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North Carolina is considering ditching helmet requirements, but in doing so they are not protecting the public
North Carolina's Transportation Committee is introducing a law that would lift the requirement on motorcyclists to wear a helmet.
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On a voice vote, the House Transportation Committee approved giving adults the choice to ride without a helmet if they have had a motorcycle license or endorsement for a year, completed a motorcycle safety course and have insurance covering $10,000 in medical benefits.
I really don't care if you want to wear a helmet or not. With all the evidence that helmets prevent death and injury, anyone not wearing one is an idiot. Seeing helmetless riders makes it easy to figure out who the dolts are and avoid them. But America is full of idiots and I do not have the time to fight stupidity. I am fine with people riding without helmets as long as it does not cause me harm.
The North Carolina bill will cause everybody in the state harm as it is written. The requirement of $10,000 in medical insurance is not nearly sufficient to offset medical costs caused by the average traumatic brain injury caused by motorcycle collisions, let alone the more severe injuries sustained by survivors of crashes. An examination of multiple studies (Selected Traumatic Brain Injury Statistics) find that the average traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cost over $100,000 up front and $4 million over a lifetime. About three-quarters of people who experience a TBI cannot return to work and are relegated to disability insurance for the rest of their life. Those unfortunate to die after a TBI cost on average of $450,000 after life saving efforts and hospital stay before passing.
In light of the enormous costs associated with with the real and present danger of brain injury from riding a motorcycle, why is the requirement for medical insurance so low? As I have blogged about in the past, up to 90% of motorists are either uninsured or have the bare minimum. That means that when an unfortunate event happens, and when the insurance maxes out, the hospital is left holding the bag. In turn they increase rates and pass the costs onto everyone who uses the hospital. After being released from the hospital, our fortunate biker will probably have to quit their job and go on disability and Medicare further putting strain on our welfare system and the taxes we pay.
California saw a 37.5% drop in motorcycle fatalities after implementing a helmet law in 1992. Michigan recently saw a 18% increase in fatalities after repealing their helmet mandate. The cost to the public is not trivial and it hurts everyone who uses hospitals or pays taxes. The requirement for insurance to ride without a helmet should be $100,000. As someone who has a $250,000 policy, I can tell you it costs about $250 more than minimum coverage. About the price of a helmet. Again, I don't care if you are an idiot, I just don't want to pay for your stupidity.Permalink


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FRA Director Morten Kjaerum: "Evidence shows that in a number of EU Member States a person belonging to a minority is more likely to be stopped by the police than a person belonging to the majority population. This finding highlights the problem of potentially discriminatory ethnic profiling practices, which can be in conflict with laws relating to discrimination. At the same time, discriminatory profiling has a damaging social effect, as it may destroy minorities' trust in the police, and in fair treatment. The Agency's reports can be used as a tool to support law enforcement in the prevention of discriminatory ethnic profiling." CEPOL Director Dr Ferenc Bánfi: "Protecting fundamental rights is at the core of police training. It is our task to enhance the knowledge and the skills of Europe's future police officers and help build confidence in policing with all parts of society. CEPOL and the Fundamental Rights Agency will work together to base police training on fundamental rights, and to move towards an effective and service-oriented police services across Europe for the 21st century."
When a decision to stop an individual is motivated solely or mainly by virtue of a person's race, ethnicity or religion, this constitutes discriminatory ethnic profiling. Such practices can serve to alienate certain communities in the EU, and in turn can contribute to inefficient policing.
The FRA interviewed 23,500 people with an ethnic minority and immigrant background about their experiences of police stops, and in ten Member States the majority population was also interviewed to be able to compare findings.
Of the 27 EU Member States, the UK is the only one that systematically collects and publishes police data on stops, which includes information on the ethnicity of those stopped. Thanks to this data, the police and local communities are informed about the situation on the ground and can identify policing practices that may be discriminatory.
Looking at the results as a whole, minority respondents were stopped more often by the police than majority respondents; for example on public transport or on the street.
Some minority groups are particularly heavily policed. For example in Greece, Roma respondents who said they were stopped by the police experienced on average 6 police stops in a 12 month period, while majority population respondents experienced on average 2 stops in the same period.
Minority respondents were more likely to be asked for their identity papers. For example, in Italy, 90% of Northern Africans who were stopped were asked for identity papers in comparison with 48% of majority respondents.
The Fundamental Rights Agency has published today two reports relating to police stops and minorities:
EU-MIDIS Data in Focus 4: Police stops and minorities (October 2010)
This report focuses on experiences of police stops, including levels of trust in the police.
Understanding and preventing discriminatory ethnic profiling: a guide (October 2010)
The FRA 'Discriminatory ethnic profiling guide' provides a distinct definition and explanation of discriminatory ethnic profiling. The guide sets out to help the police to address and avoid discriminatory ethnic profiling, and, therefore can be used as a tool for more effective policing.
Notes to Editors:
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is mandated to provide evidence-based advice to decision-makers in the EU. The Agency's evidence aims at informing EU and national policy-makers and contextualising debates on fundamental rights in the European Union.
For the survey, the Fundamental Rights Agency interviewed 23,500 immigrants and ethnic minorities across the 27 EU Member States, and 5,000 persons belonging to the majority population living in the same areas as minorities in ten Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia). The survey used a random sampling approach to identify respondents for interviewing.
The European Police College (CEPOL) is the European agency tasked with organising training for senior police officers in Member States of the European Union. CEPOL brings together senior police officers across Europe to encourage cross-border cooperation in the fight against crime and maintenance of public security and law and order.
CEPOL organises between 60-100 courses, seminars and conferences per year on key topics relevant to police forces in Europe, and carries out specialised projects such as the CEPOL ISEC exchange programme for senior officers and trainers and the Euromed Police II project.
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In new phase to find Flight 370, search robot will enter ocean
The pings have sputtered out in the multinational search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, forcing search crews to deploy an underwater robot to find a plane that's eluded human efforts.
In a last-ditch effort to find the Boeing 777 and its black box flight recorders, a U.S. Navy submersible vehicle will be used to scan an area in the southern Indian Ocean for debris.
"We haven't had a single detection in six days, so I guess it's time to go underwater," Angus Houston, who heads Australia's Joint Agency Coordination Center, told a news conference in that country's western city of Perth on Monday.
The remote-controlled Bluefin-21 was to start sonar scans of the seabed possibly later Monday. That seabed lies about 2.8 miles below the surface of the water _ right at the edge of the Bluefin's operating range _ and about 1,360 miles northwest of Perth.
Detection of electronic signals in the area last week raised hopes that search crews would soon find the flight recorders from MH370, a Beijing-bound jet that disappeared more than a month ago with 239 people aboard, two-thirds of whom were Chinese citizens. The flight recorders are vital in determining who or what caused the airliner to veer off course and presumably crash in the southern Indian Ocean.
But in a statement early Monday, the Joint Agency Coordination Center reported that its aircraft and ships had come up empty again Sunday in detecting signals through "sonobuoys." Given that batteries on black boxes typically lose power after 30 days, some analysts say the search has little choice but to enter a new phase.
"The batteries may not be totally dead but could be so weak as to be undetectable," said Scott Hamilton, a Seattle-based aviation expert. "Either way, it's time to move on to the next step."
Several nations, including China and the United States, are assisting Australia in the search. At least 12 aircraft and 15 ships were scheduled to join Monday's visual search of 18,390 square miles of ocean, an area roughly the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.
Search crews haven't given up on finding the MH370 black boxes. One possibility is that the flight recorders still have power but are so buried in silt on the ocean floor that they can't steadily send out pings.
At Monday's news conference, Houston said an oil slick was found in the area Sunday evening. But he added that it might be several days before the source of the oil could be determined.
The search for MH370, initially led by the government of Malaysia, has been marked by false leads and crushed hopes since the airliner disappeared March 8. Authorities initially thought it had crashed in the South China Sea, but satellite data revealed it had flown off course and likely went down somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean.
Before that course shift, someone on the flight turned off the aircraft's communications systems. Without recovering the flight recorder, it may never be known why MH370 changed course and who was responsible for the change.
For weeks, Malaysia's handling of the investigation has come under fire in China, particularly from friends and family of MH370 passengers. China's travel agencies have reported a steep drop in tourism to Malaysia since the airliner disappeared.
Those strains won't be helped by the reported kidnapping of a Chinese tourist and a Philippine hotel worker from a Malaysian resort last week. The abductors are thought to be part of Abu Sayyaf, an insurgency group that's carried out past kidnappings in the area.
"The Malaysian political situation is not stable," one commenter, Shanghai Liulang Wenying, wrote on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter. "A Malaysian airline is missing. A tourist is kidnapped. It's better not to go there."
Hamilton is one aviation expert who was convinced early on that MH370 was the victim of foul play. He remains so as the search enters its 38th day.
"The information coming out of Malaysia, if it is to be believed, about the maneuvers of the airplane certainly support the theory that MH370 was under human command and not some ghost flight or under command of an auto pilot," Hamilton said in an email exchange with McClatchy.
"I'm absolutely convinced this was a criminal act _ as I have been since the second day. I still have no idea whether this was a pilot-induced situation or a cockpit intrusion, although I think a passenger-hijacking seems less and less likely."
McClatchy special correspondent Tiantian Zhang contributed to this report.


