Leaving the comfort of your home and going somewhere new is a great way to break a dull routine and experience a new culture, but there is no avoiding the logistical demands that traveling imposes. These tips will reduce the stress involved in preparing for your next trip abroad.
Dress in layers and you are sure to be ready for any weather. Weather can be unpredictable, especially if you are visiting an unfamiliar place. By having several layers of clothing, you can add or remove pieces depending on the temperature. This is especially useful for all day adventures which start in the cool morning but warm up later in the day.
Tip your hotel service personnel. A small tip can make the greatest difference in your stay. If you do not tip, the maid who services your room may feel slighted by the lack of financial gratitude and this could lead to the neglect of your room as well as supply of soaps and shampoos. Your luggage carrier, when properly paid, could suggest the great spots around town.
Replace the lock on your luggage with a combination lock. Many pieces of luggage come with locks and keys. Keys get lost. Not that it matters. The locks are so cheaply made, they can be broken right off. It would not be a bad idea to discard them entirely and replace them with a sturdier combination lock.
You should always arrive early to the airport when you are flying. It is so much less stressful knowing that you are checked in and through security with time to spare. It will give you time to use the restroom or grab a snack before the flight starts boarding.
Spend more money on a better hotel than the one that's cheap, but may be in a bad area. Cheap prices draw customers, but remember they also draw shady people too. Spend a few dollars extra and book a hotel that is in a better area with better reviews to boot.
Locate a restaurant near your hotel if you plan to stay longer than overnight. While many hotels have restaurants built right in, such eateries will be sad, generic affairs offering little to remember. By finding a local restaurant within easy travel distance you will gain access to a little bit of local color.
Traveling with a group? Work to compromise on where to eat and where to go. If you decide to be selfish, the rest of the group will resent you for causing them to have a bad time. By compromising, everyone is happy at some point and you are forced to try and experience new things.
If you are traveling abroad you can be easily the target of a crime. Make sure you don't wear any expensive or conspicuous jewelry and carry an extensive amount of money. Following these two tips will lessen your chance of being pick-pocketed or being the target of a petty crime.
In addition to making a photocopy of your passport before you leave on an international vacation, write down your passport number and place of issue. Store this information in your money belt or wallet, separate from you passport. The more copies of this information you have, the easier it can be to recover lost or stolen passports.
Bus travel is a great way to see the country side. It allows you an inexpensive way to get from destination to destination while sitting back and allowing someone else to do the driving. You will get to enjoy the scenery and even have frequent stops to see each place, without having to spend too much or bother with gas expenses.
When you visit one of America's National Parks, you should go to the Visitor's Center upon arriving. You will find the newest information concerning the park. Park rangers will share with you any safety hazards, weather concerns, wildlife notices or closures. Visiting the Visitor's Center will assure you have a more enjoyable visit.
The logistics involved in planning and executing a vacation can make you question why you wanted to take the vacation in the first place; but once you are there and experiencing the fun of your vacation getaway, you will be glad that you read and implemented these tips for putting together a great vacation.
9/29/2013
What are the benefits of watching a game via live football streaming
Sports fans, it's time to face facts -- you owe a lot to the nerds of the world. Because of the geeks, you have more ways to watch your favorite events than ever before. There are dozens of different websites, apps and services that let you catch the next game of your favorite team on your television, smartphone, computer, tablet or video game console. And all this thanks to those who thought about introducing live football streaming to the world!
Perhaps the biggest benefit of this technological approach is accessibility. Many websites, services and apps give you access to games you might not be able to see otherwise. As every sports fan knows, not every game or match is available in every region. But with the right live football stream services, you're able to watch plenty of games even if they're nowhere to be found on TV in your area.
And since there are many live football streaming services that let you watch sports events on mobile devices, you can watch a game even when you're nowhere near your television, entertainment center, man cave or faithfully constructed replica of a stadium. The only components you need are the right broadband Internet connection, a device capable of running the service or app and access to the app itself.
There are a couple of warnings to keep in mind. One is that not every sports organization supports live football streaming yet. The live football stream service is still a young broadcast model and not everyone is comfortable with it. In some cases, you may only be able to access certain content on specific devices. An iPhone owner may be able to see some content an Android handset owner can't access, and vice versa.
The second big warning is that there are some sites online that the live football stream video from sports events without permission. These sites violate the rights of the sports organizations. While you might not get in trouble for watching the content, may feed digital piracy concerns among sports organizations that are already hesitant to adopt digital broadcast models. In fact, the desire to address digital rights issues may cause these organizations to move toward a streaming model more slowly. Playing by the rules gives everyone a better chance at accessing content in a legitimate way.
With the wide variety of sports organizations out in the world today, it should come as no surprise that there's not a standard approach to the live football stream services. Many sports organizations have formed partnerships with specific websites, like bet365, cable or mobile service providers. This means that in order to access the live football streaming content provided by these organizations, you'll need to be a subscriber to their website services or partnered cable or mobile telecommunications company.
At the end of the day, it's hard to argue with the countless hours of sports footage we have access to, thanks to a bunch of computer nerds. Remember, sports fans, to tip your cap the next time you see a computer scientist!
Perhaps the biggest benefit of this technological approach is accessibility. Many websites, services and apps give you access to games you might not be able to see otherwise. As every sports fan knows, not every game or match is available in every region. But with the right live football stream services, you're able to watch plenty of games even if they're nowhere to be found on TV in your area.
And since there are many live football streaming services that let you watch sports events on mobile devices, you can watch a game even when you're nowhere near your television, entertainment center, man cave or faithfully constructed replica of a stadium. The only components you need are the right broadband Internet connection, a device capable of running the service or app and access to the app itself.
There are a couple of warnings to keep in mind. One is that not every sports organization supports live football streaming yet. The live football stream service is still a young broadcast model and not everyone is comfortable with it. In some cases, you may only be able to access certain content on specific devices. An iPhone owner may be able to see some content an Android handset owner can't access, and vice versa.
The second big warning is that there are some sites online that the live football stream video from sports events without permission. These sites violate the rights of the sports organizations. While you might not get in trouble for watching the content, may feed digital piracy concerns among sports organizations that are already hesitant to adopt digital broadcast models. In fact, the desire to address digital rights issues may cause these organizations to move toward a streaming model more slowly. Playing by the rules gives everyone a better chance at accessing content in a legitimate way.
With the wide variety of sports organizations out in the world today, it should come as no surprise that there's not a standard approach to the live football stream services. Many sports organizations have formed partnerships with specific websites, like bet365, cable or mobile service providers. This means that in order to access the live football streaming content provided by these organizations, you'll need to be a subscriber to their website services or partnered cable or mobile telecommunications company.
At the end of the day, it's hard to argue with the countless hours of sports footage we have access to, thanks to a bunch of computer nerds. Remember, sports fans, to tip your cap the next time you see a computer scientist!
Sports Equipments
Playing sports is one of the major and main physical activities in which children, youngsters, and people in all age groups, sport should or outdoor activities should be done daily for at least 30 mins.
Sport requires some rules and regulation in which you need to follow like proper sports equipment, proper clothes related to the game and proper follow up of all the related things which are directly related to sports equipment. There are so many things which is a part of sports like, shoes, nets, balls, wickets and bases, rackets, and so many other various sports parts and equipment which are used in schools. Children like to play games, sports activity basically is necessary to make children more physical strong and it is necessary to get proper equipment, because if the sports parts equipment is not suitable or are damaged then it can be a issue for kids who are actually going to use these items.
Protective equipment is important as these are major parts which saves kids during any game and protect children for any sort of injury and accident in which so many items are include like, helmets, mouth guards, shine pads, ski suits and so many other items which are basically designed to protect your kids in school during he/she playing any game.
The most useful piece of equipment in any game, is net - in most games it is used to define and divide the courts for players when two players are playing against each other also in indoor games such as table tennis. One more piece of equipment is the racket which is used in most of the games like, badminton, tennis, table tennis, squash, and so many other indoor and outdoor games. In other sports like cricket the item such as the wickets are the piece equipment which defines the result in any game.
However there are so many other various items related to sports like climbing, cricket, baseball clothes, ice hockey, basketball, golf and lots of other items which is highly related to sports and normally in every school these games are easily available for students. Also school management provides all the footwear equipment's to the students like cricket spikes, golf shoes, basket ball shoes, football shoes, track cleats, running shoes and so many other equipment's which is the main and major requirement in sports and related to kids who are going to use these equipment's.
Sport requires some rules and regulation in which you need to follow like proper sports equipment, proper clothes related to the game and proper follow up of all the related things which are directly related to sports equipment. There are so many things which is a part of sports like, shoes, nets, balls, wickets and bases, rackets, and so many other various sports parts and equipment which are used in schools. Children like to play games, sports activity basically is necessary to make children more physical strong and it is necessary to get proper equipment, because if the sports parts equipment is not suitable or are damaged then it can be a issue for kids who are actually going to use these items.
Protective equipment is important as these are major parts which saves kids during any game and protect children for any sort of injury and accident in which so many items are include like, helmets, mouth guards, shine pads, ski suits and so many other items which are basically designed to protect your kids in school during he/she playing any game.
The most useful piece of equipment in any game, is net - in most games it is used to define and divide the courts for players when two players are playing against each other also in indoor games such as table tennis. One more piece of equipment is the racket which is used in most of the games like, badminton, tennis, table tennis, squash, and so many other indoor and outdoor games. In other sports like cricket the item such as the wickets are the piece equipment which defines the result in any game.
However there are so many other various items related to sports like climbing, cricket, baseball clothes, ice hockey, basketball, golf and lots of other items which is highly related to sports and normally in every school these games are easily available for students. Also school management provides all the footwear equipment's to the students like cricket spikes, golf shoes, basket ball shoes, football shoes, track cleats, running shoes and so many other equipment's which is the main and major requirement in sports and related to kids who are going to use these equipment's.
9/26/2013
Mount Timpanogos - Protecting Our Wilderness Areas
Towering over Utah Valley and one of the tallest peaks in the Wasatch is Mount Timpanogos. One of the most majestic mountains in Utah, it is also one of the most used. With 30,000 plus college students living at it's base and a National Monument found on its North side, Timp sees thousands of visitors each year. The views at the summit (11,749') are amazing, and it can be seen from miles away. Whether taking a hike above Brighton Ski Resort, or hiking over 11,000 foot passes on the Highline Trail in the Uinta Mountains, "Timp" can be seen in the horizon.
Timp for me is a place of solitude and peace. I have spent many days hiking and climbing on Timp, and it offers endless opportunities for exploring. There however is one thing that has become an issue with Timp over the years. As mentioned before, there is a lot of usage each year on this mountain. Timp has a small wilderness area that has helped to protect the mountain from over usage, but even then, the amount of people using the mountain is beginning to show more and more.
Wilderness areas are protected in many ways from typical use areas like campgrounds and other recreation use areas. A major goal of wilderness areas is to maintain the impact and preserve the area in its original state. Think about this though. Timpanogos sees the most use from July to August, when the summit is free of snow and temperatures are at the hottest. Imagine 500-800 people who are on the mountain from midnight to early morning hours, that are all hiking to the summit and the summit saddle to watch the sun rise over the Heber Valley to the East. Do you think that poses some dangers to the area and the preservation of it? Absolutely!
I remember a few years ago as I hiked with some friends who wanted to be at the summit for the sunrise. We drove to the parking lot at 11:30 pm to see that the parking lot was full. The trail running from Aspen Grove to the summit is a slightly shorter trail, but is a little more aggressive hiking. After several miles of hiking and passing several groups on the trail, we reached Emerald Lake. we decided to take a quick nap and start hiking again a couple hours before sunrise. As we started hiking again, walking over rocks and boulders by headlamps, I remember looking over my right shoulder to see a massive line of lights coming in from the North on the Timpooneke trial. As we made our way closer to the summit saddle, I just remember looking up and hearing what sounded like a bunch of high schoolers in the school auditorium talking over each other while waiting for an assembly to start. There were hundreds of people on the trail and just off the trail sleeping, laying down, talking, playing games, as they waited for the sun to come up.
As we decided to make our way from the saddle to the summit, we were unable to even make it to the summit before the sun started to rise because of the line of people hiking to and coming down from the summit. It was a spectacle I never thought I would see.
Getting down from the mountain took longer than it ever should have taken due to the amount of people on the trail. Because of that experience, I have not been back to climb Timp for a sunrise since.
I've taken a lot of time since that experience thinking about how much use Timp sees each year. A friend of mine who works for the Forest Service on a trail crew has told me that some weekends see 1800-2200 people on the mountain's trails on any given Saturday July through August. This is an obvious issue, in the sense of human caused erosion, environmental damage, human waste disposal, etc. With such a beautiful area and mountain, there really ought to be something done to manage the amount of use on one of the most amazing mountains in the western states. This is a wilderness area though, and the ability to install toilets, paved trails, or even use permits may not be an option for the amount of use the mountain sees. But do you allow people to go onto the mountain and not take care of it. I know I have now put myself onto a soap box just now, but since our backcountry areas have become more of a destination, rather than the places we live, it becomes even more important for us to take care of what is ours and ours to enjoy.
With all that negative stuff behind, hiking Timp is one of the more gratifying hikes you could possibly do in the Wasatch. As the second tallest peak in the range, it may be one the most beautiful high elevation hikes one could do. Take the time to educate yourself on Leave No Trace principles, and backcountry ethics. Take care of the beautiful areas that we get to enjoy, that bring a smile to our face, and give us a sense of accomplishment.
Take time to go see Stewart Falls, Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Tibble Fork, and make the push to hike to the Summit of Timp and enjoy the breathtaking views. But all in all, take care of the areas that we have so freely available right in our own back yards.
Timp for me is a place of solitude and peace. I have spent many days hiking and climbing on Timp, and it offers endless opportunities for exploring. There however is one thing that has become an issue with Timp over the years. As mentioned before, there is a lot of usage each year on this mountain. Timp has a small wilderness area that has helped to protect the mountain from over usage, but even then, the amount of people using the mountain is beginning to show more and more.
Wilderness areas are protected in many ways from typical use areas like campgrounds and other recreation use areas. A major goal of wilderness areas is to maintain the impact and preserve the area in its original state. Think about this though. Timpanogos sees the most use from July to August, when the summit is free of snow and temperatures are at the hottest. Imagine 500-800 people who are on the mountain from midnight to early morning hours, that are all hiking to the summit and the summit saddle to watch the sun rise over the Heber Valley to the East. Do you think that poses some dangers to the area and the preservation of it? Absolutely!
I remember a few years ago as I hiked with some friends who wanted to be at the summit for the sunrise. We drove to the parking lot at 11:30 pm to see that the parking lot was full. The trail running from Aspen Grove to the summit is a slightly shorter trail, but is a little more aggressive hiking. After several miles of hiking and passing several groups on the trail, we reached Emerald Lake. we decided to take a quick nap and start hiking again a couple hours before sunrise. As we started hiking again, walking over rocks and boulders by headlamps, I remember looking over my right shoulder to see a massive line of lights coming in from the North on the Timpooneke trial. As we made our way closer to the summit saddle, I just remember looking up and hearing what sounded like a bunch of high schoolers in the school auditorium talking over each other while waiting for an assembly to start. There were hundreds of people on the trail and just off the trail sleeping, laying down, talking, playing games, as they waited for the sun to come up.
As we decided to make our way from the saddle to the summit, we were unable to even make it to the summit before the sun started to rise because of the line of people hiking to and coming down from the summit. It was a spectacle I never thought I would see.
Getting down from the mountain took longer than it ever should have taken due to the amount of people on the trail. Because of that experience, I have not been back to climb Timp for a sunrise since.
I've taken a lot of time since that experience thinking about how much use Timp sees each year. A friend of mine who works for the Forest Service on a trail crew has told me that some weekends see 1800-2200 people on the mountain's trails on any given Saturday July through August. This is an obvious issue, in the sense of human caused erosion, environmental damage, human waste disposal, etc. With such a beautiful area and mountain, there really ought to be something done to manage the amount of use on one of the most amazing mountains in the western states. This is a wilderness area though, and the ability to install toilets, paved trails, or even use permits may not be an option for the amount of use the mountain sees. But do you allow people to go onto the mountain and not take care of it. I know I have now put myself onto a soap box just now, but since our backcountry areas have become more of a destination, rather than the places we live, it becomes even more important for us to take care of what is ours and ours to enjoy.
With all that negative stuff behind, hiking Timp is one of the more gratifying hikes you could possibly do in the Wasatch. As the second tallest peak in the range, it may be one the most beautiful high elevation hikes one could do. Take the time to educate yourself on Leave No Trace principles, and backcountry ethics. Take care of the beautiful areas that we get to enjoy, that bring a smile to our face, and give us a sense of accomplishment.
Take time to go see Stewart Falls, Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Tibble Fork, and make the push to hike to the Summit of Timp and enjoy the breathtaking views. But all in all, take care of the areas that we have so freely available right in our own back yards.
