotive is probably No.2 Enid.
Unidentified man on SMR at Clogwyn
Edith Coburn (Tiddywinks) at Bwlch Glas
Snowdon from Nant Gwynant
Llyn Peris looking north
Tryfan from Capel Curig side
Ffestiniog railway at Tan-y-Grisiau
Roman Steps
Awen at Rhos on Sea – Coburn's last residency.
Unidentified country fair early 1960's with Little Orme in the background.
Colwyn Bay from Penmaen 1960's.
Unidentified family at West Parade, Llandudno, 1960's.
Llanrwst Bridge
The Coburns – Masonry/Red Cross/Welsh costume:
Alvin Coburn in masonic robes
Alvin Coburn in Red Cross uniform
Edith Coburn in Red Cross uniform
Alvin Coburn in masonic attire
Edith Coburn in traditional dress – fair at Harlech Castle.
Alvin Langdon Coburn with film crew in mid 1960's.
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It's just announced that digital diva Hatsune Miku will have her latest work be simultaneously released in Japan and other countries around the world!
"Sekiran'un Graffiti / Fallin' Fallin' Fallin'" features songs by ryo (supercell) and Dixie Flatline, who each utilized Hatsune Miku's voice to bring life to their music. The single will be released in Japan, America, and Asia (Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong) through various online distribution sites, however, Taiwan will receive a special packaged version.
"Sekiran'un Graffiti" has been appointed to be the opening theme song to the newest "Hatsune Miku -project diva-" rhythm game for the PSP, which will be released this fall. The music video features an appearance from the digital songstress herself, and was specially supervised by "Macross F" artistTakahashi Yutaka, who oversaw the character design, storyboard creation, and animation of the video.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- They could replace the azaleas with cactus, the flagstick logo with mud flap girls, the green jackets with crushed pink velour, and people still would talk only about Tiger Woods during Masters week.
This is Woods' 18th Masters, which doesn't seem possible. He has more seniority at Augusta National than some of the pine trees here.
"So I've spent just about half my life playing this tournament," the 36-year-old Woods said Tuesday.
He was, is and will continue to be the centerpiece of this and every other major until he croaks. It's the natural order of things, especially with Tiger only a few weeks removed from his first PGA Tour win since 2009.
Woods' blip on the Masters radar screen is larger than everyone else's. But there are other compelling storylines cleared for landing.
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Can Rory McIlroy win the tournament a year after he shot 80 to blow a four-stroke, final-round lead? And is it true that guests now ask their Augusta National caddies to point out exactly where McIlroy nearly pull-jerked his drive into a cabin sitting room wayyyyy off the No. 10 fairway?
Can world No. 1 Luke Donald finally win a major?
Can Phil Mickelson win his fourth green jacket?
Can the highest-ranked American, Hunter Mahan (No. 4 in the world rankings), do a Kentucky and dominate?
Can defending champion Charl Schwartzel get recognized by anyone?
Can Johnson Wagner hide a pimento and cheese sandwich behind his mustache?
These are the Masters story plots. Or actually, the subplots. You-know-who still gets the star treatment.
"Obviously Tiger is always the guy that pushes the needle the most," Donald said.
And this from Lefty: "I think it's huge for him and I think he's going to have a great week because he's obviously been playing well. And to have won heading in I think gives him a lot of confidence. Sucks for us, but ..."
When he tees off at 10:35 a.m. ET Thursday, Woods will do so as a four-time Masters champion, as a resurgent player trending in the right direction and as a 4-1 favorite to win this week. But that same Woods hasn't won a major since 2008 and hasn't won here since 2005. That also doesn't seem possible, until you look at his medical chart.
Woods has been stuck at the 14 career major victories stoplight for way too long. He remains four behind Jack Nicklaus in career majors wins but only one behind the "Golden Bear" when it comes to career PGA Tour victories. A win here this week would tie him with Nicklaus' 73.
"I'd like the green jacket more," Woods said.
That's because Woods has always been about the entrees, not the appetizers. The FedEx Cup? Woods cares more about his club grips being clean. The world rankings? Yawn. His recent win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational? Fun. Reaffirming. But not a life-changer.