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There are four remaining games (three of them at 1 p.m.) scheduled today and then "March Madness" officially begins. Or continues. Whatevs.
1:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky is on ABC, Florida State vs. UNC is on ESPN and St. Bonaventure vs. Xavier is on CBS.
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Amazon is currently launching its AutoRip service in Europe, which will join the already established US version. Music purchased through the cloud player and those bought on the Amazon websites are stored in the online music storage to be played on multiple devices, including the Kindle Fire family, iPhone and iPad, Android hardware and through a web browser. Native Windows and Windows Phone apps are yet to be developed but are said to be on the table.
While Windows 8 users can utilise any of the popular web browsers available today to stream stored music on Amazon's cloud service, it would make for a complete experience if there were to be a featured app on the Windows Store. This also goes for Windows Phone, which cannot currently access files store online for streaming and download. Pocket-lint sat down with Steve Boom, VP of digital music at Amazon, to talk about potential apps on Microsoft's platforms.
"I don't have anything to announce specifically on that, but I can tell you that our focus is on being platform agnostic. That is different from other locker providers. It is important to us that customers get access to their music however they choose. And we've been on a steady path of making it available on additional platforms. Right now, we're really the only major provider to service the major mobile operating systems - iOS and Android. So I don't have anything to say about Windows other than it would sit well in our strategy to do something like that."
When purchasing CD or vinyl records you'll receive an MP3 file of each song for free, which is stored on the online cloud player. With over 350,000 albums currently AutoRip-enabled, it would make sense for Amazon to target Windows consumers who may also be avid Amazon fans. That said, we do have our beloved Nokia Music and Xbox Music services. We'll keep an eye out for more details to emerge on the development of these apps.
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Speaking today at the Morgan Stanley Technology conference in San Francisco, EA Sports boss Peter Moore has spoken of Madden's digital future. Madden fans, and sports game fans in general, may not be amused.
"I think we need to move much quicker, in particular with Madden, through a digital world," he said. "You're going to see more announcements there how we digitize our Madden consumer."
Those announcements don't seem to include a move away from selling annual, disc-based games, however. "It keeps the disc in the drive longer, it stalls trading the game in, it allows me to be able to take further advantage of that consumer over a longer period of time," Moore said in regards to digital content. "Even if we do get second sales, we see that as an opportunity to drive digital margins."
"Sports games, because their seasonality runs out, are always something tempting to trade in. We've got to be able to build business models around allowing that consumer to trade it in and then monetize them".
And when can we expect this glorious digital future? "We're certainly going to do a lot of that this year".
You know, when I was young, I once dreamed of a day where you'd simply subscribe to Madden or FIFA. Get your rosters, uniforms, statistics and stadiums constantly updated via digital delivery. Have the engine substantially improved more often than once every 4-6 years. All for around the same price a single $US50 game would cost.
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Hey all. I've in the past few months really embraced the idea of being an atheist. I tried for a long time to reconcile the differences between the logic of science (I'm a science teacher) and the dogma of Christianity. After a while, I gave up and just let logic speak for itself.
I've honestly never felt more relaxed in all my life as now that I've given up the silly notions of Christianity. And I'm thrilled to discover this website because it's just a nice change of pace to be around like minded folks.
The hardest part, and this could be coming from this still being fresh to me, is not being an ANGRY atheist. I catch myself being angry that others still drink the deity kool aid. I know people who will purposefully ignore information, evidence, and logic just so that they can wallow in the ignorance that their faith encourages. I hope it gets easier to not be bothered by this. I don't want to be angry and I also don't want to alienate my friends by talking to them like they're idiots.
Advice? Solutions?
Thank you all again for just existing and being here.
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Dr. Stephen Uhl, former Catholic priest turned atheist and psychologist, wrote about his journey under a couple of different titles; the audiobook version is No Gods, No Guilt. He talks about why prayer seems to help (as he's seen hypnosis help patients make changes they didn't consciously think possible), and urges us to be patient with people who unlearn at different rates.
One just needs a bit of perspective. If your grandchild tells you that the sun and the moon are one and the same thing, but it becomes the moon at night and the sun during the day, a proper grandparent would not get ticked off and scream at the kid. His friends told him that and he believes it. Maybe sitting sown with a picture book, or whatever, but kindly will help. And if not, if the kid is stubborn, he will come around, because of his connection to you. It is relationships that bring people around, and their trust. Missionaries have been using that ploy for years, making frinds and then sucking them in. They don't get pissed that you don't believe in Jesus. It's a learned skill.
Brandon, I very much agree with and experience anger that keeps flashing through my eyes. We have had several conversations on Atheist Nexus sites about the role of anger in our experience. Many people express feeling like a shaken bottle of soda water ready to blow its cork. There is no other place, really to ventilate and I think there should be.
Anger won't last forever because we quickly learn the beauty that comes out of realizing there is no god watching over us, guiding us on our way, answering prayers, performing miracles, only to discover no such god exists. We can fool ourselves some of the time, but with enough challenges, it becomes clear god does not answer prayers.
Some say the way to break a habit is to stop doing the familiar. Well, that seems to work for some, but not for me. I see stupid and I see no reason to remain silent. I observe efforts to bring creationism into the public science schools and I feel rage. They have no right to teach delusions to our children when we need well trained and inquiring minds for our coming society.
Doubt is the greatest gift we have and we need to be encouraged to seek answers to our questions. Nobody gets hurts by knowing something is true because of evidence. Being able and willing to separate science from mythology means growing up.