How to Store Your Paddleboard at Home
Stand up paddleboards are used for a surface water sport called paddleboarding. Paddleboarders stand on them and move around the ocean, a lake or a river by use of paddles. They look like surfboards but they are bigger. Due to their big sizes, it becomes hard to store them especially for people with limited spaces in their homes. These are some tips which will help you store your stand up paddleboard securely if you have a limited space in your home.
Use Inflatable Paddleboards
Storage of an inflatable paddleboard can be easy and space saving. After paddleboarding, you need to deflate, roll and place it in a compact storage bag. This bag can then be stored in a shelf, closet, cabinet or even in the trunk of your car. The paddleboard should be cleaned and dried up before storage. This may be a tiresome process as you have to inflate it again before going for paddleboarding but it's very easy to store it especially if you have a limited space in your home.
Use of Paddleboard Racks
You can also install paddleboard racks it the walls of your garage or even house where you can suspend your stand up paddleboard. They have hooks which hold the boards in position and are very easy to install. They will help you utilize the limited space in your home efficiently as you will suspend the paddleboard firmly in the walls of your garage which are usually free. Some racks are very beautiful when fixed at the walls of a house hence can be used as decorative elements as they hold the paddleboards. Hanging the paddleboard on walls is a highly recommended storage method as it keeps them dry which makes them durable.
Build Your Own Rack
A couple of people will custom build their own paddleboard storage areas in their home or backyards. A paddleboard lift can be installed in the ceiling rafters of a garage or attic, so the board lays flat, but it is still safely still out of the way. Others will take to their back yard and get a few pieces of weather treated wood and a tarp and construct their own little paddleboard shelving system. These keep the boards out of the house, where there may be very little space, but still ensures they are not just sitting on the ground outside exposed to the elements.
Any of these methods should be able to give you some good ideas as to where to store your paddleboard at home, especially if you are limited on space.
Use Inflatable Paddleboards
Storage of an inflatable paddleboard can be easy and space saving. After paddleboarding, you need to deflate, roll and place it in a compact storage bag. This bag can then be stored in a shelf, closet, cabinet or even in the trunk of your car. The paddleboard should be cleaned and dried up before storage. This may be a tiresome process as you have to inflate it again before going for paddleboarding but it's very easy to store it especially if you have a limited space in your home.
Use of Paddleboard Racks
You can also install paddleboard racks it the walls of your garage or even house where you can suspend your stand up paddleboard. They have hooks which hold the boards in position and are very easy to install. They will help you utilize the limited space in your home efficiently as you will suspend the paddleboard firmly in the walls of your garage which are usually free. Some racks are very beautiful when fixed at the walls of a house hence can be used as decorative elements as they hold the paddleboards. Hanging the paddleboard on walls is a highly recommended storage method as it keeps them dry which makes them durable.
Build Your Own Rack
A couple of people will custom build their own paddleboard storage areas in their home or backyards. A paddleboard lift can be installed in the ceiling rafters of a garage or attic, so the board lays flat, but it is still safely still out of the way. Others will take to their back yard and get a few pieces of weather treated wood and a tarp and construct their own little paddleboard shelving system. These keep the boards out of the house, where there may be very little space, but still ensures they are not just sitting on the ground outside exposed to the elements.
Any of these methods should be able to give you some good ideas as to where to store your paddleboard at home, especially if you are limited on space.
Buying Affordable Football Boots - 5 Features You Can't Do Without
What do you think about buying an affordable pair of football boots just like the branded ones without spending a huge amount on it? The right gear can make a huge difference to your game but it can also cost a great deal of money. Branded football boots, for instance, can be fairly expensive because of the money the manufacturer spends on research and development as well as the high quality of materials used. There are plenty of options to choose from like the classic ones to even the latest in trend.
If you are planning to buy cheap football boots then you should first look for certain features without which the boot will simply not be of much use to you. The features include:
1. Power: A really good football shoe should be able to generate a lot of power to enable the ball to go great distances at high speed.
2. Speed: Your effectiveness as a footballer depends on your ability to sprint at high speeds. A shoe that uses energy efficiently will enable you to produce bursts of speed without tiring you out too much.
3. Stability: Your shoe should give you plenty of traction so that you do not lose your balance on the field. You ought to be able to run very well irrespective of whether the field is muddy or dry.
4. Accuracy: Your shoe should enable you to have proper 'feel' for the ball so that you can control it easily. You'll need this whether you are passing the ball or going for the goal. In fact, the best shoes will have a very large sweet spot.
5. Comfort: It is very necessary for your shoes to be comfortable or else you will not be able to give the game your best. The shape of the boot and the quality of materials used determines how well it fits you.
It is never a good idea to buy sports gear, especially footwear, purely on the basis of a low price because you might not get the performance and durability you are hoping for. In fact, you might end up looking for a new pair of sports direct boots very quickly. If you can buy the branded boots really cheap from a reliable source then your problem will be solved quickly. The added advantage of these boots is that they are extremely attractive and are available in many color combinations to match practically every football uniform.
If you are planning to buy cheap football boots then you should first look for certain features without which the boot will simply not be of much use to you. The features include:
1. Power: A really good football shoe should be able to generate a lot of power to enable the ball to go great distances at high speed.
2. Speed: Your effectiveness as a footballer depends on your ability to sprint at high speeds. A shoe that uses energy efficiently will enable you to produce bursts of speed without tiring you out too much.
3. Stability: Your shoe should give you plenty of traction so that you do not lose your balance on the field. You ought to be able to run very well irrespective of whether the field is muddy or dry.
4. Accuracy: Your shoe should enable you to have proper 'feel' for the ball so that you can control it easily. You'll need this whether you are passing the ball or going for the goal. In fact, the best shoes will have a very large sweet spot.
5. Comfort: It is very necessary for your shoes to be comfortable or else you will not be able to give the game your best. The shape of the boot and the quality of materials used determines how well it fits you.
It is never a good idea to buy sports gear, especially footwear, purely on the basis of a low price because you might not get the performance and durability you are hoping for. In fact, you might end up looking for a new pair of sports direct boots very quickly. If you can buy the branded boots really cheap from a reliable source then your problem will be solved quickly. The added advantage of these boots is that they are extremely attractive and are available in many color combinations to match practically every football uniform.
9/25/2013
Fishing - Planning A Family Fishing Vacation
Planning a family fishing trip vacation doesn’t have to be fraught with a lot of stress. We all know how much time and effort goes into planning any kind of trip that includes the whole family. Why not purchase a packaged fishing trip that includes nearly everything? When you plan a trip for fishing it can often take hours even days to work through all the details. I ended up purchasing a package that had everything in it. All I had to do was make sure my son’s medications were packed and all the other “special” items the family needs, and we were off. From now on, I let the business owner handle all the arrangements and we get in the car or on the plane.
Packages can be complete in that they offer transportation, lodging, fishing equipment and meals. Many have several types of packages that are set up by the amount of days you want to be there to a pricing table that can help you decide what you can afford. Packages often can include any or all of the accommodations and amenities you want but not always. Here are some examples of what packages may or may not offer.
Fishing packages can be for a half-day or full day. They can be tailored for fishing trips lasting up to seven days and more. Some may include lodging and meals. Don’t forget that the business owner knows his area well. He or she can advise you on other activities and events for the family. Many times my children don’t want to go fishing all day everyday so I always find out what else there is to do. I have found tours to historic sites, movie theatres and special children’s events at the location near where we were fishing. Most guides’ wives even arranged transportation for our three children to go to another nearby town to watch wildlife. Be sure to ask what kind of rates, lodging and meals can be provided for your size of family.
When choosing a fishing vacation, no matter where it is, ask about the owner’s feelings about children. Most are in the business of providing the ultimate fishing vacations and love children of all ages. If your child or your spouse has never been fishing, a package with an experienced owner/guide will make it a more memorable experience. A guide will also know the “fishing holes”. The chance that your first family fishing vacation will be successful (catching lots of fish) is almost a certainty. Your package and guide will be able to get you to the right fishing spots at the best times. Most important, check the owner and his or her business reputation. Call them and ask all the questions you want answered. You will learn a lot from one phone call. Every fishing trip I have been on has always been fun and exciting because I purchased a package, researched the business owner and made sure I understood all the details in the package. Your family will have a wonderful memory and that’s what having a family is all about.
Packages can be complete in that they offer transportation, lodging, fishing equipment and meals. Many have several types of packages that are set up by the amount of days you want to be there to a pricing table that can help you decide what you can afford. Packages often can include any or all of the accommodations and amenities you want but not always. Here are some examples of what packages may or may not offer.
Fishing packages can be for a half-day or full day. They can be tailored for fishing trips lasting up to seven days and more. Some may include lodging and meals. Don’t forget that the business owner knows his area well. He or she can advise you on other activities and events for the family. Many times my children don’t want to go fishing all day everyday so I always find out what else there is to do. I have found tours to historic sites, movie theatres and special children’s events at the location near where we were fishing. Most guides’ wives even arranged transportation for our three children to go to another nearby town to watch wildlife. Be sure to ask what kind of rates, lodging and meals can be provided for your size of family.
When choosing a fishing vacation, no matter where it is, ask about the owner’s feelings about children. Most are in the business of providing the ultimate fishing vacations and love children of all ages. If your child or your spouse has never been fishing, a package with an experienced owner/guide will make it a more memorable experience. A guide will also know the “fishing holes”. The chance that your first family fishing vacation will be successful (catching lots of fish) is almost a certainty. Your package and guide will be able to get you to the right fishing spots at the best times. Most important, check the owner and his or her business reputation. Call them and ask all the questions you want answered. You will learn a lot from one phone call. Every fishing trip I have been on has always been fun and exciting because I purchased a package, researched the business owner and made sure I understood all the details in the package. Your family will have a wonderful memory and that’s what having a family is all about.
Tetris - Tetris – The Game Of The Past And The Future
Fans of gaming of any sort all know a few basic games that formed the foundation of what we know today to be the number one form of entertainment. One of these original games is Tetris. Known around the world since it’s release, Tetris has long been one of the most popular ways for people to waste some time and have a good time in the same breath. Before we can understand why it is such a great game, lets first examine the history of Tetris and how it evolved into this modern day wonder of a game.
A number of lawsuits have been filed to find out who the actual inventor of Tetris is, to avoid confusion we are just going to let that name remain unsaid. The game was invented in the mid-80s in Russia and quickly became a popular device for people to have fun with. After a brief struggle to get the game on the popular PCs that most people in America used, the game was introduced to the United States in 1986. After the game grew in popularity again, a number of new lawsuits were filed to determine who had the rights to the game. After a while, the system Atari was finally awarded these rights for arcades and Nintendo got them for consoles. After that Nintendo began to release a number of highly successful versions of the popular game, and still do so today even for their newer consoles. Tetris remains popular today even as games with better graphics and more advanced controls are released.
So now that we have a little understand towards where the game from, lets look at why it is so popular. Tetris seems like a very simple game, which makes it appealing to many gamers who do not want to or simply do not have the time to spend on learning advanced controls. Because there are only about five keys that a gamer needs to know, anyone can be playing this game efficiently within minutes. Sweet and simple are two words that make Tetris so appealing to players initially.
After playing Tetris, gamers soon find that the game is much more complex than thought before. While there are no controls, different shapes of blocks, obstacles, and speed of drops all add to the confusion and act to make the game harder to play. It becomes frustrating to lose and a challenge to pass the higher levels. Players find themselves addicted and dedicated to beating Tetris, or at least setting a higher score than their friends and family did before.
Another appealing nature of the game is the accessibility of the game. You don’t need to own a Nintendo console of any kind to play the game, unless you prefer the flashier, new versions of Tetris. The game can be found in many different versions online, the easiest being the flash version. Because of that a gamer can quickly locate this game and be playing in no time. When you have only a fifteen-minute span to squeeze some fun in, this works great for you.
Overall Tetris may seem like a simple game but in fact it is much more complex once played. It is a game that has been around for more than two decades and will be around for much longer than that. A granddaddy to all current games, Tetris is a good experience for all gamers of all ages. So if you are one of the few who has not ever experienced this game, go out and try it and you will have a good time for sure.
A number of lawsuits have been filed to find out who the actual inventor of Tetris is, to avoid confusion we are just going to let that name remain unsaid. The game was invented in the mid-80s in Russia and quickly became a popular device for people to have fun with. After a brief struggle to get the game on the popular PCs that most people in America used, the game was introduced to the United States in 1986. After the game grew in popularity again, a number of new lawsuits were filed to determine who had the rights to the game. After a while, the system Atari was finally awarded these rights for arcades and Nintendo got them for consoles. After that Nintendo began to release a number of highly successful versions of the popular game, and still do so today even for their newer consoles. Tetris remains popular today even as games with better graphics and more advanced controls are released.
So now that we have a little understand towards where the game from, lets look at why it is so popular. Tetris seems like a very simple game, which makes it appealing to many gamers who do not want to or simply do not have the time to spend on learning advanced controls. Because there are only about five keys that a gamer needs to know, anyone can be playing this game efficiently within minutes. Sweet and simple are two words that make Tetris so appealing to players initially.
After playing Tetris, gamers soon find that the game is much more complex than thought before. While there are no controls, different shapes of blocks, obstacles, and speed of drops all add to the confusion and act to make the game harder to play. It becomes frustrating to lose and a challenge to pass the higher levels. Players find themselves addicted and dedicated to beating Tetris, or at least setting a higher score than their friends and family did before.
Another appealing nature of the game is the accessibility of the game. You don’t need to own a Nintendo console of any kind to play the game, unless you prefer the flashier, new versions of Tetris. The game can be found in many different versions online, the easiest being the flash version. Because of that a gamer can quickly locate this game and be playing in no time. When you have only a fifteen-minute span to squeeze some fun in, this works great for you.
Overall Tetris may seem like a simple game but in fact it is much more complex once played. It is a game that has been around for more than two decades and will be around for much longer than that. A granddaddy to all current games, Tetris is a good experience for all gamers of all ages. So if you are one of the few who has not ever experienced this game, go out and try it and you will have a good time for sure.
Electronic - Saltwater Fishing: The Fundamentals You Need To Know
The Gear You Need
First and foremost, you need a good quality rod. Go for 8 and a half to 9 feet. Also, insure it is good quality as you will need the strength. In reels, you should go for those that are protected from saltwater corrosion. Look for those made from stainless steel, titanium or fiber/resin. Again, go with a good quality choice, one that is at least $100. For your line, you’ll need a floating line for flat or shallow areas. For underwater fishing, go with a clear, middle ground line. Try out one of the clear, sink tip lines too. In leaders, you need a longer leader for a shy fish. For one that is toothy, go with a thick leader. Also, flies. You will need to choose a variety of flies. You can purchase them in a wide variety or look for those promoted by expert anglers.
Now, Casting
Have you done any fly casting for trout? Yes? Then, you’ll have no problem. The goal is to go light. Don’t overline which is when you use a line that is over the recommended weight for your fishing rod. No experience? Try to take advantage of some lessons before heading out or take a professional to teach you.
When it comes to hooking your fish, don’t lift your rod high into the air. You don’t want to fight it. Try to upset the fish’s swimming pattern by rolling it. When you are ready to land it, keep your rod tip low. If you high stick it, then you are likely to break your rod. Use a pair of pliers and gloves to make sure you don’t end up hurt.
What To Bait With
You can use both live and artificial bait in saltwater fishing. You can use live and natural products for a wide range of fish. Most will take shrimp and baitfish work well too. If you use something that your fish would normally eat in his diet, you are likely to get a hit. This could be things like crayfish, crabs, oysters and crustacean. Make sure that you do not overweight it. The size of your hook should be the size of your bait.
All of this has you ready to head out to enjoy the awesome adventure of saltwater fishing. You can find most of your equipment and a whole lot of information online for your next saltwater trip.
First and foremost, you need a good quality rod. Go for 8 and a half to 9 feet. Also, insure it is good quality as you will need the strength. In reels, you should go for those that are protected from saltwater corrosion. Look for those made from stainless steel, titanium or fiber/resin. Again, go with a good quality choice, one that is at least $100. For your line, you’ll need a floating line for flat or shallow areas. For underwater fishing, go with a clear, middle ground line. Try out one of the clear, sink tip lines too. In leaders, you need a longer leader for a shy fish. For one that is toothy, go with a thick leader. Also, flies. You will need to choose a variety of flies. You can purchase them in a wide variety or look for those promoted by expert anglers.
Now, Casting
Have you done any fly casting for trout? Yes? Then, you’ll have no problem. The goal is to go light. Don’t overline which is when you use a line that is over the recommended weight for your fishing rod. No experience? Try to take advantage of some lessons before heading out or take a professional to teach you.
When it comes to hooking your fish, don’t lift your rod high into the air. You don’t want to fight it. Try to upset the fish’s swimming pattern by rolling it. When you are ready to land it, keep your rod tip low. If you high stick it, then you are likely to break your rod. Use a pair of pliers and gloves to make sure you don’t end up hurt.