Woods' golf body clock starts now. Here. On that No. 1 tee box come Thursday.
His swing finally has a coat of polished wax on it. He's hitting it farther, and more often than not, the ball does what his swing tells it to do.
He's putting much better. His iron game is better. His blah, blah, blah -- shot trajectory, distance control, etc. -- is better.
"This year you can see the numbers," Woods said.
And the numbers say Woods is on the verge of being Tiger again. He's taken his game from the practice range, to the practice round, to a round in which they keep score for money. One good round has become two, then three, then four. Four good rounds became a win at Bay Hill.
Woods finished tied for fourth here the past two years. He did it despite his swing being in the repair shop. Instead, Woods depended on his vast knowledge of the place.
He told a lovely, long, winding anecdote Tuesday about playing a practice round in 1995 with Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Woods was an amateur back then with no walking-around money in his pocket.
"How about a little skins game today?" Palmer said before they teed off.
"Well," Tiger said, "I don't have any cash."
"Don't worry about it," Palmer said. "Just play hard."
Woods played hard, but he also questioned hard. He picked the local knowledge of Nicklaus and Palmer until their ears hurt.
"I'm trying to gain as much intel as I possibly can," Woods said. "And I'm asking them on every hole: 'What do you do here? What do you do here? What do you do here?'"
And Nicklaus and Palmer gave up every secret they knew. That's the Masters protocol.
Woods did it Tuesday. He played nine holes with Sean O'Hair, and Woods shared strategy intel on when and where to fire at a flag, where to miss on a shot. O'Hair asked for another nine-hole tutorial Wednesday.
"I think it's just the role of being here -- one as a champion and being here a number of years is that you pass knowledge on," Woods said. "It's not something that we hold and are going to keep sacred. We pass it on from one generation to the next. That's what we do."
There's another Masters tradition Woods wouldn't mind being a part of early Sunday evening. It would involve Schwartzel helping the newest champion slip on a green jacket.
Woods wants to be that guy. He wants to win the majors, not the minors. Because above all else, that's what he does.
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2017 Prospects
Kansas City Royals Top 10 Prospects
The State of the System: It's the five through 14 of a pretty good system. Unfortunately it is missing the top four.
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The Big Question: How do you keep a core?
Teams go through cycles. They can't compete for eternity, and father time is undefeated in this game—although I am suspicious of Bartolo Colon. As we examine the Royals now, the core that won them a championship will soon be a shell of themselves. Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer, and Mike Moustakas will be free agents after this season. James Shields, Johnny Cueto, and Edinson Volquez were all too expensive to stay in Kansas City. Wade Davis was traded for Jorge Soler. The two biggest contracts on the payroll belong to players both over 30 years old. The sudden passing of the team's most visibly passionate star, Yordano Ventura, leaves Danny Duffy as the top arm, and one of the few young players who will be sticking around long-term.
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In a system this weak, surprised O'Hearn didn't get mentioned. BP not buying the 2016 stat line, no clear path to playing time, or what? He kinda looks like the same player as real life Eric Hosmer (not over-hyped prospect Hosmer, of course).
Feb 08, 2017 03:34 AM
I don't think BP considers being blocked or not in regards to talent ranking (good players usually play).
Feb 08, 2017 06:43 AM
For what it's worth, O'Hearn was discussed as a back-end option for the Top 10. I wouldn't take anything specific out of him not being mentioned.
Feb 08, 2017 07:48 AM
One thing I want to discuss is the "flags fly forever" thing. Yes, KC traded Manaea/Finnegan/etc... for their championship run(s) but would any of those guys still be on the list? Neither made their respective teams list.
Feb 08, 2017 06:53 AM
Those guys would have been part of a controllable core which is what the top of the essay was about.
Feb 08, 2017 07:02 AM
Certainly. Just wanted to point out sometimes the narrative can get lazy (not that that is the case here) that the Royals emptied the farm for the title runs.