I am a retired teacher and experience a lot of emotion about this issue.
Living in Dallas and it being very international, I get the interesting experience of being in a bit of an oasis of tolerance mixed in with the strong religious climate. In my own experience there are a few frames of mind that help make things go smoother. By thinking like this, I can be cordial with just about anyone and rarely do I ever get an extreme negative reaction.
1) People are fundamentally good and try to do what they believe is best. Sometimes they're mistaken or delusional, but they're trying.
2) All argument begins in agreement. If you disagree on everything, then you can't even have a conversation. Additionally, most people agree about most things. We share a lot more in common with our religious people than we have differences. Find common ground BEFORE trying to find points of contention.
3) Religious people ARE NOT enemies. These are fellow human beings who happen to have been unfortunate enough to be born, raised and/or brainwashed into religious delusion. However, not every religious belief is unreasonable. Most are the natural logical conclusion of incorrect and/or delusional axioms. Don't waste your time arguing over the details, focus on the axioms from which their logical conclusions flow.
4) People best absorb soundbites. Long drawn out arguments won't make your case. Good one-liners will reverberate in their minds for the rest of their lives.
Welcome, Brandon. I live in the Bible Belt, too. When I first came to A/N, I was very angry. I used to be tolerant of religion until I realized how much harm is done in the world in the name of religion/gods. I am no longer tolerant but do try to find a safe, appropriate outlet for my anger which A/N is. I find that the group Recovering from Religion has been very helpful. I also find that ignoring religious comments with a blank look on my face and/or leaving/changing the conversation helps.
I'm also in the Bible Belt, and I understand it can be hard not to feel angry - especially when a guy with a megaphone shows up at your college holding signs that say everyone is damned and such. That happens about twice a year at my school. The guy is usually escorted off campus by campus cops. There's also a guy that hangs out on a strip of land right outside the local Walmart that has tons of signs (Honk if you know Jesus. If you don't, pull over) and a sound system which he uses to preach on. These crazy nutbags are everywhere.
Hi Brandon,
I'm in the Bible belt as well. I currently live in Tennessee but am originally from South Carolina, which proudly boasts of being the first state to leave the Union and the last to return!
As for the anger or contempt, I feel this often when I read the drivel coming from friends when they ask for prayer or post memes or other nonsensical quotes that may be circulating in Christian circles. I used to reply to some of these, but now I just let it go because I don't want to waste my time debating a person who has clearly shut off all logic to the brain. It really gets me if someone says they will pray for me about a legitimate problem because while I understand the sentiment, it's literally a meaningless statement. In any case, the short answer is yes, it does get better ... from both sides. If you have family or friends who are believers, they may have been initially shocked or reacted harshly when you "came out." In my case, all of that has cooled. I came out in 2008, so it does take awhile, though. Best of luck.
WELCOME! I have always thought of atheism as a great liberation -- you don't spend one second worrying about what God wants, means, thinks. He's gone! (Or actually, was never there to begin with.)
Advice from one who has been an atheist for at least 50 years: Avoid discussions with religious people. If you choose to get engaged, be able to argue calmly and anticipate the believer's few pitiful arguments. Think of them as deluded consumers of psychological cocaine; religion give false comfort as it sucks you in.
Try to learn about why people need gods. Eventually you will see them as weak, spineless followers, worthy of pity, not anger. And be optimistic (difficult at my age): religion may seem ineradicable, but every year secularism gains ground.
I looked through the advice in the comments. It is excellent, and I could take some of it myself. I'm still angry at the religious murder that has killed millions and continues to this day.
Brandon...I know how you feel. Being with a group of like-minded people (whom I found via meetup.com - check it out) was like a breath of fresh air. It's great that you've found a group offline. I regret that you have to fake it. I can't see your colleagues becoming more liberal any time soon.
Atheism is denial of the existence of Jehovah, Zeus, Thor -- any and all supernatural beings. Humanism is many things. Its highest values are human dignity, autonomy, and reason. The Torah is profoundly anti-humanistic. It's all about total subjugation to God. Governments are usually anti-humanistic, subjugating the welfare of individuals to the success of the collective. Same for corporations.
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Richard Evans
On April 3, Dr. Richard Evans, professor of modern history at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (UK) and author of In Hitler's Shadow: West German Historians and the Attempt to Escape from the Nazi Past, delivered an Athenaeum lecture entitled "Coercion and Consent in Nazi Germany." In his lecture, Professor Evans traced the development of the historiography of policing and repression since 1945, and argued that, while early work in this area over-emphasized the totalitarian control exercised over German society, recent work has trivialized and neglected the repressive side of Nazism. He examined the various methods of control, from the legal apparatus of courts, police, and state prisons, to low-level enforcement agencies such as Block Wardens, which the Nazis used to repress and deter dissent.
Professor Evans may be best known for his service as historical advisor and expert witness in the notorious Irving-Lipstadt Libel trial in 2000. Evans spent more than two years compiling a 740-page dossier on the sources the plaintiff, putative historian David Irving, claimed to have used in making his years-long argument that Hitler was innocent of having ordered the extermination of European Jews. On April 11, 2000, Chief Justice Charles Gray ruled that Evans and his associates had provided evidence sufficient to prove that the plaintiff did indeed have a political agenda that "disposes him, where he deems it necessary, to manipulate the historical record." Evans not only helped carry the day for defendants Deborah Lipstadt (author of Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory) and her publisher, Penguin Books, but also (as The Times of London put it) "scored a crushing victory" for history itself. Of the verdict, The Daily Telegraph(London) declared that Evans and his associates had achieved "for the new century what the Nuremburg Tribunals or the Eichmann trial did for earlier generations."
Professor Evans's talk was co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights and the Family of Benjamin Z. Gould Center for Humanistic Studies.