What To Bait With
You can use both live and artificial bait in saltwater fishing. You can use live and natural products for a wide range of fish. Most will take shrimp and baitfish work well too. If you use something that your fish would normally eat in his diet, you are likely to get a hit. This could be things like crayfish, crabs, oysters and crustacean. Make sure that you do not overweight it. The size of your hook should be the size of your bait.
All of this has you ready to head out to enjoy the awesome adventure of saltwater fishing. You can find most of your equipment and a whole lot of information online for your next saltwater trip.
Electronic - Humminbird Matrix 47 - Stop Waiting For The Fish To Come To You
The Humminbird Matrix 47 is an awesome gadget. This fishfinder is equipped with 3D imaging to help you find just what you are looking for with some of the clearest pictures you can imagine. No need to try and figure out what’s below the surface when you have the Matrix 47 as it will give you a clear image of what it is. This gives you the most accurate picture of what’s going on below and around you. Here are some other features that it offers to you.
Again, by flipping into 3D, you get a clearer, larger view of the bottom with dimensions to help you figure out what you are looking at. Some other machines are trickier to understand because they simply offer a flat version. Instead, here you’ll get a crisp view that will allow you to see where the fish is hiding.
You can even view the bottom from every perspective. It does this by using 11 beams of sonar to give you the most details out there. Think your fish might be behind the wall? Check it out using this technology. This benefits you because you get the most intensely accurate view allowing you to get the most accurate predication of where the fish are. Cast your line to land right where they are and bring home the fish.
You can still hook up your GPS unit to this model to help you find where you are and where you are headed. This is great to help you find your favorite hotspot and therefore your favorite fish. You can count on a durable, easy to use machine that you can mount and view without having to use your hands. Keep them free to guide your fishing rod and take care of catching your fish.
All of this and so much more is available to you with the Matrix 47. You will be able to head out onto the lake, find your fish and lure it in without much guesswork. You’ll come home with confidence because the cooler you took with you is full of fish.
Find them where they are hiding. Stop waiting for them to come to you! Use the Matrix 47 for some of the best fishing adventure results out there.
Again, by flipping into 3D, you get a clearer, larger view of the bottom with dimensions to help you figure out what you are looking at. Some other machines are trickier to understand because they simply offer a flat version. Instead, here you’ll get a crisp view that will allow you to see where the fish is hiding.
You can even view the bottom from every perspective. It does this by using 11 beams of sonar to give you the most details out there. Think your fish might be behind the wall? Check it out using this technology. This benefits you because you get the most intensely accurate view allowing you to get the most accurate predication of where the fish are. Cast your line to land right where they are and bring home the fish.
You can still hook up your GPS unit to this model to help you find where you are and where you are headed. This is great to help you find your favorite hotspot and therefore your favorite fish. You can count on a durable, easy to use machine that you can mount and view without having to use your hands. Keep them free to guide your fishing rod and take care of catching your fish.
All of this and so much more is available to you with the Matrix 47. You will be able to head out onto the lake, find your fish and lure it in without much guesswork. You’ll come home with confidence because the cooler you took with you is full of fish.
Find them where they are hiding. Stop waiting for them to come to you! Use the Matrix 47 for some of the best fishing adventure results out there.
Rc Cars - Electirc Rc Cars For Fun And Excitement
Electric RC cars and trucks are generally considered best for beginners, since even if you choose to build your own car, they tend to be simpler and easier than nitro cars. They’re also a great deal quieter and run much cleaner, meaning you’re less restricted by where you can run them. In terms of speed and power, they do have a great deal of pickup, though not as much as the nitro cars.
Electric RC cars use rechargeable battery packs to power their motor and steering, which are usually recharged from a 12-volt car battery or wall socket. Batteries run for about 5-10 minutes, depending on the type of engine your car has, and charging the battery usually takes 15-30 minutes. Because of this, it is strongly recommended you have at least two battery packs, to allow for quick replacement of the battery. This means your car can keep running while the other battery is recharging, giving the car more overall running time.
At first glance, getting started with an electric RC car can be much less expensive than a nitro vehicle. But there are other costs to consider as well, such as additional battery packs, a battery charger and other accessories that will add to the cost, making it closer to the price of a nitro car in the long run. Of course, this cost also depends on what kind of car you end up purchasing and what kind of battery pack it requires, as well as how often you run the car and the quality of the batteries you get. Though the initial outlay of cash can be steep, but you’ll want to get quality battery packs and a good charger to save replacing cheaper batteries.
The main reason electric RC’s are said to be easier than nitro is in the amount of maintenance and tuning their engines require. Though the care, maintenance and cost of battery packs is steep, it is still less trouble for the new driver than the air filters, tuning, fueling and various other engine parts that require attention on a nitro car. Instead, careful conditioning and proper storage of your battery packs will keep your electric RC running smoothly for years. Always consult your manufacturer’s instructions to make sure you’re getting the right battery packs for your car, and that you’re caring for them properly.
Easier and cleaner, electric RC cars and trucks offer the genuine racing experience to the beginner on an easy learning curve. Proper conditioning and maintenance of the car and its battery packs are still easier than the many parts and problems often associated with nitro RC’s. If you’re a beginner, or if you just want to get to the races, an electric RC can offer you the speed and fun you’re after for less work.
Also keep in mind that if you think you’d prefer an electric RC, but still want the experience of building your own car, that you can also purchase electric kits. These include complete instructions to build your own car from scratch, and because their systems are less complex than the nitro cars, they are a little easier to build yourself.
Electric RC Car Motors
In order to prevent unnecessary wear and tear on your electric motor, it is important to always break in your motor, before you drive it for the first time, and every time after you change its brushes. One easy method is to run the vehicle with the wheels off of the ground at about 1/4 power for about 5 minutes. This will slowly get the brushes fully seated to the commutator without causing wear and tear on the engine, and will allow your motor to run at its full potential.
Your electric car will come with instructions on how to change the brushes on the motor, as well guidelines for how often. Remember, if you change the brushes on your motor, be sure to break it in again. How often you replace the brushes—and the motor, for that matter—depends on where and how much you’re running or racing your car. Generally, a motor should be replaced after it has gone through five or more pairs of brushes, but it will always depend on the individual car, its motor and how well they’re running.
Electric RC cars use rechargeable battery packs to power their motor and steering, which are usually recharged from a 12-volt car battery or wall socket. Batteries run for about 5-10 minutes, depending on the type of engine your car has, and charging the battery usually takes 15-30 minutes. Because of this, it is strongly recommended you have at least two battery packs, to allow for quick replacement of the battery. This means your car can keep running while the other battery is recharging, giving the car more overall running time.
At first glance, getting started with an electric RC car can be much less expensive than a nitro vehicle. But there are other costs to consider as well, such as additional battery packs, a battery charger and other accessories that will add to the cost, making it closer to the price of a nitro car in the long run. Of course, this cost also depends on what kind of car you end up purchasing and what kind of battery pack it requires, as well as how often you run the car and the quality of the batteries you get. Though the initial outlay of cash can be steep, but you’ll want to get quality battery packs and a good charger to save replacing cheaper batteries.
The main reason electric RC’s are said to be easier than nitro is in the amount of maintenance and tuning their engines require. Though the care, maintenance and cost of battery packs is steep, it is still less trouble for the new driver than the air filters, tuning, fueling and various other engine parts that require attention on a nitro car. Instead, careful conditioning and proper storage of your battery packs will keep your electric RC running smoothly for years. Always consult your manufacturer’s instructions to make sure you’re getting the right battery packs for your car, and that you’re caring for them properly.
Easier and cleaner, electric RC cars and trucks offer the genuine racing experience to the beginner on an easy learning curve. Proper conditioning and maintenance of the car and its battery packs are still easier than the many parts and problems often associated with nitro RC’s. If you’re a beginner, or if you just want to get to the races, an electric RC can offer you the speed and fun you’re after for less work.
Also keep in mind that if you think you’d prefer an electric RC, but still want the experience of building your own car, that you can also purchase electric kits. These include complete instructions to build your own car from scratch, and because their systems are less complex than the nitro cars, they are a little easier to build yourself.
Electric RC Car Motors
In order to prevent unnecessary wear and tear on your electric motor, it is important to always break in your motor, before you drive it for the first time, and every time after you change its brushes. One easy method is to run the vehicle with the wheels off of the ground at about 1/4 power for about 5 minutes. This will slowly get the brushes fully seated to the commutator without causing wear and tear on the engine, and will allow your motor to run at its full potential.
Your electric car will come with instructions on how to change the brushes on the motor, as well guidelines for how often. Remember, if you change the brushes on your motor, be sure to break it in again. How often you replace the brushes—and the motor, for that matter—depends on where and how much you’re running or racing your car. Generally, a motor should be replaced after it has gone through five or more pairs of brushes, but it will always depend on the individual car, its motor and how well they’re running.
Sports - A Wheel Within A Wheel: The Negro Leagues
Although many aspects of the early days of baseball have been well
documented, historians are just beginning to chronicle the major role that
Black athletes played in making professional baseball popular. Black ball
players have played the game for about as many years as White players.
Players of color, both Black and Hispanic, were on mostly White ball clubs in
the first days of amateur ball, but when the majors started to become
popular in the early 1900¡¯s, an unwritten barbaric rule went into effect that
kept players of color out of professional baseball.
At that time, segregation was the poison that had drained our society of its
full potential. In baseball, it robbed us of the opportunity to witness some
of the greatest athletes of all time on an even playing field. It was a time
when legends such as Ty Cobb, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Cy Young came
to light. What would be our perception of those legends if segregation had
not skewed our vision?
Minority players who might have achieved greatness in the majors were
relegated to the minor leagues or, as they were called, the Negro Leagues.
Life was tough for the Black ball player in those days. There were many
sordid incidents, including clashes with the Klan, spitting on players from
the stands, and the throwing of rocks at team buses. Yes there was
definitely a "color barrier," not only for baseball but for America.
Many of the statistics and numbers from the Negro Leagues are unknown,
and the talking points about greatness in the league cannot be verified
because the games, events and incidents were not documented properly.
Until Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, much of the history of
players of color was forgotten and lost. Mostly, all we have as a resource
are the stories of the players that played in the Negro Leagues.
Walter "Dirk" Gibbons, a pitcher with the Indianapolis Clowns, said,
"Nobody wants to believe we were as good as they say we were, but I can
vouch for it, I was there. I know these guys were really that good. All we
wanted was a chance to prove we could play the game. I knew sooner or
later it would happen, but we had to go through so much before it really
did happen." Walter Gibbons should know what good is; by his own
account, he was a 19-game winner with 229 strikeouts in one season. The
Indianapolis Clowns were also the team that produced Hank Aaron. In
considering what happened, Gibbons succinctly noted, "It was segregation,
and that is just the way it was."
At one time, much of what went on in the Negro Leagues was ignored. In
fact, Gibbons claimed that Jackie Robinson wasn¡¯t the best player in the
leagues. "He was good, but he wasn¡¯t the best," said Gibbons. Other
players, like Satchel Paige and Larry Doby have a place in the history of
baseball once they entered the majors, but what about their
accomplishments when they were locked out of the all-White leagues?
At the end of the Civil War, the Negro Leagues started to develop with the
creation of unofficial and unorganized teams. The first Black professional
team took the field in 1885 in Babylon, New York. White reporters named
the team the "Cuban Giants" in an attempt to attract White teams to play
them. By the end of the 1860¡¯s, there were a number of Black baseball
teams in the Philadelphia area that would play against any other team,
professional or not.
By 1885, Black baseball started to organize with the official formation of the
Southern League of Base Ballists. In 1888, the Middle States League
appeared and admitted two all-Black teams, the Cuban Giants and the New
York Gorhams. After a long and blurry history of organizational forming,
dissolving and reforming, Bill Veeck attempted to buy the Philadelphia
Phillies, announcing that he would recruit Black players for his club. The
National League stepped in and bought the Phillies, handing the club over
to William Cox, who had no such intentions.
Finally in 1945, Branch Rickey, a member of the Major League Committee on
Baseball Integration, searched the national and international baseball
scene. He was looking for the best player candidate to break the color line
in Major League Baseball. His perfect candidate turned out to be Jackie
Robinson. It has been suggested that Robinson wasn¡¯t the first player to
break through the color barrier; that there were others before him. While
there may be some truth to that, Jackie Robinson will always be
remembered as the player who started to change the public¡¯s attitude
toward segregation.
Today, there¡¯s a concerted effort to remember the past. In February 2006,
a special 12-member panel was convened to start the electoral process of
inducting players from the Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues into
Baseball¡¯s Hall of Fame. Although so many players of color never
participated in Major League Baseball, the greats are starting to be
officially recognized for their athletic achievements.
documented, historians are just beginning to chronicle the major role that
Black athletes played in making professional baseball popular. Black ball
players have played the game for about as many years as White players.
Players of color, both Black and Hispanic, were on mostly White ball clubs in
the first days of amateur ball, but when the majors started to become
popular in the early 1900¡¯s, an unwritten barbaric rule went into effect that
kept players of color out of professional baseball.
At that time, segregation was the poison that had drained our society of its
full potential. In baseball, it robbed us of the opportunity to witness some
of the greatest athletes of all time on an even playing field. It was a time
when legends such as Ty Cobb, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Cy Young came
to light. What would be our perception of those legends if segregation had
not skewed our vision?
Minority players who might have achieved greatness in the majors were
relegated to the minor leagues or, as they were called, the Negro Leagues.
Life was tough for the Black ball player in those days. There were many
sordid incidents, including clashes with the Klan, spitting on players from
the stands, and the throwing of rocks at team buses. Yes there was
definitely a "color barrier," not only for baseball but for America.
Many of the statistics and numbers from the Negro Leagues are unknown,
and the talking points about greatness in the league cannot be verified
because the games, events and incidents were not documented properly.
Until Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, much of the history of
players of color was forgotten and lost. Mostly, all we have as a resource
are the stories of the players that played in the Negro Leagues.
Walter "Dirk" Gibbons, a pitcher with the Indianapolis Clowns, said,
"Nobody wants to believe we were as good as they say we were, but I can
vouch for it, I was there. I know these guys were really that good. All we
wanted was a chance to prove we could play the game. I knew sooner or
later it would happen, but we had to go through so much before it really
did happen." Walter Gibbons should know what good is; by his own
account, he was a 19-game winner with 229 strikeouts in one season. The
Indianapolis Clowns were also the team that produced Hank Aaron. In
considering what happened, Gibbons succinctly noted, "It was segregation,
and that is just the way it was."
At one time, much of what went on in the Negro Leagues was ignored. In
fact, Gibbons claimed that Jackie Robinson wasn¡¯t the best player in the
leagues. "He was good, but he wasn¡¯t the best," said Gibbons. Other
players, like Satchel Paige and Larry Doby have a place in the history of
baseball once they entered the majors, but what about their
accomplishments when they were locked out of the all-White leagues?
At the end of the Civil War, the Negro Leagues started to develop with the
creation of unofficial and unorganized teams. The first Black professional
team took the field in 1885 in Babylon, New York. White reporters named
the team the "Cuban Giants" in an attempt to attract White teams to play
them. By the end of the 1860¡¯s, there were a number of Black baseball
teams in the Philadelphia area that would play against any other team,
professional or not.
By 1885, Black baseball started to organize with the official formation of the
Southern League of Base Ballists. In 1888, the Middle States League
appeared and admitted two all-Black teams, the Cuban Giants and the New
York Gorhams. After a long and blurry history of organizational forming,
dissolving and reforming, Bill Veeck attempted to buy the Philadelphia
Phillies, announcing that he would recruit Black players for his club. The
National League stepped in and bought the Phillies, handing the club over
to William Cox, who had no such intentions.
Finally in 1945, Branch Rickey, a member of the Major League Committee on
Baseball Integration, searched the national and international baseball
scene. He was looking for the best player candidate to break the color line
in Major League Baseball. His perfect candidate turned out to be Jackie
Robinson. It has been suggested that Robinson wasn¡¯t the first player to
break through the color barrier; that there were others before him. While
there may be some truth to that, Jackie Robinson will always be
remembered as the player who started to change the public¡¯s attitude
toward segregation.
Today, there¡¯s a concerted effort to remember the past. In February 2006,
a special 12-member panel was convened to start the electoral process of
inducting players from the Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues into
Baseball¡¯s Hall of Fame. Although so many players of color never
participated in Major League Baseball, the greats are starting to be
officially recognized for their athletic achievements.
9/24/2013
Dinner Reservation - Your Dinner Reservation Is Now Confirmed
The last time you were out with friends did you think of your time together as another of your usual recreational occasions? Well, if your friends are there with you at the time you read this question, your answer will probably be yes, am I right? But what would your answer be in case your friends were not present? I hope you would still respond to the question with a yes, because one of the most important recreations is times you have been spending with your loved ones, happened over a dinner table. If you attempt to dispute this statement by stating that these dinner events are so easy to organize and experience and that they should not be considered a typical recreation time, you would be wrong. Let me support my argument by stating some facts.