Feb 08, 2017 07:20 AM
I'm surprised Samir Duenez didn't knock one of the crappy pitchers out of the top 10.
Feb 08, 2017 06:59 AM
Will Ned Yost still be around in 2019? I know he's got the ring but after a couple of likely down seasons, is he going to be the scapegoat?
Feb 08, 2017 07:47 AM
Just a small consistency note. You list Dozier as the #1 prospect, but Staumont shows up as #1 on the 2017 Team Prospect cover page.
Feb 08, 2017 07:48 AM
Thanks for the great work as always on these Prospect Lists! I especially like Steve's look at where the team's core is. It is amazing how short-lived even a successful rebuild can be. Two-and-a-half years of a very good team was all that their famously-good farm system sustained. Maybe they can be competitive this year, but it looks to me (based on this farm system) like a team headed for a tough half-decade in the coming years.
Feb 08, 2017 09:21 AM
The description of Dozier as "cromulent" was insanely on the money.
Feb 08, 2017 11:31 AM
Any thoughts on Pedro Fernandez? BP has been randomly effusive.
Feb 08, 2017 14:46 PM
The phrasing is a little weird on the Zimmer bit in the beginning.
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Hey guys! I just got back from Frostbite Caves Part 2! And what did I think? Well, to be blunt, I can sum it up in about two words: hectic and fun. Yeah, pretty much that.
- The Troglobite has a brilliant mechanic. Players can attack the Troglobite itself, or slow it down with Stunion or Sap-fling, giving players time to thaw out the ice blocks. He can be a just a wee bit annoying in high numbers, seeing as you can't plant on ice blocks, but he's way better than Octo Zombie. Pick good plants and keep your wits about you and you should be fine.
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- Rotobaga is pretty much Startfruit. It's different enough to justify being its own plant, but now I have no need to buy Starfruit. I mean, I love it, and I love using it. It's a great plant, especially in its home world. But why would I want to buy Starfruit now?
- The Zomboss battle was AMAZING. By far, this is the most original Zomboss fight they've had since they introduced his PvZ2 format. If I had to list a downside, it felt a little too easy... but really, I couldn't tell what was going on half the time. The "thaw the mammoth out" mechanic is amazing, and I had a lot of fun with this guy.
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Britain and France have been sending relief to America to help rebuild after their embarrassing defeat to the CSA. The CSA, with two new allies was prosperous. They invited Mexico and Utah in. Mexico was an accept, Utah, not so much. Europe was heating up to. A border dispute with Austria and Italy was starting up. Inn Asia, there was a rebellion in Qing, although Japan was about to begin their path to prosperity. South America was recovering off the War of the Triple alliance. Africa, the race to colonization had just begun. The world was in a state of near limbo. Then came the CSA elections, 1882. The winner was President Ron Howard. On his acceptance speech would be the spark of the war. A US nationalist with a revolver shot him in the heart twice before being pushed to the ground. President Ron would die. His VP, George Lee, son of Robert Lee, declared war on the US. Germany and the signers of the Triple Alliance were quick to declare full support. Britain and France sent weapons over to support the USA. Germany then put a blockade on British navy, sinking every ship they can. Britain and France declared war on Germany. Italy saw this as a chance to take back the land they claimed in Austria, and struck. This would prove to be a bad idea, and by 1885, the Austrians were nearing Rome.


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It's time for Elle Magazine's Women in Hollywood issue, and some of the most fabulous ladies in the buz snagged spots on this years list! Reese Witherspoon opened up to the mag about how having kids changed her life. "Having kids made me clearer about who I was as a woman," she said. Funny girl Melissa McCarthy also nabbed one of the spots and said Julia Louis Dreyfus is one of the comedians she admires most. Then there's 21-year-old Shailene Woodley who dished about the future of her career saying, "I'm so young and I'm single and I just want to drift. I want to do something totally different before Insurgent. Life experience only helps us as actors. I need new experiences to draw upon."
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Bertrand died of cancer in 2007. She was 56.
Jolie recently announced that she opted for a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of getting breast cancer.