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KQED Plus: Sat, May 2, 2015 -- 11:30 AM
Thi archival PBS special includes all the original artists with rare archival footage and clips from the 1960s-1970s. For over half-a-century, the immensely popular and immediately identifiable melodies of celebrated composer Burt Bacharach have touched millions of music lovers all over the world.
Bacharach teamed with lyricist Hal David for a stunning run of classic songs, many in tandem with songstress Dionne Warwick ("Walk On By," "Anyone Who Had A Heart," "I Say A Little Prayer," "I'll Never Fall In Love Again"). British born Dusty Springfield enjoyed Bacharach hits with the wistful "Wishin' & Hopin'" and seductive "The Look Of Love" while Tom Jones popularized the playful "What's New Pussycat?" The smashes continued in the 1970s when The Carpenters reached #1 with "(They Long To Be) Close To You," following another chart-topper, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," the Oscar-winning tune sung by B.J. Thomas in the film "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid." The Fifth Dimension's Marilyn McCoo shined as a soloist on Burt & Hal's torch number "One Less Bell To Answer."
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A decision announced by the European Chemicals Agency on 27 June to add lead metal to the EU REACH candidate list of substances … Continue Reading
New 2017 Impact Report Puts Lead Batteries Among Top Five Performers
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ILA member Teck Resources Limited, has been recognised as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations for 2013.
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Global lead use exceeded 10 million tonnes for the first time ever in 2011, according to the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG).
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The year is 2100, and you're the captain of a space cruiser, which is insightfully named Space Cruiser. Your mission is to pilot it through outer space, defeat the UFO onslaught that's headed straight for Earth, then teach those aliens a lesson they'll never forget by destroying their entire planet.
You know, you'd think that by the year 2100, we'd peacefully co-exist with aliens, but if video games have taught us anything, it's that UFOs are always hostile, cars may flip over but they never crash, and video games aren't the best place to go if you want to pick up any accurate information. Also, maybe the aliens wouldn't attack Earth if we stopped blowing up their homeworlds. Just something to think about.
Gameplay: Taking a page from Taito's classic Space Invaders, your space cruiser moves from side to side, and you can use your laser cannon to blast the UFO missiles right out of the sky. Once you master those controls and their associated skills, you're on your way to, uh, enjoying eight levels of totally not-tedious-or-repetitive, uh, action. If you get past them, you complete your mission by blowing up the aliens' home planet, then starting the process all over again. Ah, the joys of perpetual war!
Could be mistaken for: Galaxian, throwing quarters off a cliff, the Project For The New American Century
Kids today might not like it because: If they crash their ship into an asteroid, the game ends, regardless of how many lives they have left.
Kids today might like it because: The game starts out with a really cool cutscene, featuring the space cruiser's takeoff and jump to warp speed.
Enduring contribution to gaming history: Add Space Cruiser to the Smash TV family tree, because it was boasting a "continue" feature all the way back in 1981.
Wil Wheaton missed you all while he was gone. It's good to be back.