For millions of people around the globe, regardless of culture, religion, personal experiences, and behavior patterns, dinner time is considered the time to enjoy the outcomes of their daily efforts, a time to appreciate the fact that they are able to eat, pay for their food, support their family and take care of their own body and mind. But most importantly, with our contemporary fast-paced lifestyles, dinner time is the time to bond and exchange information and news. It is time for people to relax, let their senses guide them, and at the same time invest in conversing with family members, friends, colleagues, or even strangers. Even if you select to eat your dinner alone, appreciating the piece and quite this ensures after a heavy daily schedule, you have certainly made at some point dinner reservations at the restaurant of your choice, inviting friends to join you or enjoying a piece of meal prepared and served as it should. Do recreation and eating habits now seem a bit more connected?
According to scholars, dinner preparation along with the actual eating experience were greatly valued from ancient times, when people devoted a big portion of their day preparing and then tasting the outcome of their hard work. Except from the actual pleasure this type of eating experience may give to the taster, it is actually a very healthy habit, since we now know that the human stomach sends to the brain the appropriate signals that we are full and should stop eating approximately twenty minutes after this has occurred. Has your last meal lasted that long? Mine didn't! Thus, you should try to find those precious moments in your busy schedule and enjoy a fulfilling dinning experience surrounded by the people of your choice. Invite friends over, spend some time preparing the dinner you will serve and then take pleasure in dinning and conversing. This should be one of those recreational practices you should be really proud of repeating at least once every week.
For millions of people around the globe, regardless of culture, religion, personal experiences, and behavior patterns, dinner time is considered the time to enjoy the outcomes of their daily efforts, a time to appreciate the fact that they are able to eat, pay for their food, support their family and take care of their own body and mind. But most importantly, with our contemporary fast-paced lifestyles, dinner time is the time to bond and exchange information and news. It is time for people to relax, let their senses guide them, and at the same time invest in conversing with family members, friends, colleagues, or even strangers. Even if you select to eat your dinner alone, appreciating the piece and quite this ensures after a heavy daily schedule, you have certainly made at some point dinner reservations at the restaurant of your choice, inviting friends to join you or enjoying a piece of meal prepared and served as it should. Do recreation and eating habits now seem a bit more connected?
According to scholars, dinner preparation along with the actual eating experience were greatly valued from ancient times, when people devoted a big portion of their day preparing and then tasting the outcome of their hard work. Except from the actual pleasure this type of eating experience may give to the taster, it is actually a very healthy habit, since we now know that the human stomach sends to the brain the appropriate signals that we are full and should stop eating approximately twenty minutes after this has occurred. Has your last meal lasted that long? Mine didn't! Thus, you should try to find those precious moments in your busy schedule and enjoy a fulfilling dinning experience surrounded by the people of your choice. Invite friends over, spend some time preparing the dinner you will serve and then take pleasure in dinning and conversing. This should be one of those recreational practices you should be really proud of repeating at least once every week.
Parks - The Amusement Park Experience Of A Grownup
The city of Orlando, located in the U.S. State of Florida, is known all around the world thanks to its theme parks. Featuring some of the world's best theme and amusement parks, this tourist destination offers to million of visitors annually the opportunity to take a close portrait photograph with Mickey or see Shrek hugging dad while he waits in line to purchase tickets. The famous Walt Disney World Resort, the Sea World and the Universal Orlando Resort, offer thrilling rides, 3D movies, and all sort of extreme adventures, based mainly on cartoon or movie characters known to us since the time we were kids. But if one does not have kids, is there a reason to spend a small fortune for just a ride?
Well, I wish the answer was a simple yes or no. Allow me to argue before casting a stone. Last Christmas (no, not the one I gave you my heart as Wham mentioned in their famous 80s song) I was visited by my folks who decided to spend their Christmas and New Years vacations in United States for the first time. Since my brother is currently a resident of South Florida, it was inevitable for us to go where the weather conditions would be better. Thus, after taking care of some personal business, I flew to South Florida to join my family and spend my winter vacations in a sunny climate for the first time.
Since my brother was really excited that we were all together again, he proposed a short journey to one or Orlando's theme parks as none of us had ever visited one. We immediately agreed and two days later we drove to discover the Islands of Adventure and jump into the actions of the Universal Studios movies.
To my surprise, I really enjoyed our visit there and although I was really glad to have the opportunity of experiencing yet another of our legendary family trips, I was secretly worried that the whole experience would prove to be a really boring one, apart for myself, for my parents, who I regret to admit are now of a certain age that does not permit them to experience an excitement as a ten year old would. But to my astonishment, my father was the one dragging us from venue to venue, insisting to visit every single place in the theme park -the daily tickets must have been on sale- and was always pointing something new, something fun we should not miss to explore. I will not mislead you by saying that he or my mother decided to get on those "terrifying trains" as they called them, but they did not go up against our determination to ride them again and again or to laugh while listening to our happy screams. So, yes it is true. I really enjoyed my first visit at a theme park. Perhaps I have excuses, like the fact that I have not seen my parents or brother for a long time, or that I was under tremendous stress for more than six months and this was my first chance to let myself again relax and enjoy the ride.
So, regardless if you are accompanying your nephew or daughter, you should take some time off when you get the chance and experience how it feels to see earth while hanging upside down at 125 feet over the ground ridding the Fire or Ice Dragon as they narrowly pass within inches from each other, on a roller coaster running at a speed of 55 mph.
Well, I wish the answer was a simple yes or no. Allow me to argue before casting a stone. Last Christmas (no, not the one I gave you my heart as Wham mentioned in their famous 80s song) I was visited by my folks who decided to spend their Christmas and New Years vacations in United States for the first time. Since my brother is currently a resident of South Florida, it was inevitable for us to go where the weather conditions would be better. Thus, after taking care of some personal business, I flew to South Florida to join my family and spend my winter vacations in a sunny climate for the first time.
Since my brother was really excited that we were all together again, he proposed a short journey to one or Orlando's theme parks as none of us had ever visited one. We immediately agreed and two days later we drove to discover the Islands of Adventure and jump into the actions of the Universal Studios movies.
To my surprise, I really enjoyed our visit there and although I was really glad to have the opportunity of experiencing yet another of our legendary family trips, I was secretly worried that the whole experience would prove to be a really boring one, apart for myself, for my parents, who I regret to admit are now of a certain age that does not permit them to experience an excitement as a ten year old would. But to my astonishment, my father was the one dragging us from venue to venue, insisting to visit every single place in the theme park -the daily tickets must have been on sale- and was always pointing something new, something fun we should not miss to explore. I will not mislead you by saying that he or my mother decided to get on those "terrifying trains" as they called them, but they did not go up against our determination to ride them again and again or to laugh while listening to our happy screams. So, yes it is true. I really enjoyed my first visit at a theme park. Perhaps I have excuses, like the fact that I have not seen my parents or brother for a long time, or that I was under tremendous stress for more than six months and this was my first chance to let myself again relax and enjoy the ride.
So, regardless if you are accompanying your nephew or daughter, you should take some time off when you get the chance and experience how it feels to see earth while hanging upside down at 125 feet over the ground ridding the Fire or Ice Dragon as they narrowly pass within inches from each other, on a roller coaster running at a speed of 55 mph.
Fireworks Show - Fireworks: The 6 Things You Must Know To Put On Your Own Show
Putting on your own fireworks show can be a dazzling, albeit dangerous undertaking and knowing about the effects as well as the dangers of the different types of fireworks is vital. Before you start, it is essential to call your fire station and local police and find out which fireworks are legal and which are not.
The six most important factors in putting on your own fireworks show in include:
Selecting a site that is appropriate: Take into consideration the firing area, the fallout area and the spectator area. Select an open area that is away from hospitals and other buildings and make sure the ground is level and there is no dry brush or grass around the display area. Also make sure there is plenty of space around the display area where aerial fireworks can safely fall back on without causing any damage or harm. The spectator area should be at an appropriately safe distance.
Choosing the right combination of fireworks: If you have an adequately safe space, go all out and create a brilliant pyrotechnics show with an assortment of aerial fireworks including rockets, finned missiles, roman candles, helicopters, multi-shot repeaters and reloadable shells kits. You have to limit your choices if you have a smaller space.
Safety: Protect yourself by wearing clothes that are resistant to fire as well as a good pair of safety goggles. It is vital that there should be some source of water nearby, whether it is a water hose or several gallons of water in containers.
Setting up the display: Make all preparations during daylight hours. Place the fireworks with smaller ones in front and the large, high flying ones at the back and further away from the spectator area.
Firing the display: Before starting up the display confirm the direction of the wind and make sure that the fallout area is still downwind and spectator area is still upwind. If the wind direction has changed, you will have to change the position of the fireworks and how they are fired. Have two people handling the display - one for the ground fireworks and the other handling the aerial display. This will reduce the gaps in the display and enhance the continuity.
Cleaning up after the show: Inspect the whole after the show and make sure there are no smoldering embers left anywhere. Bag up all used fireworks including those that did not light and dispose of them safely. Leaving firework litter around could be highly dangerous.
Fireworks Safety
Along with common sense, it is extremely important to read all warnings and cautions and treat fireworks with respect. While they can result in a brilliant display, they can also cause a lot of damage if used indiscriminately. Make sure all local laws regarding lighting of fireworks are obeyed. Throwing fireworks from automobiles or lighting them indoors can lead to dangerous situations and accidents. Lighting multiple devices indiscriminately can be equally dangerous.
Here are a few safety tips to keep in mind when lighting fireworks or putting on a fireworks show:
Never use illegal explosives or fireworks meant to be handled by professionals only.
If fireworks are illegal in your area, don't break the law, especially if they have been banned for reasons such as drought conditions.
Light all fireworks only outdoors in open spaces making sure there are no vehicles or other combustible items around.
Do not light fireworks in areas that are surrounded by dry brush or grass as even a spark can start off a full-blown fire.
Do not alter the fireworks in any way or combine them in an indiscriminate manner. Use them as intended to avoid dangerous situations.
Light fireworks only when you are sober. Alcohol and fireworks is a dangerous combination.
Never allow children to play with fireworks unattended or unsupervised.
Wear good safety goggles when lighting fireworks and wear clothes that are flame-retardant.
It is important that there should be a source of water nearby. A water hose with a steady and unlimited supply is the best, but if that is unavailable then ensure you have plenty of water available in several containers.
Never carry fireworks in your pockets or give them to children to carry around.
Never light up a dud immediately. Give it some time to die out completely before approaching.
The six most important factors in putting on your own fireworks show in include:
Selecting a site that is appropriate: Take into consideration the firing area, the fallout area and the spectator area. Select an open area that is away from hospitals and other buildings and make sure the ground is level and there is no dry brush or grass around the display area. Also make sure there is plenty of space around the display area where aerial fireworks can safely fall back on without causing any damage or harm. The spectator area should be at an appropriately safe distance.
Choosing the right combination of fireworks: If you have an adequately safe space, go all out and create a brilliant pyrotechnics show with an assortment of aerial fireworks including rockets, finned missiles, roman candles, helicopters, multi-shot repeaters and reloadable shells kits. You have to limit your choices if you have a smaller space.
Safety: Protect yourself by wearing clothes that are resistant to fire as well as a good pair of safety goggles. It is vital that there should be some source of water nearby, whether it is a water hose or several gallons of water in containers.
Setting up the display: Make all preparations during daylight hours. Place the fireworks with smaller ones in front and the large, high flying ones at the back and further away from the spectator area.
Firing the display: Before starting up the display confirm the direction of the wind and make sure that the fallout area is still downwind and spectator area is still upwind. If the wind direction has changed, you will have to change the position of the fireworks and how they are fired. Have two people handling the display - one for the ground fireworks and the other handling the aerial display. This will reduce the gaps in the display and enhance the continuity.
Cleaning up after the show: Inspect the whole after the show and make sure there are no smoldering embers left anywhere. Bag up all used fireworks including those that did not light and dispose of them safely. Leaving firework litter around could be highly dangerous.
Fireworks Safety
Along with common sense, it is extremely important to read all warnings and cautions and treat fireworks with respect. While they can result in a brilliant display, they can also cause a lot of damage if used indiscriminately. Make sure all local laws regarding lighting of fireworks are obeyed. Throwing fireworks from automobiles or lighting them indoors can lead to dangerous situations and accidents. Lighting multiple devices indiscriminately can be equally dangerous.
Here are a few safety tips to keep in mind when lighting fireworks or putting on a fireworks show:
Never use illegal explosives or fireworks meant to be handled by professionals only.
If fireworks are illegal in your area, don't break the law, especially if they have been banned for reasons such as drought conditions.
Light all fireworks only outdoors in open spaces making sure there are no vehicles or other combustible items around.
Do not light fireworks in areas that are surrounded by dry brush or grass as even a spark can start off a full-blown fire.
Do not alter the fireworks in any way or combine them in an indiscriminate manner. Use them as intended to avoid dangerous situations.
Light fireworks only when you are sober. Alcohol and fireworks is a dangerous combination.
Never allow children to play with fireworks unattended or unsupervised.
Wear good safety goggles when lighting fireworks and wear clothes that are flame-retardant.
It is important that there should be a source of water nearby. A water hose with a steady and unlimited supply is the best, but if that is unavailable then ensure you have plenty of water available in several containers.
Never carry fireworks in your pockets or give them to children to carry around.
Never light up a dud immediately. Give it some time to die out completely before approaching.
Airline - Cheap Air Flights - The Best Way Of Traveling
Each year, millions of individual implement the use of air travel to get from one location to another. However, most of the airfares that are purchased are priced relatively high. This can often place a burden on the finances of the individual who must endure the expense.
When searching for the best cheap air flights, the first thing that you should keep in mind that the results of your search will not render themselves easily. With the recent rise in gas prices, the recent loss on the stock market, and many other economical issues, you will certainly find that searching for cheap airline rates will be a challenge.
It is critical to understand that the search for low prices is not as simple as entering in a price on a major search engine. The proper key to finding the best cheap air flights lies in the components of your search. The number one component is that of adequate planning and preparation.
If you know that you will be required to travel six months down the road, it is imperative to begin your planning for the trip. The sooner that you make your preparations with an airline, the better prices you will get. Those individuals that wait until the last minute must often purchase the flights and seats that are available. It is almost always inevitable that the remaining flights and seats are among the most expensive items.
Travel peak times are another important consideration to be examined when attempting to find the best cheap air flights. It is a known fact that, each year, there are certain months that many individuals select to travel at the same time. This is most common around major holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Spring Break and the summer months are also quite popular among travelers. During these times, you are not likely to find discounted air flights. As a matter of fact, you may actually pay higher rates than are normally charged. Choosing to travel in the months that are considered to be "off season" will allow you a better opportunity to find the best cheap air flights.
Just as traveling at peak times throughout the year will result in your paying more for air flights, there are also peak times during the different days of the week, and various times throughout the day. It is essential that you do a little research on these particular trends and choose your flight accordingly. We all know that the weekends are usually quite busy at most airlines, so, this means these tickets will generally be priced a bit higher. However, Mondays and Fridays are often quite busy as well. Many people who travel with their companies fly out on Mondays and return home on Fridays. This means that airfare on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays will normally cost less.
When selecting to travel, if you are trying to find the best cheap air flights, it is important that you understand that business hours are normally quite busy. If you wish to pay less for your airline tickets, it is best to select a late afternoon air flight, or an air flight that is scheduled late at night. Many people do not select to travel at these hours for one reason or another. However, airlines still need to make money at these times. In order to do so, they will lower the air flight rates.
In addition to the above-listed methods, many individuals are able to obtain the best cheap air flights by searching through the internet. There are many online websites that have been established that promote discounted air flights. Furthermore, many have been able to successfully uncover the best cheap air flights by implementing the use of a travel agent. Many times, these agents can issue you a travel package that includes discounted air flights, as well as discounted hotel accommodations.
As you have learned by the content in this article, there are many ways to uncover the best cheap air flights. It usually takes a little patience and some dedication to the task, but it is highly possible to find the best match for your travel budget.
When searching for the best cheap air flights, the first thing that you should keep in mind that the results of your search will not render themselves easily. With the recent rise in gas prices, the recent loss on the stock market, and many other economical issues, you will certainly find that searching for cheap airline rates will be a challenge.
It is critical to understand that the search for low prices is not as simple as entering in a price on a major search engine. The proper key to finding the best cheap air flights lies in the components of your search. The number one component is that of adequate planning and preparation.
If you know that you will be required to travel six months down the road, it is imperative to begin your planning for the trip. The sooner that you make your preparations with an airline, the better prices you will get. Those individuals that wait until the last minute must often purchase the flights and seats that are available. It is almost always inevitable that the remaining flights and seats are among the most expensive items.
Travel peak times are another important consideration to be examined when attempting to find the best cheap air flights. It is a known fact that, each year, there are certain months that many individuals select to travel at the same time. This is most common around major holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Spring Break and the summer months are also quite popular among travelers. During these times, you are not likely to find discounted air flights. As a matter of fact, you may actually pay higher rates than are normally charged. Choosing to travel in the months that are considered to be "off season" will allow you a better opportunity to find the best cheap air flights.