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Your oldest son, Ernie (age 15), loves to tinker with things and shows a lot of promise as a mechanical engineer. He is always pulling things apart and putting them back together. He is also the go-to person when some small appliance around the house needs fixing. One weekend he accompanied your spouse on a round of yard sales and estate sales. At one of these, your spouse looked with regret at an ancient Kitchen Aid standing mixer. Many of the attachments were missing, and its price tag warned it didn't work. Its price was $15. Ernie insisted on buying it with his own money, as he thought he could use the motor for some other project.
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Tuesday 21 April 1908
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Taurus. The US president was Theodore Roosevelt (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Louis Hostin .
The Robber's Sweetheart, directed by Viggo Larsen, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1908
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What is the best treatment for spinal stenosis due to arthritis? Has anyone had surgery that has proven to be beneficial?READ MORE
Best treatment for anterolisthesis and spinal stenosis?
What treatment works best seems to vary with individual patients. In most cases, surgery is only considered when all other treatment options have failed. Treatments tried first include: posture and exercise, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroid injections, and nerve blocks.
According to Dr. Charles Ray of Spine-health.com, "The key in choosing whether or not to have surgery is the degree of physical disability and disabling pain from lumbar spinal stenosis." The National Institute of Arhritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases says that scientiests are still trying to find the answer as to which is more effective in treating spinal stenosis – surgery or other treatments.
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Because Women's Day is seen as being more important because women face more problems and issues than men do.
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Lol are you kidding me? Civilization was built by 90% of men. What are you even talking about? Are you trying to get pink upvotes here? This is website, you can be honest. You aren't gonna met any of them in real
Do you really think that? This isn't about even that but that's really stupidest thing I've heard in life.
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Two years have passed since the dramatic destruction of Count Dracula. And Jonathan Harker has settled down to a quiet life as a junior partner in a law firm. But his reputation is about to catch up with him.
As word of his abilities spreads, clients are turning to him for help with problems which appear to have an involvement in the supernatural. His first case takes him to Cornwall, where the Haywood family are worried about the imminent marriage of their daughter, Flora, to the elusive Sir Owen Velland.
Flora had been engaged for two years to the amiable Doctor Goodwin, before suddenly breaking off the relationship in favour of Sir Owen. Yet Sir Owen had been recently widowed under very suspicious circumstances and rumours are circulating in the small Cornish town that his unnatural powers and abilities may have some involvement with devil worship.
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Devil May Care sees the return of Jonathan Harker, the hero of Bram Stoker's classic Dracula, in a chilling new historical mystery series. Tony Evans is a full-time writer. His other publications include the Hester Lynton Mystery series and adaptations of classic novels [for the "Real Reads" series]. He lives with his wife in the Yorkshire Dales.
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Gahan hasn't arrived at the palace of wisdom yet, but it sounds like he's enjoying travelling this new route there.
Just over a decade ago, Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan crashed a speedball in a Los Angeles hotel room. It wasn't the troubled singer's first overdose, but it was his most serious. His heart stopped beating for a full two minutes, and paramedics pronounced him clinically dead en route to the hospital. Needless to say, he survived, but the incident was both the apex and the nadir of the Essex boy's overblown 'Rock God' period.
This brush with death propelled Gahan off the road of excess and prompted a blinding realisation about his place in the scheme of things. In Depeche Mode, he was little more than Martin Gore's vicarious Tyler Durden – a wild, decadent and leather-clad alter ego, doing all the dirty work out front.
Having undergone some intense rehabilitation, Gahan decided he wanted to start writing songs himself. He certainly wasn't short of life – or death – experiences for lyrical inspiration. Gore wasn't willing to pass the creative ball though, so the newly clean and sober Gahan eventually released a superb solo album – 2003's guitar-driven and mockingly self-recriminatory Paper Monsters.
By all accounts, he then stated that unless he could contribute some of his songs, there wouldn't be another Mode album. Gore reluctantly relented, and three Gahan compositions featured on 2005's Playing The Angel.