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Tony Fernandez has worked as a comic artist and inker through the Comicup studios in Barcelona since 1982, and is now also active as art director and character designer. Between 1982 and 1994 he illustrated 'Fix und Foxi' stories for the German market, and also inked the stories his colleague José Antonio González drew.
Fernandez has also worked for the French Disney production, where he was an inker on stories with movie characters like 'Tarzan', 'Simba', 'Tigger' and 'Robin Hood'. He is also the inker of the Disney comics by Dutch Disney artist Mau Heymans. With the writers Gégé and Belom, he created the non-Disney comic 'Robert le Robot' in Le Journal de Mickey since 1989. For the Spanish market he has made 'Rip' with José Antonio González for Zona X, as well as 'Solo' with Oscar Martin.


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An article on the NoSweatShakespeare site outlines the various claims of the portraits that vie for the distinction of being representations of Shakespeare. Just as with Jesus, we all have a mental image of Shakespeare. Although we know that Jesus didn't look like the conventional pictures of him, with blue eyes, very light skin and well-brushed, long auburn hair, that image is everywhere, in paintings and in sculpture.
Similarly, Shakespeare is routinely represented by the Droeshout engraving, the picture that was used in the First Folio. So we think of him with a very high forehead, a very high collar, hair that falls down like flaps on either side of his face, and piercing eyes. But new research claims that this is the face of Shakespeare.
It's the Sanders portrait, one that has always been a contender and the evidence has always been substantial. Now, however, the evidence for it's being the true image of Shakespeare has just become stronger. Forensic tests have shown that the portrait dates to 1600, placing it at the right time.
The portrait shows Shakespeare at the age of thirty-nine. Looking at him it's hard to think that he had only thirteen more years to live. And also, at thirty-nine, he was at the age when an eye-test might have improved his output, substantial as it already was. But there he was, writing late into the night, by candle-light One is tempted to paint a pair of glasses on to the portrait to see what he really looked like at thirty-nine.
A University of Guelph professor has helped reveal family connections between William Shakespeare and ancestors of the Ottawa owner of the portrait. Daniel Fischlin's team has spent seven years unearthing the family connection between the Sanders and the Shakespeares. The portrait is owned by Lord Sullivan and has been handed down within the family. He is a descendent of the Sanders' and the Guelph team has found a multitude of geographical connections and social interactions between the two families over hundreds of years.


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Eating for Life
A colorful, festive treat
In today's typical supermarket dairy case, yogurt is ubiquitous.
Just one company produces 6 million cups of yogurt a day in almost 100 flavors, styles and sizes, including spoon-less versions such as grab-and-go tubes and drinkable, energy-boosting formulations. But yogurt's popularity and health-conscious aura is relatively recent.
The nomadic tribes of Turkey discovered the joys of tart, fermented milk, and many ancient cultures throughout the Balkans, the Middle East and India have incorporated yogurt in their culinary traditions. Because of its naturally tart flavor, yogurt was a harder sell in the United States.
Although Turkish and Armenian immigrants are credited with bringing yogurt to these shores in the early 1900s, it wasn't until Danone (Americanized to Dannon) began to market fruit-sweetened yogurt in earnest in the 1970s that Americans began to develop a taste for it.
The Star's Red, White and Blue Parfaits combine nonfat flavored yogurt with layers of nutrient-rich blueberries and strawberries. The use of fresh frozen blueberries whirled in a food processor lends the yogurt a mousse-like consistency that is perfect (and, coincidentally, the French translation for parfait).
Yogurt has been thought to promote good health since ancient times, and plenty of recent science supports that belief.
Yogurt with live active cultures is credited with helping to improve immune function by promoting the "good" bacteria in the digestive tract. It also contains protein, calcium, phosphorous, potassium and B vitamins, and it's easier to digest than milk, which is why it's considered a universal food good for everyone from toddlers to seniors.
•Serving: You can make this parfait in custard cups, but a wine glass makes a fun, pretty presentation. For children, omit parfait procedure and freeze blueberry yogurt mixture in paper cups with wooden sticks.
•Pump it up: To get the most from your yogurt, choose brands that include live, active cultures, including acidophilus and bifidum.
Red, white and blue parfaits
Makes 4 servings
1 cup nonfat blueberry yogurt
1 cup fresh blueberries, frozen (do not thaw to prepare this recipe)
1 cup nonfat vanilla-flavored yogurt
1 cup sliced strawberries
Mint, for garnish
Place blueberry yogurt and frozen blueberries in food processor. Process quickly until smooth. Divide blueberry mixture into 4 small parfait or dessert glasses. Spoon 1/4 cup vanilla yogurt over blueberry mixture in each parfait glass. Layer strawberries over vanilla yogurt. Serve immediately.
Per serving: 134 calories (3 percent from fat), trace total fat (trace saturated fat), 2 milligrams cholesterol, 28 grams carbohydrates, 6 grams protein, 80 milligrams sodium, 2 grams dietary fiber.
Recipe developed for The Star by professional home economists Kathryn Moore and Roxanne Wyss.


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If you own a property in Spain it is likely that at some time or another you will have contact with your national consulate or embassy. In Spain, different countries have an embassy in Madrid and consulates in other Spanish cities. In your own country there will be a Spanish Embassy in the capital and Spanish consulates in different regions.


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Holy yum. That's all I have to say. Rich and creamy, this spread is about as close to chocolate sauce as I can imagine. Better maybe even. It is totally luscious, vegan, gluten free, and can even be made raw. Holy smokes. Eat it on anything from rice cakes to fresh fruit, blob it into a protein shake, or spoon it right out of the jar. It would make a killer frosting/glaze on a cake, or as filling between two little cookies.
It hardens when cool, so I would not recommend keeping this in the fridge. At room temperature, it is almost like a thick, slightly crumbly fudge. For smooth, spreadable enjoyment, warm jar slightly to desired consistency, or, if you aren't worried about keeping it raw, throw a blob in the microwave.
RICH COCONUT CAROB SPREAD (vegan, raw, gluten free)
yield: approx 3/4 c
1/2 c raw coconut butter (I like this one from Artisana)
3 T virgin coconut oil
2-3 T raw carob flour (I prefer using toasted carob, but I'm not a raw foodie!)
optional: 1/2-1 T raw agave nectar
- Set up a double boiler. If you have one, great! If you don't, find a heat-safe bowl that sits atop a saucepan. Fill the saucepan with 1-2 inches of water, then place the bowl on top of the saucepan. The bowl should not touch the water. Bring the water up to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
- Place coconut butter and coconut oil in warm boil, and heat until it softens just enough to mash. Stir in carob flour and agave, and stir until well mixed.
- Remove bowl from heat, and give it a final stir or two until velvety smooth. Transfer mixture into clean glass jar, and store at room temperature. It will harden when it cools; you may want to warm the jar slightly to use.
FUDGE VARIATION: This makes a tasty fudge! Pour warm coconut mixture into a small pan that has been greased lightly with coconut oil, or lined with parchment. If desired, sprinkle with chopped nuts, finely shredded coconut, or ground goji berries. Let cool and harden, then slice into small squares. Or, if you want small candy shapes, pour warm mixture into neoprene candy molds or neoprene ice cube trays. Let cool, and remove from molds. Serve the fudge at room temperature. Totally decadent! Store in a cool place; if it gets warm, it will start to melt.