Just as traveling at peak times throughout the year will result in your paying more for air flights, there are also peak times during the different days of the week, and various times throughout the day. It is essential that you do a little research on these particular trends and choose your flight accordingly. We all know that the weekends are usually quite busy at most airlines, so, this means these tickets will generally be priced a bit higher. However, Mondays and Fridays are often quite busy as well. Many people who travel with their companies fly out on Mondays and return home on Fridays. This means that airfare on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays will normally cost less.
When selecting to travel, if you are trying to find the best cheap air flights, it is important that you understand that business hours are normally quite busy. If you wish to pay less for your airline tickets, it is best to select a late afternoon air flight, or an air flight that is scheduled late at night. Many people do not select to travel at these hours for one reason or another. However, airlines still need to make money at these times. In order to do so, they will lower the air flight rates.
In addition to the above-listed methods, many individuals are able to obtain the best cheap air flights by searching through the internet. There are many online websites that have been established that promote discounted air flights. Furthermore, many have been able to successfully uncover the best cheap air flights by implementing the use of a travel agent. Many times, these agents can issue you a travel package that includes discounted air flights, as well as discounted hotel accommodations.
As you have learned by the content in this article, there are many ways to uncover the best cheap air flights. It usually takes a little patience and some dedication to the task, but it is highly possible to find the best match for your travel budget.
9/22/2013
Can Dustin Johnson play smart?
GULLANE, Scotland -- And now it's time to play: What Cement-Brained Thing Will Dustin Johnson Do This Time?
Will he mistake a bunker rake for the flagstick?
Will he skip the 16th hole?
Will he forget this Open Championship at Muirfield is a four-day thing and fly home Saturday night?
Johnson, whose 68 Thursday puts him right in the soup of this Open Championship, is capable of anything. Do you realize he hit a 225-yard 7-iron Thursday? And a 290-yard 3-iron? But he's also so dense, light bends around him.
Johnson has more talent in his thumbs than most guys have in their whole bag, but he's not exactly Stephen Hawking. The heaviest reading he does is sprinkler heads. He's blown three Sunday afternoon leads in majors in the past three years, all by doing things so dumb it drops your IQ 10 points just to recall them.
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Dustin Johnson always seems in a hurry. Can he slow down and stay out of his own way?
Remember the U.S. Open at Pebble when he started swatting at his ball left-handed? How about the PGA at Whistling Straits, when he grounded his club in a bunker on the 72nd hole? The Open Championship at St. George's, when he hit an iron on 14 out of bounds?
"I'm telling you, he's changed," protests Johnson's caddie, Bobby Brown. "We've changed, as a team. We have one watchword now: 'Slow down.' "
OK, that's two words or maybe three, but you get his point.
"Besides, maybe those things had to happen for us to learn," Brown says. "Sometimes we just move too quick. We're taking our time now."
Johnson's career is off to a very fast start -- his seven PGA Tour wins are the most by any current player under 30 -- and his life is anything but slow.
He dates Instagram pinup girl Paulina Gretzky, daughter of the hockey legend, the Sunset Boulevard of women -- gorgeous, curvy and dangerous. Which means he spends a lot of time dodging paparazzi.
Johnson doesn't think, he just does. Last year, he attended Wayne Gretzky's fantasy hockey camp and watched. This year, he's going to play in it.
"Probably a left winger," he says. "A scorer."
Wait. You're going to play hockey? On ice? Against other humans?
"Yeah!"
Uh-oh.
Johnson does everything fast. Down the fairway, he tends to walk 40 yards ahead of everybody else, but now, at 29, he's at least training himself not to get the club out until it's his turn. Sometimes he'll have it halfway out and then drop it like it's a snake.
"Yeah, I mean he'll still Usain Bolt you right out of the tee box," Brown says, "but then he'll catch himself and slow down."
Nobody could slow Johnson down at the Pebble Beach U.S. Open in 2010, when he had a 3-shot lead going into the second hole Sunday and then had a left-handed swat before anybody could say, "Triple-bogey."
Nobody could slow him down at Whistling Straits that same year in the PGA Championship when he set the club down in a decidedly un-bunker-looking bunker on 18, despite warning signs posted in the players' locker room identifying them as such. The 2-shot penalty blew him out of both the win and the playoff.
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Dustin Johnson has won seven times on the PGA Tour. Does he have all the answers? No. Can he win a major? Yes.
The nice thing about Johnson, though, is his game is long and his memory is very short. He seems to have all the cares and worries of a 6-year-old with a Fudgsicle.
"I wish I had his ability to get over bad shots," Jason Day says. "He hits a bad one and he's over it right away. You can tell just the way he walks. He's just happy to be playing golf. Me, I hang on to them."
Brown likes to describe how little Johnson hangs on to anything: "He gets over it thisfast," then Brown claps his hands, loud. "He's just so cool. He doesn't throw a club. He doesn't swear. Nothin'. The most you'll get is four words, 'C'mon, DJ!' "
OK, that's three words, but you get the idea.
Johnson even got over Brown himself. They were together for years before Johnson fired him over a non-golf dispute and hired Joe LaCava. When Woods stole LaCava in fall 2011, Johnson took a mulligan with Brown. The whole separation lasted eight months. They've won twice since and are threatening to win the big man's first major, which you just know is coming. After all, when your man can leave his driver in the bag and hit 290-yard 3-irons at the bowling alley known as Muirfield, you've got to like your chances.
"The guy is just so talented," Brown says. "He's like a horse you can handicap. There's a certain time of the year when he just starts getting really good. ... Right now is that time."
And those are six words to remember.
Will he mistake a bunker rake for the flagstick?
Will he skip the 16th hole?
Will he forget this Open Championship at Muirfield is a four-day thing and fly home Saturday night?
Johnson, whose 68 Thursday puts him right in the soup of this Open Championship, is capable of anything. Do you realize he hit a 225-yard 7-iron Thursday? And a 290-yard 3-iron? But he's also so dense, light bends around him.
Johnson has more talent in his thumbs than most guys have in their whole bag, but he's not exactly Stephen Hawking. The heaviest reading he does is sprinkler heads. He's blown three Sunday afternoon leads in majors in the past three years, all by doing things so dumb it drops your IQ 10 points just to recall them.
[+] EnlargeDustin Johnson
Andy Lyons/Getty Images
Dustin Johnson always seems in a hurry. Can he slow down and stay out of his own way?
Remember the U.S. Open at Pebble when he started swatting at his ball left-handed? How about the PGA at Whistling Straits, when he grounded his club in a bunker on the 72nd hole? The Open Championship at St. George's, when he hit an iron on 14 out of bounds?
"I'm telling you, he's changed," protests Johnson's caddie, Bobby Brown. "We've changed, as a team. We have one watchword now: 'Slow down.' "
OK, that's two words or maybe three, but you get his point.
"Besides, maybe those things had to happen for us to learn," Brown says. "Sometimes we just move too quick. We're taking our time now."
Johnson's career is off to a very fast start -- his seven PGA Tour wins are the most by any current player under 30 -- and his life is anything but slow.
He dates Instagram pinup girl Paulina Gretzky, daughter of the hockey legend, the Sunset Boulevard of women -- gorgeous, curvy and dangerous. Which means he spends a lot of time dodging paparazzi.
Johnson doesn't think, he just does. Last year, he attended Wayne Gretzky's fantasy hockey camp and watched. This year, he's going to play in it.
"Probably a left winger," he says. "A scorer."
Wait. You're going to play hockey? On ice? Against other humans?
"Yeah!"
Uh-oh.
Johnson does everything fast. Down the fairway, he tends to walk 40 yards ahead of everybody else, but now, at 29, he's at least training himself not to get the club out until it's his turn. Sometimes he'll have it halfway out and then drop it like it's a snake.
"Yeah, I mean he'll still Usain Bolt you right out of the tee box," Brown says, "but then he'll catch himself and slow down."
Nobody could slow Johnson down at the Pebble Beach U.S. Open in 2010, when he had a 3-shot lead going into the second hole Sunday and then had a left-handed swat before anybody could say, "Triple-bogey."
Nobody could slow him down at Whistling Straits that same year in the PGA Championship when he set the club down in a decidedly un-bunker-looking bunker on 18, despite warning signs posted in the players' locker room identifying them as such. The 2-shot penalty blew him out of both the win and the playoff.
[+] EnlargeDustin Johnson
Andy Lyons/Getty Images
Dustin Johnson has won seven times on the PGA Tour. Does he have all the answers? No. Can he win a major? Yes.
The nice thing about Johnson, though, is his game is long and his memory is very short. He seems to have all the cares and worries of a 6-year-old with a Fudgsicle.
"I wish I had his ability to get over bad shots," Jason Day says. "He hits a bad one and he's over it right away. You can tell just the way he walks. He's just happy to be playing golf. Me, I hang on to them."
Brown likes to describe how little Johnson hangs on to anything: "He gets over it thisfast," then Brown claps his hands, loud. "He's just so cool. He doesn't throw a club. He doesn't swear. Nothin'. The most you'll get is four words, 'C'mon, DJ!' "
OK, that's three words, but you get the idea.
Johnson even got over Brown himself. They were together for years before Johnson fired him over a non-golf dispute and hired Joe LaCava. When Woods stole LaCava in fall 2011, Johnson took a mulligan with Brown. The whole separation lasted eight months. They've won twice since and are threatening to win the big man's first major, which you just know is coming. After all, when your man can leave his driver in the bag and hit 290-yard 3-irons at the bowling alley known as Muirfield, you've got to like your chances.
"The guy is just so talented," Brown says. "He's like a horse you can handicap. There's a certain time of the year when he just starts getting really good. ... Right now is that time."
And those are six words to remember.
Carefree Jimenez enjoying the ride
GULLANE, Scotland -- Get ready. One of the best things in life approaches. Golf's Pleasure King -- Miguel Angel Jimenez -- has the Friday lead in the Open Championship, which means he's coming into the interview room.
"Hello!" he yells as he comes through the door. "I am here!"
He is a vision. He's 49, looks 59, and swings like 19. He is a plus-4 handicap, a size 42 belt, and a quadruple-A rated interview. He is ultra-comfortable in his own skin, which he seems to have borrowed from an alligator. He drives a Ferrari Maranello, favors Cuban Siglo VI cigars, and wears his tossed-salad orange hairdo in an awe-inspiring ponytail.
A fetching young Scottish woman, maybe 22 years old, turns his head. She works for the R&A. Jimenez offers her an unseen chair next to him on the stage.
"Please," he says, gesturing for her to sit down. He doesn't seem to care that his girlfriend, a very smoky Austrian named Susanne Styblo, is in the room. The woman smiles awkwardly. He grins. Susanne laughs.
The World's Most Interesting Man fears no challenge. He skis black diamonds. When he broke his leg doing it last year, a foolish reporter asked: "Will you give up skiing now?"
"Will you give up the things you enjoy in your life?" Jimenez asked.
First question:
How do you like your position, Miguel?
"To be atop the leaderboard, it's much nice, no?"
How are you leading the Open at 49 years old, Miguel?
"Why? I have not the right to do it? Only the young people can do it?"
Jimenez goes through life the way Kobayashi goes through hot dogs. He inhales it. He's been a high school dropout, a caddie, a soldier and a car mechanic. Now he's a millionaire. His swing is smooth, his life smoother.
"When you rush," he likes to say, "you cannot enjoy the food, the wine, the cigars, no?"
One night this week in Muirfield, he was seen heading back to the practice range after his round wearing aviator sunglasses, smoking a cigar and carrying a bottle of wine.
"Maybe he IS the coolest man alive," Keegan Bradley tweeted.
If Jimenez were to win this Open, he'd be the oldest to claim a major. He might also be the first person to win the Claret Jug who collects ... claret.
Jimenez collects a lot of things, like fine, handmade Italian leather golf shoes by Italian shoemaker Gigi Nebuloni. He has 50 pairs. He has many cars, a few thousand bottles of wine, and a nice string of European Tour wins -- 19 in all.
What time will you go to bed tonight, Miguel?
"When I feel like it. And only after I smoke my cigar. Why, because I have the lead, now I must go to bed at 10? No, this is bulls---."
You look at him and your mind reels.
Is he wearing a gold Speedo underneath? Does he braid his chest hair? Each morning before his round, does he have a milk bath, followed by a snifter of brandy and 12 Aleve?
Jimenez has so much charisma it has to take its own car. He is constantly hugging fans and family. For the past couple of years at his hometown Andalucía Open, he's paid for many of the tournament expenses out of his own pocket.
He sweats neither the small stuff nor the big. In fact, he barely sweats at all. His bizarre and beautiful warm-up routine, which resembles a kind of teamster polka, has more than 200,000 hits on YouTube.
"There is maybe olive oil in my joints," he once said, "and drinking the nice Rioja wine and those things keeps me fit and flexible."
Maybe Rory McIlroy should try it?
One time, after Jimenez opened the 2009 Open Championship in Turnberry with a 64, someone asked him what he was thinking. "That it would be nice to have a little whiskey," he answered.
He really should do one of those Dos Equis ads.
Velvet-throated Announcer over Jimenez hitting shots with a Cuban in his mouth:
Par is whatever he shoots. When he wins, the town paints HIM. He once shot 63 -- with just his beard. He is ... The Most Interesting Golfer in the World.
Fabulous, isn't it? Into the world of 6 percent body fat, joyless robo-golfers who work out 90 minutes a day, consult with their psychologists and eat no unsaturated fat comes a Spanish Buddha who not only isn't stressing about winning his first major, he may not even know he's in one.
"Hello!" he yells as he comes through the door. "I am here!"
He is a vision. He's 49, looks 59, and swings like 19. He is a plus-4 handicap, a size 42 belt, and a quadruple-A rated interview. He is ultra-comfortable in his own skin, which he seems to have borrowed from an alligator. He drives a Ferrari Maranello, favors Cuban Siglo VI cigars, and wears his tossed-salad orange hairdo in an awe-inspiring ponytail.
A fetching young Scottish woman, maybe 22 years old, turns his head. She works for the R&A. Jimenez offers her an unseen chair next to him on the stage.
"Please," he says, gesturing for her to sit down. He doesn't seem to care that his girlfriend, a very smoky Austrian named Susanne Styblo, is in the room. The woman smiles awkwardly. He grins. Susanne laughs.
The World's Most Interesting Man fears no challenge. He skis black diamonds. When he broke his leg doing it last year, a foolish reporter asked: "Will you give up skiing now?"
"Will you give up the things you enjoy in your life?" Jimenez asked.
First question:
How do you like your position, Miguel?
"To be atop the leaderboard, it's much nice, no?"
How are you leading the Open at 49 years old, Miguel?
"Why? I have not the right to do it? Only the young people can do it?"
Jimenez goes through life the way Kobayashi goes through hot dogs. He inhales it. He's been a high school dropout, a caddie, a soldier and a car mechanic. Now he's a millionaire. His swing is smooth, his life smoother.
"When you rush," he likes to say, "you cannot enjoy the food, the wine, the cigars, no?"
One night this week in Muirfield, he was seen heading back to the practice range after his round wearing aviator sunglasses, smoking a cigar and carrying a bottle of wine.
"Maybe he IS the coolest man alive," Keegan Bradley tweeted.
If Jimenez were to win this Open, he'd be the oldest to claim a major. He might also be the first person to win the Claret Jug who collects ... claret.
Jimenez collects a lot of things, like fine, handmade Italian leather golf shoes by Italian shoemaker Gigi Nebuloni. He has 50 pairs. He has many cars, a few thousand bottles of wine, and a nice string of European Tour wins -- 19 in all.
What time will you go to bed tonight, Miguel?
"When I feel like it. And only after I smoke my cigar. Why, because I have the lead, now I must go to bed at 10? No, this is bulls---."
You look at him and your mind reels.
Is he wearing a gold Speedo underneath? Does he braid his chest hair? Each morning before his round, does he have a milk bath, followed by a snifter of brandy and 12 Aleve?
Jimenez has so much charisma it has to take its own car. He is constantly hugging fans and family. For the past couple of years at his hometown Andalucía Open, he's paid for many of the tournament expenses out of his own pocket.
He sweats neither the small stuff nor the big. In fact, he barely sweats at all. His bizarre and beautiful warm-up routine, which resembles a kind of teamster polka, has more than 200,000 hits on YouTube.
"There is maybe olive oil in my joints," he once said, "and drinking the nice Rioja wine and those things keeps me fit and flexible."
Maybe Rory McIlroy should try it?
One time, after Jimenez opened the 2009 Open Championship in Turnberry with a 64, someone asked him what he was thinking. "That it would be nice to have a little whiskey," he answered.
He really should do one of those Dos Equis ads.