His second solo release – composed and produced with Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott (Mode's touring drummer and programmer, respectively) – finds the reformed hedonist growing even more comfortable in his new artistic role.
Once again, it's predominantly a confessional, regretful and redemptive affair with the occasional anguished scream and blast of industrial noise. Musically, it's decidedly more electronic than his last effort and full of subtleties and surprises. Tracks like 'Kingdom' and the bellowed 'Use You' wouldn't sound out of place on a Mode album, but elsewhere there's a far more contemplative personal tone. Occasionally, he even sounds warm. On the gorgeously ambient 'Insoluble', he repeatedly croons the comforting line, "You have nothing to fear."
Dark, broody and edgy, but interspersed with flashes of light, realisation and hope, Hourglass isn't as instantly accessible as some Mode fans might wish. But give these songs some time, and you'll find that what they lack in structure and melodic immediacy, they more than compensate for in depth and honesty.
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More women opt for breast augmentation as summer approaches
07 March 2013With summer just around the corner, a growing number of women are booking breast augmentation procedures, one doctor has noted. David Sayah, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, explained this is a trend he sees every year as women want to ensure their bodies look perfect for the warmer months.He stated that people book their breast augmentation procedures in spring, as this means their body has plenty of time to heal ready for summer, when they will be wearing bikinis and swimsuits. Once winter's end is in sight, it's natural to start thinking about warm weather activities, Dr Sayah stated. He also believes the stigma that was once associated with plastic surgery no longer exists, meaning people feel more comfortable about going under the knife to improve their figure. Not every woman wants to just go bigger anymore. For example, more athletic women may prefer a smaller cup size, and that's something we can work on together, the expert stated.


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Author Sarah Waters has followed her gothic novel The Little Stranger with her first play which is also a ghost story that aims to spook audiences. She discusses working with experimental theatre-maker Christopher Green to devise a play in which all is not as it seems. Mike Scott of The Waterboys discusses the band's new album Modern Blues, and explains why it was important for the band to record it in Nashville. Dawn Walton, Director of Eclipse Theatre Company and Tom Morris, Artistic Director of the Bristol Old Vic, give their response to today's speech by Peter Bazalgette, Chair of Arts Council England, in which he urges racial diversity and inclusion across the board in arts institutions. Two new documentaries lift the lid on the action behind the scenes at two of the world's most well-known art museums - the National Gallery in London and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Sarah Crompton asks whether museums and galleries make good subjects for films. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Olivia Skinner.
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we never went to court(originally) it was a verbale agreement that she would care for sammie while i went into detox at mercy fitz crisis unit. the way i understood it, she would care for sammie untill i was well, i havent used in a little over a year. . I'm not sure there is a court order, as i said we never went to court for anything except to prove iwas on ssi and couldnt pay support.
Sammie's dad is max ad he is basically homeless he suffers from chronic depression after the death of our son anthony. but he is not using anymore....
i can prove that i havent been using, i can show that i have a stable enviorment. BUT pgm is saying she has the right to make all sammie major decisions i.e. doctor appointments (w/o telling me) registering her (sammie) for 45 hours of daycare a week..NO HAS A JOB. when i was told about this i right away said no thats too long a day, i was totally dismissed as if i had said nothing. what are my rights???????


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Pocket doors fulfill a need for privacy and free wall space. They can be closed just a like a regular hinged door to provide privacy. But when they are in the open position, they retract into the wall, freeing up wall space that would normally have to be kept open to allow for a regular door to swing. While not as simple as installing hardware on a standard door, it is possible to install pocket door hardware yourself.
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Screw the pocket door track to the top of the rough opening. The rough opening should be a little more than twice the width of the door to allow it to slide back into the wall. Place one end of the track roughly 1 1/2 inches from the edge of the rough framing to allow for the jamb to be installed later. Make sure to place the wheeled hanger units in the track before installing.
Place the door on sawhorses.
Attach the two hanger plates to the top of the door. Place the plates 3 inches from each edge and tighten it in place using the provided screws. Pre-drill each hole to prevent splitting. The plastic locking levers on each unit should be on the same side of the door.
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