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I keep hearing how poorly our students rank in basic subjects and how we need to spend more to improve our schools.
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I keep hearing how poorly our students rank in basic subjects and how we need to spend more to improve our schools.
I think back to my days in school. I attended parochial school for eight years with classes ranging from 50 to 60 students and one teacher. There was no doubt that the nun was in charge and would punish misbehavior. There was no doubt that you had to pass your tests and exams to be promoted. When I entered high school, I could spot who went to public grade school and who went to parochial school by the level of learning.
In the 1960s, standards started changing. Grading on a curve gained popularity as well as �pass-fail� grading. Basic English and math classes became a requirement for more students entering college.
Federal programs and court decisions added to the cost of operating a school system. We spend more money and get less return. We need to cut out failed or marginal programs and set standards for promotion to the next grade. Businesses set minimum requirements for continued employment; our schools need to do the same. Students need to know that there are rules and standards that apply to them. They also need to know that there are penalties for not meeting the rules and standards, such as detention rather than suspension.
Don�t make it easy to pass the class as did one teacher I met. He required a minimum of 800 points to pass. Points were earned in three areas: the first was to turn in a newspaper article with a dateline in a given area, with no report or paper about the article required. Each one was 100 points and there were eight areas. Thus a student could get 800 points by clipping eight articles and pass the class.
Reduce administration, empower teachers, cut out red tape and set standards in order to improve our system. Schools are neither babysitters nor prisons. They are the system that is supposed to teach our children how to read, write and do math. Focus on that mission and not on non-essentials.
David R. Houck


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Henrique scores twice as Anaheim rallies to beat Buffalo 5-2
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Petr Mrazek makes 31 saves, Hurricanes blank LA Kings 2-0
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'Drunk History': Late to the game and a little hung over
The kindest thing I can do for "Drunk History," Comedy Central's version of the popular online sketches, is to review it after several glasses of wine. There'll be a few more typos to catch, but it might help me cope with the mildly disappointing discovery that, as a TV show, "Drunk History" feels late to the game and a little hung over.
After all, it's been a few years since the first of Derek Waters's "Drunk History" riffs appeared on the Funny or Die Web site, to much acclaim and social-network sharing. The concept is brilliantly -- if dangerously -- simple: A narrator drinks to excess, up to the point where his words are verging on slurred nonsense. He (or, not frequently enough, she) then attempts to coherently recount a historical event, such as the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Raym_ hic! I mean Aaron -- Burr. It's up to costumed actors to then perform this inebriated transcript word for lip-synced word, with all the slip-ups and tangents intact.
Like a lot of hilarious web stuff, it's a whole lot funnier on the screen than it is when described in type. Tuesday's premiere (which is already online) takes us to Washington, where soused narrators regale us with historical minutiae about Watergate, Lincoln's assassination and the day President Nixon welcomed Elvis to the White House. Part of the fun rests in the cameo casting: Bob Odenkirk as Nixon, Jack Black as Elvis, Adam Scott as John Wilkes Booth, Fred Willard as W. Mark "Deep Throat" Felt -- along with Dave Grohl, Stephen Merchant and others. The effect, as with so much of Comedy Central's programming, is to make the whole thing feel clubby.
But "Drunk History" is far from an inside joke. Narrator Matt Gourley downs way too much scotch and then holds forth on the intricacies of the Watergate scandal, as uncovered by the tenacious "Robert Woodward and, to a lesser extent, Carl Bernstein." Gourley pauses at one point to get up and vomit in the hallway.
The humor is probably lost on anyone who's either been an alcoholic or spent too much time living with one. And I don't think you're necessarily being a scold if you have serious reservations about how much binge drinking it takes to achieve a funny episode, nor do I think it's too skeptical to ask if these dudes are as drunk as they seem.
Much funnier is Allan McLeod's sloshy tale of John Wilkes Booth, jealous brother of Edwin, who decides (on a whim, it seems) to shoot the president during a play at Ford's Theatre. Having done so, Booth leaps to the stage, whereupon McLeod forgets what he wanted to tell us, but then remembers, quoting Booth as shouting to the audience: "This is [bleep]-ing perfect and everyone gets what I'm doing right now." (His story concluded, McLeod asks the camera crew: "Do you want me to put a pizza in the oven?")
"Drunk History" is a delightful idea and yet it's already history. There's a chuckle here and a chuckle there, but it's impossible to escape the feeling that you've just been forwarded a stale Internet meme from your dad.
"Drunk History" (30 minutes) premieres Tuesday at 10 p.m. (EDT) on Comedy Central.