Velvet-throated Announcer over Jimenez hitting shots with a Cuban in his mouth:
Par is whatever he shoots. When he wins, the town paints HIM. He once shot 63 -- with just his beard. He is ... The Most Interesting Golfer in the World.
Fabulous, isn't it? Into the world of 6 percent body fat, joyless robo-golfers who work out 90 minutes a day, consult with their psychologists and eat no unsaturated fat comes a Spanish Buddha who not only isn't stressing about winning his first major, he may not even know he's in one.
Why Tiger can't win but will
GULLANE, Scotland -- Go ahead. Recite all your reasons you're sure Tiger Woods won't win this Open Championship at Muirfield, even though he's only two shots and one player back.
I'm all ears.
He's a shadow of his old self.
I guess so, if you think ranking second in fairways this week, ninth in greens and 15th in putting is weak sauce.
He's 0-for-47 in majors when he didn't have a share of the 54-hole lead. Going to be 0-for-48 Sunday night.
Oh, please. That stat is just dumber than a stripper book club.
No, he's never won a major without a share of the 54-hole lead, but he's won 14 other tournaments from two or more shots back -- puny little clam bakes like The Players Championship and The Other Muirfield thing that Jack Nicklaus runs. A guy comes from seven shots behind with seven to play at a place like Pebble Beach to win the PGA Tour stop and that counts for nothing?
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Besides, he may not have come from behind with 18 holes to go to win a major, but he's come from behind with ONE hole to go to win a few. Remember? He had to sink 72nd-hole putts against Bob May (2000 PGA) and Rocco Mediate (2008 U.S. Open) just to make the playoffs, which he then won. That's chopped liver?
He's getting too old.
He's 37. Thirty-three majors have been won by players 40 and over. Tiger Woods can't win one at 37?
He can't trust his driver anymore.
Doesn't have to. He's touched it less than haggis this week.
The whole pass-Nicklaus thing is too big of a psychological mountain to climb. He'll never do it.
Well, if he won Sunday, that would be 15 majors, three less than Nicklaus. If you allow that he can be competitive in majors until he's 49 years old -- and if Miguel Angel Jimenez, a guy who looks like a roadie for Blue Oyster Cult, can be in the mix at 49, why couldn't Tiger Woods? -- that would be 49 more shots at majors. You don't think he can win four out of 49? That's only 8 percent of his starts. You do realize that, so far in his career, he's won 14 majors in 62 pro majors starts, right? That's 22 percent.
He always folds on the weekend.
He hasn't so far this weekend. He shot 1-over 72 Saturday.
He'll fold down the stretch, like he did at the 2009 PGA, when Y.E. Yang caught him and passed him on the last five holes.
Possibly, but he's 2 under on Muirfield's back nine this week, and that ranks No. 1 in the field. The back nine is still considered "down the stretch," right?
Deep down, he's shamed by his sex scandal. In golf, it's just you out there and you have to believe in yourself. You have to believe you deserve it.
Interesting analysis, Dr. Freud, but Woods has seemed a little different this week. He seems to be running a little light on shame. This week, for the first time in the 18 years I've been covering him, he let his love interest inside the ropes to walk with him during a practice round. Skier Lindsey Vonn walked nine holes with him. Unheard of. Plus, he's been telling jokes to reporters coming off tee boxes. He's even taken time to stooge them. When Bob Harig, ESPN.com golf writer, asked him Friday afternoon how many drivers he'd hit in the first two days, Woods answered immediately. "Eight or 10," then paused for effect, "... on the range." Odd and happy behavior for a guy supposedly wallowing in self-loathing.
He'll never win another major without Stevie Williams, the caddy who steered him to his last 13 majors.
Maybe, but if Woods wins Sunday, Stevie Williams will have to watch him do it up close. He's looping for Adam Scott now and they're paired together in the second-to-last group.
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By winning his first major, Lee Westwood could prevent Woods from winning his 15th.
Not going to happen. It's Britain's year. Andy Murray won Wimbledon. Justin Rose won the U.S. Open. And Lee Westwood is English. Plus, he'll have 30,000 people on his side.
Westwood might also have Boeing-sized butterflies. Imagine the demons in his head. This is a 40-year-old guy who should've won a handful of majors by now and hasn't won any. He's had seven top 3s in majors: zero wins. 10 top 5s: zero wins. 15 top 10s: zero wins. What makes you so sure he won't come apart like a crepe-paper trampoline?
If he ever gets 15, it will be at Augusta. That place is room service for him. He's not really a links player.
Actually, he's a wicked links player. All three of his Open Championships were on links exactly like this -- dry and fast and harder than Mandarin 501. Fast and hard lets him keep his petulant driver in the bag and hit 3-wood stingers all day. It lets him show the world how he's probably the best fast-greens putter in the game. And keeping it out of the rough makes things easy on his tender elbow. This is his best post-hydrant shot at a major and it sets up perfectly for him. Muirfield might as well have a sign up: Tiger Woods Welcome Here.
I'm all ears.
He's a shadow of his old self.
I guess so, if you think ranking second in fairways this week, ninth in greens and 15th in putting is weak sauce.
He's 0-for-47 in majors when he didn't have a share of the 54-hole lead. Going to be 0-for-48 Sunday night.
Oh, please. That stat is just dumber than a stripper book club.
No, he's never won a major without a share of the 54-hole lead, but he's won 14 other tournaments from two or more shots back -- puny little clam bakes like The Players Championship and The Other Muirfield thing that Jack Nicklaus runs. A guy comes from seven shots behind with seven to play at a place like Pebble Beach to win the PGA Tour stop and that counts for nothing?
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Besides, he may not have come from behind with 18 holes to go to win a major, but he's come from behind with ONE hole to go to win a few. Remember? He had to sink 72nd-hole putts against Bob May (2000 PGA) and Rocco Mediate (2008 U.S. Open) just to make the playoffs, which he then won. That's chopped liver?
He's getting too old.
He's 37. Thirty-three majors have been won by players 40 and over. Tiger Woods can't win one at 37?
He can't trust his driver anymore.
Doesn't have to. He's touched it less than haggis this week.
The whole pass-Nicklaus thing is too big of a psychological mountain to climb. He'll never do it.
Well, if he won Sunday, that would be 15 majors, three less than Nicklaus. If you allow that he can be competitive in majors until he's 49 years old -- and if Miguel Angel Jimenez, a guy who looks like a roadie for Blue Oyster Cult, can be in the mix at 49, why couldn't Tiger Woods? -- that would be 49 more shots at majors. You don't think he can win four out of 49? That's only 8 percent of his starts. You do realize that, so far in his career, he's won 14 majors in 62 pro majors starts, right? That's 22 percent.
He always folds on the weekend.
He hasn't so far this weekend. He shot 1-over 72 Saturday.
He'll fold down the stretch, like he did at the 2009 PGA, when Y.E. Yang caught him and passed him on the last five holes.
Possibly, but he's 2 under on Muirfield's back nine this week, and that ranks No. 1 in the field. The back nine is still considered "down the stretch," right?
Deep down, he's shamed by his sex scandal. In golf, it's just you out there and you have to believe in yourself. You have to believe you deserve it.
Interesting analysis, Dr. Freud, but Woods has seemed a little different this week. He seems to be running a little light on shame. This week, for the first time in the 18 years I've been covering him, he let his love interest inside the ropes to walk with him during a practice round. Skier Lindsey Vonn walked nine holes with him. Unheard of. Plus, he's been telling jokes to reporters coming off tee boxes. He's even taken time to stooge them. When Bob Harig, ESPN.com golf writer, asked him Friday afternoon how many drivers he'd hit in the first two days, Woods answered immediately. "Eight or 10," then paused for effect, "... on the range." Odd and happy behavior for a guy supposedly wallowing in self-loathing.
He'll never win another major without Stevie Williams, the caddy who steered him to his last 13 majors.
Maybe, but if Woods wins Sunday, Stevie Williams will have to watch him do it up close. He's looping for Adam Scott now and they're paired together in the second-to-last group.
[+] EnlargeLee Westwood
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By winning his first major, Lee Westwood could prevent Woods from winning his 15th.
Not going to happen. It's Britain's year. Andy Murray won Wimbledon. Justin Rose won the U.S. Open. And Lee Westwood is English. Plus, he'll have 30,000 people on his side.
Westwood might also have Boeing-sized butterflies. Imagine the demons in his head. This is a 40-year-old guy who should've won a handful of majors by now and hasn't won any. He's had seven top 3s in majors: zero wins. 10 top 5s: zero wins. 15 top 10s: zero wins. What makes you so sure he won't come apart like a crepe-paper trampoline?
If he ever gets 15, it will be at Augusta. That place is room service for him. He's not really a links player.
Actually, he's a wicked links player. All three of his Open Championships were on links exactly like this -- dry and fast and harder than Mandarin 501. Fast and hard lets him keep his petulant driver in the bag and hit 3-wood stingers all day. It lets him show the world how he's probably the best fast-greens putter in the game. And keeping it out of the rough makes things easy on his tender elbow. This is his best post-hydrant shot at a major and it sets up perfectly for him. Muirfield might as well have a sign up: Tiger Woods Welcome Here.
Mickelson's big breakthrough
It was the Tuesday after he'd blown the U.S. Open at Merion, and it had his wife a little worried. "Usually, he's good for a little mope and then he'll come out of it," Amy Mickelson remembers. "But this time, he hardly got out of bed for two days. He was a shell. It was the worst disappointment for him of any tournament, by far."
A sixth second-place finish at the Open will do that to a man.
Finally, on Wednesday, she dragged him out of bed for a preplanned family trip to Montana: fly fishing, rafting, zip lining. Whatever happened in Montana put some zip back in Mickelson.
Next thing you knew, Mickelson was raging through Scotland like the Romans. His driver's license said 43 but his game said 33. He won the Scottish Open last week, then woke up Sunday at the Open Championship in Muirfield 5 shots back and feeling oddly joyous.
"I told him before the round, I thought even par or 1-over would win it," his coach, Butch Harmon, said. "But he said, 'I'm going lower than that."
In arguably his finest moment in striped pants, Mickelson passed nine guys, including Tiger Woods, with an unforgettable 66 to win. Suddenly he was hugging the Claret Jug in a giant family scrum on the 18th green. "That's your name," the kids kept saying, staring at the fresh engraving. "That's YOUR name!"
Phil was as Mickelstunned as anybody. Of all the majors he shouldn't win, this was No. 1. A guy who wants to hit flop shots off a sidewalk? Winning a links tournament? Preposterous.
It was so out of the blue that Mickelson and his caddy, Jim "Bones" Mackay, had to stand there by the scoring trailer for 47 minutes -- from their last putt dropping to the momentLee Westwood pulled yet another disappointment out of the hole -- to get their goodies: Mickelson his trophy and Bones his 18th hole flag. And in between, you couldn't help but notice the look on Woods' face as he trudged by them into the trailer to sign yet another losing major scorecard. Talk about a buzz kill day. You think you're going to kick-start your sagging career, and instead, your chief rival kick-starts his.
Majors since 2008? Phil 2, Tiger 0.
"The guy is playing the best golf of his life," said a tearful Bones, who's looped Phil for 21 years. "I don't care how old you say he is, this is the best he's ever played."
But how can he be? At 43?
"Why shouldn't I?" Mickelson says. "I'm in better shape than I've ever been. I'm more flexible. My diet is better. … Why can't I?"
He can, I guess, especially when you consider that he now has a huge, world-class practice facility in his San Diego backyard that he designed and built himself. It features six greens made of every type of grass in the world he putts on, bunkers of every stripe, and a grounds crew of six that jumps at his slightest whim. Before Merion, for instance, he asked them to take the greens up to Merion speed, which was just slightly faster than the hood of a 1989 Chrysler.
"That practice facility has made a world of difference," says Harmon. Says Amy, "Now he can practice at home a lot more. Even if he only has a spare 15 or 20 minutes, he can go out there in his flip flops and hit shots."
There's more:
1. "I'm putting better than I ever have in my life," he says.
And 2. He's found a 3-wood, made by Callaway, that's flying longer and straighter than many commercial flights. "Not since I found the Ping L-wedge, when I was 14, has one club altered my career like this [Callaway] 3-wood. I just hit bullets with it."
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Ian Walton/Getty ImagesMickelson and his caddy Mackay savor their win at Muirfield.
But mostly, it's his Silly Putty resiliency. Nothing seems to quench his thirst. Not the $44 million a year he makes in endorsements, not his arthritis, and not Merion.
"Being so down after the U.S. Open," Mickelson said afterward, his hand never leaving the trophy, "to come back and use that as motivation, to use it as a springboard … that feels amazing."
That's not just talk. "He's as motivated right now as he was when I met him in college," says Amy.
Says Bones, "I kid him. I say, 'You'll be the 60-year-old guy on the putting green at Augusta, telling people he thinks he's got a chance.'"
So how long can Phil 2.0 last? And how great can he get?
Well, for Lefty, there's only one wrong to right: the U.S. Open. If he could finally knock one down, it would make him the sixth player to win all four majors, along with Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Woods. It's his measure of the all-time greats. But his table has only three legs. "That last leg has been a hard one for me," Mickelson said in the understatement of the year. He won't quit on it until three days after they bury him. If that.
"He used to tell me he'd retire at 40," Amy said, bathed in the last of the Scottish light. "Now, I don't think he has any idea. He just lives for today. He waits to see where life takes him. I'm just looking forward to the ride."
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He turned to video games to pass the time and fell in love with a new sport
He turned to video games to pass the time and fell in love with a new sport.
"I was a boxer my whole life," Anglin said. "I got hurt and played Tiger Woods golf one day on Xbox and thought it would be really fun. So I went out and played [on an actual course] and kind of got good at it quick."
So good, in fact, that Anglin recently placed fifth in the annual Broward County Amateur Men's Golf Tournament at Jacaranda Golf Club in Plantation. His three-day 221 (74-72-75) was just four shots off the pace set by Fort Lauderdale's Jeffrey Walker.
"This is what I do," said Anglin, who started playing golf just over three years ago. He said he shoots in the 50s in the video game and is a 4-handicap in real life.
This was the sixth tournament appearance for Anglin, who works at Heron Bay and spends a lot of time on the course. He qualified for the Florida Open and made the cut and competed in the Florida Mid-Amateur and made it to match play.
"I had never picked up a club before," Anglin said. "I really love this. I never stop watching The Golf Channel now. From boxing my whole life, I never had a chance to play golf. It has changed my whole life."
Danny Howard, head golf pro at Jacaranda, said attendance was up about 20 percent this year.
There were 64 golfers in the tournament, and he hopes for a full field of 120 next year.
"It gives us a chance to show off our course, the facility and how nice it is," said Howard, whose club has hosted the tournament since 1999. "It also gives us an opportunity to support amateur golf in the county and to put Jacaranda on the map in Broward County golf."
Anglin said boxing and golf are vastly different.
"The biggest difference was when I was in a boxing ring, it was always about reaction, always self defense, almost instinctive," Anglin said. "In golf, you have this little golf ball ... and you have to make everything in your body work to make it go where you want it to go. I visualize more in golf now than I did in boxing."
Anglin suffered his share of injuries. He had a herniated lower disc along with all the broken hands.
"I just got overwhelmed and tired of boxing," Anglin said. "I was playing golf a little bit while I was boxing, and I found that I loved golf more. I just felt it was for me."
He admits that telling people he is a golfer isn't as macho as being a boxer.
"I don't get as much respect as I used to," said Anglin, who boxed at 165 pounds in the welterweight division. "That's OK, though. The competitive drive is still there. I still hate to lose."
Family: Married to Vicki, an accountant. Children: Addison, 3; Jaci, 1
Family: Married to Vicki, an accountant. Children: Addison, 3; Jaci, 1.
Q. How did you get into your vocation?
A. My sister worked at a Top 40 radio station when I was young. One guy didn't show up and the manager said, "Hey, do you want to go on the air?" I got the bug. This is the first Christian station for me.
Q. Why a Christian radio station for you now?
A. About six months ago, I wanted to give my life to Jesus. I realized I was doing this for me. I wanted to do it for him.
Q. Favorite part of your work?
A. Either speaking in public, or to people on location. They're the reason we're here.
Q. Hardest part?
A. I don't know that there is. Maybe, communicating with a wide variety of people, when you're only one person.
Q. What do you do to relax?
A. I love golf. It's a small passion of mine. When you have an immaculate course, a bright sunny day, good fellowship with good people, there's nothing better. Golf is spiritual if you let it be. You have a lot of time to reflect what you're living for.
Q. Favorite pastime?
A. Sports memorabilia. I like to read old facts. I have a couple of signed baseballs from Cal Ripken, and a signed pennant from Hank Aaron.
Q. Favorite vacation spot?
A. The Eastern Shore in Maryland. I love Chesapeake Bay and the seafood.
Q. Favorite music? Favorite performer(s)?
A. This is the first time I've done Christian music, and I'm amazed at the amount of talent. I like TobyMac, Casting Crowns and Steven Curtis Chapman.