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"La Jolla Cottages, Inc." offers vacation rental family homes in the La Jolla, California and the Coastal communities, just 15 minutes from downtown San Diego and the San Diego International Airport, in the most desirable stretch of the Southern California coastline. All of our homes are close to family friendly beaches, either La Jolla Shores Beach/Kellog Park, Windansea Beach in La Jolla, or Tourmaline Beach south of Bird Rock in north Pacific Beach. Most of our homes are Pet friendly,with private yards, jacuzzis ,pools,with locations close to town, these homes are a great alternative to expensive La Jolla hotels.
Unlike hotels, which only offer a room or suite with usually less than 350 s'f', La Jolla Cottages, Inc. offers complete family homes, with an average of 2000 s'f'. Fully equipped kitchens with everything you'll need to prepare Holiday meals, Laundry facilities and garages or designated off street parking are provided in our homes as well, spacious dining rooms and outdoor dining areas are also available so your family can enjoy family meals at home while on vacation in San Diego's year round near perfect weather!. Some homes can comfortably accommodate more than one family, and some of the cottages are located right next door to each other so that two or three homes could be rented together, which is perfect for large family gatherings or weddings. Some homes are cozy and affordable at 1000 square feet and others are luxurious up to 6500 square feet in size. We offer estate homes feature private heated swimming pools on half acre lots, and ocean front homes as well as homes with stunning ocean views.
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La Jolla Cottages, Inc. are available year-round for weekly rentals (Saturday to Saturday in the July and August, but flexible in the off-season). Please call for shorter stays or longer term discounted stays. Please ask about long term stays for temporary housing, perfect for comfortable beach living during home remodels or for corporate temporary stays or relocation to San Diego.
Our homes are professionally managed with routine spa care, landscaping,housekeeping and maintenance, so that you enjoy a worry-free vacation in a comfortably and tastefully furnished home.
Property Owners: If you are a La Jolla or coastal San Diego Homeowner seeking professional Vacation Rental Property Management from a seasoned management company, or just trying to decide if owning a vacation rental home is right for you, please contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation. At, "La Jolla Cottages, Inc.", we offer year round vacation rental property management for beach cottages and luxury estates and it is our goal to provide property owners and their Guests with 100% satisfaction.
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Pointing to the lack of enough international orders and uncertainty caused by U.S. military budget cuts, Boeing plans to close its long-running C-17 production line in 2015, the company announced.
"Ending C-17 production was a very difficult but necessary decision," Dennis Muilenburg, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, said in a statement.
Boeing will close the line after completing the last of 22 C-17s for international customers.
The decision will impact about 3,000 jobs, many of them at the airlifter's Long Beach, Calif., final assembly facility. The decision was broadcast at an all-hands meeting there to employees in St. Louis; Macon, Ga. and Mesa, Ariz. Workforce reductions and supply-chain impacts are expected to begin primarily in 2014, says Nan Bouchard, Boeing vice president and C-17 program manager.
Bouchard says she does not anticipate that the Long Beach facility would house a new production program.
Between now and the late 2015, Boeing will continue producing 22 Globemasters for international customers.
Of those 22, two are for an unnamed international customer, and seven are yet to be delivered to India, which has ordered 10.
"We have certainly discussed follow-on orders with India," Bouchard says, adding she would defer to the Indian government about whether it will buy more.
Boeing does not yet have orders for the remaining 13, Bouchard notes.
Bouchard would not discuss the unnamed international customer. Potential additional international buyers include Kuwait, Algeria and Saudi Arabia. Boeing could also sell the Globemaster to a repeat customer: Australia, Canada, India, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the U.K. and the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations.
Boeing has a post-production contract with the U.S. Air Force and will continue to evaluate C-17 tooling and work with the service on what it would like to retain for spare parts. That may enable the Air Force to one day make C-17s again. But, Bouchard notes, "No plans are in place to do that."
Long Beach is a Boeing-owned facility, so not all closure costs will be borne by the Air Force, she says.
The Globemaster first flew in 1991 and since then has racked up more than 2.6 million flying hours. The Air Force has purchased 223 of the airlifters, and Boeing has delivered to other countries.


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Avs to host NHL Trophy Night on March 24 vs. Canucks
Verbatim from Avalanche release: The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club, in conjunction with the National Hockey League, announced today that the team will hold an "NHL Trophy Night" on Sunday, March 24. NHL Trophy Night will give fans the unique opportunity to take personal photos with the League's trophies, including the Stanley Cup, before and during the game against the Vancouver Canucks.
"We are always looking for ways to improve the fan experience at Pepsi Center," said Kurt Schwartzkopf, Chief Marketing Officer for the Colorado Avalanche. "We jumped at the chance to work with the League and Hockey Hall of Fame to showcase these great trophies for our fans at the March 24th game against Vancouver."
The Avalanche will celebrate the history of hockey and some of the NHL's well-known trophies at the game. Fans will have the opportunity to take pictures with the Stanley Cup, as well as the Hart Memorial Trophy (league MVP), Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP), Vezina Trophy (best goaltender) and Art Ross Trophy (scoring leader). To accommodate fans and give them a longer time frame to take pictures, Pepsi Center doors will open at 4 p.m. and the trophy lines will be closed at the beginning of the third period. Tickets for the game are on sale now at TicketHorse.com or by calling (303) 53-HORSE (46773). Tickets can also be purchased at the Pepsi Center box office.


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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. It's your turn to identify the violation.
Hint: Keep your feet on the ground
Find the Answer
The CATV installer, who installed the upper enclosure on this wall for his equipment and cables, apparently was not aware of the grounding and bonding requirements of Sec. 820.100 of the 2011 NEC.
There are several options when it comes to grounding and bonding the shield of the coaxial cable. None of those options include relying on a ground lug connected to an NM cable connector, as was done in this installation.
According to 820.100(B)(1), if the building has an intersystem bonding termination installed in compliance with 250.94, the coaxial cable bonding conductor must be connected to it. If there is no intersystem bonding termination installed, 820.100(B)(2) specifies seven other possible grounding and bonding options — including bonding the coaxial cable shield to the grounding electrode system, the grounded metal water piping, an accessible means external to grounded service enclosures, nonflexible service raceways, the service equipment enclosure, or the GEC or GEC metal enclosure for the power service or structure disconnecting means. Section 820.100(B)(2) also states, "A bonding device shall be mounted on non-removable parts." Lastly, the NM cable connector was certainly not designed to be installed and used in this manner, which creates a violation of 110.3(B).