Q. Do you have a hero?
A. My parents. They've been unbelievable in loving, supporting, caring.
Q. Favorite TV shows?
A. I love TV. I watch House, a doctor show. I also watch American Idol. It gives the contestants a real chance to sing under a pressure situation.
Q. Your most memorable spiritual experience?
A. The night I accepted Jesus Christ into my life. It was during a sermon in a church of about 2,000 people in Indiana. It felt like the only person the minister was preaching to was me. He asked anyone to stand up who wanted to give their lives to Christ, and to start living for him instead of themselves. And I stood up. I felt like I was going to faint. It felt like a release of a thousand years.
Q. Do you have a guilty pleasure?
A. Probably the Golf Channel. I like to sneak away for awhile and watch some.
Q. Who is your mentor? Did one person lead you along in your vocational development?
A. His name is Pastor Rick Farmer, of Morgantown, W.Va. He's an amazing man. He was the first one who talked to me about Jesus, but in a non-pressuring way. We played golf, and it was a couple of months before I knew he was a pastor. He taught me a lot about the Bible and myself.
Q. How did you get into your vocation?
A. My sister worked at a Top 40 radio station when I was young. One guy didn't show up and the manager said, "Hey, do you want to go on the air?" I got the bug. This is the first Christian station for me.
Q. Why a Christian radio station for you now?
A. About six months ago, I wanted to give my life to Jesus. I realized I was doing this for me. I wanted to do it for him.
Q. Favorite part of your work?
A. Either speaking in public, or to people on location. They're the reason we're here.
Q. Hardest part?
A. I don't know that there is. Maybe, communicating with a wide variety of people, when you're only one person.
Q. What do you do to relax?
A. I love golf. It's a small passion of mine. When you have an immaculate course, a bright sunny day, good fellowship with good people, there's nothing better. Golf is spiritual if you let it be. You have a lot of time to reflect what you're living for.
Q. Favorite pastime?
A. Sports memorabilia. I like to read old facts. I have a couple of signed baseballs from Cal Ripken, and a signed pennant from Hank Aaron.
Q. Favorite vacation spot?
A. The Eastern Shore in Maryland. I love Chesapeake Bay and the seafood.
Q. Favorite music? Favorite performer(s)?
A. This is the first time I've done Christian music, and I'm amazed at the amount of talent. I like TobyMac, Casting Crowns and Steven Curtis Chapman.
Q. Do you have a hero?
A. My parents. They've been unbelievable in loving, supporting, caring.
Q. Favorite TV shows?
A. I love TV. I watch House, a doctor show. I also watch American Idol. It gives the contestants a real chance to sing under a pressure situation.
Q. Your most memorable spiritual experience?
A. The night I accepted Jesus Christ into my life. It was during a sermon in a church of about 2,000 people in Indiana. It felt like the only person the minister was preaching to was me. He asked anyone to stand up who wanted to give their lives to Christ, and to start living for him instead of themselves. And I stood up. I felt like I was going to faint. It felt like a release of a thousand years.
Q. Do you have a guilty pleasure?
A. Probably the Golf Channel. I like to sneak away for awhile and watch some.
Q. Who is your mentor? Did one person lead you along in your vocational development?
A. His name is Pastor Rick Farmer, of Morgantown, W.Va. He's an amazing man. He was the first one who talked to me about Jesus, but in a non-pressuring way. We played golf, and it was a couple of months before I knew he was a pastor. He taught me a lot about the Bible and myself.
n the Golf Channel as a Golf Academy adviser
On the Golf Channel as a Golf Academy adviser. On the pages of Golf Digest as a teaching adviser. On the cover of his new book Golf School. In video stores on the cover of his instructional tapes Swing Thoughts and The Eight Step Swing.
Though he made his name instructing the masses at the Jim McLean Golf Schools, McLean also travels to work with PGA Tour pros Tom Kite, Brad Faxon and Len Mattiace and LPGA players Liselotte Neumann and Cristie Kerr.
You would think when McLean finally dragged his weary body back to his home in Weston at the end of the day, he wouldn't want anything to do with golf.
Think again.
His home is practically a monument to the game. It's a golf fanatic's dream house. It's a practice facility, and it's nearly a museum.
McLean, 49, built a hole, a little par 3 with three sets of tees, in the back yard of his home.
There's a synthetic turf, three-tiered green. The hole measures 75 yards from the back tees. Putts roll a respectable 9.5 to 10 feet on the stimpmeter, and the green is guarded by three sand bunkers. There are seven possible pin placements.
Darkness can't stop McLean from working on his game. The hole is lighted. It's landscaped in American Southwest style with rocks, some desert vegetation and palms. McLean calls the hole ``Desert Sons.''
Even rain can't stop him from honing his swing. If a thunderstorm rolls in, McLean strides a few paces off the back tee and into the 1,300 square-foot addition he had built on his home last year. Inside, under a 16-foot ceiling, he installed a miniature practice range with a synthetic turf tee box and netting.
There's an indoor putting green and more. Lots more. McLean had his indoor facility rigged with a high-tech, computerized swing analyzer. There are three cameras fixed on the tee box. One from behind the target line, one overhead on the ceiling above the tee box and one face-on with the tee box.
The cameras beam images to a computerized television screen that allows McLean to break down a swing from three angles with a system that measures clubhead speed, swing tempo and ball speed. His indoor range is also equipped with assorted swing gadgets. They include a swing fan (a club with fanned wings), an impact bag and a mini-medicine ball for building strength and technique.
Though he made his name instructing the masses at the Jim McLean Golf Schools, McLean also travels to work with PGA Tour pros Tom Kite, Brad Faxon and Len Mattiace and LPGA players Liselotte Neumann and Cristie Kerr.
You would think when McLean finally dragged his weary body back to his home in Weston at the end of the day, he wouldn't want anything to do with golf.
Think again.
His home is practically a monument to the game. It's a golf fanatic's dream house. It's a practice facility, and it's nearly a museum.
McLean, 49, built a hole, a little par 3 with three sets of tees, in the back yard of his home.
There's a synthetic turf, three-tiered green. The hole measures 75 yards from the back tees. Putts roll a respectable 9.5 to 10 feet on the stimpmeter, and the green is guarded by three sand bunkers. There are seven possible pin placements.
Darkness can't stop McLean from working on his game. The hole is lighted. It's landscaped in American Southwest style with rocks, some desert vegetation and palms. McLean calls the hole ``Desert Sons.''
Even rain can't stop him from honing his swing. If a thunderstorm rolls in, McLean strides a few paces off the back tee and into the 1,300 square-foot addition he had built on his home last year. Inside, under a 16-foot ceiling, he installed a miniature practice range with a synthetic turf tee box and netting.
There's an indoor putting green and more. Lots more. McLean had his indoor facility rigged with a high-tech, computerized swing analyzer. There are three cameras fixed on the tee box. One from behind the target line, one overhead on the ceiling above the tee box and one face-on with the tee box.
The cameras beam images to a computerized television screen that allows McLean to break down a swing from three angles with a system that measures clubhead speed, swing tempo and ball speed. His indoor range is also equipped with assorted swing gadgets. They include a swing fan (a club with fanned wings), an impact bag and a mini-medicine ball for building strength and technique.
Nobody suffered more on the bubble than Bob Friend of Jupiter
Gage, 32, was among three players unsure whether their 6-under-par total after six grueling days of Q-School would be good enough to finish among the top 35 who win PGA Tour cards. They were sitting on the bubble with a few dozen players still on the course.
Nobody suffered more on the bubble than Bob Friend of Jupiter.
Friend, 34, scorched Grenelefe's South course with an 8-under 63 and leaped almost 70 players in the final round to get on the bubble. He did this despite an agonizing bogey on the final hole. That sent him pacing through the swarm buzzing beneath the scoreboard like an expectant father. Players, parents, agents and golf club manufacturer reps mingled here. It was all too suffocating for Friend, and so he escaped to the practice putting green behind the scoreboard. He collapsed there and tried to calm himself staring at the sky.
That didn't work.
So Friend moved into the media room, where he sighed and groaned watching the Golf Channel's live coverage of the players who threatened to bump him out of the top 35. He winced when Patrick Lee nearly holed a wedge shot on the 17th hole to move ahead of him. And, he scrolled through IBM's live scoring system on a laptop computer.
``I think I'll go outside and puke,'' Friend said at one point.
He fidgeted for nearly an hour before he was assured his 6-under total had won him a PGA Tour card. It was a long day. He walked to the first tee Monday tied for 100th.
``It's just very gratifying to have your back against the wall and do this,'' said Friend, the son of former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Friend. ``It's the lowest competitive round I've ever shot. To shoot that here and make your dream come to fruition is just tremendous.''
Friend opened the week making a triple bogey on the second hole in the first round. He was 6 over after three rounds. In past Q-Schools, the field was cut to the low 90 scores and ties after four rounds. There was no cut this year, and that was a wonderful thing for Friend. He shot a pair of 76s in the first four rounds and wouldn't even have made the cut last year.
``It's been a long road back,'' Friend said. ``My wife is probably crying her eyes out, and my mom too.''
Friend played the PGA Tour in 1992 but lost his card. He played the Nike Tour before taking a year off from competitive golf when his wife had a baby boy two years ago. His wife gave birth to their second child, a daughter, a month ago. He is hoping they never have to watch him endure the rigors of another Q-School week.
Nobody suffered more on the bubble than Bob Friend of Jupiter.
Friend, 34, scorched Grenelefe's South course with an 8-under 63 and leaped almost 70 players in the final round to get on the bubble. He did this despite an agonizing bogey on the final hole. That sent him pacing through the swarm buzzing beneath the scoreboard like an expectant father. Players, parents, agents and golf club manufacturer reps mingled here. It was all too suffocating for Friend, and so he escaped to the practice putting green behind the scoreboard. He collapsed there and tried to calm himself staring at the sky.
That didn't work.
So Friend moved into the media room, where he sighed and groaned watching the Golf Channel's live coverage of the players who threatened to bump him out of the top 35. He winced when Patrick Lee nearly holed a wedge shot on the 17th hole to move ahead of him. And, he scrolled through IBM's live scoring system on a laptop computer.
``I think I'll go outside and puke,'' Friend said at one point.
He fidgeted for nearly an hour before he was assured his 6-under total had won him a PGA Tour card. It was a long day. He walked to the first tee Monday tied for 100th.
``It's just very gratifying to have your back against the wall and do this,'' said Friend, the son of former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Friend. ``It's the lowest competitive round I've ever shot. To shoot that here and make your dream come to fruition is just tremendous.''
Friend opened the week making a triple bogey on the second hole in the first round. He was 6 over after three rounds. In past Q-Schools, the field was cut to the low 90 scores and ties after four rounds. There was no cut this year, and that was a wonderful thing for Friend. He shot a pair of 76s in the first four rounds and wouldn't even have made the cut last year.
``It's been a long road back,'' Friend said. ``My wife is probably crying her eyes out, and my mom too.''
Friend played the PGA Tour in 1992 but lost his card. He played the Nike Tour before taking a year off from competitive golf when his wife had a baby boy two years ago. His wife gave birth to their second child, a daughter, a month ago. He is hoping they never have to watch him endure the rigors of another Q-School week.
9/17/2013
five Approaches To Know You Have A Fantastic Locksmith
The duties of a locksmith may well relate to buying locks, updating stability, slicing keys, secure supplies, opening automotive locks, and so on. A experienced locksmith may be called out to function on industrial, industrial, or household properties. Also, many locksmiths now supply a 24/7 emergency call-out assistance.
Here is an overview of the major varieties of providers offered:
Household
A household locksmith may be concerned in delivering assist to household homes, condos and apartments to offer you aid in gaining entry to a house to strengthen the current security actions. A principal duty frequently relates to updating an existing locking mechanism and chopping new keys which will be suitable with that lock. A home locksmith is also ready to present steering on the ideal types of locks obtainable to boost the present stability set-up. When it arrives to securing a home, it constantly benefits to have the most productive stability system in location, and the best way to get this is by way of the companies of a well-informed locksmith.
Business
A business locksmith frequently demands wider know-how on the distinct kinds of lock techniques obtainable on the market place, which will be employed on small business premises, this sort of as office properties, stores and faculties. The professional locksmith is also ready to supply steering on the locks used at a area of organization, which will take into consideration relieve in employee admittance and the general protection of the complicated. It is also needed to put into action the proper soon after-several hours protection actions, as quite a few office environment buildings are very likely to be vacant at night. A industrial lock system is typically a lot more intricate and might involve important card locks or biometric (fingerprint) viewers. A lock of this mother nature is more suitable for business office buildings in which a big number of men and women enter.
Crisis
Quite a few locksmiths now present a focused 24-hour organization get in touch with out assistance which is accessible for a vast-array of crisis predicaments. An crisis locksmith is readily available for either the household or industrial premises. Assistance is presented to assistance regain entry immediately after keys are dropped or stolen or if a break-in has taken location and the protection requires updating. The crisis locksmith is outfitted with distinctive resources for getting entry, eradicating locks, and chopping substitution keys. An unexpected emergency assistance is there to respond to distress calls and the locksmith will be really proficient in bypassing all forms of locking systems and using the most recent specialised manipulating resources.
When you contact for emergency locksmith providers, your working day may previously be turning south. An emergency locksmith is generally termed for assistance when you have run into problems with locks, keys or both. Keys might be missing or lacking, a lock could be jammed, the key might have broken inside the lock or some other comparable situation may well be causing you difficulties. An crisis locksmith can vacation to your location to assist you conquer those concerns. On the other hand, it is critical to be aware that not all companies that offer unexpected emergency services are the same. Right here are a couple of key items to seem for to keep away from becoming ripped off by a undesirable locksmith.
Here is an overview of the major varieties of providers offered:
Household
A household locksmith may be concerned in delivering assist to household homes, condos and apartments to offer you aid in gaining entry to a house to strengthen the current security actions. A principal duty frequently relates to updating an existing locking mechanism and chopping new keys which will be suitable with that lock. A home locksmith is also ready to present steering on the ideal types of locks obtainable to boost the present stability set-up. When it arrives to securing a home, it constantly benefits to have the most productive stability system in location, and the best way to get this is by way of the companies of a well-informed locksmith.
Business
A business locksmith frequently demands wider know-how on the distinct kinds of lock techniques obtainable on the market place, which will be employed on small business premises, this sort of as office properties, stores and faculties. The professional locksmith is also ready to supply steering on the locks used at a area of organization, which will take into consideration relieve in employee admittance and the general protection of the complicated. It is also needed to put into action the proper soon after-several hours protection actions, as quite a few office environment buildings are very likely to be vacant at night. A industrial lock system is typically a lot more intricate and might involve important card locks or biometric (fingerprint) viewers. A lock of this mother nature is more suitable for business office buildings in which a big number of men and women enter.
Crisis
Quite a few locksmiths now present a focused 24-hour organization get in touch with out assistance which is accessible for a vast-array of crisis predicaments. An crisis locksmith is readily available for either the household or industrial premises. Assistance is presented to assistance regain entry immediately after keys are dropped or stolen or if a break-in has taken location and the protection requires updating. The crisis locksmith is outfitted with distinctive resources for getting entry, eradicating locks, and chopping substitution keys. An unexpected emergency assistance is there to respond to distress calls and the locksmith will be really proficient in bypassing all forms of locking systems and using the most recent specialised manipulating resources.
When you contact for emergency locksmith providers, your working day may previously be turning south. An emergency locksmith is generally termed for assistance when you have run into problems with locks, keys or both. Keys might be missing or lacking, a lock could be jammed, the key might have broken inside the lock or some other comparable situation may well be causing you difficulties. An crisis locksmith can vacation to your location to assist you conquer those concerns. On the other hand, it is critical to be aware that not all companies that offer unexpected emergency services are the same. Right here are a couple of key items to seem for to keep away from becoming ripped off by a undesirable locksmith.
Most Well-liked Locksmith Services
The industrial locksmith is also able to provide advice on the locks utilised at a area of organization, which will take into consideration simplicity in employee admittance and the over-all protection of the sophisticated. It is also vital to apply the appropriate soon after-several hours safety steps, as numerous workplace properties are probable to be vacant at night. A business lock system is usually more sophisticated and could include essential card locks or biometric (fingerprint) viewers. A lock of this character is far more appropriate for business office properties where a large quantity of folks enter.
Crisis
Quite a few locksmiths now offer a dedicated 24-hour organization get in touch with out service which is available for a extensive-selection of emergency scenarios. An emergency locksmith is readily available for possibly the home or business premises. Guidance is provided to support get back entry after keys are missing or stolen or if a split-in has taken put and the protection demands updating. The unexpected emergency locksmith is equipped with particular equipment for gaining entry, eradicating locks, and chopping replacement keys. An crisis assistance is there to answer to distress calls and the locksmith will be highly proficient in bypassing all forms of locking techniques and making use of the latest specialized manipulating resources.