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Verizon Wireless Blocks 4chan; You Would Think It Would Remember What Happened When AT&T Did That
from the not-wise deptLast summer, due to a DDOS attack emanating from IP addresses connected to 4chan, AT&T temporarily blocked access to 4chan... without giving a full explanation for why. If you know 4chan, you know why this is a bad idea. It took very little time for the 4chan community to retaliate (and, as you know, no one "retaliates" like 4chan "retaliates"), and only a few days later, when AT&T explained what happened, did 4chan back off. So, now comes the news this weekend that Verizon Wireless is blocking 4chan (this is just Verizon Wireless, not Verizon), and the company seems to be making the same mistake. No clear explanation of why. I'm sure there's a reason that Verizon Wireless can give, but not explaining that immediately seems like a huge mistake. Update: Not surprising, but looks like the same reasoning as AT&T's temporary block last year. Still doesn't explain why the company wasn't upfront in explaining it.
Filed Under: 4chan, blocking, explanations
Companies: 4chan, at&t, verizon wireless


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D.A. Points came back from a nearly three hour rain delay to win the Shell Houston Open by one stroke over Henrik Stenson and Billy Horschel.
Beginning the day one back, Points made six birdies in the first 14 holes, racing to a one stroke lead before play ceased. With a two year PGA Tour exemption and a Masters invitation on the line, D.A. made clutch pars on the final four holes including up and downs on the final two to post the clubhouse lead at 16 under. No one could catch the total, which gave D.A. his second PGA tour victory.
Points trusted his XPS-1 golf shoes and FJ Sciflex glove en route to his win, "The XPS-1 gives me the comfort and stability I need to play my best golf." Continuing, "The SciFlex fits my hand and is breathable for the hot conditions we always play in."
Seven different FJ styles graced the top 25 of the Shell Houston Open. D.A. opted for max stability of the XPS-1, second place finisher Billy Horschel went for fashion forward performance in FJ Icon MyJoys. Other players in the top 25, Ben Crane in Contour, Oothuizen in DryJoys Tour, Bill Haas in FJ Sport, Westwood in FJ Icon, and Wheatcroft in the M:Project. FJ truly has a shoe for every golfer and every swing.
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In 1996, a young Lee Westwood won his maiden European tour victory at the Nordea Masters. Now fast forward to 2012 and Westwood has added another Nordea Masters to his impressive worldwide resume. Westwood, in FJ Sport and SciFlex, shot rounds of 68, 64, 68, and 69 to reach the -19 under par total, five clear of his closest competitor.
"I played really well this week - you don't win tournaments by five shots without playing well." Westwood later said of the impressive victory. He then added some levity to the moment," It feels really special winning here another time – I've won it in three decades now which just shows how old we're getting!"
This is Westwood's 22nd career win on the European tour.
Westwood will now head to The Olympic Club in San Francisco for his shot at the U.S. Open. In the opening two rounds he will be paired with fellow FJ staffers Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald.
Lee Westwood cruised to a seven-shot victory on Sunday in the Thailand Golf Championship. Westwood wearing FJ Sport and SciFlex set the pace early, opening the tournament with a 12 under par 60 on the Amata Springs course. He then followed the stellar round with an impressive eight-under par 64 to open a 11 shot lead through two rounds of play.
"I've amazed myself really...It's been
staggering, it all came together well. It's probably the best I've ever
played." Westwood said of his blistering start to the tourney.
Despite his massive lead, Westwood felt the pressure of holding onto it, "I've never had an 11-shot lead before and it was difficult to come out
and refocus and reset goals...it's yours to
lose really with an 11-shot lead. There was pressure involved.
Yesterday, I didn't know how to approach it or handle it." Westwood handled the pressure just closing with a three under par 69 to win by seven shots. The win moves Westwood to number two on the official world golf rankings.
Luke Donald (FJ ICON MyJoys) bested Lee Westwood (DryJoys Tour #53635 and SciFlex) in a playoff to capture the European Tour's flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. The players faced brutal conditions all week and they both finished the tournament at 6 under, 278 total. On the first playoff hole Donald safely pitched his 3rd shot onto the green within 6 feet, placing the pressure on Westwood to match him. Westwood's approach would land on the green only to spin back into the water. Donald would then hole his six footer for the victory. The win moves Donald to number one on the Official World Golf Rankings, supplanting his fellow countryman Westwood.
Donald is embracing his new status stating, "It doesn't get much better. I'm not sure if there will ever be a case
where Number One and Number Two in the world are playing off for the
tournament, but also a chance for the Number One ranking in the world. A
unique history I think has been made, and glad to be a part of it."
For more read at : europeantour.com
Fresh off a decisive victory in Malaysia that claimed Westwood (DryJoys Tour #53635 and SciFlex) the number one spot in the World Golf Ranking, Lee claimed his second consecutive tournament with a win at the Ballantine's Championship. Wanting to validate his top position, Westwood came from behind to win in South Korea. Starting his final round three strokes back of the leaders, he shot a final round 5-under 67 to defeat his competitors by 1 stroke. Westwood later stated, "It was very tough and to go around without making a bogey, five birdies and 13
pars was a special round of golf."
Lee Westwood (Synr-G and SciFlex) celebrated his birthday by reclaiming the top spot on the Official World Golf Rankings with a win at the Indonesian Masters (Asian Tour). Lee Westwood played stellar golf all week at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club and began his final round with a 5 shot lead. Westwood was steady on the outward nine, shooting even par. On the 11th, Westwood faced a tricky 15 footer for birdie and nailed it. Now with some momentum, Lee birdied two more holes to finish the tourney at 19-under par 3 shots clear of second place. When asked about becoming world number one again, Westwood downplayed the feat, "It was about coming here this week and trying to win the Indonesian Masters and I've done that."
On the European Tour, big hitting Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts (FJ ICON) won the Volvo China Open at a staggering mark of 24-under par. This is Nicolas' first European Tour victory coming 10 years after first earning his European Tour card at the age of 18. Colsaerts later said of his victory, "I'm enjoying every second of it...I'm dizzy - my head is going
all over the place. I've been waiting for this for a very long time and
I think I did it in the best of manners so I'm really delighted."
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