When you lose your house's keys or lock oneself in somewhere, you can be saved only by a locksmith. Greatest community locksmith services are readily available throughout a variety of cities. Just one can even discover details of nearby locksmiths on-line or in the yellow pages or from trustworthy references. Community-locksmith expert services consist of upgrading outdated locks, shifting them, adding particular locks.This emergency locksmith services helps you out in obtaining your lock and crucial troubles fastened in no time.
Here are some of the things regarding locksmiths and their services:
&bull To tackle complications with challenging modern-day as effectively as regular locks, qualified and qualified locksmiths can be availed.
&bull Locksmiths save us from burglars and thefts. During crisis scenarios like damaged locks or crucial losses, locks should be replaced or mended at the earliest. In these instances, an emergency locksmith is the only human being who can restore safety.
&bull Our services are diverse. Installations of new locks and transforming or fixing of locks are other works for which locksmiths are utilized.
&bull Even further, locksmiths are also skilled essential-makers. Other locksmith services incorporate upgrading aged locks, altering them, installing special locks, stability and alarm methods, safety cameras and setting up vehicle locks.
&bull Business regional locksmith companies generally in requirement are installation of accessibility management devices, alarm systems, file cupboard locks, producing of duplicate key, grasp re-keying, mount of large protection locks and other security equipments.
&bull Locksmiths are experienced workmen. Locksmiths, who are licensed, certified and knowledgeable, possess the know-how to tackle problems with all types of locks readily available currently.
&bull We are relied upon for timely suggestions on lock and important protection problems, these as, how a jammed crucial can be taken out from a specific lock or how a faulty lock can be mended very easily.
&bull Locksmiths can also give genuine ideas on the sort of stability systems which must be installed.
&bull We are uncomplicated to locate in the place.
Crisis
Quite a few locksmiths now offer a dedicated 24-hour organization get in touch with out service which is available for a extensive-selection of emergency scenarios. An emergency locksmith is readily available for possibly the home or business premises. Guidance is provided to support get back entry after keys are missing or stolen or if a split-in has taken put and the protection demands updating. The unexpected emergency locksmith is equipped with particular equipment for gaining entry, eradicating locks, and chopping replacement keys. An crisis assistance is there to answer to distress calls and the locksmith will be highly proficient in bypassing all forms of locking techniques and making use of the latest specialized manipulating resources.
When you lose your house's keys or lock oneself in somewhere, you can be saved only by a locksmith. Greatest community locksmith services are readily available throughout a variety of cities. Just one can even discover details of nearby locksmiths on-line or in the yellow pages or from trustworthy references. Community-locksmith expert services consist of upgrading outdated locks, shifting them, adding particular locks.This emergency locksmith services helps you out in obtaining your lock and crucial troubles fastened in no time.
Here are some of the things regarding locksmiths and their services:
&bull To tackle complications with challenging modern-day as effectively as regular locks, qualified and qualified locksmiths can be availed.
&bull Locksmiths save us from burglars and thefts. During crisis scenarios like damaged locks or crucial losses, locks should be replaced or mended at the earliest. In these instances, an emergency locksmith is the only human being who can restore safety.
&bull Our services are diverse. Installations of new locks and transforming or fixing of locks are other works for which locksmiths are utilized.
&bull Even further, locksmiths are also skilled essential-makers. Other locksmith services incorporate upgrading aged locks, altering them, installing special locks, stability and alarm methods, safety cameras and setting up vehicle locks.
&bull Business regional locksmith companies generally in requirement are installation of accessibility management devices, alarm systems, file cupboard locks, producing of duplicate key, grasp re-keying, mount of large protection locks and other security equipments.
&bull Locksmiths are experienced workmen. Locksmiths, who are licensed, certified and knowledgeable, possess the know-how to tackle problems with all types of locks readily available currently.
&bull We are relied upon for timely suggestions on lock and important protection problems, these as, how a jammed crucial can be taken out from a specific lock or how a faulty lock can be mended very easily.
&bull Locksmiths can also give genuine ideas on the sort of stability systems which must be installed.
&bull We are uncomplicated to locate in the place.
Quit Smoking Now With Healthy Stop Smoking Tips
You will need to have clear sight of your goals and motivation in order to successfully overcome your smoking addiction. If you quit smoking, the benefits are myriad. Keep those benefits in mind and reflect on them when you feel you are faltering. You can improve your health and look and feel better by quitting smoking. You also save money, lower your risk of smoking-related diseases. You protect your family as well. This article will show you some great tips to help you get started on your path to becoming smoke-free.
Identify challenges you'll face when you'll quit. Most people that fail to quit, do so after just a few months of trying. Early on it will be especially tempting to relent and have "just one" cigarette when cravings strike. Be wary of what triggers you.
Replace your cigarette with another object you can hold with your hand and mouth. As an example, take a toothpick and place it inside your mouth. Many people also find that chewing gum or sucking on candy can relieve the desire to smoke. One word of caution, many people gain weight while quitting smoking. Therefore, do not use food in place of cigarettes.
Make a special jar or buy a special bank for all your cigarette savings. At a year's end, buy yourself a nice present with this money. Smoking is an expensive habit, so you may even find you have enough for a short getaway!
Never attempt to quit smoking by yourself. Your friends and your family will support you if you let them know about your plans. It is also a good idea to make use of a support group. Having a talk with those who are sharing the same experience can help you through the process.
Find support groups, either locally or in the online community. There are a lot of different websites that are meant to assist people in smoking cessation. It's helpful to talk to other ex-smokers so that you can both compare the techniques you use to help yourselves quit. Those who have already quit can best understand and support the journey you have undertaken.
If you are truly committed to quitting, you should not allow yourself (or others) to smoke inside your home. You will be less likely to smoke if it becomes an inconvenience. You may be able to stop smoking more quickly if you must go outdoors in the cold to smoke, or if you must go to a room in which there is no distraction, such as a TV or computer.
It is in your best interest to stay away from things you like to do where you usually would have a cigarette, if you want to quit smoking. Is a smoke part of your morning or evening routine? Find a new routine. Drinking coffee on your way to work or staying away from bars can help you short circuit the cravings.
Quitting smoking isn't always the easiest thing to do, and there isn't one method that works for everyone. However, that does not mean that quitting is impossible. You will find that you can be successful if you use the information that was just presented to you along with support from those close to you. Try them out and you might be pleasantly surprised.
Identify challenges you'll face when you'll quit. Most people that fail to quit, do so after just a few months of trying. Early on it will be especially tempting to relent and have "just one" cigarette when cravings strike. Be wary of what triggers you.
Replace your cigarette with another object you can hold with your hand and mouth. As an example, take a toothpick and place it inside your mouth. Many people also find that chewing gum or sucking on candy can relieve the desire to smoke. One word of caution, many people gain weight while quitting smoking. Therefore, do not use food in place of cigarettes.
Make a special jar or buy a special bank for all your cigarette savings. At a year's end, buy yourself a nice present with this money. Smoking is an expensive habit, so you may even find you have enough for a short getaway!
Never attempt to quit smoking by yourself. Your friends and your family will support you if you let them know about your plans. It is also a good idea to make use of a support group. Having a talk with those who are sharing the same experience can help you through the process.
Find support groups, either locally or in the online community. There are a lot of different websites that are meant to assist people in smoking cessation. It's helpful to talk to other ex-smokers so that you can both compare the techniques you use to help yourselves quit. Those who have already quit can best understand and support the journey you have undertaken.
If you are truly committed to quitting, you should not allow yourself (or others) to smoke inside your home. You will be less likely to smoke if it becomes an inconvenience. You may be able to stop smoking more quickly if you must go outdoors in the cold to smoke, or if you must go to a room in which there is no distraction, such as a TV or computer.
It is in your best interest to stay away from things you like to do where you usually would have a cigarette, if you want to quit smoking. Is a smoke part of your morning or evening routine? Find a new routine. Drinking coffee on your way to work or staying away from bars can help you short circuit the cravings.
Quitting smoking isn't always the easiest thing to do, and there isn't one method that works for everyone. However, that does not mean that quitting is impossible. You will find that you can be successful if you use the information that was just presented to you along with support from those close to you. Try them out and you might be pleasantly surprised.
Chiropractic - How Do I Choose A Chiropractor?
Indication 1: Chiropractors who make bogus statements that even you take into account not feasible at all.
Sign two: Chiropractors who declare to have a "secret" strategy that no other practising chiropractors can carry out for you.
Sign three: Chiropractors who use scare tactics to transform the patient to agree on an intervention plan.
Additional Guidelines For Your Protection
To prevent the probability of struggling from malpractices of incompetent chiropractors, it is better to confer with a basic medical practitioner when you established out to knowledge any issues in your health. They ought to be the one particular creating a diagnosis of your problem. If it is possible, in no way enter a chiropractor without having possessing on your own identified by other medical practitioners.
For additional protection, have your decided on chiropractor to work jointly with your health care doctor ( specially if the latter has recommended chiropractic treatment for your dilemma). This will empower the two health and healthcare practitioners to assess any development of your situation.
The question many people request is: "How do I decide on a chiropractor?" Visits to chiropractors may possibly be for numerous factors which includes neck pain, very low back soreness, complications, sciatica, hip pain, shoulder discomfort and carpal tunnel syndrome. Nonetheless, you may not know what to appear for when determining which chiropractor to see. This report reviews some essential considerations when hoping to discover a chiropractor.
What is chiropractic and will it support me?
Very first, chiropractic is a well being profession that understands that discomfort and poor health are the end result of some underlying trigger inside the entire body which need to first be discovered and corrected ahead of ache can be relieved and wellness restored. Chiropractors specially look to achievable misalignments and poor actions of the backbone leading to pinched or irritated nerves as the source of a lot of issues. Chiropractic has unique tactics and treatment method for locating and correcting irregular nerve discomfort safely and securely and by natural means without having the use of medications, medication or surgical procedure.
Be particular about your condition.
Subsequent, be particular as to why you want to go to the chiropractor. Are you struggling from neck ache, decrease back again pain, head aches, sciatica, hip pain, shoulder soreness or carpal tunnel syndrome? If so, see if the chiropractor has composed any content articles on these matters that could be located on Net report websites this sort of as EzineArticles.com. Also many chiropractors produce films speaking about prevention and aid of many wellness-related circumstances. These may possibly be discovered on the chiropractor's Net web site or YouTube.com channels.
Referrals and tips.
The maximum compliment a chiropractor can have is the referral of a family members member or good friend. In an ideal entire world a recommendation from a family members member or good friend is a wonderful starting place to locate a excellent chiropractor. If this is not possible, search the doctor's World wide web internet site or other Web websites like Google or Yahoo! for reviews and testimonies from his present sufferers. If the evaluations are beneficial and the sufferers have experienced very good results it is probably you will also.
Value for your time.
Have you at any time experienced to wait around days or months to schedule a visit to a medical professional? Or if you are possessing treatment or remedy, do the periods very last forever? Let us confront it, everyone's time is incredibly useful. The health care business is notorious for not respecting people's time.
Sign two: Chiropractors who declare to have a "secret" strategy that no other practising chiropractors can carry out for you.
Sign three: Chiropractors who use scare tactics to transform the patient to agree on an intervention plan.
Additional Guidelines For Your Protection
To prevent the probability of struggling from malpractices of incompetent chiropractors, it is better to confer with a basic medical practitioner when you established out to knowledge any issues in your health. They ought to be the one particular creating a diagnosis of your problem. If it is possible, in no way enter a chiropractor without having possessing on your own identified by other medical practitioners.
For additional protection, have your decided on chiropractor to work jointly with your health care doctor ( specially if the latter has recommended chiropractic treatment for your dilemma). This will empower the two health and healthcare practitioners to assess any development of your situation.
The question many people request is: "How do I decide on a chiropractor?" Visits to chiropractors may possibly be for numerous factors which includes neck pain, very low back soreness, complications, sciatica, hip pain, shoulder discomfort and carpal tunnel syndrome. Nonetheless, you may not know what to appear for when determining which chiropractor to see. This report reviews some essential considerations when hoping to discover a chiropractor.
What is chiropractic and will it support me?
Very first, chiropractic is a well being profession that understands that discomfort and poor health are the end result of some underlying trigger inside the entire body which need to first be discovered and corrected ahead of ache can be relieved and wellness restored. Chiropractors specially look to achievable misalignments and poor actions of the backbone leading to pinched or irritated nerves as the source of a lot of issues. Chiropractic has unique tactics and treatment method for locating and correcting irregular nerve discomfort safely and securely and by natural means without having the use of medications, medication or surgical procedure.
Be particular about your condition.
Subsequent, be particular as to why you want to go to the chiropractor. Are you struggling from neck ache, decrease back again pain, head aches, sciatica, hip pain, shoulder soreness or carpal tunnel syndrome? If so, see if the chiropractor has composed any content articles on these matters that could be located on Net report websites this sort of as EzineArticles.com. Also many chiropractors produce films speaking about prevention and aid of many wellness-related circumstances. These may possibly be discovered on the chiropractor's Net web site or YouTube.com channels.
Referrals and tips.
The maximum compliment a chiropractor can have is the referral of a family members member or good friend. In an ideal entire world a recommendation from a family members member or good friend is a wonderful starting place to locate a excellent chiropractor. If this is not possible, search the doctor's World wide web internet site or other Web websites like Google or Yahoo! for reviews and testimonies from his present sufferers. If the evaluations are beneficial and the sufferers have experienced very good results it is probably you will also.
Value for your time.
Have you at any time experienced to wait around days or months to schedule a visit to a medical professional? Or if you are possessing treatment or remedy, do the periods very last forever? Let us confront it, everyone's time is incredibly useful. The health care business is notorious for not respecting people's time.
9/16/2013
rohl
Living in area of reclaimed water, use drinking water systems
Human body consists of 60% water. Water is therefore, considered as the prime necessity for life. It is important to get fresh and clean water for drinking. These days, it has been seen that our government has induced many local water plants for treatment of water, though they are working at their level, but still they are not able to give 100% result. This purpose is then resolved by Drinking Water Systems. If you want to be sure that the water that you are drinking is completely safe and free from all he contaminants then it becomes important to use Drinking Water Systems. These days there are many areas that are facing the problems of dwindling supply of the fresh pure water. Therefore, most of the cities have now turned towards using of the reclaimed water. But this Reclaimed water includes waste that has been flushed down the toilet. This is then treated chemically and then used as the drinking water supply. It is therefore, advised that people should consider using the Drinking Water Systems and filters in case you are living in the area where the reclaimed water is used.
There are many people around who like to use the Drinking Water Systems and filters, but they don’t know from where to start. It is important to keep in mind that there are many different types of the brands available for the Drinking Water Systems. Remember that the it is not necessary that the brand that is most expensive is best and the same thing goes for the cheapest Drinking Water Systems as well.
There can be many higher priced Drinking Water Systems and filters that may do the poor job but since they carry a high price tag they can just work to make the huge profit for their promoters. Therefore, it is advised that the buyers must carry out a little research while choosing the Drinking Water Systems so that they can improve their health on a long term basis and can also save the money for the long terms. There are many experts who have performed some research on the price of the Drinking Water Systems and filters that are available in the market.
At the first glance, people think that those that are priced highly are of the best quality and those Drinking Water Systems that are of low price are not best and give inferior performance as compared to others. However, this is just a misconception about Drinking Water Systems and is not true, because prices and qualities of the Drinking Water Systems depend mainly on the brands and their performance.
Human body consists of 60% water. Water is therefore, considered as the prime necessity for life. It is important to get fresh and clean water for drinking. These days, it has been seen that our government has induced many local water plants for treatment of water, though they are working at their level, but still they are not able to give 100% result. This purpose is then resolved by Drinking Water Systems. If you want to be sure that the water that you are drinking is completely safe and free from all he contaminants then it becomes important to use Drinking Water Systems. These days there are many areas that are facing the problems of dwindling supply of the fresh pure water. Therefore, most of the cities have now turned towards using of the reclaimed water. But this Reclaimed water includes waste that has been flushed down the toilet. This is then treated chemically and then used as the drinking water supply. It is therefore, advised that people should consider using the Drinking Water Systems and filters in case you are living in the area where the reclaimed water is used.
There are many people around who like to use the Drinking Water Systems and filters, but they don’t know from where to start. It is important to keep in mind that there are many different types of the brands available for the Drinking Water Systems. Remember that the it is not necessary that the brand that is most expensive is best and the same thing goes for the cheapest Drinking Water Systems as well.
There can be many higher priced Drinking Water Systems and filters that may do the poor job but since they carry a high price tag they can just work to make the huge profit for their promoters. Therefore, it is advised that the buyers must carry out a little research while choosing the Drinking Water Systems so that they can improve their health on a long term basis and can also save the money for the long terms. There are many experts who have performed some research on the price of the Drinking Water Systems and filters that are available in the market.
At the first glance, people think that those that are priced highly are of the best quality and those Drinking Water Systems that are of low price are not best and give inferior performance as compared to others. However, this is just a misconception about Drinking Water Systems and is not true, because prices and qualities of the Drinking Water Systems depend mainly on the brands and their performance.
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